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 Swamp Coffin started to write their heaviest, most powerful songs yet. Now the band are back with their crushing new album, ‘Drowning Glory’. The writing process was triggered by one conversation – “this band is f*cking cursed”.

On latest single ’This Was Always Going to End in War’, Jon comments…

“It doesn’t feel like anything we’ve ever done before. Simple as that. It has the relentless nastiness and bile soaked words you’d expect from us but squeezed in to a hate-filled package less than four minutes long with some hardcore swagger thrown in for good measure. All the double kick, a bass tone that could melt teeth and lyrics I can’t wait to be spat back at us. It’s gloriously vicious.

My only goal when writing TWAGTEW was that I didn’t want anybody to have even the slightest chance to catch their breath, whether it’s the audience or us on stage. Playing it live recently has confirmed it’s vocally, mentally and physically draining to perform but it’s been incredibly rewarding seeing crowds stagediving and generally kicking the shit out of each other to it. It feels like the perfect soundtrack to a busted lip.”

Swamp Coffin live dates w/ A Horse Called War:

12th September – Rotherham, The Bridge Inn/The Hive

13th September – Leicester, The Metal Monocle 

14th September – London, The Dev 

21st September – Birmingham, Dead Wax Digbeth