On June 4, 2019, it was revealed Royal Coda would tour as support on American post-hardcore band Hail the Sun's The Mental Knife North American tour from September 13 to October 13. On February 11, the group announced its first headlining tour, which took place from March 14 to March 30, 2019, in the United States, with support from Body Thief. On February 1, 2019, it was revealed that Royal Coda would perform at the 1st Annual Blue Swan Records Swanfest on March 30, 2019.

Main article: Compassion (Royal Coda album) However, Erak left the band halfway through Tilian's headlining tour reportedly focussing on his solo career, leaving Royal Coda to continue as a four-piece outfit. On August 25, 2018, it was revealed that Erak and former Dance Gavin Dance bass guitarist Jason Ellis were official members of the band. On July 16, it was confirmed that The Fall of Troy frontman Thomas Erak would join Royal Coda as a touring guitarist and backing vocalist. On June 22, 2018, it was announced that Royal Coda would tour as support on American singer Tilian's headlining solo tour, from August 23 to September 23, 2018, in the United States. ĭrummer Joseph Arrington announced that the band were to record more new music in 2018. The band performed their first two concerts at Family Vacation Music Festival in Sacramento, California on May 19 and at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California on May 20. Their self-titled debut studio album was made available to stream a day before its release date, on April 26, 2018, on New Noise Magazine. A third song, 'Breathe Correct', was released on April 12, 2018, with a streaming premiere on Substream Magazine. Another song, 'Cut Me Under', was released on March 29, along with announcement of their self-titled debut studio album. On February 16, 2018, the band premiered their debut single 'Anything to Save'. The group wrote and recorded their debut album at VuDu Studios in Port Jefferson, New York and was produced with Dominic Nastasi and Mike Watts. On January 29, 2018, Royal Coda announced that they had finished tracking their debut studio album. In 2020, the group recorded their third album To Only A Few At First, to be released on Blue Swan and Rise Records in August 2022. In 2019, the band recruited Dance Gavin Dance guitarist Will Swan and touring bass guitarist Steffen Gotsch, releasing their sophomore studio album, Compassion, in November to critical acclaim. After former A Lot Like Birds members Travis and Arrington joined the group, they recorded their self-titled debut album, Royal Coda, which was released in April 2018 on Blue Swan Records.

The band currently consists of lead vocalist Kurt Travis, guitarists Sergio Medina and Will Swan, bass guitarist Steffen Gotsch, and drummer Joseph Arrington.Īfter the dissolution of the post-hardcore band Stolas, Medina formed Royal Coda as a project to experiment with new writing styles outside of his typical routine. They are known for their amalgamation of progressive rock, psychedelic rock, and post-hardcore. Royal Coda is an American rock band based in Sacramento, California, founded by lead guitarist Sergio Medina.

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