Coil

Coil
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Other Names	Black Light District ELpH Sickness of Snakes The Eskaton Time Machines
Former Members	John Balance Peter Christopherson Thighpaulsandra Ossian Brown William Breeze Danny Hyde Drew McDowall Rose McDowall Jim Thirlwell Stephen Thrower
Genre	Industrial post-industrial experimental noise electronic electro-industrial avant-garde
Genre Links	Electronic, Clinical
Origin	London, England
Year(s) Active	1982–2004
Music Style	Pop/Rock, Industrial, Experimental Electronic, Experimental, Dark Ambient, Alternative/ Indie Rock, Avant-Garde
Music Mood	Bleak, Eerie, Literate, Clinical, Detached, Tense/Anxious, Aggressive, Trippy, Wintry, Ominous, Fiery, Sleazy, Harsh
Labels	Threshold House Eskaton Chalice Solar Lodge
Official Website	thresholdhouse.com
Associated Acts	Throbbing Gristle Psychic TV The Threshold HouseBoys Choir Zos Kia Soisong

Coil were an English industrial music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as "Jhonn Balance"—and his partner Peter Christopherson, aka "Sleazy". The duo worked together on a series of releases before Balance chose the name Coil, which he claimed to be inspired by the omnipresence of the coil's shape in nature. Today, Coil remains one of the most influential and best known industrial music groups.