Colin Marston
A sonic architect whose technical mastery as a producer and virtuosic playing have shaped the extreme frontiers of metal and experimental music.
Born 1982 (age 44)·American musician and record producer·Birthday: September 13·Millennials
Biography
Colin Marston operates in the labyrinthine spaces where technical precision meets avant-garde chaos. From his Queens-based studio, Menegroth The Thousand Caves, he has become a sought-after alchemist for bands seeking crystalline brutality, producing and engineering albums that define modern progressive and extreme metal. But Marston is equally formidable on stage, wielding his Warr Guitar (a touch-style instrument) in bands like the dizzyingly complex Behold... The Arctopus and the atmospheric black metal outfit Krallice. His work with the revered tech-death group Gorguts helped resurrect their sound for a new era. A graduate of NYU's music technology program, Marston approaches music as both a scientist and an artist, building intricate sonic structures that are mathematically dense yet emotionally resonant, cementing his role as a central node in the underground's nervous system.
Millennials
1981–1996
The first digital natives. Grew up with the internet, came of age during 9/11 and the 2008 crash. Highly educated, deeply indebted, slower to marry and buy houses. Redefined work, identity, and what it means to be an adult.
Colin was born in 1982, placing them squarely in the Millennials. The events that shaped this generation — the internet revolution, 9/11, and the 2008 financial crisis — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Colin Was Born
The biggest hits of 1982
#1 Movie
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Best Picture
Gandhi
#1 TV Show
Dallas
Colin's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1982Born
Michael Jackson releases Thriller
Gas: $1.22/galHome: $55,200Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Physical" — Olivia Newton-JohnBest Picture: Gandhi
1987Started school
Black Monday stock market crash
Gas: $0.90/galHome: $72,400Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Walk Like an Egyptian" — The BanglesBest Picture: The Last Emperor
1995Became a teenager
Oklahoma City bombing; Windows 95 released
Gas: $1.15/galHome: $96,500Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Gangsta's Paradise" — CoolioBest Picture: Braveheart
1998Could drive
Google founded; Clinton impeachment
Gas: $1.06/galHome: $107,300Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Too Close" — NextBest Picture: Shakespeare in Love
2000Could vote
Y2K passes without incident; contested Bush-Gore election
Gas: $1.51/galHome: $119,600Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Breathe" — Faith HillBest Picture: Gladiator
2003Turned 21
US invades Iraq; Human Genome Project completed
Gas: $1.59/galHome: $146,000Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"In Da Club" — 50 CentBest Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2012Turned 30
Curiosity rover lands on Mars; Sandy Hook shooting
Gas: $3.64/galHome: $143,200Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Somebody That I Used to Know" — GotyeBest Picture: Argo
2022Turned 40
Russia invades Ukraine; Queen Elizabeth II dies
Gas: $3.97/galHome: $348,700Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Joe Biden"As It Was" — Harry StylesBest Picture: Everything Everywhere All at Once
2026Age 44 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Owns and operates Menegroth The Thousand Caves, a renowned recording studio in Queens, New York, producing albums for major acts in experimental metal.
- Performed as the bassist in the reunion lineup of the influential technical death metal band Gorguts.
- Is a founding member of the avant-garde metal bands Krallice and Dysrhythmia.
Did You Know?
He primarily plays the Warr Guitar, a touch-style instrument similar to a Chapman Stick.
He produced and engineered the acclaimed 2013 album 'Colored Sands' for Gorguts.
He has collaborated extensively with artist and composer Jarboe, formerly of Swans.
“The studio is a tool to capture a band's specific sonic identity, not to impose my own.”
