John Coffey was formed in 2005 in Utrecht, The Netherlands.Begin 2012 John Coffey tore down a small pub somewhere in Groningen during the EurosonicFestival. 30 minutes of sheer guitar loudness left the audience in awe with ringing ears and renewed punkrock hope.

It got them a record deal on German based Redfield Records. Distribution in theBenelux will be done by Suburban Records and bookings are done by Rock ‘n RollHighschool in the Netherlands and Sparta Bookings in Europe.

RecapAfter a year of hard work, rehearsal space fights, torn cymbals and moulted amps JohnCoffey travelled up north to Sweden in November 2011 to cooperate with producerPelle Gunnerfeldt (The Hives, Refused) and Jag Jago (ex-guitar player The Ghost Of aThousand).

Surrounded by Grammy Awards, they recorded their album in the legendaryGröndahl Studio.Being flat broke, John Coffey was massively supported by their fans who, throughSellaband, donated their money like it was going out of fashion.

All to get the band toSweden.The Result is ‘Bright Companions’. A raw punk/rock n’ roll record written during anintense year the band had while making it. A year in which part of the band travelled toAsia to work on the record on desolate roads, in a hospital and in a Phnom Penh slum,while the other half laboured endlessly in dark Utrecht rehearsal spaces.

A conversationbetween five friends about fear of change, vultures, Romans and The Bomb. Musically amixture of punkrock, screamo, metal and modern hardcore. Presented with a big shot ofrock n’ roll bravery.

In October 2009 John Coffey released its debut album VANITY on Sally Forth Recordswhile touring with bands like Underoath, Cancer Bats, Architects, The Chariot and GhostOf A Thousand. Besides Holland, the band toured through Great-Brittan, Germany,Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic.