The Coma Recovery - Drown That Holy End in Wine

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These Arms Are Snakes
Thursday
The Mars Volta
Isis

Tracklist

1. Glory of Alone
2. I Left My Body in Oregon [Instrumental]
3. Creation in a Handbook
4. Jet Ring Sent
5. Beneath One Silent Orchestra 6. Charm of a Pessimist
7. Fifteen Minute Hourglass
8. Capulet

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The Coma Recovery’s name is suitable for the music they make. Whatever their intentions were when they decided upon the name, the reality is The Coma Recovery’s music will pull you out of the dry, barren, monotonous desert of post-hardcore and invigorate your musical life.

Named one of Decoy’s Featured Indie Artists, The Coma Recovery fully live up to the hype that we – and others – created. In January, the band recorded in Seattle’s Red Room with These Arms Are Snakes drummer/producer Chris Common, and the result is a progressive post-hardcore, eight-song debut titled Drown That Holy End in Wine – one of the best releases of the year, and considering it’s the band’s debut, the only logical way for them to go is up. Common, who shares the Red Room with esteemed producer Matt Bayles, did a masterful job producing Drown; it is raw and intense but still listenable and focused.

The quintet, which includes Thomas Morris, Daniel Brigman, Dustin Casteel, Sam Owen, and Rob Motes, formed over three years ago in Albuquerque, New Mexico – an unlikely venue for the music they create. Blending prog-metal elements – such as heavy-ass riffs with down-tempo, atmospheric waves – with post-hardcore ferocity, The Coma Recovery has created a new, worthwhile sound that has the ability to appease fans of Isis and Tool, as well as These Arms Are Snakes and Thursday.

It may have taken the band a few years to perfect their songs, but the wait pays off immensely. Drown That Holy End in Wine is heavy, mellow, abrasive, and soothing, and recalls only two other recent post-hardcore bands that have had debuts as impressive and potent as this: These Arms Are Snakes and The Mars Volta – not what you’d call bad company.

However, unlike some of these aforementioned bands, The Coma Recovery adds a stronger degree of accessibility. Anyone who finds These Arms Are Snakes too abstract or thinks Thursday might be too redundant should find happiness with The Coma Recovery, a solid split between the two camps. Even the instrumental track, “I Left My Body in Oregon,” which draws similarities to TAAS’ “Gadget Arms,” can be enjoyed by many. All the tracks on Drown are standouts, and “Glory of Alone” is a knockout first track.

There isn’t much to say that I haven’t already said about this band via Decoy. This release is phenomenal. This band is incredible. If it takes The Coma Recovery another three years to write an album as good as Drown That Holy End in Wine, then I’ll wait with patient eagerness.

--Kamran Rouzpay

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Kamran
Last updated: 09/29/2009 08:54PM

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Jayme Barkdoll
08/07/2006
07:06AM
Location
Tuscaloosa, AL
such a brilliant album... love it.
M.J.Austin
08/07/2006
09:15AM
Location
Dallas, Texas
Great review for a great record.
GhostHero76
08/07/2006
12:13PM
Location
AZ
next time, you should try writing a review without mentioning These Arms Are Snakes every few sentences.

www.myspace.com/arcoftheaurora

jack the yak
08/07/2006
01:14PM
i liked what i heard on their myspace page so, i ordered the album last week but, i didnt get it yet. i hope its as good as im expecting it to be.
Inevitable
08/07/2006
02:56PM
Location
Sheffield
Indeed, purely quality stuff..

indecentbass
08/07/2006
10:01PM
Location
portland, or
Wow, i need to get this. That first song on myspace is killer!
Rich
09/15/2007
02:26AM
Age: 26
Location
Leeds, England
Anyone know if these guys are still together/making music?

I've been listening to this record a hell of a lot this week. Was one of my faves from last year.