Gollum's 2004 LP. Mostly instrumental…recorded before Gollum brought in a full time vocalist. One track (Cross-Pollenation) features D. Randall Blythe on vocals. REVIEW EXCERPTS: “Super-ultra-mega complex in structure and style, this one takes a few listens to grasp but once it takes root, may never grow old. Equally as tortured and biomechanical as it is free-flowing and organic…rapes ears with a low-end gut-punch that’s almost entirely instrumental outside of its haunting samples and guest appearances (Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe appears on the bludgeoning “Cro… read more
Gollum's 2004 LP. Mostly instrumental…recorded before Gollum brought in a full time vocalist. One track (Cross-Pollenation) features D. R… read more
Gollum's 2004 LP. Mostly instrumental…recorded before Gollum brought in a full time vocalist. One track (Cross-Pollenation) features D. Randall Blythe on vocals. REVIEW EXC… read more
Formed in late summer of 1998 by Hunter Holland and brothers Frank and Serge Stroehmer, Wilmington, North Carolina's Gollum - a name derived from the Yiddish “goylem” which literally translates to “shapeless mass” - is the epitome of original metal. From the moment they stepped into a room for that all important first jam, the hypnotic corrosive guitars of Frank Stroehmer, the pulsating bass of his brother Serge, and the blitzkrieg drumming of Hunter Holland all combined to create a surrealistic environment, out of step with boring verse-chorus-verse confinements in traditiona… read more
Formed in late summer of 1998 by Hunter Holland and brothers Frank and Serge Stroehmer, Wilmington, North Carolina's Gollum - a name derived from the Yiddish “goylem” which literally t… read more
Formed in late summer of 1998 by Hunter Holland and brothers Frank and Serge Stroehmer, Wilmington, North Carolina's Gollum - a name derived from the Yiddish “goylem” which literally translates to “shapeless mass” - is the epitom… read more