Enterprise Earth
Enterprise Earth is an American deathcore band from Spokane, Washington. Frontman Dan Watson and former guitarist BJ Sampson, formed the band in mid-2014. Quickly after their inception, the band began picking up a large internet following. At the beginning of the spring, 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.
The band name was Watson's idea, which was inspired by his research into Illuminati and conspiracy theories.
History
On June 10, 2014, immediately after forming, Enterprise Earth released the single "Masquerade of Angels" on the label We Are Triumphant, which, according to the Enterprise Earth 'About' Page, "was welcome with open arms by the death metal community". On October 14, Enterprise Earth released their debut EP XXIII, which, according to the Enterprise Earth 'About' Page, "spread like wild fire on the internet and quickly very talked about".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. On the last date of the tour, Enterprise Earth played with extra bands : Lost Fortune, WVRM, Among Us, Worthy to Recognize, Existence Has Failed, and Agerasia.
In early 2015, Enterprise Earth signed to Stay Sick Recordings, leaving former label We Are Triumphant. On April 24, the first single from Patient Ø was released, entitled "Transorbital Awakening", which featured a guest guitar solo by Joel Omans of Rings of Saturn, alongside the details of the upcoming debut full-length album. The second single then followed, "Amorphous" was released on June 6, which featured guest vocals by Adam Warren of Oceano. The last single from Patient Ø was released on August 21, entitled "Theophany". 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 with Traitors. Enterprise Earth announced that on January 20 of Sleep Disorder Tour, they would be playing alongside Kings, Purge, Endings, Beggars Clarity, and Destitute; whether these bands were on other dates is unknown.
On December 9, Stay Sick Recordings uploaded a video containing the entirety of Patient 0̸ via YouTube. On December 11, Patient 0̸ was released. Patient 0̸ reached No. 5 on Billboards Heatseekers/Top New Artist Chart, No. 16 on Billboards Independent Label Chart, and No. 54 on Billboard's Hard Music Chart.
On January 17, 2016, Enterprise Earth announced they would be headlining a three-date tour from January 26–28. On January 27, Enterprise Earth headlined this date with Seren, Destroy What's Left, Paths to Necropolis, and Crown Magnetar; whether these bands were on the other two dates is unknown.
On February 16, Enterprise Earth announced they would be playing the Texas Independence Fest on April 9, alongside Despised Icon, Bury Your Dead, Unearth, Carnifex, Malevolent Creation, Through the Eyes of the Dead, Oceano, Ringworm, Nekrogoblikon, On Broken Wings, Psychostick, Lionheart, Reflections, Sworn Enemy, Pyrexia, Abiotic, Fire from the Gods, No Zodiac, Culture Killer, Urizen, Hollow Earth, and Great American Ghost.
On February 23, Enterprise Earth announced they would be playing the Extreme Thing festival on April 2, alongside Saosin, Bayside, Mayday Parade, The Story So Far, The Maine, Jedi Mind Tricks, blessthefall, Dance Gavin Dance, Chelsea Grin, State Champs, Authority Zero, Escape the Fate, Death by Stereo, New Year's Day, SECRETS, Carnifex, Volumes, Defeater, Set It Off, From Ashes to New, Be Like Max, BETTER•OFF, and Violent New Breed.
On February 25, Enterprise Earth announced they would be supporting Carnifex and Winds of Plague, alongside Phinehas, and The Iron Son, on their Die Without Hope Tour from April 4–16.
Enterprise Earth released their second studio album Embodiment on April 14, 2017, which rose to No. 6 on the Billboard Heatseekeers Chart.
On January 22, Enterprise Earth announced they would play at the Texas Independence Festival, with Dying Fetus, Thy Art is Murder, Carnifex, Oceano, Fit for an Autopsy, Sworn In, Evergreen Terrace, The Browning, Rivers of Nihil, Spite, Darkness Divided, Bodysnatcher, Buried Above Ground and Sanction.
On December 13, 2018, the band released a new video, "He Exists", as an advance single to Luciferous, which was released through Entertainment One and Good Fight Music on April 5, 2019.
On June 19, 2020, the band surprise release a new ep "Foundation of Bones"
Members
Current- Dan Watson – vocals
- Gabe Mangold – guitars
- Rob Saireh – bass
- Brandon Zackey – drums
- Kevin Rogers – guitars
- Conner Schneberger – bass
- Brian Moore – bass
- Michael Davidson – drums
- Ryan Folden – drums
- Joel Omans – guitars
- Cliff Wagle – guitars
- Will Garcia – guitars
- Gordon McPherson – bass
- Yusef Johnson – guitars
- Aaron O'Toole – drums
- Byron James "BJ" Sampson – guitars
- Josh Freeman – guitars
- Sammy Morales – drums
Discography
Studio albums- Patient 0
- Embodiment
- Luciferous
- XXIII
- Foundation of Bones
- "Masquerade of Angels"
- "Carol of the Bells"
- "Transorbital Awakening"
- "Amorphous"
- "Theophany"
- "This Hell, My Home"
- "Mortum Incarnatum"
- "Temptress"
- "Father of Abortion"
- "Only Hell Will Embrace the Damned"
- "He Exists"
- "Sleep Is for the Dead"
Year | Song | Album | Director | Type | Link |
2014 | "Masquerade of Angels" | XXIII | Dawson Scholz | Narrative | |
2015 | "Shallow Breath" | Patient Ø | Peter Doucette | Narrative | |
2016 | "This Hell, My Home" | N/A | Narrative | ||
2017 | "Deflesh to Unveil" | Embodiment | Tour | ||
2017 | "Never Forgive Never Forget" | Embodiment | Narrative | ||
2018 | "He Exists" | Luciferous | Music Video | ||
2019 | "Sleep Is for the Dead" | Luciferous | Music Video | ||
2019 | "The Failsafe Fallacy" | Luciferous | Music Video |