1. A heavy metal band formed … Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists with this name:
1. A heavy metal band formed in Arvika, Sweden, 2004, currently based in Stockholm. They have released five full length albums, are active and currently signed to Nuclear Blast records.
Enforcer plays and performs in a style very similar to older speed metal bands like Agent Steel, Exciter and Anvil. When the Sweden Rock Magazine asked them about playing 'old school', they answered "heavy metal isn't old school, it's timeless". After releasing two demos in 2005 (which were entirely created and played by Olof Wikstrand), he recruited band members Jakob Ljungberg on drums, Jonas Wikstrand on bass, and Adam Zaars on guitar. With this lineup in place, they re-recorded two previously released songs for the 'Speed Kills... Again' split on Heavy Artillery records. Shortly after, Joseph Tholl was recruited to play bass, Jonas replaced Jakob on drums, and their debut album Into the Night was released Heavy Artillery in late 2008.
This album caught the attention of Earache records who signed them and released the critically and fan-acclaimed album Diamonds in 2010, on which another shuffling of the line up occurred: Tobias Lindqvist joined to play bass and Joseph switched to guitar.
Before their third album was released, Adam Zaars left to concentrate on Tribulation and Olof took up the slack - again playing guitar - on Death By Fire, released early February 2013 on Nuclear Blast. Their fourth album, From Beyond was released late February 2015, again on Nuclear Blast.
Members:
Olof Wikstrand - Vocals (Corrupt, ex Tribulation, ex Hazard)
Joseph Tholl - Guitars (Black Trip, Corrupt, ex Hazard)
Tobias Lindqvist - Bass (Corrupt)
Jonas Wikstrand - Drums (Black Trip, Corrupt, ex Hazard)
Past members:
Adam Zaars - Guitars [2006-11] (Sars, Tribulation, Repugnant)
Jakob Ljungberg - Drums [2007] (Sars, Tribulation)
2. A hardcore punk band from Oslo, Norway.
3. Chilean thrash/speed metal band formed in Santiago, 2001. In 2003 they released their first demo, Violent Speed Rehearsal followed by a second demo, A Violent Night in 2006. A full length debut album, Violent Speed Assault was released by Utterly Somber Creations, 2007. They are supposedly active though nothing has been released since.
4. American power/doom metal band formed in Chicago, 1983. They released two demos both called 'demo', once in 1984 and the other in '86. A compilation CD+DVD called Classic Chicago Metal was released by StormSpell records in 2009. It includes 5 remastered demo tracks, 6 rehearsal tracks and the DVD contains a live show recorded in 2008.
5. American thrash/industrial metal band formed in 1986. Released three demos, Cry For The Stranger 1987, Product Of Society 1989 and The Godplayer 1997 on the label 'Decomposed Skunk Bud'.
6. A Malaysian folk/doom metal band from Malaysia who changed their name to Uprising. As Enforcer, they released two demos, The Beginning, 1995, and Gate Of Destiny, 1997.
7. Dutch thrash metal band formed in Rotterdam, 2001. Released one demo Into The Ovens Of Hell, 2006 and split-up two years later.
8. Brazilian heavy metal band formed in Santa Catarina, 2004. Released two demos - Annihilator of Souls in 2005 and Art Of Darkness in 2007. Supposedly active though nothing has been released in 7 years. They are unsigned.
9. Brazilian heavy metal band formed in Sao Paulo, 1988. Released one 10-track demo called 'demo' then split-up.
10. Belgian heavy metal band formed in East Flanders, 1987. Released one demo forcefields in 1988 and split-up.
11. American RAC band.
12. German thrash metal band. Very little to no information is available online about this band.
13. Reggae artist.
14. Allegedly there exists an American power/thrash band but no information besides a previous mention on this wiki is available online.
15. Philadelphia area band called Enforcer. The singer for Enforcer was Bill Mattson who would gain later recognition as the frontman for Tangier. The drummer was Tony Destra who would end up in bands Britny Fox and Cinderella.
Nightmares
Enforcer Lyrics
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Your distance sows nightmares of red to release
In a state of the tragic decay
They need what's to die here
I try to hold back but the fire is free
The pages are glowing in red
As I transfer through flames, I'm dividing the sea
The end of the story is now to be unfold
I need this fire to burn out
No sun can guide me through this night
They bleed, I weep
Your time til death gets short as I fall asleep
The night is over now
It's over now
It's over now
Awared I am weak, I take actions in sleep
In the hollow I'm altered, I'm draped
I try to awake but the dream is too deep
So close to the final flame that will free as the angels decease
They need what's to die, they need what's to be
So I kiss you goodnight, then they breed
Awake in this nightmare
Oh no!
The empty page reveals no truth no longer
These tired eyes won't read this through
The letters from the sunny side of this coma
Can't reach the darkness you are in
The heat of the sun surrounds me longer
The freezing deceit prevents me to see
The hole of your soul is weak as a dying whisper
The breath of my dreams is choking your screams
The song "Nightmares" by Enforcer presents a story of a tragic end described by the unconscious writer. The first stanza portrays the writer's unconscious state where they're trying to resist the flames but are unable to do so. The pages that they're writing on turn red as the fire burns brightly. This fire has to burn out, and no light of the sun can guide the writer through this dark night. While the writer weeps, the ones who were supposed to die grow stronger, and each moment is essential for them. The night is finally over, but it leaves the writer in a state of permanent chaos.
The second stanza portrays the writer's journey into the dream world, where they try to escape the nightmare. However, they are unable to do so and are trapped. In their sleep state, they try to enact and take action, but they are too weak to do so. They kiss their loved ones goodnight, knowing that it may very well be the last time they see them. Finally, in the last stanza, the writer is awake, but they're unable to read the truth of the nightmare anymore. The sun surrounds them, but they're unable to see the darkness that their loved ones are in. The writer's dream state is a choking breath for loved ones who are screaming for help.
Line by Line Meaning
Unconsciousness writing the scene of an end
The singer is in a state of unconsciousness where he sees the ending of something
Your distance sows nightmares of red to release
The distance between the singer and someone else causes horrifying nightmares
In a state of the tragic decay
The singer is in a state of tragic decay
They need what's to die here
Something or someone needs to die here
I try to hold back but the fire is free
The artist tries to hold back but his inner fire is burning him up
The pages are glowing in red
The pages of the scene are shining bright red
As I transfer through flames, I'm dividing the sea
The singer is going through flames and breaking the sea into two parts
The end of the story is now to be unfold
The end of the story is about to be revealed
I need this fire to burn out
The artist wants the fire within him to stop burning
No sun can guide me through this night
The artist is in such a dark place that not even the sun can guide him through it
They bleed, I weep
They are bleeding and the singer is weeping
Your time til death gets short as I fall asleep
The person he is thinking about has less time to live while the artist falls asleep
The night is over now / It's over now / It's over now
The night has ended and it's over and done with
Awared I am weak, I take actions in sleep
The singer is aware of his weakness and acts upon it in his sleep
In the hollow I'm altered, I'm draped
In the emptiness within him, the singer is changed, his emotions deeply felt
I try to awake but the dream is too deep
The artist tries to wake from the dream but he is deeply immersed in it
So close to the final flame that will free as the angels decease
The end is near, and it will be like the angels dying, freeing the soul
They need what's to die, they need what's to be
Something needs to die for them and it needs to happen
So I kiss you goodnight, then they breed
The singer kisses someone goodnight before they breed, likely leaving them behind
Awake in this nightmare / Oh no!
The artist is awake but still in his nightmare
The empty page reveals no truth no longer
An empty page reveals nothing anymore, it's blank
These tired eyes won't read this through
The artist's tired eyes won't read the situation anymore
The letters from the sunny side of this coma / Can't reach the darkness you are in
The letters from a better place can't reach the darkness the singer is in
The heat of the sun surrounds me longer / The freezing deceit prevents me to see
The heat of the sun remains while the deceitful cold prevents him from seeing clearly
The hole of your soul is weak as a dying whisper / The breath of my dreams is choking your screams
The person's soul is weak and dying while the singer's dreams are overtaking their screams
Contributed by Henry H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.