To say that I'm pretty excited that there's a new Enemy X record is an understatement. Finally releasing album number 2, Enemy X has more than enough twists and turns for their own episode of Behind the Music if that was still a thing.
Just when the band had enough of a seemingly impossible task of finding a new drummer, they found the impressive Mike Kimes .. the band got dealt another blow with trying to find a new singer. Enter Steve Thamert.
Lucky for us, when the band announced the addition of Steve - they unleashed "Crawl" at the same time thus cementing the new lineup. The hard hitting lead single was a crusher right out of the gates.
Enter another new componant to the Enemy X fold .. A VIDEO! A very effective performance video for "Crawl" got you familiar with this new lineup of Enemy X. Not only does Mike Kimes have the most impressive drum kit in the Minnesota scene but he has the technical skills to match. Steve Thamert's gravely vocals are completely different for the band but Enemy X has never had a singer that sounds anything like what's out there right now. It's impressive enough that they can find this many unique vocalists!
When you put those two pieces of the puzzle together along with the double guitar attack of Chris Miller and Chris Lynch and the pummeling bass of Jerry Birr - you get perhaps the most original metal band in the Minnesota scene. I'm willing to gamble on there is no other band in the metal scene that sounds like Enemy X.
Now add in Miller's tight production abilities and you have an album that's breaking down the wall for 2018 and raising the bar for bands releasing albums here on out! While having to wait on finding the perfect vocalist for this band, you know they have material laying around that has been perfected over multiple practices so that when the time is right, they aren't bluffing with this album. Each member has crafted beautiful technical aspects for every part of this record and Miller makes sure everyone shines throughout this entire album.
The album itself contains some of the band's most diverse work yet. That might be a scary statement for this band but it works seamelessly. Check this video for "Fall Into Pieces" for example.
This track brings a more melodic take to their sound along with "Until You're Free" and "Fallen World" while tying both worlds together with "Enter the Void".
While you still have the thrash metal workouts like the previously mentioned "Crawl" and the third track currently with a video "Dust" you have my other favorite track "Dirt" which stands out because it's just straight forward metal. This is a band that can truly do it all!
Start to finish Enemy X has created a multi-dimensional album that's not completely snapping necks the entire time when clearly they could if they wanted to with little effort. Stand up and take notice when this band rolls out their live show later this year. I expect Enemy X to melt stages along with this mammoth self titled album.
Purchase the album on ITunes for a ridiculously low price here!
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