COFFINS — The Fleshland (review)

COFFINS — The Fleshland album cover Album · 2013 · Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
2/5 ·
J-Man
Sporting a doom-styled brand of death metal that takes plenty of cues from acts like Autopsy and Asphyx, the Japanese collective known as Coffins is often regarded as one of the most pivotal acts in the country's underground metal scene. Their startlingly raw and dense sound has gathered enough attention from death metal fans to even gain a spot on the roster of Relapse Records for the release of their fourth full-length album, 2013's The Fleshland.

Unfortunately, the hype surrounding this band is a bit of a mystery to me after hearing The Fleshland - although the listener will be treated to a somewhat decent collection of crushing riffs here, this record often sounds like a rehash of ideas that have already been explored with better results. The murky production (which often makes deciphering the riffs quite challenging) and lack of dynamic contrast makes The Fleshland feel more like a half-finished effort than an engaging artistic statement. Fans of doom-influenced death metal may want to check out Coffins for themselves, but I don't find the compositions here strong enough to warrant much of a recommendation.
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J-Man wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I'm looking forward to reading your review, Jonas!
UMUR wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I did enjoy this one moderately and my coming review is fairly positive, but I agree that it´s not the most interesting release in this genre of death metal. I´ll take Autopsy any day.

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