Royal Coda is an American rock band based in Sacramento, California, founded by lead guitarist Sergio Medina.
After 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.
[4] 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.
[8] 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.
[13] 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.
However, Erak left the band halfway through Tilian's headlining tour reportedly focusing on his solo career, leaving Royal Coda to continue as a four-piece outfit.
On February 1, 2019, it was revealed that Royal Coda would perform at the 1st Annual Blue Swan Records Swanfest on March 30, 2019.
[19] The same month, bass guitarist Jason Ellis parted ways with the band due to personal issues, and was replaced by Steffen Gotsch.
[27] On July 6, 2022, the band announced their third studio album, To Only A Few At First, and released two songs, "We Slowly Lose Hope For Things To Come" and "Screen Time Overload", the former of which had a music video premiere on Blue Swan Records channel on YouTube.