Exclaim! reviews Shakedown EP

Posted by Declan on Dec 8, 2009 in News | 0 comments

The New Enemy
Shakedown EP
By: Brad Schmale, Exclaim! Magazine

In the short period of time the New Enemy have existed, the band have strived for only the best, whether sharing the stage with punk heavyweight SNFU and Agnostic Front or working with big name engineers like Nick Zampiello (Against Me, Converge). With a progressive style of hardcore, the Toronto, ON natives have a sound reminiscent of Strung Out meet Poison Idea, using their technical chops alongside storming drums and ferocious vocals. The New Enemy have a keen awareness of political and social issues, incorporating them effectively into their lyrics, most notably in cleverly titled opener “Tim Horton Hears a Who,” the folk punk-tinged “The Pony Collector” and the chugging onslaught of “Thin Skull Rule.” Shakedown successfully experiments with hardcore while still keeping it as fierce and relevant as possible. (Independent)  Read more... (148 words, 1 image, estimated 36 secs reading time)

Download Shakedown EP

Posted by Declan on Oct 15, 2009 in News | 2 comments

We are proud to announce our new EP “Shakedown” as a free download for one and all. Click the album art at the bottom of the page to download the EP for free.

The zipped file (shakedown.zip) contains 6 songs  (192kpbs) and all the album art.

We hope you enjoy listening to it, as much as we did making it.

Vocals: Clint McLean
Guitars/Vocals: Luke Muldoon
Bass: Declan Kerin
Drums: Chris Branston

Produced by: Simon Head
Mastered by: Nick Zampiello

Shakedown EP streaming Monday!

Posted by Declan on Sep 5, 2009 in News | 2 comments

We are pleased to announce we will be streaming our new EP, “Shakedown” on Monday morning at our MySpace page and also right here on our website. Produced and Mixed by Simon Head (SNFU, Closet Monster) at Insight Recorders/The Brown Room and Mastered by Nick Zampiello (Torche, Converge, Against Me) at New Alliance East Mastering.

The New Enemy - Shakedown EP

These songs were written over the past year and take the sound of our debut EP, “Outsourced” and builds upon it with with different influences from Punk to Rock to Hardcore. The songs are more varied, but stay true with familiar melodic hardcore style vocals.  Read more... (115 words, 1 image, estimated 28 secs reading time)