COFFINWOOD was formed in 2017 by Beherit (bass), Kumen (guitar) and Trommeslager (drums) in Warsaw, Poland. In 2018 joined forces with vocalist - Varulv. In April 2020 the first EP "Storm of Steel" was released, and is based on the novel of the same title by Ernst Junger.
Since September 2022, the band has played live shows with the original lineup, where Beherit took over the vocal duties, supported by Kumen's backing vocals.
After 4 years of silence and hard working in rehearsal room, Warsovian band is ready to unleash their "the fruit" of that work which is debut studio album.
Musicians of the band comments their upcoming record as follows:
Kumen said: "The album is a kind of tribute to the tragic events surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster. The lyrics allude to the events before and after the reactor explosion, describing the chaos intertwined with the elusive melancholy and horror to which those who were thrown into the fight against the growing contamination were subjected."
Beherit add: "The idea for the album's theme was a natural follow-up to the direction we had taken earlier. Our lyrics focus on the deadly and destructive effects of suffering on the human psyche. In creating our first EP, we decided on a concept album formula; we wanted to address a topic often overlooked in pop culture, overshadowed by other, later events (World War I, for the record). It was no different when we were looking for inspiration while creating material for a full-length album. The theme of the Chernobyl power plant disaster fits perfectly here. Human suffering, depopulated villages, propaganda."
Music was recorded, mixed and mastered by Paweł "Janos" Grabowski at JNS Studio (Antigama, Dormant Ordeal, Hate, Hostia, Riverside, Symbolical). Cover artwork was done by Mieszko Jankowski (Morrath, Night Lord).
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