The Carnival Of Life With HOWSIE From COFFIN CAROUSEL

Interview by Kris Peters
You just have to read the description of Coffin Carousel's music in
their press release to know their world is bound to be completely
different to any other you would have likely stumbled upon in the
past.
"Coffin Carousel is your haunted chainsaw ride to an uncompromised
dark metal horror textured musical experience."
See? Now tell me you aren't even a little intrigued?
With opening spots with bands such as the Misfits and Wednesday 13
already adorning the resume of Coffin Carousel it is perhaps
surprising that this band have yet to make a national splash, but
if self-belief, talent and dedication are parameters of any measure
of success then that recognition isn't too far away.
Originally started in 2012 as a side project for David Howell
(Howsie), Coffin Carousel quickly took on a life of its own and
morphed into a full band some three years later, much to the
ghoulish delight of a niche group of music lovers who thrive in the
macabre.
The band will release their fourth, self-titled album appropriately
on Friday, October 13, as well as premiering their new track War Of
Roses via HEAVY that same day.
HEAVY entered the vividly surreal musical realm of Coffin Carousel
earlier this week when we sat down with Howsie for a chat about the
new album and more.
"I'm feeling excited," he smiled when asked about the album
release. "Every album I have released has been on Friday 13th. I'm
most excited for this album because the band has taken a massive
leap. I guess the sound originally started in the horror/punk realm
with a bit of sludge metal, but it really digs into the metal
spectrum for this album. The sound has progressed. It's gone more
elite. I pushed my vocals on this one. I have previously done all
the melodic Misfits kind of choruses. I've still got melody on this
album, but my vocals are more harsh and aggressive. Over the last
couple of years I've learned a few tricks delivering that metal
growl, but I have put my flavour to it. I'm really excited for
people to hear it."
In the full interview, Howsie talks more about the album and what
to expect, his deliberate efforts to distance the music from that
on the previous albums, how much thought goes into the musical
direction of each album and how much is dictated by the music, why
he felt this was the right album to lend the band name to, the new
single War Of Roses and what it's about, the devilishly wicked
music video that comes with it, touring plans and more.