Enemy was an American band fronted by guitarist and vocalist

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drummer Alan Cage was a founding member before being replaced by Scott. Van Leeuwen has described Enemy as his "big, dumb rock trio".

History

The concept for Enemy originated following the demise of Troy Van Leeuwen's previous band,

. In the interim, Van Leeuwen had joined

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, and Enemy managed to record a five-song demo during his downtime from touring: Taking the unusual step of offering to be signed by a record label by advertising for $250,000 on

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, Enemy were ultimately signed by Control Group/TCG and released their debut album ''Hooray for Dark Matter'' in 2005.

Discography

References

External links

Enemy's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Enemy American alternative metal musical groups American post-hardcore musical groups American musical trios