Biography
Coal are energy in another form.
Long-lasting groovy Christchurch noise-rock cum post-rock band based around the core guitar duo of Andrew Hensley and Jeremy Symonds.
Despite the best part of 2 decades as a live act, the group has yet to record, and have been through several ‘phases’ in their lifetime with an evolving sound and band line-up.
The group have connections to several groups, with members of A Flight to Blackout, The Pickups, Smith the Alien, and The Shocking Pinks forming the base of the group over the years.
Circa 2016/2017 the group are now a tight 4-piece with a huge sound – bolstered by excellent bassist Gareth Heta’s shear volume and the confidence the group now posses. Hensley in particular has come on in spades, with a great snarl and caustic lyrics (ala Mark E Smith) added to his guitar attack. ‘Peter Mead’ is a live favorite.
Members
- Andrew Hensley (guitar / vocals, Coal)
- Jeremy Symonds (guitar, Coal)
- Lachlan Beban (guitar, Coal)
- Scott Butcher (drums, Coal)
- Jared Kelly (Drums/Bass, A Flight To Blackout, Blue Moon, Coal, The Palace of Wisdom, The Pickups)
- Cam Walker (Drums, A Flight To Blackout, Coal, Smith the Alien, The Dialtones)
- William Daymond (Bass/Organ, Cougar Cougar Cougar, The Axemen, The Flying Sorcerers, The Pickups, The Sweethearts, The Winebox Inquiry, Axemen, Coal, Cougar Cougar Cougar, Terror Of The Deep, The Flying Sorcerers, The Pickups, The Steffan Van Soest Hit Machine, The Sweethearts, The Winebox Inquiry)
- Fleur De Lis (guitar, Coal)
- Matt Craw (Guitar, A Flight To Blackout, Coal, Lome, Substandard)
- George Gossett (keyboard?, Coal)
- Paul Kidd (electronics, Coal)
- Danny Knight-Bare (drums, Coal)
- Gareth Heta (Bass, A Flight To Blackout, Coal, Lome, Substandard)
Discography
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