‘Tis the season to be jolly, and everyone’s favourite Simpsons-themed doom metal band is here to make your Christmas even more craptacular.
Dr Colossus return to the Barwon Club this December for a Christmas gig you won’t forget, playing their usual brand of heavy tunes with plenty of Simpsons deep cuts and sporting their traditional Stonecutters robes.
Frontman and founding member Jono Colliver said playing in Geelong was like coming home for the Melbourne-based band.
“We love it, they’re hometown shows for us,” he said.
“(Drummer) Josh (Eales) is from Torquay, (bassist) Mike (Findlay) is from Geelong, and (guitarist) Joel (Colliver) and I are both originally from Portland, so it’s the local show for us.
“In some ways we’ve grown up and cut our teeth as a band in Melbourne, but the hometown shows are always Geelong.”
Colliver said the show would be Christmas-themed, featuring their very own carol This Christmas (Buy Me Bonestorm or Go to Hell!) and other Yuletide treats, with a few surprises thrown in.
“We’ll have nice little vintage sound grab nods to some of our favourite (Simpsons) Christmas moments, but it’ll be basically the greatest hits catalogue, really,” he said.
“But we’re also going to bring the first taste of some new music as well. A new album is in the works and we’re keen to stretch the legs of at least one of the new tracks, so it’ll be the first time we’ve played some of that stuff live.”
All four members play in other bands, their commitments to which often take precedence over Dr Colossus, but Colliver said this band gave them the chance to try things they “probably wouldn’t in any of our other respective projects”.
“It’s kind of the one where we get to try stupid ideas, and we’re all willing to back it because as far as we’re concerned there’s not really much to lose, with how stupid the whole project is,” he said.
“So in that respect, it is a fun space to be able to just throw things at the wall and see what makes us laugh the most and see what sticks.”
Dr Colossus is at the Barwon Club on Sunday, December 22, supported by Grindhouse and Dukes of Deliciousness.
