Enforced
From:
Richmond,
VA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Enforced News
Below is our complete Enforced news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
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Enforced Unveils New Single "Betting On The End"
Enforced, the unstoppable force of crossover thrash, is back with their blistering new EP, "A Leap Into the Dark." Featuring six powerhouse tracks, this EP delivers everything fans have come to expect from the Virginia-based quintet: searing riffs, unrelenting aggression, and lyrics that pull no punches. Stream the full EP here.
Accompanying the release is the brand-new video for the lead single, "Betting On The End." This incendiary track juxtaposes the idea that “politicians are ’gambling with our lives‘” against the concept that everyday people are doing it for them. "It's a spiral about the devaluation of human life in the modern age. It feels like we're all just chips to be wagered, but at its core, we'd be wagering our own lives regardless. So can you blame an entity for essentially mocking your own behavior? It works both ways and on every level; be it an individual or an overpowered government. The house wins in the end."
Recorded with Lance Koehler, A Leap Into the Dark is a direct follow-up to the band‘s acclaimed 2023 album "War Remains." With three new songs and remastered versions of fan favorites, the EP captures the raw, relentless energy that has become synonymous with Enforced's sound. More...
Enforced To Release New EP In October
Virginia thrash titans Enforced are back with a vengeance, announcing their latest EP "A Leap Into The Dark," set for release on October 25, 2024. The six-song EP features three brand-new Enforced tracks alongside three explosive B-sides, including the fan-favorite "Casket" and blistering covers of English Dogs' "The Chase Is On" and Obituary's "Deadly Intentions." The title track from the EP, "A Leap Into The Dark," is available now, accompanied by an intense new music video available below.
The band’s frontman shares insight into the title track's thematic depth: "'A Leap Into The Dark' is fixated around a very vivid dream I had that I couldn’t forget or erase. Lyrically, it’s about taking a massive leap of faith into a chaotic unknown. It could lead to blessings or towards your downfall. It doesn’t matter; you’re at the moment where you need to make a decision. A Leap Into The Dark is the choice I’ve made. I am not afraid of the unknown."
A Leap Into The Dark is produced and mixed by the renowned Arthur Rizk (Blood Incantation, Power Trip, Kreator, Code Orange), capturing Enforced's unrelenting ferocity in its purest form. Building on the hardcore thrash foundation laid by their critically acclaimed albums "War Remains" (2023) and "Kill-Grid" (2021), the new EP serves as a harbinger of more to come.
Tracklisting:
1. Betting on the End
2. A Leap Into The Dark
3. Deafening Heartbeats
4. Casket (2024 Remaster)
5. Deadly Intentions (Obituary Cover)
6. The Chase is On (English Dogs Cover) More...
200 Stab Wounds Premiere New Single & NSFW Video
200 Stab Wounds have officially released their new album “Manual Manic Procedures”, accompanied by a NSFW music video for the track “Gross Abuse,” streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.
Steve Buhl, the vocalist/guitarist of the Cleveland, OH-based death metal band, commented on the track: More...
200 Stab Wounds Premiere New Single
200 Stab Wounds have released the song "Ride The Flatline" from their upcoming album, "Manual Manic Procedures." Metal Blade Records will be releasing this latest collection of tracks from the Cleveland death metal band on June 28th.
This second-to-last track on the album features a guest appearance by Code Orange vocalist Jami Morgan. The song was inspired by the train derailment and chemical spill that occurred in Ohio last year.
Vocalist/guitarist Steve Buhl commented: More...
200 Stab Wounds Premiere New Single & Music Video
Cleveland death metal band 200 Stab Wounds will release their sophomore album "Manual Manic Procedures" via Metal Blade Records on June 28th. Andy Nelson, known for his work with Harm's Way and Weekend Nachos, handled production and mixing for this album. To mark the announcement, they've unveiled the music video for the lead single, "Hands Of Eternity."
Singer and guitarist Steve Buhl described the track as exploring the theme of 'being trapped in your own mind' and shared insights into its musical direction: More...
Gatecreeper Premiere New Single
With just a month remaining until the release of their new album "Dark Superstition" on May 17th, Arizona death metal band Gatecreeper has unveiled another single from the record. Below, you can immerse yourself in their track "Masterpiece Of Chaos."
Frontman Chase Mason offered his thoughts: More...
Enforced Premiere Obituary Cover
Enforced, the crossover band hailing from Richmond, VA, is now streaming their rendition of the 1989 classic "Deadly Intentions" by death metal pioneers Obituary. This track originally appeared on Obituary's debut album, "Slowly We Rot."
Creeping Death Premiere New Single & Music Video
Ahead of the release of their highly anticipated album "Boundless Domain" this Friday, June 16th, Texan death metal outfit Creeping Death premiere a new official music video for their single "Vitrified Earth." Check it now now streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below:
As they prepare to unleash their new album, Creeping Death have also announced a series of 2023 live performances: More...
Creeping Death Premiere New Single & Music Video
As the June 16th release date for their new album, "Boundless Domain," approaches, Texan death metal band Creeping Death have unveiled the official music video for their latest single, "The Common Breed", both streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.
Guitarist Trey Pemberton expressed his enthusiasm for the project, stating: More...
Enforced Premiere New Music Video "War Remains"
Richmond, VA thrash metal band Enforced premiere a new official music video for the group's brand new album’s title track. Check out now “War Remains” streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below.
Tells frontman Colby Knox: More...
Venom Inc. Announces North American Tour Dates
Extreme metal pioneers, Venom Inc., are proud to announce their return to the US this summer for their "Better To Reign In Hell" tour. The trek will kick off on June 22 in Dallas Texas and make its way up the west coast performing in Phoenix, San Diego, and Seattle before concluding in Denver on July 9.
Joining the band on the summer run are Exhumed (6/22-7/2), Acid Witch, Enforced, and Wormwitch (7/3-7/8).
Venom Inc. comments: "Legions of Hell!! Finally rescheduled after our red tape fiasco (Thank you immigration!) now we are ready and on fire!! Standby for intense and all our brutal furious assault!!!! With our amazing support card, there’s no escape now… come join us and lose your mind and remember THERE’S ONLY BLACK! SEE YOU VERY SOON for PART I."
Venom Inc. will be touring in support of their latest offering, There’s Only Black. Their sophomore album is a no-holds-barred assault on bigoted hypocrisy and conformism in today's society, as well as a demonstration of musical superiority delivered by some of the genre's true originators.
The tour dates are as follows: More...
Enforced Unveils "Starve" Music Video
On April 28, 2023 Enforced will release their third full-length, "War Remains" (32 minutes of aggressive, no-frills thrash!), via Century Media Records. For a preview of this record, the new single/video, "Starve," can be seen below.
Vocalist Knox Colby states: "Ultimately, 'Starve' is about being forced to produce when there's no resources to do so, you then become the resource that's produced/harvested. If I'm profitless, then I'm expendable, chaff; but even then I could've still given my life.
So the song sketches out the final moments of someone who has given everything they have left to give, and it's still not enough. They starve themselves to death and watch the world they've given everything to save still fall to shit. They give up and go crazy in the end. Their fruitfulness is deemed fruitless; leaving this world in agony; howling to rebel but not the desire to do so. Starved." More...
Enforced Premiere New Single & Music Video
Richmond, VA-based thrash metal band Enforced premiere to their new single nad music video named “Hanged By My Hand“. The song is off their third studio full-length “War Remains”, due out in stores via Century Media on April 28th, 2023.
Comments frontman Knox Colby: More...
Enforced Premiere New Single “Ultra-Violence”
Richmond, VA-based thrash metal quintet Enforced will release their third studio full-length “War Remains” on April 28th via Century Media. Today they premiere a first track named “Ultra-Violence” from that effort, streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below.
Tells frontman Knox Colby: More...
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200 Stab Wounds Sign w/ Metal Blade Records
Cleveland-based death metal quartet 200 Stab Wounds premiere a new single named “Masters Of Morbidity“, which was produced by Mark Lewis (The Black Dahlia Murder, Cannibal Corpse). The track marks also their first new material for their new label home Metal Blade Records.
Check out now "Masters Of Morbidity" streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.
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Undeath Premiere New Single & Music Video
Undeath premiere a new official music video for the track “Fiend For Corpses”. The single is taken from their latest album “It’s Time… To Rise From The Grave“. Check out now "“Fiend For Corpses" streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below:
In other news, the band will be co-headlining the ‘Slave To The Grave Tour‘ together with 200 Stab Wounds. Enforced and Phobophilic will join them as supports on the below dates: More...
At The Gates Premiere Animated Music Video
Swedish melodic death metal veterans At The Gates premiere an animated music video for “Garden Of Cyrus“, which is taken from the band’s latest record, “The Nightmare Of Being“.
Comments frontman Tomas Lindberg Redant: More...
Municipal Waste Premiere New Animated Music Video
Thrash metal band Municipal Waste premiere an official animated music video for their track, “Grave Dive“, taken from the band’s latest album “Electrified Brain“, which was released earlier this month.
Pierre Mousquet created the video streaming via YouTube for you now below:
Tells frontman Tony Foresta: More...
Headline News
At The Gates Fire Guitarist Jonas Stålhammar
With their “Slaughter Of The Soul” anniversary run scheduled to commence across North America next month, Swedish melodic death metal band At The Gates announce that they have fired their lead guitarist Jonas Stålhammar. Tell the outfit via their social media: More...
Exhumed Premiere Full-Album Stream Of New EP
Exhumed premiere their new EP “Worming” streaming via YouTube fr you below. The four-track release runs as follows:
01 – “Worming”
02 – “N.M.F.O. (Nazi Metallers Fuck Off)”
03 – “Distorted And Twisted To Form”
04 – “Vacant Grave”
You can catch the band live on their current ‘Worming Through American Tour‘ with Creeping Death, Bewitcher and Enforced: More...