Kollwitz was started in the summer of 2006 in Bodø, Norway by members of Beyond The Fences, Oceanism, Uzumaki, Hjertesorg and The Spectacle. In 2007 we relocated to Oslo.
The music itself is based on long and careful progressions, a vast dynamic range and the contrast between beautiful melodies and brutal noise. Many might think of Kollwitz as a metal band, although we feel as much at home in hardcore punk, post-rock and other experimental genres; a soundscape where we try to find common cause between sources of inspiration that seemingly have none.
As with our music, things take a while to develop and actually happen in our collective. We are currently doing the last bit of tracking for our debut album, some three years after we started playing together. Release date and title to be announced.
