Virginia thrash titans Enforced are back with a vengeance, announcing their latest EP “A Leap Into The Dark”, set for release on October 25th, 2024. The six-song EP features three brand-new Enforced tracks alongside three explosive B-sides, including the fan-favorite “Casket” and blistering covers of English Dogs’ “The Chase Is On” and Obituary’s “Deadly Intentions”. The title track from the EP, “A Leap Into The Dark”, is available now, accompanied by an intense new music video available below.
The band’s frontman shares insight into the title track’s thematic depth:
“A Leap Into The Dark is fixated around a very vivid dream I had that I couldn’t forget or erase. Lyrically, it’s about taking a massive leap of faith into a chaotic unknown. It could lead to blessings or towards your downfall. It doesn’t matter; you’re at the moment where you need to make a decision. A Leap Into The Dark is the choice I’ve made. I am not afraid of the unknown.”
“A Leap Into The Dark” is produced and mixed by the renowned Arthur Rizk (Blood Incantation, Power Trip, Kreator, Code Orange), capturing Enforced’s unrelenting ferocity in its purest form. Building on the hardcore thrash foundation laid by their critically acclaimed albums “War Remains” (2023) and “Kill-Grid” (2021), the new EP serves as a harbinger of more to come.
Enforced will be hitting the road this November for a massive European tour alongside gatecreeper and 200 Stab Wounds. The tour will kick off in Dublin, IE on October 30, 2024, and will make stops across the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Belgium.
European tour dates:
10/30 Dublin, IE @ Whelan’s
10/31 Bristol City, UK @ The Fleece
11/01 London, UK @ O2 Academy Islington
11/02 Manchester, UK @ Damnation Fest
11/03 S-Hertogenbosch, NL @ Sepulfest
11/04 Wiesbaden, DE @ Schlachthof
11/05 Zurich, CH @ Dynamo
11/06 Milan, IT @ Legend Club
11/07 Vienna, AT @ Arena
11/08 Munich, DE @ Backstage
11/09 Essen, DE @ Turock
11/10 Hannover, DE @ Musikzentrum
11/11 Copenhagen, DK @ Pumpehuset
11/12 Oslo, NO @ John Dee
11/14 Tampere, FI @ Olympia
11/15 Helsinki, FI @ Aaniwalli
11/16 Oulu, FI @ Kantakrouvi
11/18 Stockholm, SE @ Kollektivet Livet
11/19 Gothenburg, SE @ Film Studios
11/20 Hamburg, DE @ Knust
11/21 Berlin, DE @ SO36
11/22 Leipzig, DE @ UT Connewitz
11/23 Stuttgart, DE @ Im Wizemann
11/24 Antwerp, BE @ Zappa
“A Leap Into The Dark” is the sound of Enforced journeying into new levels of intensity and aggression. Fans can expect nothing less than a full-throttle aural assault as the band continues to carve their place in the pantheon of modern thrash.
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“Betting on the End” “A Leap Into The Dark” “Deafening Heartbeats” “Casket” (2024 Remaster) “Deadly Intentions” (Obituary cover) “The Chase is On” (English Dogs cover) |
