-Status: Active
-Origin: France
-Formed in: 1995
-Style: Black/Death metal
-Website: Carnival in Coal
1995 saw the birth of the entity named CARNIVAL IN COAL, grounded by the tormented characters Arno StrobL (vocals, lyrics, and bright ideas) and AxeL Wursthorn (music writing, production, and spaced-out sounds). Two French musicians, victims of their surrounding's lack of understanding...
A few years and an outstanding demo tape later, their much awaited debut album "Vivalavida" was released by War on Majors. This album imposes a brand new style based on an improbable hybrid of Extreme Metal and Disco, chaperoned by outrageous lyrics. As if Frank Zappa had overdosed on Morbid Angel and Mr Bungle.
Hailed by French critics and most warmly welcomed by the public, CARNIVAL IN COAL quickly stroke back with a tribute album destined to enlarge their audience in Europe and the rest of the world ("French Cancan", released in November 1999). The album is skillfully backed by a cover version of "Maniac", from the cult "Flashdance" film score (!!). The German and Austrian metal heads in particularly are fond of this album, and "French Cancan" paved the way for the duet's inevitable new baby, the multi-facetted "Fear Not Carnival in Coal", to be released on the 2nd of July.
Pushing unrestrained violence, surrealism, and sick humor another step further ; the album reintroduces us a more mature band, hammering-in their original style, along with an ever-outstanding image.
Source: Offical Site
-Members:
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Arno Strobl |
Vocals |
Burgul Torkhaïn |
Axel Wursthorn |
Guitar, Bass, Keyboard |
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-Discography:
Album |
Year |
Label |
Promo 96 |
1996 |
No Label |
Sramik (Demo) |
1997 |
No Label |
Vivalavida |
1999 |
Kodiak Records |
French Cancan |
1999 |
Season of Mist/ Kodiak Records |
Fear Not Carnival in Coal |
2001 |
Season of Mist/ Kodiak Records |
TBA |
2004 |
Elitist Records/Earache Records |
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