Carnival in Coal

Carnival In Coal is a French group of Avant-garde metal which mixes the death, the black and the grind with all the musical genres furthest away from metal (Zouk, Disco,…).

History

It is into 1995 that Carnival in Coal is formed. Arno Strobl (song) and Axel Wursthorn (instruments) had played then together for 8 years in various formations " classiques" on Amiens. Two years later (in 1997) " leaves; Sramik" , their first demonstration under the name of Carnival In Coal. The objective of this new formation is to exceed the ordinary limits that the groups of metal are essential, to mix the most distant kinds, the whole while serving as the delirious texts often centered on the sex.

The reactions to the demonstration having been very good, the group leaves in 1999 its first album " Vivalavida" on the War label One Majors, quickly followed by " Cancan”, an album of recoveries transforming Morbid Angel into attraction of circus, making track of dance of Flashdance a mortal moshpit (" Maniac") and adapting Pantera for the diffusion out of elevator.

2001 should then be waited until to see appearing the 3rd album: " Fear Not Carnival In Coal" , then 2004 to see the group signing with Elitist/Earache and leaving " Prestige" collection; the year according to. The group then starts to think that it would be well to go to check since a scene the effect which their music produces on the public metal.

Year 2006: after having carried out its first steps vis-a-vis the public at the time of their very first live service in Killer Fest, at Chaulnes, on April 15th, 2006, Carnival In Coal start to connect the dates on the French roads throughout the year 2006 (with inter alia concerts of the passages to Hellfest, VS Fest…), like in Belgium, in Switzerland, and even as a Czech Republic (in first part of Sick Off It All and Dimmu Borgir at the time of Brutal Assault Festival).

At the beginning of September 2007, the group decides to put an end to the adventure.

Line-up

Line-up studio

Arno Strobl - All (except the music).
Axel Wursthorn - All (except the song).

Live Line-up

Current:

Arno Strobl - Song
Axel Wursthorn - Low, samples
Romain Charon - Guitar, backing vocals
Pierre Antonik - Guitar
Julien Cathalo - Keyboards
Alexis Damien - Battery

Other members live:

El WORM - Guitar
Frederic Leclercq - Guitar, backing vocals
Timmy Zecevic: Keyboards

Guests

Ludovic Loez (SUP/Supuration) - guest on the title “Mama” of the album “Cancan”
Yomzigz (Tridus Elasticus) - choruses on “Party At Your House” of the album “Collection Prestige”
Beavis - violin on “Cancan”, “Fear Not Carnival In Coal” and " Prestige" collection;.
Clovis Charon - imitation of goat truer than natural on “Fuckable” of the album " Prestige" collection; , choruses on " Don' T Be Happy, Worry" (Fear Not CinC).
El WORM (Wormfood) - guitar on “Satanic Disaster” and choruses on “Ohlala” of the album “Collection Prestige”
Pascal " Betov" Collobert - guitar on " Don' T Be Happy Worry" (Fear Not CinC) and “Right Click… Save Ace…” (Collection Prestige)
Frederic Leclercq (Maladaptive, DragonForce) - guitar and choruses on “The Lady And The Dormant Sponge”, always on the album “Collection Prestige”
Asphodel (Nowonmaï, Penumbra) - choruses on “Living room In The Old Plastic” of the album “Collection Prestige”
SAS Guy of Michelin (Abitbollus) - choruses on " Fall From Grace" (Cancan) and on " Fear/Fear Not" (Fear Not CinC)

Discography

1997 : Sramik (demonstration)
May 1997: Male She Whoregasm (demonstration version) on the sampler of Hard rock Magazine
1999: Vivalavida
1999 : Cancan (including mainly recoveries)
2001: Fear not CinC
2005 : Collection Prestige
2005: Vivalavida Re-exit + extra tracks + Sramik Demonstration remastered (8 tracks)
2006: Cancan + Fear not CinC Re-exit

External bonds

Official site
Walnut Groove Studio
Fansite: All news of the group from day to day compiled on a blog

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