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

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

Discography

Studio albums

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

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

ARIA Music Awards

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 ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album Nominated

Fowler's Live Music Awards

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

  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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