Coalition (UK)
We are a 4 piece metal based emocore band from the Telford area in the West Midlands in the UK, the band was formed mid-2001 and has since had a few member changes before the final line-up of Matt Sherry (guitars), Adrian Turner (vocals/drums), Lea Harley (drums/vocals) and Scott Stewart (bass), was finalised in August of this year.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Drawing their influences from incendiary bands such as Deftones, Poison the Well, Thrice and From Autumn to Ashes, Coalition are as heavy as they are melodic, big choruses and searing riffs mixed in with larynx-shredding screams being the order of the day.
Coalition began in the minds of Matt Sherry (guitars) and previous bassist Wez Brazier, long before either had picked up an instrument! One of those, man! We should start a band things. subsequent to various momentary band members coming and going, the first major step in the right direction came when a friend introduced us to Ade Turner in June 01 who initially joined the band as drummer, although it was mutually settled that we should find another drummer and switch Ade to vocalsthis is when Lea Harley entered the fray in July 01.
The band immediately began writing their own original material, with a few choice covers thrown in every now and again, the bands first gig was a forgettable one to say the least, we played in a friends back garden (bigger than you imagine) to 50+ friends and family, well just say the band was extremely drunk and leave it at that! Coalition have played many gigs in and around Telford since their inception and have recently appeared at the Godless II festival in Stoke alongside Razorwire and Burnt amongst others and have even supported British punk stalwarts the UK Subs in their time.
May 2003 saw Coalition enter the studio for the first time to record their 7-track debut demo/mini-album Into the Void featuring live favourites Razorblades and sleeping pills, Into the void and Failing, this cd is available at all Coalition shows for the princely sum of nothing! we are looking to enter the studio to record our second demo in the 1st quarter 04.
July saw the end of an era for Coalition when founding member Wez decided his time in Coalition was to come to an end citing musical differences as the reason, a replacement was swiftly found in Scott Stewart and brand new material has almost been writing itself since the change, all is looking good right now and 04 will hopefully see Coalition come into their own.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
since the end of 2001, Coalition has played a plethora of Telford shows all over the town, we haven't (thus far) played outside the town, but things are moving much faster now and will soon be playing further afield.
Your musical influences
Our influences are fairly vast, i can't say that we sound like any one band or any single genre, so...
Genres: Metal, punk, emo, screamo, punk, emocore.
Bands: 36 Crazyfists, Mad At Gravity, Taking Back Sunday, A Static Lullaby, Thrice, Thursday.
What equipment do you use?
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 guitar amp.
Epiphone Les Paul ltd edition with EMG pickups.
Warwick Pro Fet II bass amplifier.
Fender P-Bass.
Shure mics.
Premier APK drum kit.
Zildjian & Sabian cymbals.
Premier double bass pedals.
Anything else?
Coalition are coming for your intelligence...
