Music
The best kept secret in music
Press
"You probably have condoms in your wallet older than any individual member of Split the Enemy -- drummer Skyler Martin is 13, while guitarist Zach Martin, bassist Landon Wiggs and singer Nick Charles were all safely born a few months into 1990. So it's no wonder that their influences hover between Blink 182, Lamb of God, and Anti-Flag. But while the local press can't resist pullquotes like "If we don't get good grades, we can't play" (see?), the music on this Gilbert band's Hope in Distance CD is no novelty. This music is expertly executed and sits comfortably next to anything you hear on KUPD. In fact, STE has been getting frequent airplay on the station's Red Radio Underground and In the Pit shows since late January. ("I haven't heard a local band this young so good since Jimmy Eat World visited me in the studio when they first started out way back when," says deejay Larry Mac.) Just curious, though: Has Nick Charles ever used his gut-wrenching, Satanic ralphing voice to stay home from school"? - Phoenix New Times
Discography
3 song sampler ("Hope In Distance" sampler)
"Hope In Distance" (EP 2005)
"To The Left of Christmas" (Local christmas CD 2006)
"A Taste of Christmas Pudding" (Local christmas CD 2007)
2-song sampler (upcoming album in stores mid 2008)
Photos
Feeling a bit camera shy
Bio
An unheard mix of unique vocals, energetic guitars, and an outright insane live show is what Split The Enemy has to put on the table. The name 'Split The Enemy' is pulled from the idea of killing and destroying enemy within yourself; The part of you that makes you believe you're not good enough or strong enough. Split The Enemy's music has been described as a mix of Chimaira and As I Lay Dying, but at the same time, it is also it's own sound; unheard in the music scene of Arizona. Split The Enemy has spread through the Arizona desert like wildfire; catching people's attention and being broadcast over local radio waves. Performances with bands such as Wicked Wisdom, Mower, Resist the Embrace, Idle Red, Hed PE, Autumn's End, Love Said No, Prong, Primer 55, Hemlock, My Darling Murder and many more, STE is on the fast track to exploding into the music scene beyond Arizona. Split The Enemy's last debut EP "Hope In Distance," was recorded by producer/engineer Michael Beck (Dream Theatre, Phunk Junkeez, Abigail Williams, Knights Of The Abyss).
Split The Enemy is gearing up for an epic release of their new album in the making entitled "The Beast Manifests." Although there is no official release date, you can catch these guys tearing up local venues such as The Clubhouse, The Marquee Theatre, Club Red and more.
Brand new music from "The Beast Manifests" is available for preview on Split The Enemy's Myspace music player, and on a sampler @ live shows.
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