Origin:	Amiens, France
Genres:	Eclectic Metal
DISBANDED

Page online:	February 29, 2008
Last update/review:	February 29, 2008

Carnival In Coal

Carnival In Coal is one of those bands that define "everything but the kitchen sink". Quite willing to throw in every style of metal as well as many non-metal influences, their style is almost too much to comprehend, and certainly most difficult to actually describe. Reviewed here is their last of four albums, Collection Prestige, released in 2005. Essentially there's a black/death base somewhere, but then they throw in clean and death vocals, violins, xylophones, samples, quirky time changes, and plenty of irreverent/jokey lyrics. An album like this is bound to be hit-and-miss, and sure enough it is (the full-on disco (!) that is "Cartilage Holocaust" is a bit much, for example, as is the funky intro to "Fuckable"), but when they're on they're quite unbelievable. Predictably, reviews of this album range from absolute brilliance to disjointed garbage -- it's not for everyone, and even those who like quirky bands may not take to this, but to these ears it's a aural journey well worth the effort. They formally disbanded in September of 2007.