Album
Type : Split
Date
Released : 25/11/2013
Label
: Southern Lord
NOOTHGRUSH / COFFINS – SPLIT, album
track listing :
1).
Noothgrush – Humandemic 03:26
2).
Noothgrush – Jundland Wastes 04:55
3).
Noothgrush – Thoth 09:01
4).
Coffins – Drown in Revelation 06:24
5).
Coffins – The Wretched Path 05:23
Review :
This will probably be the last split of
the year that I do (apart from my world famous Christmas with Van Damme
impression), and even among the company it'll keep in a year of monumental split
releases it's still pretty damn special. I reviewed the latest Coffins record
from earlier this year, and I loved it so much that it landed on my top 25 for
2013. When you add Noothgrush into the fray you know it's gonna go off like
some kind of doom cherry bomb in an unsuspecting toilet. It'll be loud, noisy
and more than likely a filthy experience.
It does not fail to impress.
When it comes to the Noothgrush tracks
on display here (3 of the total 5), theirs is a less death and doom hybrid
affair when compared to Coffins. Obviously still sounds deranged and choking,
but a more classic unit by comparison. So begins 'Humandemic', with full on Sabbath style mood. Of course it isn't
long before those sick grooves start to roll forth from the speakers. This kind
of sludged up repetition of a fine riff is real meat and potatoes stuff, born
of disappointment, regret and late nights in holes with whisky soaked clothes.
All the truly fulfilling stuff that life can provide. It's a heavy jam, raw and
blurry around the edges, and I love it.
The Coffins tracks are filled with more
of that truly vicious style that was inflicted upon my ears to full effect on
'The Fleshland'. Like a far chuggier Autopsy, they plough forward like a tank
in a field of assorted skulls, and 'Drown
In Revelation' wastes very little time in establishing it's dominance. Zero
fucking about, even the intro oozes absolute menace. And then it rips into some
of the most obnoxiously loud and heavy riffing ever. Those skins sound like the
birthing of spiteful cosmic entities; entirely lacking any forgiveness or
remorse, and huge in every aspect. They are the very definition of brutal, and
in an age where that word gets bounced around an awful lot, please believe me
when I tell you that I am most definitely not exaggerating here.
Their other cut and closer of all
festivities is 'The Wretched Path'.
If anything a more straightforward and I do hesitate to say this, possibly upbeat side of Coffins is dragged out
for your consideration. Don't get me wrong, it's hardly Kumbaya around a
campfire, but it does almost channel the spirit of 'Holy Mountain
This is another vital split acquisition
for this year of 2013. It probably won't shock you to hear that this is being
put out on Southern Lord either, who went a whole 12 months without letting me
down at all. Two great bands, one great split, flawless victory. Get your
filthy paws on this tremendous tag team of despair today, lest you regret it
tomorrow.
Words
by : Matt Fitton
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