Enemy You was an American

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band from

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, United States, that formed in 1997.

Biography

Prior to their formation, David Jones, the main songwriter in Enemy You, recorded several releases with his pop punk band After School Special on Mutant Pop Records. The group never toured or played a show, but still had a small dedicated following. In 1997, Enemy You was formed and began rehearsing together. They were heavily inspired by

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and other melodic punk acts. After Enemy You began writing tunes together as a band they received interest from

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and his fledgling label,

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. Weasel would often call

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, and heard about the band through Chris, who was the bassist for Enemy You, and an employee at Fat Wreck Chords. This led to their debut appearance on the four-way split dubbed '' Four On The Floor'' alongside

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and Moral Crux. This was followed by their debut album, '' Where No One Knows My Name'', in 1999. Based on the album's success the band was asked to open for a number of notable punk bands including

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, and

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. The band released a 7-inch on the

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series on

. They followed that with an 1980s-themed seven inch EP that came out on Geykido Comet Records, titled "Video to Radio." Geykido Comet Records re-released the EP in 2017, with all the proceeds going to

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. Around this time, guitarist, Ken Yamazaki, started to play guitar for the

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band,

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. He still stayed with Enemy You, though. In 2005 the band released their second album, ''Stories Never Told'' on

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. David was friends with label owner, Toby Jeg, and the label also eventually re-released '' here No One Knows My Name''. Enemy You then signed with Nitro Records. Their third studio album, ''Fade Away'' was released as an iTunes Store exclusive on December 2, 2008, after being shelved for a few years. Vocalist David Jones committed suicide in March 2015.

Members

* David Jones – lead vocals, guitar * Ken Yamazaki – guitar * Joe Yamazaki – drums * Chris Matulich – bass guitar

Discography

Albums

*1999: '' Where No One Knows My Name'' -

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*2004: ''Stories Never Told'' -

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*2008: ''Fade Away (iTunes Exclusive)'' -

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EPs

* ''

'' seven inch -

2001 * ''Video To Radio'' seven inch - Geykido Comet Records 2002

Compilation appearances

* ''Four on the Floor'' - Panic Button/Lookout 1998 * ''Short Music for Short People'' -

1999 * ''Thrasher Video "Scorchin' Summer"''

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2002 * ''8 Ball Zine Compilation'' (Spain) 2003 * ''Every Dog Will Have Its Day'' -

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2004 * ''Radio Disaster Vol. 8'' V/A - Basement Records 2004 * '' This Just In... Benefit For Indy Media'' - Geykido Comet Records 2005 * ''AMP Presents Vol. 4 Pop Punk'' - American Music Press (AMP) 2005 * ''Wrecktrospective'' -

2009

References

External links

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