EP REVIEW: Confessions of A Serial Killer - Audio Violence

There is room in the music world for all genres. We often pigeon-hole and stereotype, labelling bands music more by way of who they remind us of rather than taking each song and release on its merits. 

Enter Confessions of a Serial Killer. A band who formed in 2023, and who crashed into the final of the South Wales Metal to the Masses competition a mere 12 months later. The Swansea outfit certainly follow a style that is familiar to many, and it’s impossible to avoid their obvious Slipknot influence. Be this in the chugging riffs and blasting drumming, the vocal delivery of singer Cozy, or the artistic presentation in the live arena, which sees them don masks to provide an extra element to their abrasive sound. 

Regardless, this EP which arrives shortly, provides you with everything you need to grasp the ideals and focus of COASK. Energetic and clinically executed, it’s certainly a style that should appeal to many metal fans. Not all by a long shot, for those who dislike the Nu Metal vibe are unlikely to be drawn deeply in. Yet despite that lazy tag of mine, COASK are no copycats. They’ve cleverly interspersed tracks like L.O.S.D and Plague with atmospheric interludes that provide sinister and eerie respite between songs. 

The vocals are tough, harsh, and exactly in keeping with the band’s image and style. Musically they lock things down and drive forward. On Your Knees rages with a fiery intensity, whilst their cover of Limp Bizcuit’s Break Stuff doesn’t do any harm. With a range of gigs in the planning, and the band participating in The Patriot – Home of Rock’s Asencion Project, expect to see much more of COASK in the next few months.

Audio Violence is out on 7th March

Review and live photo by Hutch