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Coerce (band)

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Coerce
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
GenresPost-hardcore
LabelsCapitalgames
MembersMike 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

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  • Mike Deslandes
  • Matthew Adey
  • Karl Roberts
  • Justin Bond

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Details
Silver Tongued Life Licker
  • Released: June 2009[4]
  • Label: Capitalgames (CGC03)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
Ethereal Surrogate Saviour
  • Released: June 2011[5]
  • Label: Capitalgames (CGC013)
  • Format: CD, digital download

Extended plays

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Title Details
Self titled EP
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Capitalgames (CGC02)
  • Format: CD, digital download
Coerce/Robotosaurus split
  • Released: August 2010[6]
  • Label: Capitalgames
  • Format: digital download
Genome
  • Released: October 2012
  • Label: Capitalgames (CGC016)
  • Format: LP

Awards

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ARIA Music Awards

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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
2011 Ethereal Surrogate Saviour Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album Nominated

Fowler's Live Music Awards

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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)
2012 Coerce Best Punk Artist Won

References

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  1. ^ Moore, Lincoln (28 January 2010), "Love affair with music goes the distance", The Advertiser
  2. ^ Crawford, Jeff (13 January 2010), "'Love or hate us, don't ignore us'", East Torrens Messenger
  3. ^ "And the ARIA nominees are ...", The Daily Mercury, 14 October 2011
  4. ^ "Silver Tongued Life Licker". Apple Music. June 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Ethereal Surrogate Saviour". Apple Music. June 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  6. ^ Coerce/Robotosaurus, August 2010
  7. ^ "The Audreys ARIA History". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Past Winners". South Australian Music Awards. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
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