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Posted by: Dan Peach

Enemo-J

Enemo j pronounced eeneemo - jay the name came from an adjusted title of a patriotic group. The band started in around the year two thousand, Which featured the line up of Craig on vocals and decks, Leroy on vocals, Bucky on bass, Dennis on drums and Bob on guitar, The current line up has changed to Craig on vocals, Dennis on drums backing vocals and samples, Welly on bass and Scott on guitar. On their first gig the band won first round of the battle of the bands in Tamworth and went on to come third in the overall competition (being the only metal band in the top three).

From this the band has achieved some success winning their home town battle of the bands, coming second in an entire midlands final at emergenza (held by official scouts of Sony/Columbia), to which we won best guitarist collecting an Ernie ball/ music man sponsored guitar. They also made the top bands of the midlands held by xposed magazine.

An early recording made at the Hive in Derby sold fast, It featured the song 'influential dropoutz' which also featured on two compilation albums going out to reach over a few thousand people, The band had since pulled their early demo due to poor quality recording and went on a year long spree of arranging and hosting gigs to make the money for the 1st and 2nd album. After raising nearly four thousand pounds the band hit the studio. Choosing between a few produced the band settled with Matt Ellis who produced bands such as 'Number One Son', 'Grand Theft Audio' and 'Rico.' Songs from there first album reached there own success as follows –

Last children of history – video made by matt Burton is in top most played on the casket you tube channel, also received airplay on redemption tv amongst others

Parasite – featured on terrorizer cd going out to 27,000 and unsigned magazine another 1,000

Influential dropoutz – on Burton mail cd (local press cd went out to 2 thousand)

Paths – most recently used for the new caprice film ‘perfect woman’ is on the trailer going to this years Cannes film festival

Sickle – picked by rob and lozz of kerrang radio to accompany there unsigned cd over 20,000 in circulation

Genetic hatred – received regular airplay on kerrang unsigned and won best metal act getting them a slot at the barfly to support speedhorn

Politically white – anti racism song featured on the divine intervention compilation (1,000 in circulation)

Enemo j have also opened for a long list of bands including the Locusts, D.R.I, Viking skull, Raging speedhorn, Gutworm, Godsize, Die so fluid, the Features, Path of betrayal, Rattle snake remedy, Redjack, Tears of aske, Wolfpac, Isor, Burnt, Orthrealm, Headhunglow, Johnny truant, Razorwire, When bullets fail, Headspeed, Long time dead, Napalm death, rsj, harpies, In flames, Lacuna coil,

As well as upcoming acts such as Adrenaline, Blind ignorance, Jacobs Fable, Akemi, Sakurai, Four step process, Allergin, 3 stories hi, Chemikill, Star from ivy, Dead by dawn, Fallen friend, Slave, Fireswitch, Found wanting, Of war, Hailo werkz, Jinja, Dead heart valentines, Luminoki, Vicar at war, Hostile takeover, Kharma, Crouch mog, Sanchez

 

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