Swamp Coffin announce new album ‘Drowning Glory’

SWAMP COFFIN have announced a new album!

Titled Drowning Glory, the upcoming album from the Rotherha-based sludge metal band is the follow-up to 2021’s Noose Almighty, and is scheduled to be released in September this year, via APF Records.

On 29th September 2021, the day before the launch of debut full-length Noose Almighty, SWAMP COFFIN bass player Martyn White attempted to take his own life. Following his treatment and recovery, shortly before the album’s release in November that year, Martyn‘s father and vocalist/guitarist Jon Rhodes‘ mother-in-law both passed away within hours of each other. This is the backdrop to which the band started to write their heaviest, most powerful songs yet.

Speaking about the upcoming album, Rhodes says, “it feels like a relief to be getting Drowning Glory out in to the world. This album finally puts to bed a lot of the grief and trauma that has hung over this band since it’s inception. The fact we’ve done it with the best songs we’ve ever written is the icing on the cake. It took a year from the release of Noose Almighty for us to even think about writing more music. The anger that fuelled both that album and the Flatcap EP just wasn’t there, everything that happened in late 2021 just left me numb to the idea of writing songs. Taking some time off really allowed my feelings to stew and when the motivation was finally there, all that pain I’d suppressed came flooding out. Memories of events from the last eight years, that I thought I’d come to terms with, all suddenly resurfaced and I think that’s evident in how relentlessly heavy these new songs are.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, SWAMP COFFIN have released a new music video from the upcoming album; Know You’re Worthless.

Speaking about the new song, Jon says, “Know You’re Worthless came together fairly early in the writing process but we knew straight away it had to be the album opener. Six minutes of filth, chugs and pinch harmonics. Lyrically it revolves around the question of when some people say ‘Know your worth’ are they really saying ‘Know your place’. The government, your job, abusive family or partners, anyone who might want to hold you down for their own gain. This song is basically telling those people to get fucked.”

Watch the official music video for Know You’re Worthless here: 

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:

Track List:

1. Know You’re Worthless
2. This Was Always Going To End In War
3. Drowning Glory
4. Hypocritical Mass
5. Chapter And Hearse
6. Terminally Cursed
7. As Cold As Blood

Drowning Glory is set for release on September 27th via APF Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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