Enterprise Earth

Enterprise Earth is an American deathcore band from Spokane, Washington.[1] Frontman Dan Watson (former Infant Annihilator vocalist) and former guitarist BJ Sampson (formerly of Takeover), formed the band in mid-2014.[2] 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.[3]

Enterprise Earth
Origin	Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Genres	Deathcore
Years active	2014–present
Labels	eOne Good Fight Stay Sick We Are Triumphant
Website	enterpriseearthband.com
Members	Dan Watson Gabe Mangold Rob Saireh Brandon Zackey
Past members	Kevin Rogers Conner Schneberger Ryan Folden Brian Moore Michael Davidson Cliff Wagle Will Garcia Joel Omans Yusef Johnson Aaron O'Toole BJ Sampson

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

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[d] with open arms by the death metal community".[5] 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 [became] 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.[6] 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]

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 (January 16–25, 2016) with Traitors.[8] 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]

On December 9, Stay Sick Recordings uploaded a video containing the entirety of Patient 0̸ via YouTube.[10] On December 11, Patient 0̸ was released. Patient 0̸ reached No. 5 on Billboard's Heatseekers/Top New Artist Chart,[1] No. 16 on Billboard's Independent Label Chart, and No. 54 on Billboard's Hard Music Chart.[11]

On January 17, 2016, Enterprise Earth announced they would be headlining a three-date tour from January 26–28.[12] 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.[13]

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.[14]

On February 23, Enterprise Earth announced they would be playing the Extreme Thing festival on April 2, alongside Saosin (with Anthony Green), 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.[15]

On February 25, Enterprise Earth announced they would be supporting Carnifex and Winds of Plague (last two dates only), alongside Phinehas, and The Iron Son (last two dates only), on their Die Without Hope Tour from April 4–16.[16]

Enterprise Earth released their second studio album Embodiment on April 14, 2017,[17] which rose to No. 6 on the Billboard Heatseekeers Chart.[18]

On January 22, Enterprise Earth announced they would play at the (2018) 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.[19]

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.[20]

On June 19, 2020, the band surprise release a new ep "Foundation of Bones"

Members

Current Dan Watson – vocals (2014–present) (formerly of Infant Annihilator) Gabe Mangold – guitars[21] (2017–present) (Delusions of Grandeur, The Harvest Colour) Rob Saireh – bass[22] (2018–present) Brandon Zackey – drums (2019–present) Former Kevin Rogers – guitars (2014–2015) Conner Schneberger – bass (2014–2015) Brian Moore – bass (2015) (The Browning) Michael Davidson – drums (2015) (I, Detest) Ryan Folden – drums (2014–2015) (formerly of The Agony Scene) Joel Omans – guitars (2016) (now in Rings of Saturn, Extortionist) Cliff Wagle – guitars (2014-2016) (formerly of Demolisher) Will Garcia – guitars (2015-2016) (I, Detest) Gordon McPherson – bass (2015–2017) (formerly of To the Wind, I Declare War) Yusef Johnson – guitars (2016–2017)[23] (formerly of I Declare War) Aaron O'Toole – drums (2016–2019) (Confines) Byron James "BJ" Sampson – guitars (2014–2019) (formerly of Takeover)

Live Josh Freeman – guitars (2017) (formerly of A Wake in Providence) Sammy Morales – drums (2016)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

• Patient 0 (2015)
• Embodiment (2017)
• Luciferous (2019)

EPs

• XXIII (2014)
• Foundation of Bones (2020)

Singles

• "Masquerade of Angels" (2014)
• "Carol of the Bells" (2014)[24]
• "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)

Music videos

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

References

1. "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. 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".
7. "Tonight is the last night of tour! We... - Enterprise Earth - Facebook". Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
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10. "Enterprise Earth - Patient 0 Album Stream". Stay Sick Recordings. December 9, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
11. "THANK YOU!! We are blown away at the... - Enterprise Earth - Facebook". Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
12. "We're about a week away from tour. See... - Enterprise Earth - Facebook". Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
13. "Tonight we're in Denver. Come rage with us - Enterprise Earth - Facebook". Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
14. "We're excited to announce we'll be... - Enterprise Earth - Facebook". Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
15. "Get ready Las Vegas. We are coming for... - Enterprise Earth - Facebook". Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
16. "We are excited to announce that we will... - Enterprise Earth - Facebook". Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
17. Tiffany Mitchell, Enterprise Earth Embodiment, retrieved January 25, 2018
18. Enterprise Earth - About, retrieved January 26, 2018
19. Enterprise Earth Festival Announcement 2, retrieved January 26, 2018
20. "Exclusive Premiere: Enterprise Earth Turn The Tables In New Video, He Exists". Kerrang!. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
21. "Our new single 'Only Hell Will Embrace The... - Enterprise Earth". Facebook.
22. "Enterprise Earth". www.facebook.com. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
23. "Enterprise Earth". www.facebook.com. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
24. "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

• Official website