Enterprise Earth

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Enterprise Earth is an American deathcore band from Spokane, Washington.[1] The band was formed in mid-2014 by former members Dan Watson (formerly of Infant Annihilator) and BJ Sampson (formerly of Takeover) on vocals and guitars respectively.[2] At the beginning of the spring[clarification needed], the band finalised their deal with Attila frontman, Chris Fronzak, and moved to his record label Stay Sick Recordings, leaving former label We Are Triumphant.[3] Since the departure of Watson in 2022, no original members remain in the band.

Enterprise Earth
OriginSpokane, Washington, U.S.
GenresDeathcore
Years active2014–present
Labels
MembersGabe Mangold
Brandon Zackey
Travis Worland
Dakota Johnson
Past membersDan Watson
BJ Sampson
Cliff Wagle
Kevin Rogers
Conner Schneberger
Ryan Folden
Gordon McPherson
Will Garcia
Brian Moore
Michael Davidson
Aaron O'Toole
Yusef Johnson
Joel Omans
Rob Saireh
Websiteenterpriseearthband.com

The band name was Watson's idea, which was inspired by his research into Illuminati and conspiracy theories.[4]

History edit

On June 10, 2014, Enterprise Earth released the single "Masquerade of Angels" on the label We Are Triumphant.[5] On October 14, Enterprise Earth released their debut EP XXIII.

On April 15, 2015, Enterprise Earth announced their first tour would be the Death Take Me Home tour, in which they would be playing from August 24 to September 8, with King Conquer, Here Comes the Kraken, Adaliah, and Dealey Plaza.[6][non-primary source needed] On the last date of the tour, Enterprise Earth played with extra bands (excluding Adaliah): Lost Fortune, WVRM, Among Us, Worthy to Recognize, Existence Has Failed, and Agerasia.[7][non-primary source needed]

In early 2015, the band signed to Stay Sick Recordings, leaving former label. "Transorbital Awakening" was released as the first single from Patient Ø On April 24. It featured a guest guitar solo by Joel Omans of Rings of Saturn. The second single, "Amorphous", was released on June 6, which featured guest vocals by Adam Warren of Oceano. The last single,"Theophany", was released on August 21. On October 12, Stay Sick Recordings uploaded a music video for "Shallow Breath", featuring model Erin Leigh Pribyl.

On November 12, Enterprise Earth announced they would be playing the second half of The Sleep Disorder Tour (January 16–25, 2016) with Traitors.[8][non-primary source needed] Enterprise Earth announced that on January 20 of [The] Sleep Disorder Tour, they would be playing alongside Kings, Purge, Endings, Beggars Clarity, and Destitute; whether these bands were on other dates is unknown.[9][non-primary source needed] On December 11, Patient 0̸ was released. It reached No. 5 on Billboard's Heatseekers/Top New Artist Chart,[1] No. 16 on their Independent Label Chart, and No. 54 on their Hard Music Chart.[10][non-primary source needed]

Their second studio album Embodiment was released on April 14, 2017,[11] and peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Heatseekeers Chart.[12][non-primary source needed]

On December 13, 2018, the band released a video for "He Exists", as an advance single to Luciferous, which was released through Entertainment One and Good Fight Music on April 5, 2019.[13] Loudwire named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019.[14]

On June 19, 2020, the band surprise released the Foundation of Bones EP. On September 10, 2021, the band announced their fourth album, The Chosen, would be due in January 2022, and also released its lead single "Where Dreams Are Broken".[15] Shortly after, it was announced that frontman Dan Watson would be sitting out of the band's upcoming tours and would be replaced with live vocalist Travis Worland.[16] On April 12, 2022, Watson announced he had departed the band.[17] On May 2, touring vocalist Travis Worland was announced as the band's new permanent vocalist,[18] and the band released their first single with him, "Psalm of Agony", the next month.[19]

On October 11, 2023, the band announced their fifth album, Death: An Anthology, would be released on February 2, 2024.[20]

Band members edit

Timeline

Discography edit

Studio albums

  • Patient 0 (2015)
  • Embodiment (2017)
  • Luciferous (2019)
  • The Chosen (2022)
  • Death: An Anthology (2024)

EPs

Singles

  • "Masquerade of Angels" (2014)
  • "Carol of the Bells" (2014)[21]
  • "Transorbital Awakening" (2015)
  • "Amorphous" (2015)
  • "Theophany" (2015)
  • "This Hell, My Home" (2016)
  • "Mortum Incarnatum" (2017)
  • "Temptress" (2017)
  • "Father of Abortion" (2017)
  • "Only Hell Will Embrace the Damned" (2018)
  • "He Exists" (2018)
  • "Sleep Is for the Dead" (2019)
  • "Where Dreams Are Broken" (2021)
  • "Reanimate // Disintegrate" (2021)
  • "Legends Never Die" (2021)
  • "You Couldn't Save Me" (2022)
  • "Psalm of Agony" (2022)
  • "Death Magick" (2023)
  • ”The World Without Us” (2023)
  • ”King of Ruination (Feat. Ben Duerr)” (2023)
  • ”The Reaper’s Servant (Feat. Darius Tehrani)” (2023)
  • ”Casket of Rust” (2023)

Music videos

Year Song Album Director Type
2014 "Masquerade of Angels" XXIII EP Dawson Scholz Narrative
2015 "Shallow Breath" Patient 0 Peter Doucette Narrative
2016 "Amid Vultures" Patient 0 Orie McGinness Music Video
2016 "This Hell, My Home" non-album single Orie McGinness Narrative
2017 "Never Forgive, Never Forget" Embodiment Narrative
2017 "Deflesh to Unveil" Embodiment Tour
2018 "He Exists" Luciferous Music Video
2019 "We Are Immortal" Luciferous Burke Cullinane Music Video
2019 "Sleep Is for the Dead" Luciferous Music Video
2019 "The Failsafe Fallacy" Luciferous Music Video
2020 "Scars of the Past" Luciferous Dylan Gould Tour
2020 "Foundation of Bones" Foundation of Bones EP Dylan Gould Music Video
2021 "Where Dreams Are Broken" The Chosen Burke Cullinane Music Video
2021 "Reanimate // Disintegrate" The Chosen Burke Cullinane Music Video
2022 "Psalm of Agony" non-album single Chris Klumpp Music Video
2022 "You Couldn't Save Me" The Chosen Tour
2023 "Death Magick" non-album single Kyle Hines Music Video
2023 "The World Without Us" non-album single Kyle Hines Performance

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Enterprise Earth - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Enterprise Earth About Page". Enterprise Earth. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "Attila's Fronz Brings Deathcore to His Label by Signing Enterprise Earth". Alternative Press. June 10, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "We are ENTERPRISE EARTH! ASK US ANYTHING! : Deathcore". reddit. December 10, 2015. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "Enterprise Earth Premiere New Song and Music Video, "Masquerade of Angels"". Revolver. October 6, 2014. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "*TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT*We will be heading... - Enterprise Earth - Facebook". Facebook.
  7. ^ "Tonight is the last night of tour! We... - Enterprise Earth - Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
  8. ^ "Very excited to announce that we'll be... - Enterprise Earth - Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
  9. ^ "Tonight is a banger in Los Angeles with... - Enterprise Earth - Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
  10. ^ "THANK YOU!! We are blown away at the... - Enterprise Earth - Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
  11. ^ Tiffany Mitchell, Enterprise Earth Embodiment, retrieved January 25, 2018
  12. ^ Enterprise Earth - About, retrieved January 26, 2018
  13. ^ "Exclusive Premiere: Enterprise Earth Turn The Tables In New Video, He Exists". Kerrang!. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  14. ^ "The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2019". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. December 3, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  15. ^ "ENTERPRISE EARTH To Release The Chosen Full-Length In January" (Press release). September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles.
  16. ^ "Enterprise Earth Vocalist Dan Watson To Sit Out The Band's Immediate Tours". ThePRP. September 14, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  17. ^ "ENTERPRISE EARTH Founding Vocalist Leaves The Band: "It Didn't Come To This Because Any Of Us Wanted It To"". Metal Injection. April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  18. ^ "Enterprise Earth Announce New Permanent Vocalist". ThePRP. May 2, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  19. ^ Eaton, Harry (June 16, 2022). "New Music Friday: June 17th, 2022". Boolin Tunes. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  20. ^ "ENTERPRISE EARTH Announce New Forthcoming Album "Death: An Anthology" Featuring MATT HEAFY, BEN DUERR & Others". Sonic Perspectives. October 11, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  21. ^ "Enterprise Earth - Carol of the Bells". We Are Triumphant. December 24, 2014. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2016.

External links edit

  • Official website