Enter Shikari
Enter Shikari is an English post-hardcore band from St Albans, United Kingdom. The band describe their style as "Trance Core". The band is named after a boat from a relative of a member of the band, which was called " Shikari ". In addition, in some Indo-Iranian languages , the word " Shikari " a hunter.
History
Enter Shikari was founded in 2003 in St Albans, where all members are drawn. In summer 2006, Enter Shikari played on MySpace Newcomer Festival. Since August 2006, their music videos are sent to Sorry You're Not a Winner and Mothership on MTV 2 and were also represented in the singles charts. The end of 2006 they signed a contract with the underground label Ambush Reality, where the beginning of 2007 their third single, Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour and the album Take to the Skies was released. In 2007, she went to the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire and the alternative rock band Billy Talent on tour. In 2008, she worked as the opening act of the nu-metal band Linkin Park. The song OK! Time for Plan B is contained among other things on the soundtrack to American football video game Madden 08, Sorry You're Not a Winner is heard in the game NHL 08.
Take to the Skies now sold 250,000 copies worldwide and received a Gold Award in England for selling over 100,000 albums.
In June 2007, the band among other things, the music festivals With Full Force and rock could be seen on the ring.
In November 2007, another EP called The Zone, on the contained, inter alia, demos and live recordings appeared. The EP contains two bonus tracks, should be limited to approximately 4000 pieces. In June 2008 they were heard at the Hurricane Festival in Scheessel, the Southside Festival in Neuhausen ob Eck and the Nova Rock Festival in Burgenland. In 2009 she played at Rock am Ring, Rock im Park, Hurricane Festival, on the Rocco del Schlacko, the Frequency Festival, the Mini -Rock- Festival, as well as individual concerts as a headliner. In November 2009, they came as opening act for The Prodigy several times to Germany.
In January, the band toured Europe again and was again seen in the summer at several festivals; In addition, the group played concerts in Australia, Japan and the United States.
The third studio album, A Flash Flood of Colour, was published on 16 January 2012. In Germany they tour from June at Rock am Ring, the Vainstream Rockfest and reload the festival.
In January 2013, Enter Shikari came for three concerts in Germany. They played in Munich, Berlin and Cologne. On 28 March 2013, the band made the new single The Paddington Frisk known, which appeared for sale on April 4 on Youtube and on April 5.
Music
In music, the shares of hardcore dominate the synthesizer usually fills the Bridges and is used for the melody. In addition, effects are found. Since the album Common Dreads also frequently dubstep elements in the songs find them again. The vocals are, as usual in Hardcore, clear or geshoutet or gescreamt, in addition, there are many elements of chant in the clean parts ( the clear sung digits).
Discography
Albums
- 2007: Take to the Skies
- 2009: Common Dreads
- 2011: Live from Planet Earth - Bootleg Series Vol 3
- 2012: A Flash Flood of Colour
Compilations
- 2007: The Zone
- 2010: Tribalism
EPs
- 2003: Nodding Acquaintance
- 2004: Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour
- 2004: Sorry You're Not a Winner
- 2006: Sorry You're Not a Winner / OK! Time for Plan B!
- 2007: Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour
- 2009: Juggernauts
- 2011: Source Surprise
Singles
- 2006: Mothership
- 2007: Sorry You're Not a Winner / OK! Time for Plan B
- 2007: Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour ...
- 2007: Jonny Sniper
- 2009: Juggernauts
- 2009: No Sleep Tonight
- 2009: Zzzonked
- 2010: Thumper
- 2010: Destabilise
- 2011: Source Surprise
- 2012: Arguing with Thermometers
- 2012: Warm Smiles Do Not Make You Welcome Here
- 2012: Pack of Thieves
- 2013: Hello Tyrannosaurus, Meet Tyrannicide
- 2013: The Paddington Frisk
- 2013: Radiate
- 2013: Rat Race
- 2011: Live from Planet Earth