Coffin Break

Coffin Break
Origin	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres	Grunge, hardcore punk
Years active	1987–1994, 2007-
Labels	C/Z, Epitaph
Members	Rob Skinner Pete Litwin David Brooks Todd Ohashi
Past members	Jeff Lorien (1992-1994) Brad Jones (1987) Steve Corliss (1987)
Website	coffinbreak.com

Coffin Break was a hardcore punk band from Seattle, Washington.

History

Coffin Break was formed in Seattle in the late-1980s, at the start of the grunge era.^[1] The group released its first two full-length albums and a compilation on C/Z Records. Signing to Epitaph Records, they released two further albums in 1991 and 1992 before disbanding in late 1993. Both bassist Rob Skinner and guitarist Peter Litwin wrote songs for the group, and the group's releases show a marked difference between their songwriting styles.^[2] Kurt Cobain mentioned the group as one of his favorite bands.^[3] The band appeared in the 1996 documentary Hype!, directed by Doug Pray, with a short clip of a live version of their song Kill The President. Coffin Break reunited in 2007 and is currently playing shows and recording. Todd Ohashi joined in 2019. New 24 track recording in 2024.

Discography

• Noise Patch b/w Boxes 'N Boxes/ Obsession Live EP (C/Z Records, 1988)
• Psychosis (C/Z Records, 1989)
• Rupture (C/Z Records, 1990)
• No Sleep 'Til The Stardust Motel (compilation) (C/Z Records, 1991)
• Crawl (Epitaph Records, 1991)
• Thirteen (Epitaph Records, 1992)

Compilations

• Another Damned Seattle Compilation (Dashboard Hula Girl Records, 1991)-"Love Song"
• Teriyaki Asthma Vols. I-V (C/Z Records, 1991)-"Hole in the Ground"
• Hard to Believe: Kiss Covers Compilation (C/Z Records, 1990)—"Beth"
• More Songs About Anger, Fear, Sex & Death (Epitaph Records, 1992)—"For Beth" and "Crawl"

Members

• David Brooks - drums
• Peter Litwin - guitar, vocals
• Rob Skinner - bass, vocals
• Todd Ohashi - guitar

References

1. Biography, Allmusic.com
2. Coffin Break at Trouser Press
3. Review of No Sleep 'Til the Stardust Motel. Allmusic.