Coffin Torture – CT Top [2013; self-released]

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In this one-track single, Coffin Torturee cover ZZ Top’s “Bedroom Thang”, giving the rock number a seven-minute sludge treatment.  Thick-fuzzed bass and deep growls handle the low end, ranging up to the cymbals and spiky guitar feedback for the highs, with the central riff getting an extensive workout across body measures and bridges.  That deep-ground circling ends up making the song feel considerably shorter than it is, and while the production is rough to the point of verging on lo-fi, it’s not a bad go for fans of the style.

Coffin Torture – Coffin Cream [2014; self-released]

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In this one-track single, Coffin Torture cover Cream’s “Tales of Brave Ulysses” in sludgy fashion, with grimy guitars, growling vocals, and thick bass joining heavy-crash drums while down-tuning the original song.  Slowed and deepened as the tune is, there are little parts where the similarities become rather indistinct, but most of it goes well, especially once they hit the guitar solo.  Nothing outstanding, but a quick bit of fun.