EP Review: Coma Hole – Coma Hole (Self Released)

Coma Hole are determined to make an impact with their debut EP both musically, drawing from a plethora of genres, and lyrically tackling face on darker aspects of life. The drum and bass duo fuse doom, stoner and 80s/90s grunge styles into their sound. The self-titled EP will be released on April 22nd, 2022.

In their own words:

We are beyond stoked to be releasing our debut EP Coma Hole in late Spring of 2022. We’ve diligently worked on carving our own sound over the past three years, attempting to traverse through upbeat grooves, aggressive high-energy riffage, and incorporate some droning, heavily hypnotic melodies. The album focuses on the existential struggle of self-worth, identity, and mortality, which is all woven tightly together through natural archetypes in the lyrical wordplay as well as the cover art. As only two people, we are a small band trying to craft a big sound and aspire to blend our dynamic and style seamlessly with our lyrical themes. Steve and I hope this collection of recordings hits every mark on the musical spectrum and is as enjoyable to listen to for others as it was for us to create it.

A bone-shaking and brain-aching listen, Coma Hole have an intense sound and show it off in a stylistically intriguing way. Many aspects of the duo’s sound seems designed to make you feel a little on edge but it’s not without groovy merit.

Opening track, The Familiar, is a great example of what Coma Hole are so very capable of and across nearly 12-minutes, they take the listener on one hell of a journey. One that delivers dark, disconcerting noise before transitioning into a commanding example of groove-infused doom and grungy undertones. It’s both electrifying, thanks to the vocals, and undeniably gloomy.

Such an exhaustive and detailed start makes any thing but a shorter one pretty unpalatable, so thankfully Coma Hole pull out Old Climb. An under 5-minute blast of grungy rock energy that encourages you to get up and move.

Before things get longer, darker, and deeper with Wind and Bone. Here, Coma Hole really slather the doom on thickly. Followed then by the mammoth offering of Sinking. A track that lays the fuzz down quickly but then begins to brim with more life and an equal amount of groovy rock energy. As it goes on, Coma Hole change the tempo constantly, leaning into the other styles and making each moment as thrilling as the last.

It’s a big EP, one that needs time to sink in but once it does, it becomes more than a worthwhile investment.

Coma Hole – Coma Hole Full Track Listing:

1. The Familiar
2. Old Climb
3. Wind and Bone
4. Sinking

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