Rollin’ Coffin Post New Single “Sun and Rain”
This isn’t the first Rollin’ Coffin single, as I’ve seen some around saying, but it is my first time hearing the band, which is fronted by Tim Williams of Vision of Disorder. Being a New York-area dude of a certain age and a former WSOU rat besides, I’m well aware of Williams‘ and that band’s penchant for heavy rock. I still get songs from 2001’s From Bliss to Devastation randomly stuck in my head — maybe it’s “Southbound,” maybe “Living to Die,” maybe “On the Table” again — weekly, and I swear that’s not an exaggeration. Like before I saw this press release, it had been hours. Some records just haunt you. Bloodsimple was awesome too.
So yeah, duh, with word of Machine producing and a heavy rock stylistic lean, I was curious to hear “Sun and Rain,” and I’m glad I did. It’s still got some of that hardcore push in the drums early on, just an edge of throttle, but the tempo serves it well ultimately, and the hook is killer. Not without atmosphere, but grounded in structure and Williams carries it without being ‘solo-project’ indulgent. There’s outreach in it, if you’ve got a few. Rollin’ Coffin had an EP out a couple years back, and I’m not sure if there’s a full-length coming or what, but it’s a new song to dig and that’s generally welcome news.
From the PR wire:
Gritty, Grunge-Infused Heavy Rockers ROLLIN’ COFFIN Release New Single “Sun and Rain” via Static Era Records + Visualizer
Today, gritty, grunge-infused heavy rockers ROLLIN’ COFFIN, the latest musical venture from Vision of Disorder and Bloodsimple veteran Tim Williams, deliver their new single “Sun and Rain” via Static Era Records. The track is accompanied by a visualizer, available to view below.
“Sun and Rain” marks the reunion between producer Machine (Lamb of God, Clutch, Suicide Silence) and Tim Williams (Vision of Disorder, Bloodsimple), who last worked together on the landmark Bloodsimple album ‘Red Harvest’.
Stream “Sun and Rain” here: https://staticera.lnk.to/sun-and-rain
Commenting on “Sun and Rain”, Tim Williams states:
“Getting back into the studio with Machine was a long time coming. We have a relationship that goes back 25 years. He is one of my favorite producers to work with, especially when it comes to vocals. My ideas for ‘Sun and Rain’ pretty much set when we started tracking the song. The vocals had to really carry the song; they needed to carry the song to the next level. The ideas started flying all over the place; the further we got the harder we worked, and the song was just getting bigger and better. It was a very exciting day in the studio, to say the least.
“I’m always working on some sort of self-expression- mostly music, writing, and art. So I had the ruff demo to ‘Sun and Rain’ kicking around. I was away on vacation in a hot tub after a long ski day. The chorus just popped into my head, and I said to myself- this song has to be heard; it’s a killer song. When I got back to town, I immediately started brainstorming on production, scheduling, and flights. It came together very quickly and sure sign of a good idea.
“The track is inspired by the forces cast upon us in life. The push and pull, the strength and fear, good and bad. These threads of light take us on our journeys. The randomness of it all and how in a moment, it all can be taken away. ‘Who are you to take away my life.’“
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