History

Coffin Break was formed in Seattle in the late 1980s, during the time that grunge

Grunge

Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...

 was beginning to catch on; however, the group eschewed the nascent alternative sound, taking their influences from punk rock

Punk rock

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. The group released its first two full-length albums and a compilation on C/Z Records

C/Z Records

C/Z Records is a Seattle-based record label that was established in early 1985 by Chris Hanzsek and Tina Casale with the release of the now-legendary, Deep Six LP, which collected the earliest recordings of the real pro-genitors of what later came to be known as grunge...

. Signing to Epitaph Records

Epitaph Records

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, 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. Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain

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 mentioned the group as one of his favorite bands.

Discography

• Noise Patch b/w Boxes 'N Boxes/ Obsession" Live EP (C/Z Records, 1988)
• Psychosis (C/Z Records
  C/Z Records
  C/Z Records is a Seattle-based record label that was established in early 1985 by Chris Hanzsek and Tina Casale with the release of the now-legendary, Deep Six LP, which collected the earliest recordings of the real pro-genitors of what later came to be known as grunge...
  
  , 1989)
• Rupture (C/Z, 1989)
• No Sleep 'Til the Stardust Motel (compilation) (C/Z, 1991)
• Crawl (Epitaph Records
  Epitaph Records
  Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
  
  , 1991)
• Thirteen (Epitaph, 1992)

Compilations

• Another Damned Seattle Compilation
  Another Damned Seattle Compilation
  Another Damned Seattle Compilation is a musical tribute to 1970s punk band The Damned, featuring tracks recorded in 1990 to 1991 by 18 Seattle area bands and released on Seattle's Dashboard Hula Girl Records.-History of the Compilation:...
  
   (Dashboard Hula Girl Records
  Dashboard Hula Girl Records
  Dashboard Hulagirl Records is a Seattle-based independent American record label founded in 1989 by Trev Dellinger and Chris Swenson. The label released several LPs, EPs, and singles before folding in 1992...
  
  , 1991)-"Love Song"
• Teriyaki Asthma Vols. I-V (C/Z, 1991)-"Hole in the Ground"
• Hard to Believe: Kiss Covers Compilation
  Hard to Believe: Kiss Covers Compilation
  -Various labels:Waterfront Records DAMP-121 Southern Records DAMP-121 Records C/Z Records CZ-024 -External links:* Amazon...
  
   (C/Z, 1992)—"Beth
  Beth (song)
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Members

• David Brooks - drums
• Peter Litwin - guitar, vocals
• Rob Skinner - bass, vocals
• Jeff Lorien
  Jeff Lorien
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  - guitar on Thirteen