Coma (band)
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Coma is a Polish
rock band which was founded in June 1998 in Łódź. The name - Coma - was chosen randomly. They tossed a coin to decide because they had an appointment for an interview in Radio Łódź.
, Pearl Jam
, Led Zeppelin
, etc. Yet finding a bass player turned out to be problematic. However they tried they didn't get along with any of the candidates for this honourable post. They had to wait quite a long time for God to send them Rafał Matuszak who apart from being a pretty good musician and partygoer turned out to live 300m from Witczak. The three guys were fascinated with one another. They had rehearsals a few times a week. Dominik, Tomasz and Rafał made up their minds to rock together until their dying day, and then they cut their veins and... sealed their decision with blood.
In this way the hybrid was created and functioned under the name "Voo Doo Art". The next to join the band was Wojciech Grenda, whom Dominik and Tomasz knew from Ozoz. After they welcomed him warmly, their friendship developed very quickly. To complete the picture, guys needed someone who could sing. But here their expectations were sky high. Stasiak, Witczak and Grenda had once played with Agnieszka Unczur, a person who sung better than most of the vocalists you could hear on the radio. The gentlemen infected with her superb voice could only choose someone who sung at least as well as she did, or better. God showed mercy one more time.
Matuszak along with Witczak apart from playing in Voo Doo Art performed with another band - De Ja Vi (guitar+bass+3 girls on vocals). De Ja Vi's rehearsals took place in the building owned by scout troop where one person, a scout, appeared very often. It was Piotr Rogucki. They were bound to meet. Our musicians thought that it would be worth trying to take the young talented vocalist. Here we skip the fact that these three gentlemen knew each other from technical college. Most probably it didn't occur to them then that they would ever play in one band.
After the first rehearsal with Piotr, the choice proved to be the best possible. Long months of struggling with compositions followed. Guys drank many different alcoholic beverages that helped to tighten cooperation within the band. Everything seemed to head in a good direction. And suddenly after years of plenty a very unpleasant "situation" took place. As a result Wojciech Grenda was dismissed from the band. Fortunately replacement for him was found very quickly. Marcin Kobza joined the band. He was known in Łodź at that time as an excellent guitarist and played with groups such as Pig Bit or Second Hand. He fit in perfectly.
. In the end of 2003 they signed with BMG Poland
which allowed them to record their first album Pierwsze wyjście z mroku
(First emergence from darkness). The recording sessions started in November and lasted until January 2004. Even though it may sound unbelievable, all instruments were recorded between 12 and 18 November in Łodź and during the last three days of January in Gdańsk. A throat infection stopped Piotr from recording vocals until December. His sessions took place in Łódź and Gdańsk. Before the release of their first longplay album they gained popularity on supports with Kazik, T.Love
, Sweet Noise
and Acid Drinkers
. People from the business also appreciated "Pierwsze Wyjście Z Mroku" awarding it with a Fryderyk statuette for Album of the Year - Rock.
the band received a Złoty Bączek statuette - awarded by the audience. The circle of Polish musicians, music journalists and music critics once again honoured Coma with Fryderyk awards. That time the band won two of them for Album of the Year Rock/metal and Group of the Year.
On June 13, 2007 they gave a concert as a support for Linkin Park
and Pearl Jam
in Chorzów
and on August 12, 2007 as a support for Tool
and Dir En Grey
during Metal Hammer Festival.
. There in the care of the wonderful family of the owner of the place, in the peaceful silence of the Pieniny Mountains they started to work on the material for their third album. When they returned to Łódź they continued polishing the material during rehearsals. In spring 2008 Adam Marszałkowski, known from another band from Łódź - Normalsi
, took place of Tomasz Stasiak on drums and participated actively in writing of new tracks. Between April and September 2008 all of the compositions were recorded, and they were released as "Hipertrofia
" on 10 November 2008. The album soon gained the Platinum Record status and the band went on tour again.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
rock band which was founded in June 1998 in Łódź. The name - Coma - was chosen randomly. They tossed a coin to decide because they had an appointment for an interview in Radio Łódź.
The early days
During their first rehearsals they named the band Voo Doo Art, but it didn't catch on.http://coma.art.pl/ang/history.htm The band started off with Dominik Witczak on guitar and Tomasz Stasiak on drums. They had played together earlier in a band enigmatically called Ozoz. After Ozoz had fallen apart Witczak-Stasiak team tried to form a band which would play music inspired by IllusionIllusion
An illusion is a distortion of the senses, revealing how the brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. While illusions distort reality, they are generally shared by most people....
, Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...
, Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
, etc. Yet finding a bass player turned out to be problematic. However they tried they didn't get along with any of the candidates for this honourable post. They had to wait quite a long time for God to send them Rafał Matuszak who apart from being a pretty good musician and partygoer turned out to live 300m from Witczak. The three guys were fascinated with one another. They had rehearsals a few times a week. Dominik, Tomasz and Rafał made up their minds to rock together until their dying day, and then they cut their veins and... sealed their decision with blood.
In this way the hybrid was created and functioned under the name "Voo Doo Art". The next to join the band was Wojciech Grenda, whom Dominik and Tomasz knew from Ozoz. After they welcomed him warmly, their friendship developed very quickly. To complete the picture, guys needed someone who could sing. But here their expectations were sky high. Stasiak, Witczak and Grenda had once played with Agnieszka Unczur, a person who sung better than most of the vocalists you could hear on the radio. The gentlemen infected with her superb voice could only choose someone who sung at least as well as she did, or better. God showed mercy one more time.
Matuszak along with Witczak apart from playing in Voo Doo Art performed with another band - De Ja Vi (guitar+bass+3 girls on vocals). De Ja Vi's rehearsals took place in the building owned by scout troop where one person, a scout, appeared very often. It was Piotr Rogucki. They were bound to meet. Our musicians thought that it would be worth trying to take the young talented vocalist. Here we skip the fact that these three gentlemen knew each other from technical college. Most probably it didn't occur to them then that they would ever play in one band.
After the first rehearsal with Piotr, the choice proved to be the best possible. Long months of struggling with compositions followed. Guys drank many different alcoholic beverages that helped to tighten cooperation within the band. Everything seemed to head in a good direction. And suddenly after years of plenty a very unpleasant "situation" took place. As a result Wojciech Grenda was dismissed from the band. Fortunately replacement for him was found very quickly. Marcin Kobza joined the band. He was known in Łodź at that time as an excellent guitarist and played with groups such as Pig Bit or Second Hand. He fit in perfectly.
First Emergence from Darkness
Their first achievement was a single Skaczemy / PasażerSkaczemy / Pasazer
"Skaczemy" / "Pasażer" is a debut single by the Polish rock band Coma, released in 2000.The single consists of two compositions by Coma which...
. In the end of 2003 they signed with BMG Poland
BMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
which allowed them to record their first album Pierwsze wyjście z mroku
Pierwsze wyjscie z mroku
Pierwsze wyjście z mroku is a debut album by the Polish rock band Coma, released on May 17, 2004.The album consists of both ballad-like tracks and harder songs Pierwsze wyjście z mroku (First escape from the gloom) is a debut album by the Polish rock band Coma, released on May 17, 2004.The album...
(First emergence from darkness). The recording sessions started in November and lasted until January 2004. Even though it may sound unbelievable, all instruments were recorded between 12 and 18 November in Łodź and during the last three days of January in Gdańsk. A throat infection stopped Piotr from recording vocals until December. His sessions took place in Łódź and Gdańsk. Before the release of their first longplay album they gained popularity on supports with Kazik, T.Love
T.Love
T.Love is a Polish rock band formed in 1982, originally known as Teenage Love Alternative, by Zygmunt "Muniek" Staszczyk, Janusz Konorowski, Dariusz Zając and Jacek Wudecki, all friends from high school in Częstochowa....
, Sweet Noise
Sweet Noise
Sweet Noise is a Polish alternative metal band. The group was formed in 1990 in Swarzędz. They have released eight CDs and appeared three times at the Przystanek Woodstock festival with the special show in 2003 when more than 400 000 people watched the culmination of what the band refers to as...
and Acid Drinkers
Acid Drinkers
Acid Drinkers are Polish thrash metal band formed in September 1986 in Poznań. Acid Drinkers were formed on September 21, 1986 consisting of Tomasz "Titus" Pukacki and Robert "Litza" Friedrich . The band's style from back then to present is thrash metal, with influences of heavy metal...
. People from the business also appreciated "Pierwsze Wyjście Z Mroku" awarding it with a Fryderyk statuette for Album of the Year - Rock.
The Wasted Forces Of Great Army Of Holy Seals
In 2005 during a break in the tour, the band started to work on some new material, which was later tried out live. On May 29, 2006 Coma released their second album Zaprzepaszczone siły wielkiej armii świętych znaków (The Wasted Forces Of Great Army Of Holy Seals). And as was the case with the first record, also that time fans appreciated the album awarding it with the title of Antyradio's Album of the Year. During the 13th Woodstock FestivalPrzystanek Woodstock
Przystanek Woodstock is an annual free rock music festival in Poland, inspired by and named for the Woodstock Festival, that has taken place since 1995...
the band received a Złoty Bączek statuette - awarded by the audience. The circle of Polish musicians, music journalists and music critics once again honoured Coma with Fryderyk awards. That time the band won two of them for Album of the Year Rock/metal and Group of the Year.
On June 13, 2007 they gave a concert as a support for Linkin Park
Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...
and Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...
in Chorzów
Chorzów
Chorzów is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a population of 2 million...
and on August 12, 2007 as a support for Tool
Tool (band)
Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1990, the group's line-up has included drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan. Since 1995, Justin Chancellor has been the band's bassist, replacing their original bassist Paul D'Amour...
and Dir En Grey
Dir en grey
Dir En Grey is a Japanese metal band formed in 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. As of 2011, they have recorded eight full-length records...
during Metal Hammer Festival.
Hipertrofia
Later the same year, after a few years on tour the band decided to hide in the mountains, in a place called "Muzyczna Owczarnia" in JaworkiJaworki
Jaworki may refer to the following villages in Poland:*Jaworki, Lesser Poland Voivodeship *Jaworki, Podlaskie Voivodeship Jaworki may refer to the following foods:* Angel Wings, a Polish pastry...
. There in the care of the wonderful family of the owner of the place, in the peaceful silence of the Pieniny Mountains they started to work on the material for their third album. When they returned to Łódź they continued polishing the material during rehearsals. In spring 2008 Adam Marszałkowski, known from another band from Łódź - Normalsi
Normalsi
Normalsi is a Polish rock band from Łódź formed in 1999 by a group of friends. Their music can be described as a blend of classical rock and grunge with poetic lyrics touching upon existential problems.-Name:...
, took place of Tomasz Stasiak on drums and participated actively in writing of new tracks. Between April and September 2008 all of the compositions were recorded, and they were released as "Hipertrofia
Hipertrofia
- CD 2 :-Personnel:* Rafał Matuszak - * Dominik Witczak - * Marcin Kobza - * Adam Marszałkowski - * Piotr Rogucki -...
" on 10 November 2008. The album soon gained the Platinum Record status and the band went on tour again.
Members
- Rafał Matuszak - Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Dominik Witczak - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Marcin Kobza - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Adam Marszałkowski - DrumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s - Piotr Rogucki - Vocal
Former members
- Wojciech Gręda - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(1998–2001) - Tomasz Stasiak - DrumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s (1998–2008)
Albums
- Pierwsze wyjście z mrokuPierwsze wyjscie z mrokuPierwsze wyjście z mroku is a debut album by the Polish rock band Coma, released on May 17, 2004.The album consists of both ballad-like tracks and harder songs Pierwsze wyjście z mroku (First escape from the gloom) is a debut album by the Polish rock band Coma, released on May 17, 2004.The album...
(2004) POL #7 - Zaprzepaszczone siły wielkiej armii świętych znaków (2006) POL #1
- HipertrofiaHipertrofia- CD 2 :-Personnel:* Rafał Matuszak - * Dominik Witczak - * Marcin Kobza - * Adam Marszałkowski - * Piotr Rogucki -...
(2008) POL #1 - ExcessExcess (Coma album)-The Band:*Piotr Rogucki - vocals*Dominik Witczak - guitar*Marcin Kobza - guitar*Rafał Matuszak - bass guitar*Adam Marszałkowski - drums...
(2010) POL #12
Singles
- Skaczemy / PasażerSkaczemy / Pasazer"Skaczemy" / "Pasażer" is a debut single by the Polish rock band Coma, released in 2000.The single consists of two compositions by Coma which...
(We jump / Passenger) (2000) - Leszek Żukowski (2004)
- Spadam (I'm falling) (2004)
- Daleka droga do domu (Long way home) (2006)
- System (Framework) (2006)
- Tonacja (Key) (2006)
- Zero osiem wojna (zero eight war)(2008)
- Wola istnienia (Will to exist) (2009)
- Transfuzja (Transfusion) (2009)