Enterprise Earth is an American
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band from Spokane, Washington.
The band was formed in the late summer of 2014 by former members Dan Watson (formerly of
Infant Annihilator) and BJ Sampson (formerly of Takeover) on vocals and guitars respectively. At the beginning of the spring, the band finalised their deal with
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frontman,
Chris Fronzak
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, and moved to his record label
Stay Sick Recordings, leaving former label We Are Triumphant. Since the departure of Watson in 2022, no original members remain in the band, with guitarist Gabe Mangold being its longest tenured member since joining in 2017.
The band name was Watson's idea, which was inspired by his research into
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and
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History
On June 10, 2014, Enterprise Earth released the single "Masquerade of Angels" on the label We Are Triumphant. On October 14, Enterprise Earth released their debut EP ''
XXIII''.
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 (excluding Adaliah): Lost Fortune, WVRM, Among Us, Worthy to Recognize, Existence Has Failed, and Agerasia.
In early 2015, the band signed to Stay Sick Recordings, leaving former label. "Transorbital Awakening" was released as the first single from ''
Patient Ø'' On April 24. It featured a guest guitar solo by Joel Omans of
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. The second single, "Amorphous", was released on June 6, which featured guest vocals by Adam Warren of
Oceano. The third single,"Theophany", was released on August 21. On October 12, Stay Sick Recordings uploaded a music video for "Shallow Breath", featuring model Erin Leigh Pribyl. The final single, "Hollow Face" was released on November 10. A music video for the song "Amid Vultures" was released on May 25, 2016.
On November 12, Enterprise Earth announced they would be playing the second half of The Sleep Disorder Tour (January 16–25, 2016) with Traitors. Enterprise Earth announced that on January 20 of
heSleep 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 11, ''Patient Ø'' was released. It reached No. 5 on ''Billboard''s Heatseekers/Top New Artist Chart,
[ No. 16 on their Independent Label Chart, and No. 54 on their Hard Music Chart. Enterprise Earth would even take part in the 2016 Summer Slaughter Tour. On July 15, 2016, the band released a single titled "This Hell, My Home".
Their second studio album '' Embodiment'' was released on April 14, 2017, and peaked at No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekeers Chart.
On December 13, 2018, the band released a video for "He Exists", as an advance single to '' Luciferous'', which was released through ]Entertainment One
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. Two more singles from the album would be released in late 2023 titled "The Reaper's Servant" featuring Spite's Darius Tehrani and "Casket of Rust". A music video for the track "Blood and Teeth" was released on February 2, 2024, coinciding with the album release.
On January 16, 2025, the band announced they would independently release a new EP on January 30 titled '' Descent Into Madness''. They also released a music video for the song "I. The Descent" from the EP. A music video for the track "III. Shadows Below" was released on January 30, 2025 coinciding with the EP's release.
Band members
Current
* Gabe Mangold – guitars, backing vocals (2017–present)
* Travis Worland – vocals (2022–present; live 2021–2022)
* Dakota Johnson – bass, backing vocals (2022–present; live 2021–2022)
* Aron Hetsko – drums (2024–present; live 2023–2024)
Former live
* Sammy Morales – drums (2016)
* Josh Freeman – guitars (2016–2017)
Former
* Dan Watson – vocals (2014–2022)
* Byron James "BJ" Sampson – guitars (2014–2019)
* Cliff Wagle – guitars (2014–2016)
* Kevin Rogers – guitars (2014–2015)
* Conner Schneberger – bass (2014–2015)
* Ryan Folden – drums (2014–2015)
* Gordon McPherson – bass (2015–2017)
* Willow Garcia – guitars (2015–2016)
* Brian Moore – bass (2015)
* Michael Davidson – drums (2015)
* Aaron O'Toole – drums (2016–2019)
* Yusef Johnson – guitars (2016–2017)
* Joel Omans – guitars (2016)
* Rob Saireh – bass (2018–2021)
* Brandon Zackey – drums (2019–2024)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
*'' Patient 0'' (2015)
*'' Embodiment'' (2017)
*'' Luciferous'' (2019)
*'' The Chosen'' (2022)
*'' Death: An Anthology'' (2024)
EPs
*'' 23'' (2014)
*''Enterprise Earth on Audiotree Live'' (2019)
*'' Foundation of Bones'' (2020)
*'' Descent Into Madness'' (2025)
Singles
* "Masquerade of Angels" (2014)
* "Carol of the Bells" (2014)
References
External links
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2014 establishments in Washington (state)
American deathcore musical groups
Heavy metal musical groups from Washington (state)
Musical groups established in 2014
Musical groups from Spokane
American musical quartets