Candiria
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| Candiria | |
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| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Genre(s) | Rap-Metal Alternative Metal Alternative Rock Metalcore Jazzcore Mathcore |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Label(s) | Too Damn Hype MIA Century Media Lakeshore Entertainment C.O.M.A. Imprint Type A Sony |
| Members | |
| Carley Coma John Lamacchia Mike MacIovor Darren Carter Steve Fakelman |
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| Former members | |
| Chris Puma Eric Matthews Kenneth Schalk |
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Candiria is a band from Brooklyn, New York. They blend various styles of music, including (but not limited to) hardcore punk, jazz, heavy metal, and hip hop. Candiria have often dubbed their sound "urban fusion".
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[edit] History
Candiria was initially formed in 1992 by vocalist Carley Coma, guitarists Chris Puma and Eric Matthews, and drummer Kenneth Schalk. Even early on they were creating unusual music, with vocals that ranged from dry barks to rap. Candiria's rhythmic guitar style consists of riffing with little melody interrupted by jazzy chord progressions during the jazz breaks. Ken Schalk's drumming often consists of polyrhythms. Michael MacIvor, in fact, may be the least metal-influenced member of the group, as apparent in his melodically complex basslines which frequently do not follow the guitar riffs.
Chris Puma was replaced by John Lamacchia before 1997's Beyond Reasonable Doubt, while Lamacchia himself left the band after 2004's What Doesn't Kill You..., later rejoining the band. The latter album features a cover photograph of the band's van after a heavy traffic accident it endured in 2002. It took the band members considerable time to recover from their injuries. Eric Matthews later left the band, in part, due to these injuries sustained during the aforementioned accident.
Drummer Ken Schalk has been involved in a free-jazz side project named Ghosts Of The Canal, who have thus far released two full-length albums, Sessions from the Flats (1999) and Five Episodes From the Subconscious (2002), as well as two non-album tracks which appeared on the bonus disc of Candiria's The C.O.M.A. Imprint. He has recently married and left the band feeling it was his time to go and discover various new paths.
"Candiria" is the plural form of candirú, a freshwater fish found in the Amazon river. However, Ken Schalk has stated before that the band came up with the name, thinking it sounded like a real word, but not in fact knowing of this fish.
[edit] Members
[edit] Current members
- Carley Coma – vocals (1992–present)
- John Lamacchia – guitar (1997–present)
- Mike MacIovor – bass (1999–present)
- Darren Carter – guitar (2004–present)
- Steve Fakelman – guitar (2004–present)
[edit] Former members
- Chris Puma – guitar (1992–1997)
- Eric Matthews – guitar (1992–2002)
- Kenneth Schalk – drums (1992–2006)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Surrealistic Madness (1995)
- Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1997)
- Process of Self-Development (1999)
- 300 Percent Density (2001)
- The C.O.M.A. Imprint (2002)
- What Doesn't Kill You... (2004)
[edit] External links
- Candiria at MySpace
- Ghosts Of The Canal at MySpace
- Coma New York at MySpace
- Spylocopa at MySpace
- Mister Sparx at MySpace
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