#coffins — Public Fediverse posts

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/tuesday-august-4-2026/

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/tuesday-august-4-2026/

In a genre as insular as the often meme’d-and-mocked “one man raw black metal” offerings, Black Cilice have managed to become kind of a big deal. With an early release schedule that makes Coffins look like a bunch of slackers, their output has finally begun to slow down over the years, going from multiple splits and demos in one season to multi-year bouts of interruption. Votive Fire comes after an unusual four-year gap between full-lengths, claiming a slightly improved production and an emphasis on bigger songs. Black Cilice have been on a bit of an evolutionary bent as of late, transitioning from an almost impenetrable wall of noise into crafters of riffs with real might without sacrificing mood. I was curious to see how this newest creation would manifest itself, so go get your favorite goat to sacrifice and come take a walk through the fires with me.

How raw is raw? While older Black Cilice albums channel piercing treble tones through wind-tunnel cacophony, later works have tinkered with just a touch of varied emphasis. Previous LP Esoteric Atavism had decipherable leads which shimmered over the blast-heavy chords, and recent EP Tomb Emanations1 had a radical focus on emphasized doomy chord progressions in lieu of sheer assault. Votive Fire continues this slight change, returning to the more fog-and-moonlight murk of Transfixion of Spirits, but this time the band gives the listener a slightly brighter lantern. The drums have the bass kick cranked way up, giving every slowed rhythm a tribal pulse. The rest of the kit benefits too, with the expected speed in bits of “Into the Inner Temple” letting cymbals shine brightly in their fills and accents, somehow well articulated while still buried enough to offend people looking for something with the clarity of Necrophobic.

The net result of this production is an album that seeks to be meditative and soothing more than frightening and oppressive. The compositional approach of Votive Fire is four long songs that pick a key motif and then, ever so slightly, tweak and evolve the main riff through tempo changes and sustained chord pounding. It’s in these slower moments that the Fire shines the brightest; see the climactic slowdown ending “Released by Fire”, where the open space lets the drums run full scales while the looping chord progressions slowly build tension before exploding into another burst of speed without losing the established melancholy. That melancholy permeates the whole of Votive Fire. While Black Cilice could hardly be accused of ever making something uplifting, this particular album sidesteps the typical bleak claustrophobia with a vision much more inclined to introspection and self-reflection.

The one knock on Votive Fire is that, from a formula standpoint, each song follows roughly the same pattern: repetitive, hypnotic progressions under crystalline blasts evolving into a chunkier, punkier refrain before collapsing back into more anguished strums, all lashed forward by the glass-shattering vocals. With such a scant song selection, it may seem a little silly to try to find highlights. However, this is a headphone purist’s dream album, where the repetition of formula disguises the unique twists genuinely present, rewarding repeated listens in the right environment. “Vows Sworn for Centuries” hides a real gem of a riff in a shifting blast-beat instead of a slowdown, and “Deconstruction of All Realities” carries a main midtempo refrain which is both ritualistic and head-bangable. The production helps with this, somehow managing to mix everything to the bottom instead of to the front and letting the listener search for details articulated in the mire, rather than pushing everything forward and letting the disparate elements compete for attention. Consequently, this is a rare album that is raw af but somehow graceful to the ears, inviting the listener to dive deeper rather than partake in a display of auditory masochism.

Votive Fire manages to give itself an identity apart from previous Black Cilice releases, but where it can rank depends on what you’re looking for. It’s not as aggressive and riff-centric as Esoteric Atavism, not as punishingly raw as Summoning the Night, or as frighteningly atmospheric as Transfixion of Spirits. Instead, by fusing the riff game of the former into the misty comfort of the latter, Votive Fire transcends being a slab of aural abuse by way of offering moments with genuine, wistful beauty. That’s not a label I often get to associate with this genre, but I’m hardly disappointed. If you’re bored by the air-conditioner sound of your average one-man black metal, go light a candle and let the Votive Fire offer you a glimpse into something more, just beyond the veil.

Rating: 3.5/5.0
DR: 5 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Iron Bonehead Productions
Website: Album Bandcamp
Available Worldwide: May 1st, 2026

In a genre as insular as the often meme’d-and-mocked “one man raw black metal” offerings, Black Cilice have managed to become kind of a big deal. With an early release schedule that makes Coffins look like a bunch of slackers, their output has finally begun to slow down over the years, going from multiple splits and demos in one season to multi-year bouts of interruption. Votive Fire comes after an unusual four-year gap between full-lengths, claiming a slightly improved production and an emphasis on bigger songs. Black Cilice have been on a bit of an evolutionary bent as of late, transitioning from an almost impenetrable wall of noise into crafters of riffs with real might without sacrificing mood. I was curious to see how this newest creation would manifest itself, so go get your favorite goat to sacrifice and come take a walk through the fires with me.

How raw is raw? While older Black Cilice albums channel piercing treble tones through wind-tunnel cacophony, later works have tinkered with just a touch of varied emphasis. Previous LP Esoteric Atavism had decipherable leads which shimmered over the blast-heavy chords, and recent EP Tomb Emanations1 had a radical focus on emphasized doomy chord progressions in lieu of sheer assault. Votive Fire continues this slight change, returning to the more fog-and-moonlight murk of Transfixion of Spirits, but this time the band gives the listener a slightly brighter lantern. The drums have the bass kick cranked way up, giving every slowed rhythm a tribal pulse. The rest of the kit benefits too, with the expected speed in bits of “Into the Inner Temple” letting cymbals shine brightly in their fills and accents, somehow well articulated while still buried enough to offend people looking for something with the clarity of Necrophobic.

The net result of this production is an album that seeks to be meditative and soothing more than frightening and oppressive. The compositional approach of Votive Fire is four long songs that pick a key motif and then, ever so slightly, tweak and evolve the main riff through tempo changes and sustained chord pounding. It’s in these slower moments that the Fire shines the brightest; see the climactic slowdown ending “Released by Fire”, where the open space lets the drums run full scales while the looping chord progressions slowly build tension before exploding into another burst of speed without losing the established melancholy. That melancholy permeates the whole of Votive Fire. While Black Cilice could hardly be accused of ever making something uplifting, this particular album sidesteps the typical bleak claustrophobia with a vision much more inclined to introspection and self-reflection.

The one knock on Votive Fire is that, from a formula standpoint, each song follows roughly the same pattern: repetitive, hypnotic progressions under crystalline blasts evolving into a chunkier, punkier refrain before collapsing back into more anguished strums, all lashed forward by the glass-shattering vocals. With such a scant song selection, it may seem a little silly to try to find highlights. However, this is a headphone purist’s dream album, where the repetition of formula disguises the unique twists genuinely present, rewarding repeated listens in the right environment. “Vows Sworn for Centuries” hides a real gem of a riff in a shifting blast-beat instead of a slowdown, and “Deconstruction of All Realities” carries a main midtempo refrain which is both ritualistic and head-bangable. The production helps with this, somehow managing to mix everything to the bottom instead of to the front and letting the listener search for details articulated in the mire, rather than pushing everything forward and letting the disparate elements compete for attention. Consequently, this is a rare album that is raw af but somehow graceful to the ears, inviting the listener to dive deeper rather than partake in a display of auditory masochism.

Votive Fire manages to give itself an identity apart from previous Black Cilice releases, but where it can rank depends on what you’re looking for. It’s not as aggressive and riff-centric as Esoteric Atavism, not as punishingly raw as Summoning the Night, or as frighteningly atmospheric as Transfixion of Spirits. Instead, by fusing the riff game of the former into the misty comfort of the latter, Votive Fire transcends being a slab of aural abuse by way of offering moments with genuine, wistful beauty. That’s not a label I often get to associate with this genre, but I’m hardly disappointed. If you’re bored by the air-conditioner sound of your average one-man black metal, go light a candle and let the Votive Fire offer you a glimpse into something more, just beyond the veil.

Rating: 3.5/5.0
DR: 5 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Iron Bonehead Productions
Website: Album Bandcamp
Available Worldwide: May 1st, 2026

Our April meeting (Sunday 12th April, ONLINE via Zoom) will feature Professor Rita Lucarelli giving a talk on "Coffins as Magical Machines: Visualizing Ancient Egyptian Funerary Texts in 3D" (1/5)

#egyptology #ancientEgypt #coffins #bookOfTheDead #ancientHistory

Our April meeting (Sunday 12th April, ONLINE via Zoom) will feature Professor Rita Lucarelli giving a talk on "Coffins as Magical Machines: Visualizing Ancient Egyptian Funerary Texts in 3D" (1/5)

#egyptology #ancientEgypt #coffins #bookOfTheDead #ancientHistory

An old ossuary in Portugal. Not abandoned, I just thought it was a perfect mix of spooky-pretty ☠️

#Portugal #Ossuary #Death #Coffin #Coffins #Macabre #Spooky #Photography

An old ossuary in Portugal. Not abandoned, I just thought it was a perfect mix of spooky-pretty ☠️

#Portugal #Ossuary #Death #Coffin #Coffins #Macabre #Spooky #Photography

Saturday, December 6, 2025

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/12/saturday-december-6-2025/

Saturday, December 6, 2025

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/12/saturday-december-6-2025/

@photography

Greater Accra, 2024
(Coffin: Eric Kpakpo)

Relatives bid farewell to a fisher in his coffin.The night before the burial, a vigil is held at traditional funerals and often at Christian funerals, too. This takes place either in a room in the house of the bereaved family or in a tent rented out by the funeral director.

#photography
#Ghana
#funerals
#coffins

@photography

Greater Accra, 2024
(Coffin: Eric Kpakpo)

Relatives bid farewell to a fisher in his coffin.The night before the burial, a vigil is held at traditional funerals and often at Christian funerals, too. This takes place either in a room in the house of the bereaved family or in a tent rented out by the funeral director.

#photography
#Ghana
#funerals
#coffins

@photography

Greater Accra, 2024 (Coffin: Tawiah)

The family of the chief of the fishers honours him with a whale shark. This is considered to be the largest and strongest of the sharks, so such a coffin also symbolises the high status of the deceased.

#photography
#Ghana
#funerals
#coffins

@photography

Greater Accra, 2024 (Coffin: Tawiah)

The family of the chief of the fishers honours him with a whale shark. This is considered to be the largest and strongest of the sharks, so such a coffin also symbolises the high status of the deceased.

#photography
#Ghana
#funerals
#coffins

@photography

Central Region, 2023 (Coffin: Daniel Mensah)

For employees of the Ghana Railway Company it is customary to honour a deceased colleague in a coffin in the shape and colour of a Ghana Railway locomotive.

#photography
#Ghana
#funerals
#coffins

@photography

Central Region, 2023 (Coffin: Daniel Mensah)

For employees of the Ghana Railway Company it is customary to honour a deceased colleague in a coffin in the shape and colour of a Ghana Railway locomotive.

#photography
#Ghana
#funerals
#coffins

@photography

Greater Accra, 2019 (Coffin: Eric Kpakpo)

Relatives carry the coffin of a pineapple seller to her grave.

#photography
#Ghana
#funerals
#coffins

@photography

Greater Accra, 2019 (Coffin: Eric Kpakpo)

Relatives carry the coffin of a pineapple seller to her grave.

#photography
#Ghana
#funerals
#coffins

@photography

Central Region, 2009 (Coffin: Kudjoe Affutu)

The family presents this fisher and traditional priest with a coffin that reflects to the blue teapot he used for his ritual ablutions.

#photography
#Ghana
#funerals
#coffins

@photography

Central Region, 2009 (Coffin: Kudjoe Affutu)

The family presents this fisher and traditional priest with a coffin that reflects to the blue teapot he used for his ritual ablutions.

#photography
#Ghana
#funerals
#coffins

@photography

Central Region, 2015 (Coffin: Kudjoe Affutu)

In southern Ghana, particular attention is paid to burials, especially among the Ga. For this ethnic group, funerals are among the most significant social and spiritual rites of passage. The ceremonies, often spanning several days, are grand public events designed not only to honour the dead but also to uphold a family’s reputation and secure the goodwill of future ancestors.

#photography
#Ghana
#funerals
#coffins

@photography

Central Region, 2015 (Coffin: Kudjoe Affutu)

In southern Ghana, particular attention is paid to burials, especially among the Ga. For this ethnic group, funerals are among the most significant social and spiritual rites of passage. The ceremonies, often spanning several days, are grand public events designed not only to honour the dead but also to uphold a family’s reputation and secure the goodwill of future ancestors.

#photography
#Ghana
#funerals
#coffins

@photography

Greater Accra, 2024 (Coffin: Eric Kpakpo)
The eldest member of the family, a fishmonger, is honoured by her relatives with a fish coffin. On the day of the funeral, Otafritsa and his coffin dancers perform with the coffin before carrying it to the cemetery. Because the fish is too long for the prepared grave, the tail fin has to be sawn off.

#photography
#Ghana
#funerals
#coffins

@photography

Greater Accra, 2024 (Coffin: Eric Kpakpo)
The eldest member of the family, a fishmonger, is honoured by her relatives with a fish coffin. On the day of the funeral, Otafritsa and his coffin dancers perform with the coffin before carrying it to the cemetery. Because the fish is too long for the prepared grave, the tail fin has to be sawn off.

#photography
#Ghana
#funerals
#coffins

@photography

Greater Accra, 2017 (Coffin: Douglas Tagoe, former apprentice of Kudjoe Affutu)

At the funeral of the head of their family, who worked as a Bedford truck driver, the family surprises their guests with a Bedford coffin and a performance by the coffin dancers. They not only dance with the truck, but also carry it to the cemetery, accompanied by a brass band.

#photography
#Ghana
#funerals
#coffins

@photography

Greater Accra, 2017 (Coffin: Douglas Tagoe, former apprentice of Kudjoe Affutu)

At the funeral of the head of their family, who worked as a Bedford truck driver, the family surprises their guests with a Bedford coffin and a performance by the coffin dancers. They not only dance with the truck, but also carry it to the cemetery, accompanied by a brass band.

#photography
#Ghana
#funerals
#coffins

Fish, teapots and a pineapple! Ghana’s most stylish coffins – in pictures
Something fishy … a glorious coffin design for a late fishmonger. Photograph: Regula Tschumi

Under the mantra ‘celebrate death as we celebrate life’, funerals in Ghana can be colourful affairs filled with dancers and personalised coffins – as Regula Tschumi’s stunning photos attest

Central Region, 2024 (Coffin: Kwaku Hanson)

@photography
#photography
#funerals
#coffins

Fish, teapots and a pineapple! Ghana’s most stylish coffins – in pictures
Something fishy … a glorious coffin design for a late fishmonger. Photograph: Regula Tschumi

Under the mantra ‘celebrate death as we celebrate life’, funerals in Ghana can be colourful affairs filled with dancers and personalised coffins – as Regula Tschumi’s stunning photos attest

Central Region, 2024 (Coffin: Kwaku Hanson)

@photography
#photography
#funerals
#coffins

If you'd like to learn about pests and diseases of potatoes, here are 14 pics that show spuds in various types of distress. From a visit to The Canadian Potato Museum in O'Leary, Prince Edward Island. #PrinceEdwardIsland #pei #potatoes #museum #garden #gardening #agriculture #coffins #blog #solanum https://colinpurrington.com/2025/08/gallery-of-dead-potatoes-in-silk-lined-coffins/

If you'd like to learn about pests and diseases of potatoes, here are 14 pics that show spuds in various types of distress. From a visit to The Canadian Potato Museum in O'Leary, Prince Edward Island. #PrinceEdwardIsland #pei #potatoes #museum #garden #gardening #agriculture #coffins #blog #solanum https://colinpurrington.com/2025/08/gallery-of-dead-potatoes-in-silk-lined-coffins/

COFFINS (Japó) presenta nou single: "December 2024" #Coffins #DoomMetal #DeathMetal #Maig2025 #Japó #NouSingle #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic

COFFINS (Japó) presenta nou single: "December 2024" #Coffins #DoomMetal #DeathMetal #Maig2025 #Japó #NouSingle #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Zelensky slams Putin’s 3-day truce proposal as ‘manipulation,’ reiterates calls for 30-day unconditional ceasefire — Russia’s military building up at Finland’s border — Drones reportedly strike Russian plant producing parts for missiles, radars — Over 95% of drones used at front line made in Ukraine … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/04/tuesday-april-29-2025/

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Zelensky slams Putin’s 3-day truce proposal as ‘manipulation,’ reiterates calls for 30-day unconditional ceasefire — Russia’s military building up at Finland’s border — Drones reportedly strike Russian plant producing parts for missiles, radars — Over 95% of drones used at front line made in Ukraine … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/04/tuesday-april-29-2025/

People carry #coffins that contain the remains of some of the thousands of people who were forcibly ‘#disappeared’ during #Guatemala’s brutal civil war from 1960 to 1996. Only now are they being exhumed and identified.

Photograph: James Rodriguez

@photography

People carry #coffins that contain the remains of some of the thousands of people who were forcibly ‘#disappeared’ during #Guatemala’s brutal civil war from 1960 to 1996. Only now are they being exhumed and identified.

Photograph: James Rodriguez

@photography

Eric Adjenty Anang wants to send you to the afterlife in style.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3m7q9/the-crazy-coffins-of-ghana?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#death #funerals #GHANA #coffins #grief #Culture #carpentry

Gorgeous #handwoven #willow #coffins.
Tamara MacIntyre • End of Life Architect, Coffin Weaver
https://www.consciousdeath.org/

#Handmade #weaving #Weaver

When plant parts #survive thousands of years. Dead plant parts filled with #lignin fulfill a variety of tasks as #wood in living #trees, but they also allow wood to survive for an impressively #longtime under suitable conditions.

Here, for example, wooden #coffins from #ancient #Egypt:
1) Coffin of a child, 22/23. Dynasty, 9th century BC.
2) Lid of the inner coffin of the priest Nespamai, 27th Dynasty, 500 BC.
1)+2) #NeuesMuseum #Berlin

© #StefanFWirth 2024

When plant parts #survive thousands of years. Dead plant parts filled with #lignin fulfill a variety of tasks as #wood in living #trees, but they also allow wood to survive for an impressively #longtime under suitable conditions.

Here, for example, wooden #coffins from #ancient #Egypt:
1) Coffin of a child, 22/23. Dynasty, 9th century BC.
2) Lid of the inner coffin of the priest Nespamai, 27th Dynasty, 500 BC.
1)+2) #NeuesMuseum #Berlin

© #StefanFWirth 2024

Loving the additional song "Things Infestation" that COFFINS just put up from their upcoming new record 'Sinister Oath' that comes out in just two weeks on March 29. That makes three songs up for preview now and I'm psyched to hear the rest.

This one's gonna be a contender.

https://coffins.bandcamp.com/album/sinister-oath

#metal #DeathMetal #Japan #Coffins #JapanMetal #JapaneseMetal

Loving the additional song "Things Infestation" that COFFINS just put up from their upcoming new record 'Sinister Oath' that comes out in just two weeks on March 29. That makes three songs up for preview now and I'm psyched to hear the rest.

This one's gonna be a contender.

https://coffins.bandcamp.com/album/sinister-oath

#metal #DeathMetal #Japan #Coffins #JapanMetal #JapaneseMetal

24 New Songs Out Today
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/24-new-songs-out-today-58/

#brooklynvegan_category_music #Music #Alan_Sparhawk #Azalia_Snail #Caleb_Landry_Jones #Career_Woman #chanel_beads #Coffins #Cola #destroy_boys #Drowse #fair_visions #Graywave #Gustaf #Hana_Vu #Low #Lula_Asplund #Mary_Lattimore #mountain_movers #New_Songs #New_Tracks #Pacing #The_Secret_Sisters #Walt_McClements #Zombi

We're just about to start a three day conference on ancient Egyptian coffins! Looking forward to it - it will be intense, but should be really interesting.

#ancientEgypt #coffins

We're just about to start a three day conference on ancient Egyptian coffins! Looking forward to it - it will be intense, but should be really interesting.

#ancientEgypt #coffins

#TheMetalDogArticleList
#MetalInjection
COFFINS Streams Grotesque Single "Spontaneous Rot", Announces New Album
Japan strikes again.

https://metalinjection.net/new-music/coffins-streams-grotesque-single-spontaneous-rot-announces-new-album

#Coffins
#GrotesqueSingle
#SpontaneousRot
#NewAlbum

#TheMetalDogArticleList
#MetalInjection
COFFINS Streams Grotesque Single "Spontaneous Rot", Announces New Album
Japan strikes again.

https://metalinjection.net/new-music/coffins-streams-grotesque-single-spontaneous-rot-announces-new-album

#Coffins
#GrotesqueSingle
#SpontaneousRot
#NewAlbum

Duuude I CAN'T BELIEVE I CALLED IT, it's HAPPENING! New COFFINS this year, on March 29! Here's a preview track!

Happy V-Day to ME!!

https://coffins.bandcamp.com/album/sinister-oath

#metal #DeathMetal #COFFINS @HailsandAles