Coerce (band)
Coerce | |
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| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Genres | Post-hardcore |
| Labels | Capitalgames |
| Members | Mike Deslandes Matthew Adey Karl Roberts Justin Bond |
Coerce is a post-hardcore band originally from Adelaide, South Australia, and now reside in Melbourne, Victoria. In 2009 Coerce released their debut album Silver Tongued Life Licker[1] and were a Triple J Next Crop artist.[2]
Their second album, Ethereal Surrogate Saviour, was nominated for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2011.[3] The band toured Australia extensively during the most active years of 2009-2012 supporting Russian Circles, Graf Orlock, Dangers, Robotosaurus and played the Big Day Out in Adelaide in 2010.
Band members
[edit]- Mike Deslandes
- Matthew Adey
- Karl Roberts
- Justin Bond
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Details |
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| Silver Tongued Life Licker |
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| Ethereal Surrogate Saviour |
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Extended plays
[edit]| Title | Details |
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| Self titled EP |
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| Coerce/Robotosaurus split |
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| Genome |
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Awards
[edit]ARIA Music Awards
[edit]The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Coerce have been nominated for one award.[7]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2011 | Ethereal Surrogate Saviour | Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album | Nominated |
Fowler's Live Music Awards
[edit]The Fowler's Live Music Awards took place from 2012 to 2014 to "recognise success and achievement over the past 12 months [and] celebrate the great diversity of original live music" in South Australia. Since 2015 they're known as the South Australian Music Awards.[8]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
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| 2012 | Coerce | Best Punk Artist | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ Moore, Lincoln (28 January 2010), "Love affair with music goes the distance", The Advertiser
- ^ Crawford, Jeff (13 January 2010), "'Love or hate us, don't ignore us'", East Torrens Messenger
- ^ "And the ARIA nominees are ...", The Daily Mercury, 14 October 2011
- ^ "Silver Tongued Life Licker". Apple Music. June 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Ethereal Surrogate Saviour". Apple Music. June 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Coerce/Robotosaurus, August 2010
- ^ "The Audreys ARIA History". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Past Winners". South Australian Music Awards. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2021.