Coalesce (band)
Coalesce is a post-hardcore and mathcore band from Kansas City, Missouri, which was founded in 1994.
History
The band was formed in 1994 by guitarist Jes Steineger, bassist Stacy Hilt, and drummer Jim Redd. At Easter time of the year, the members met with singer Sean Ingram and gave him a demo tape of previously recorded songs. Ingram joined the band in then and thus completed the occupation. Then, they developed more songs. In the following year the members decided to define a name for your project. The members initially fluctuated between the name and Breach Interstate, but ultimately chose the name Coalesce, they found by chance in a dictionary. Then the band started with the first recording together and recorded their first demo in the West End Studios. Shortly after the release of the demos the band recorded a self-titled EP, which contained two songs and was released on Chapter Records. The EP was sent to Earache Records, which the band was finally able to reach an agreement with this label. The band came up with producer Ed Rose, who worked in the Black Lodge Studios in contact, so that he should take all other recordings of the band from that date. It was followed by the EP 002 through Earache Records in 1995. The publication followed by the first tour of the U.S., where the group occurred for bands such as 108 and Bloodlet as the opening act. Through the tour, the band reached the attention of Napalm Death, so they recorded a split release with the band. Due to the stress, which was exposed on the tour, the band, the group disbanded in the fall of 1995. An important reason for the reversal was that the other members had tried without his knowledge to replace singer James Ingram by Dewees. Ingram, however, found this out when he learned that the band was rehearsing without him but with Dewees as a singer.
In late summer, the band reunited, which now was a drummer James Dewees, who should first take the vocalist position in the band. After the reunification, work on the album Give them Rope began. In 1997, followed by appearances, the band also extremely aggressive and appeared on multiple concerts their instruments destroyed. After a show in which a woman was injured, Stacy Hill decided to leave the band because he did not agree with the new, aggressive appearance of the band. Hill was replaced by bassist Nathan Ellis, who actually was a guitarist. While the band waited for the release of their debut album, which was eventually 1998 on Edison Recordings, the band recorded songs for split releases with Converge, Today Is the Day, boysetsfire and The Get Up Kids. She also worked on her second album Functioning on Impatience. In 1998, the band, the EP There Is Nothing New Under the Sun took on that exclusively contained cover versions of Led Zeppelin. Following the publication in 1999, the band reached a deal with Relapse Records. This has made the band allows to hold a tour together with Nile, Neurosis, Unsane and The Dillinger Escape Plan. The tour had to be canceled because there were disputes among band members. Then work on the next album began 0:12 Revolution in Just Listening. Steineger wrote while the majority of the album. However, Dewees was less involved in the album, as he also played with The Get Up Kids Keyboard. Nathan Ellis was, however, along with The Casket Lottery on tour. As all members were already busy with other projects, the recordings designed to be extremely short and unloving. So Jes Steineger had heard the song before and the texts read only when the first test pressings of audio medium have already been made. This led to the breakup of the band in 1999.
Ingram took a short time for the vocalist position with The Dillinger Escape Plan in 2001 to their appearance on the Krazyfest in Louisville, Kentucky, a. In 2002 he founded Coalesce new, where Steineger has now been replaced by Cory White. After a national tour, the band split, however, on again.
Following a request of the U.S. Light Festival, the band found in 2005 together again. After the performance, the release of a DVD No business in this business as well as an EP Salt and Passage was announced. In addition, a short tour to be held in August 2007. The band now consisted of Ingram, Steineger, Ellis and new guitarist Nathan Richardson.
Style
The band plays a complex mix of mathcore and post-hardcore, so that it is comparable to groups like Converge, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Norma Jean.