Carnival in Coal

{{Short description|French metal band}} {{Refimprove|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Carnival in Coal | image = | caption = | image_size = | alias = | origin = Amiens, France | genre = Extreme metal<br />Avant-garde metal | years_active = 1995–2007, 2014–present | label = Equilibre Music | associated_acts = | website = [http://www.carnivalincoal.com/ www.carnivalincoal.com] | current_members = Arno Strobl<br />Axel Wursthorn | past_members = }}

'''Carnival in Coal''' is an extreme metal/avant-garde metal band from France. Founded in 1995, the band mixed death metal, black metal and other extreme metal genres with genres such as disco and pop.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Friday Top: 25 Bands That Combine Metal With Other Genres the Best |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/friday_top_25_bands_that_combine_metal_with_other_genres_the_best-78119 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=www.ultimate-guitar.com |language=en}}</ref>

==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 Earache Records 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 Hellfest Summer Open Air in France and Brutal Assault in Czech Republic.

==Line-up== ===Band members=== * Arno Strobl – vocals * Axel Wursthorn – all instruments

===Live members === * Arno Strobl – vocals * Axel Wursthorn – bass and samples * Alexis Damien – drums (2006-2007)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Govignon |first=Fréderic |date=2024-02-02 |title=NO TERROR IN THE BANG : La guérison par le 7ème art |url=https://metalobs.com/no-terror-in-the-bang-la-guerison-par-le-7eme-art/ |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Metal Obs' Magazine |language=fr-FR}}</ref> * Romain Caron – guitar and backing vocals * Pierre Antonik – guitar * Julien Cathalo – keyboard and samples * Frédéric Leclercq – guitar * El Worm – guitar * Timmy Zecevic – keyboard and samples * Nicolas Minier – guitar

== Discography == * ''Sramik'' (demo, 1997) * ''Vivalavida'' (1999) * ''French Cancan'' (1999) * ''Fear Not'' (2001) * ''Collection Prestige'' (2005)

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== External links == * [http://www.carnivalincoal.com/ Official homepage] * [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p441357|pure_url=yes}} Carnival in Coal] at Allmusic * [http://www.myspace.com/carnivalincoal Official MySpace page]

{{Authority control}} Category:Musical groups established in 1995 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2007 Category:French heavy metal musical groups Category:Avant-garde metal musical groups Category:Earache Records artists Category:French musical duos Category:Musical groups from Amiens