C.O.F.F.I.N. “Australia Stops”

sfilzen — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:26:52 +0000

C.O.F.F.I.N. “Australia Stops” 2023. Goner Records. Limited edition white vinyl. The fifth full length release from Australian hard rock/garage punk rockers. I’m usually not a fan of extra growly vocals, but in C.O.F.F.I.N.’s case, that style totally works. His deep snarl is backed by music that is mostly over the top, hard-driving, loud and messy (except the bluesy – with harmonica! – “Beasts“). From their website: “‘Australia Stops’ may be best recognised as words dawned on the back of truck mud flaps. To C.O.F.F.I.N, ‘Australia Stops’ are words that became a polysemous idea and observation on Australian society, culture, art, politics and progression. “When the city burns up you get out, when the flint hits shot you get down,” lyrics roared by drummer/vocalist, Ben Portnoy, a look into ‘idle-Australia’, our government action (or lack thereof) to social issues and the overarching notion of fear of change in this country.” My top tracks include the hard-partying anthemic title track “Australia Stops,” the beaty “Cut You Off,” the hardcore punk-edged “Keep It Dark,” and the cock-rock ass-shaking “Factory Man.” “Night Breaker” slows things down for a minute, its vibe reminding me of dirty 70’s punk like the Dead Boys but then the rest of the LP finishes fast, down n’ dirty.

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C.O.F.F.I.N “Children of Finland Fighting in Norway”

sfilzen — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 19:52:37 +0000

C.O.F.F.I.N “Children of Finland Fighting in Norway” 2020. Legless Records “recycled mish mash blue” vinyl variant. Hard and furious punk/metal garage rock from Sydney, Australia. Their Discogs bio says “psychotic skate punk & pub thrash band” – this, too, checks. We caught C.O.F.F.I.N in 2022 when they opened for Amyl and the Sniffers at Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago. Great pairing (and weird venue)! Both influenced by 70’s hard rock, most especially Motörhead, but C.O.F.F.I.N feels heavier, more brutal than Amyl. Possibly because the lead singer is also the drummer.

Children of Finland Fighting in Norway (sort of self-titled) is the band’s fifth LP since forming in 2005. My top picks are the wild “People and Their Stories,” the album opener “Fast Love,” the speed-metal/punk “Dead Land,” the somewhat exotic and fully punk “Headland,” and the all-out, balls to the wall speed metal on crack “Average Death.” They do slow down occasionally: “Ransack Blues” is down n’ dirty garage blues, with growl and swagger, but it’s like they can’t help themselves and midway through the track the tempo double-times and morphs into metal punk that would make Lemmy proud.

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C.O.F.F.I.N. “Australia Stops”

C.O.F.F.I.N “Children of Finland Fighting in Norway”