Carnival in Coal is an extreme metal/ avant-garde metal band from

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. Founded in 1995, the band mixed death metal, black metal and other extreme metal genres with genres such as

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, disco, and pop.

History

Originally, Carnival In Coal signed to and released their debut album through the now-defunct French indie label War On Majors Records. The band then released two albums through another French based independent Metal label, Season of Mist, and later signed a multi-album deal to

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and their Elitist Records sub-label. The only album to come from this deal was 2005's Collection Prestige. The band played its first live show in April 2006 at the Killer Fest in Chaulnes, France, and then went on to play several dates across Europe, including festivals like

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in France and Brutal Assault in

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Line-up

Band members

* Arno Strobl – vocals * Axel Wursthorn – all instruments

Live members

* Arno Strobl – vocals * Axel Wursthorn – bass and samples * Alexis Damien – drums * Romain Caron – guitar and backing vocals * Pierre Antonik – guitar * Julien Cathalo – keyboard and samples *

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– guitar * El Worm – guitar * Timmy Zecevic – keyboard and samples * Nicolas Minier – guitar

Discography

* '' Sramik'' (demo, 1997) * '' Vivalavida'' (1999) * ''

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'' (1999) * ''

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'' (2001) * '' Collection Prestige'' (2005)

External links

Official homepage
* Carnival in Coalat

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Official MySpace page
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