XXX Maniak / Coffins - The Cracks of Doom (split)

by Jess Blumensheid

XXX Maniak and Coffins make a bizarre couple, but this split rumbles with monstrous intensity. In true grind fashion, Maniak punch the gut with 30-second songs; titles like “Raped by a Retard,” “Hot Nazi Sluts Have Hot Steaming Guts,” and “Perpetually Exploding Uterus” speak for themselves. “Aroused by the Rape Trial” is one big ball gag of pure shock value. Mastermind Michael Yale hammers home Maniak’s horrific goregrind with the help of a drum machine. In nearly 14 minutes, 20 songs make skullfucking sexier than metal’s usual face-slicing blasphemy.

XXX Maniak ? Aroused by the Rape Trial
XXX Maniak ? Raped by a Retard
Coffins ? The Cracks of Doom (excerpt)

Coffins linger like a hangnail, poking two tracks into the last 16 minutes. This crushing Japanese death/doom outfit conjures the aura of the split’s putrid cover ? cigarette-smoking, strap-on-wearing skeletons hovering near rape victims. “Ebony Tears” pays sweet homage to Cathedral, while “The Cracks of Doom” has the bitter, bold taste of blood and feces. Still, this split doesn’t do as much justice for Coffins as their latest full-length, Buried Death, on 20 Buck Spin.

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