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Coffinworm - IV.I.VIII



7.5 | 45 votes |
Release date: 18 March 2014
Style: Doom metal, Blackened sludge metal

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01. Sympathectomy
02. Instant Death Syndrome
03. Black Tears
04. Lust Vs. Vengeance
05. Of Eating Disorders And Restraining Orders
06. A Death Sentence Called Life

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Artwork by Scott Shellhamer.

Staff review by
Auntie Sahar
Rating:
8.5
This whole blackened sludge foolishness seems to be developing into a pretty legitimate fusion within metal circles as of late. In case you weren't paying attention, back in 2010 the Americans in Coffinworm carved a pretty fine name for themselves in this emerging scene with When All Became None, which has slowly gained praise as one of the highlight albums of the style. Four years later, we see them following up on that release. Coming off of an album that's been so well received is never an easy task for a band, but in this case Coffinworm are rising to the challenge and triumphing.

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published 22.06.2014 | Comments (5)

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20.01.2014 - 23:30
!J.O.O.E.!
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17.02.2014 - 04:15
Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
I like this quite a bit more than When All Became None. Really tasty stuff
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17.02.2014 - 05:13
Rating: 7
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
After the first song and now this, it's safe to say my hopes are not high.

They lost the anger, the rage, the energy. WABN had so much emotion and hate it just begged you to spit on it. This is just disappointing. It's not bad, but it's nowhere near the level of the debut.


Moar pls
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14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse
I do your mum

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09.03.2014 - 02:44
Rating: 8
mz

I'm with Alex on this. It's even better than their debut. Love the diversity in the song wiring department.
Blackend Sludge in becoming one of my favorite sub-sub genres.
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09.03.2014 - 02:54
Karlabos
Meat and Potatos
First time ever listening to Coffinworm (Not this album, but the link Box posted above) pretty good stuff. Gonna check more.
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"Aah! The cat turned into a cat!"
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11.03.2014 - 13:57
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Tage Westerlund
Just tryd full lenght new one ,... as It was from those songs what I heard on MS , thanks to news , no suprise at all
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I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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11.03.2014 - 20:14
Rating: 7
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
I just ran through the album, and it's better than I thought before. I wish they would use the high vocals more. I still don't think it's better than the first.
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14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse
I do your mum

DESTROY DRUM TRIGGERS
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06.04.2014 - 21:36
!J.O.O.E.!
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Well I've gotta hand it to them, this is a pretty fantastic record. As much as I really want this to sound like Forgotten Tomb-gone dirty blackened sludge like their last album it's hard not to give this anything less than a 9. 'Lust Vs. Vengeance' pretty much necessitates it.
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06.04.2014 - 21:47
Rating: 8
mz

I am believing that sludge this year would be like death metal in 2013. Tons of great stuff crushing our skull.
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Giving my ears a rest from music.
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07.04.2014 - 00:04
Lit.
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Some of these riffs absolutely mow you down, the one on Black Tears being my favorite. I gotta call this better than their debut for now.
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07.04.2014 - 02:46
Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
Written by Guest on 06.04.2014 at 21:36

Well I've gotta hand it to them, this is a pretty fantastic record. As much as I really want this to sound like Forgotten Tomb-gone dirty blackened sludge like their last album it's hard not to give this anything less than a 9. 'Lust Vs. Vengeance' pretty much necessitates it.

Ahh I'm glad you enjoy this more than you did Indian (which I'm still mad at you for by the way ) . It's really not too similar to the debut, yet it retains fantastic quality.
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07.04.2014 - 02:50
!J.O.O.E.!
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Written by Alex F on 07.04.2014 at 02:46

Ahh I'm glad you enjoy this more than you did Indian (which I'm still mad at you for by the way ) . It's really not too similar to the debut, yet it retains fantastic quality.

1 out of 2 isn't bad, and I by no means dislike that Indian record, it could just do with being a bit more like this =P
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07.04.2014 - 02:53
Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
Written by Guest on 07.04.2014 at 02:50

1 out of 2 isn't bad, and I by no means dislike that Indian record, it could just do with being a bit more like this =P

Well I love em both, so more fun for Alex
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07.04.2014 - 03:05
!J.O.O.E.!
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Written by Alex F on 07.04.2014 at 02:53

Well I love em both, so more fun for Alex

You should definitely play them simultaneously.
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07.04.2014 - 03:11
Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
Written by Guest on 07.04.2014 at 03:05

You should definitely play them simultaneously.

Just tried playing Lust vs Vengeance with Rhetoric of No.... it did not work out too well
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07.04.2014 - 16:49
Rating: 9
Paz
Nuclear Cowboy
You have an ass's ears, if you think it's better than WABN
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07.04.2014 - 19:02
Lit.
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Written by Paz on 07.04.2014 at 16:49

You have an ass's ears, if you think it's better than WABN

Guess that makes you just stubborn as an ass, then.
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11.05.2014 - 05:57
Rating: 9
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Written by mz on 06.04.2014 at 21:47

Tons of great stuff crushing our skull.


Well it hasn't been "tons" so far in '14, but this one is a start.
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23.06.2014 - 08:12
Rating: 8
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
After listening to their debut, I wasn't expecting much from this. I'm glad I was off the mark
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26.09.2015 - 01:51
Auntie Sahar
Drone Empress
Written by mz on 06.04.2014 at 21:47

I am believing that sludge this year would be like death metal in 2013. Tons of great stuff crushing our skull.

Coming back to this comment over a year later, you were absolutely correct. 2014 was definitely The Year Of Sludge
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I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go.

~ II. VII
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31.08.2017 - 14:34
Alakazam
spendin' cheese
I enjoyed this and found it to be more engaging atmospherically than When All Became None ( I find it strange to talk about atmosphere and sludge in the same sentence). I will need to revisit that soon so I can check if my current opinion is a fluke. The album cover however is much nicer however.
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