2014–2016: Early years and formation Jono Colliver and Nathan Johnston met playing in a high school rock band called
Emprica and continued playing in bands such as
Honeytrap and
Kashmere Club for twelve years, prior to forming Dr. Colossus. Colliver told the
ABC that for the next couple of years, the idea of a "Simpsons-themed doom-metal band" refused to dislodge itself from their minds. and during down time, the duo recorded a three-track
extended play, titled
IV, and distributed it to various music blogs and labels. After some grieving time, Colliver and Findlay struggled with the sense there was "some unfinished business with Dr. Colossus that Nath would have wanted to be finished" and they called in one of Nathan's longtime friends Josh Eales to take his place on drums, as well as Jono's brother Joel as an extra guitarist, with the idea of playing some tribute shows to honour Nathan's memory. "Sixty-Six & Six" tells the tale of Rod and Todd Flanders and their firm stance on not going to church. In February 2020, the band toured with Okilly Dokilly in Australia. In March 2021, the band announced the forthcoming released of their second studio album, alongside the single "Pickabar", which references the story of when Homer forgets to pick Bart up from soccer practice. The album was released on 22 May 2021 and debuted at number 16 on the
ARIA Charts. == Personnel ==