COFFIN CAROUSEL Between Death and Dead (2017) Deluxe Edition DigiPak CD/DVD

Between Death and Dead came out in 2017 and Melbourne's Coffin Carousel had already figured something out that a lot of bands spend their whole careers chasing, which is how to make industrial horror metal that actually feels dangerous rather than just dressed up.

This deluxe edition packages the full length album alongside a DVD, making it the kind of release that rewards the obsessive. The DVD component puts a face to the darkness, which for a band whose whole deal is visceral theatrical horror is not a small thing. Coffin Carousel occupy a genuinely weird niche in Australian heavy music, close enough to metal to keep the riff heads happy, strange enough to pull in goths, horror nerds, and anyone who spent too much time watching late night horror VHS as a kid. Between Death and Dead is where a lot of people found them, and it holds up.

Deluxe Edition DigiPak CD and DVD, 2017 release. Australian band, physical media, limited availability.

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