Hailing from Germany’s Baltic Sea island of Rügen, Coal & Crayon have spent nearly two decades developing a distinctive sound that merges progressive metal, post-rock and atmospheric heaviness. Originally founded in 2006 as Message In Blood before adopting their current name in 2012, the band has continuously expanded its musical horizons through acclaimed releases including World Asleep (2013), KYRA (2017)—which reached #10 in the VISIONS Magazine Soundcheck—and Beneath the Moral Void (2024).
Having shared stages with renowned acts such as The Ocean and The Hirsch Effekt, Coal & Crayon continue to blur the boundaries between progressive metal, post-rock and cinematic songwriting. With Ember, the band opens an exciting new chapter and offers an impressive first glimpse of what promises to be their most compelling album yet.
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„A self-titled effort the North German outfit embark a new chapter with two new members and with that a new sonic concept that materializes their namesake to its fullest extent where the Coal ‘embodies the band’s dark aggressive outbursts‘ and the Crayon showcases ‘the quintet’s atmospheric melancholic depth‘. – Everything Is Noise„
COAL & CRAYON (f.l.): Robert Lefold (guitar) – Norman Gäthke (guitar) – Mathias Ruck (drums) – Steffen Wolter (bass) – John Killies (vocals)
The self-titled album was written from 2024 to 2025 and recorded by the band themselves. The recordings were conducted by guitarist Robert Lefold himself in his home studio in Rostock. The drums were recorded by Philipp Krätzer, friend of the band and owner of PK Studios in Rostock. Everything else was recorded and mixed by the bands guitarist Rob Lefold. Mastered by Martin Schnella at Overlodge Studio Osterode.
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27.11.2026 – Bunker Rostock /w Entropic State & Love Love Love
28.11.2026 – VeB Lübeck /w Love Love Love & Olgod
