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Swamp Coffin to Release Flatcap Bastard Features on Aug. 23

Posted in Whathaveyou on July 18th, 2019 by JJ Koczan

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If you do a quick interwebs search on the UK town of Rotherham, the first thing that comes up is a massive sexual abuse scandal that spanned more than a decade and included an estimated 1,400 victims. That’s gotta be rough for the Chamber of Commerce, huh? Well, I’m sure ultrasludgy trio Swamp Coffin, who made their debut in 2018 with a two-songer that included a Kylie Minogue cover, will do much for the rebounding tourism economy when they issue Flatcap Bastard Features, their debut EP, next month. Repurposing “Blood in the Water” from the first release, and capping with the streaming-below 11-minute basher “Last of the Summer Slime,” the offering will contain four tracks and I suspect a due amount of aggression throughout, as the band have their own, more personal concerns to deal with as detailed below. Given the crush level of the closer, I’d be surprised if pummel wasn’t a running theme here. Or a lurching theme.

Sounds heavy as shit, is what I’m saying. Get there:

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Swamp Coffin Translate Tragedy Into Crushing Sludge On Latest EP

Rotherham based sludge metal three-piece Swamp Coffin release their debut EP, “Flatcap Bastard Features” on 23rd August exclusively via download from Bandcamp and on 1st September through all other digital platforms.

Musically rooted in 90’s NOLA sludge but with strong nods to Sabbathian groove and even death metal elements, Swamp Coffin have forged their own nasty, uncompromising sound. “Flatcap Bastard Features” was conceived during a testing time for vocalist/guitarist Jon Rhodes whose brother-in-law was tragically killed in a car accident in October 2016 and 9 months later watched as a large part of his home burned down in a house fire, leaving him and his family homeless and living at a caravan site for 6 months. Suffering with mental health issues and in need of some catharsis, this has manifested itself into four crushing tracks clocking in at just under 34 minutes, combining personal lyrics with hard-hitting riffs and grooves.

Following on from 2017s two track release and now in their second year as a three-piece Swamp Coffin have already shared stages with such luminaries as OHHMS, USA’s Secret Cutter, Edinburgh’s King Witch and will open up the main stage at this year’s Doomlines festival in Sheffield alongside The Body, Bast, Cattle and others. Swamp Coffin will also be supporting Japanese doom-death legends Coffins on one of only two UK dates in September.

Swamp Coffin is:
Jon Rhodes- Guitar/ vocals
David Wistow- Drums
Shawn Denton- Bass

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http://swampcoffin.bandcamp.com/

Swamp Coffin, Flatcap Bastard Features (2019)

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