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Walk In Coma are an alternative metal band who have been hitting the Essex live circuit for over a decade. Drawing from combined influences of bands like Slipknot, Lamb of God and Architects as well as many other eclectic individual tastes, the band have been given comparisons to Killswitch Engage, Machine Head and Bring Me The Horizon.
Having been formed by schoolmates Alex Adlington and Mark Elliott in 2006 with longtime bass player Tom Case joining in 2010, the band has consistently evolved in style and sound through the years. The embracing of a heavier sound coincided with support slots with Funeral for a Friend and Breed 77 in 2012, with the band truly finding their niche with 2015's "Narrenturm" EP.
Continuing to build on the sound of "Narrenturm", the band's next effort "Blur the Line of Fiction and Fate", recorded with esteemed producer Daniel Kerr of Avenue Studios, was released to acclaim in 2018 accompanied by universally well received videos for singles "Serpents and Vermin" and "Through Your Eyes". The reception from this EP led the band to the final of Essex Metal To The Masses 2019, support slots with Canadian hardcore band Cancer Bats on two separate occasions, fast rising UK bands Red Method and Heart of a Coward, as well as headlining numerous local shows.
While the chaos and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns saw many bands unable to continue, Walk In Coma continued to persevere and set to work demoing new material, some of which had already made its live debut at shows. Returning to Avenue Studios in Spring of 2021, the band recorded five new tracks that would become the forthcoming EP "Human Condition".
2022 is already shaping up to be a monumental year and fresh start for the band, with the release of new single and video "Dead Reckoning", bigger shows and festival appearances booked across the UK and the addition of second guitarist Nicole Lastauskas. The band has a refocused energy and are eagerly anticipating releasing the "Human Condition" EP in 2023 and seeing you at a show soon!