Coalesce (band)
| Coalesce | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Genres | Metalcore, mathcore |
| Years active | 1994–1999, 2005–present |
| Labels | Edison, Earache, Relapse, Second Nature |
| Associated acts | Reggie and the Full Effect |
| Members | Sean Ingram Jes Steineger Nathan Ellis Nathan Richardson |
| Past members | Jim Redd Stacy Hilt James Dewees Cory White |
Coalesce is a metalcore band from Kansas City, Missouri.
Coalesce formed on January 17, 1994, with Jes Steineger on vocals and guitar, Stacy Hilt on bass, and Jim Redd on drums. Sean Ingram joined the band on vocals in April 1994. The band was first known as Breach, but changed their name to Coalesce to avoid confusion with a Swedish band of the same name.
The band entered West End Studios to record a demo. They showed it to Chapter Records, who had released Ingrams' other band, Restrain. The label issued Coalesce's first 7" EP and distributed it to a majorly straight-edge fanbase (unbeknownst of what Ingram would later say).
The U.K. division of Earache Records was impressed by Coalesce's demo and invited them to record an EP for Earache's 7" series imprint, New Chapter. The EP, titled 002, was recorded in one day and released in 1995. 002 marked the beginning of Coalesce's relationship with Red House Studios and producer Ed Rose, who would record all of Coalesce's following material.
In the summer of 1995, Coalesce embarked on their first U.S. tour to promote 002. They supported the bands Bloodlet and 108. The tour served as a cause of Coalesce's first break-up, as the clashing of personalities had amplified between vocalist Sean Ingram and drummer Jim Redd while on the road. Once Coalesce returned home from the road, Redd convinced the other bandmates to oust Ingram from the band. Sean showed up at band practice to find that James Dewees was auditioning for vocalist. Ingram engaged in a confrontation with drummer Redd, resulting in Coalesce disbanding altogether in March 1996.
In July 1996, guitarist Jes Steineger called Ingram and the two decided to reform the band. Stacy Hilt was included as bassist in the reunion, and included James Dewees as drummer, the same person who had attempted to secure the available vocalist position before Coalesce had broken up; drummer Jim Redd decided not to rejoin the band again because he was attending the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. This incarnation of the band dusted off some older material and revised it so they could release it on the records A Safe Place 7" on Edison Recordings and the Earache-distributed split EP with grind veterans Napalm Death, entitled In Tongues We Speak. This split was perceived as 'groundbreaking' within the hardcore punk/metalcore community due to the odd pairing of bands, which was beneficial in the sense that the fans of the respective bands would get exposed to two styles of heavy metal that they had never been privy to before. These releases also showcased a marked shift in Sean Ingram's vocal style from a full-voiced shout (typically punctuated by spoken verses) to a much deeper, guttural "bark." This, paired with the group's increasingly complex arrangements, became Coalesce's signature sound.
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