Enter Shikari is a four-piece experimental post-hardcore/electronicore band… Read Full Bio ↴Enter Shikari is a four-piece experimental post-hardcore/electronicore band from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England formed in 2003. The band's music incorporates various rock and metal sub-genres with elements of various electronic genres such as electronica, dubstep, trance, and drum and bass, making the band particularly difficult to assign to one genre. The incorporation of electronic genres has become more prominent in their music throughout the band's history. Lyrically, their music tackles political, social and scientific issues.
The band is named after a boat belonging to Roughton "Rou" Reynolds' uncle, and a character in a play which he wrote before forming the band, both of which are named Shikari. Despite being offered several major label record deals, their debut album Take to the Skies was released on their own label - Ambush Reality - in March 2007, reaching the dizzy heights of #4 in the UK's official Album Charts and going on to sell over 100,000 copies in the UK (the album was released in Europe through PIAS, in North America on Ambush Reality / Tiny Evil, and in Japan on Hostess).
In March 2008, after spending 12 months on the road across the globe, Enter Shikari set up camp in their rehearsal room (a large shed in Chris Batten's back garden which they christened "The 'Low") to begin writing tracks for their second album such as Antwerpen which was released as a free digital-download from the band's website.
In July they played to their largest live audience at the UK date of Linkin Park's 'Project Revolution' travelling festival alongside JayZ, Pendulum and N*E*R*D, as well as playing several shows with Linkin Park in mainland Europe.
Enter Shikari followed a UK / Ireland tour in October 2008 with the release of a one-off single 'We Can Breathe In Space, They Just Don't Want Us To Escape' (a finished version of a track the band demoed in 2005 but never got around to ever finishing properly until the summer 2008).
In mid-November 2008 the band started work recording their second album in Arreton Manor on the Isle of Wight with producer Andy Gray. Here they demoed, produced and mixed new tracks for the band's second album titled Common Dreads which was released June 15th 2009 on CD, Vinyl and digital download. The first track to be heard by the public was Juggernauts aired on 15th April 2009 as Zane Lowe's "Hottest Track in the World" on BBC Radio 1. Juggernauts was released on the 1st June 2009 reaching #26 in the UK Official Single Charts and was aired regularly by Radio 1.
Following the release of Common Dreads via Ambush Reality on the 15th June 2009, the album reached #16 on the UK Top 40 Official Album Chart and was highly-rated by magazines such as Kerrang!, Rocksound and Metal Hammer. No Sleep Tonight was also released as a single on August 17th 2009 with a large number of remixes following it from artists such as ROUT, Mistabishi, The Qemists and LightsGoBlue.
The band recently visited the US, Germany and the Czech Republic on a mini-tour and have another UK tour scheduled for October 2009 supported by The Devil Wears Prada and also a number of dates with The Prodigy in November.
After their late 2009 UK tour, Enter Shikari toured throughout the US on the extensive summer of 2010 Vans Warped Tour. November 2010 saw Enter Shikari touring with 30 Seconds to Mars.
Enter Shikari's third album titled A Flash Flood Of Colour was recorded at Karma Bay Studios in Bangkok, Thailand and was produced by Dan Weller (former-SikTh guitarist). The album was released on the 16th January 2012 in the UK and worldwide. The first single from the LP was "Sssnakepit". It was released on September 20, 2011 as a digital download. According to the Sssnakepit Songfacts, "Quelle Surprise," which was made available in May 2011, was originally intended to be the first official release from the set, but the band ultimately decided to not include it on the album in the end, although did include it on the Deluxe Version. The second single, "Ghandi Mate, Ghandi" was released as a digital download on iTunes in December, followed by a video of single 'Arguing with Thermometers' posted on YouTube a few days before the release of the album.
Enter Shikari is:
Roughton 'Rou' Reynolds - vocals, electronics
Liam 'Rory' Clewlow - guitar, vocals
Chris Batten - bass, vocals
Rob Rolfe - drums
The band is named after a boat belonging to Roughton "Rou" Reynolds' uncle, and a character in a play which he wrote before forming the band, both of which are named Shikari. Despite being offered several major label record deals, their debut album Take to the Skies was released on their own label - Ambush Reality - in March 2007, reaching the dizzy heights of #4 in the UK's official Album Charts and going on to sell over 100,000 copies in the UK (the album was released in Europe through PIAS, in North America on Ambush Reality / Tiny Evil, and in Japan on Hostess).
In March 2008, after spending 12 months on the road across the globe, Enter Shikari set up camp in their rehearsal room (a large shed in Chris Batten's back garden which they christened "The 'Low") to begin writing tracks for their second album such as Antwerpen which was released as a free digital-download from the band's website.
In July they played to their largest live audience at the UK date of Linkin Park's 'Project Revolution' travelling festival alongside JayZ, Pendulum and N*E*R*D, as well as playing several shows with Linkin Park in mainland Europe.
Enter Shikari followed a UK / Ireland tour in October 2008 with the release of a one-off single 'We Can Breathe In Space, They Just Don't Want Us To Escape' (a finished version of a track the band demoed in 2005 but never got around to ever finishing properly until the summer 2008).
In mid-November 2008 the band started work recording their second album in Arreton Manor on the Isle of Wight with producer Andy Gray. Here they demoed, produced and mixed new tracks for the band's second album titled Common Dreads which was released June 15th 2009 on CD, Vinyl and digital download. The first track to be heard by the public was Juggernauts aired on 15th April 2009 as Zane Lowe's "Hottest Track in the World" on BBC Radio 1. Juggernauts was released on the 1st June 2009 reaching #26 in the UK Official Single Charts and was aired regularly by Radio 1.
Following the release of Common Dreads via Ambush Reality on the 15th June 2009, the album reached #16 on the UK Top 40 Official Album Chart and was highly-rated by magazines such as Kerrang!, Rocksound and Metal Hammer. No Sleep Tonight was also released as a single on August 17th 2009 with a large number of remixes following it from artists such as ROUT, Mistabishi, The Qemists and LightsGoBlue.
The band recently visited the US, Germany and the Czech Republic on a mini-tour and have another UK tour scheduled for October 2009 supported by The Devil Wears Prada and also a number of dates with The Prodigy in November.
After their late 2009 UK tour, Enter Shikari toured throughout the US on the extensive summer of 2010 Vans Warped Tour. November 2010 saw Enter Shikari touring with 30 Seconds to Mars.
Enter Shikari's third album titled A Flash Flood Of Colour was recorded at Karma Bay Studios in Bangkok, Thailand and was produced by Dan Weller (former-SikTh guitarist). The album was released on the 16th January 2012 in the UK and worldwide. The first single from the LP was "Sssnakepit". It was released on September 20, 2011 as a digital download. According to the Sssnakepit Songfacts, "Quelle Surprise," which was made available in May 2011, was originally intended to be the first official release from the set, but the band ultimately decided to not include it on the album in the end, although did include it on the Deluxe Version. The second single, "Ghandi Mate, Ghandi" was released as a digital download on iTunes in December, followed by a video of single 'Arguing with Thermometers' posted on YouTube a few days before the release of the album.
Enter Shikari is:
Roughton 'Rou' Reynolds - vocals, electronics
Liam 'Rory' Clewlow - guitar, vocals
Chris Batten - bass, vocals
Rob Rolfe - drums
Stand Your Ground; This is Ancient Land
Enter Shikari Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Enter Shikari:
...Meltdown It's your future Oh This is 'gonna change everything This …
02. Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour His eyes are locked on her, Her eyes are fixed…
A Kiss For The Whole World x Be embraced, billions This kiss for the whole world Can thi…
Acid Nation Huddled in this acid nation, With apprehension, You are ex…
Adieu And I long for you to appear After losing your way…
Airfield A field, desolate And underfoot, a tarmac river flows I wait…
All Eyes On The Saint 22nd of June, 209 AD, A crowd gathers. Ohhh they fuckin'…
Anaesthetist (Anaesthetist) (Anaesthetist) Doctor, fetch the Anaesthetis…
Antwerpen Now I was feeling like a total giant! But now it…
Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour... His eyes are locked on her, Her eyes are fixed…
Apøcaholics Anonymøus We're Apocaholics Apocaholics Anonymous I'd like to welcom…
Arguing With Thermometers This is an expedition Into the Arctic tundra! This is a sick…
Chop Suey! Wake up Grab a brush and put on a little makeup Hide…
Common Dreads A needless and harrowing future is developing For our genera…
Constellations Packing the last few shirts into a bloated suitcase The last…
Crossing the Rubicon Now we're crossing the Rubicon We tried everything under the…
Dear Future Historians I never walked on the moon I never saw the pyramids I…
Destabilise Today for the very first time We started planning out the…
Empty A blank sheet of paper just begging to be filled But…
Enter Shikari Shit! shit! I've been hiding here for a thousand years, wai…
Fanfare For The Conscious Man Each nation used to provide its country with security with f…
Frozen Landscape And let there be life One space, a universe. Our world, bo…
Gandhi Mate Now, I don't know about you, but I don't think…
Gap In The Fence And I lie here Staring up at the stratosphere And hoping w…
Ghandi Mate Ghandi Now, I don't know about you, but I don't think…
Havoc A Now let's cause some fucking havoc! The lions are at the…
Hectic To the multi-story car park With our friends Drinking from a…
Hello Tyrannosaurus Hello Tyrannosaurus, meet Tyrannicide You haven't read your …
Insomnia Lets go!! You You!!!! I only smoke weed when I need to A…
Interlude And still we will be here, standing like statues (8x)…
Interlude 1 We've come this far You've barely got your feet wet We've …
Interlude 2 And still we will be here, standing like statues (8x)…
Interlude 4 Ladies and Gentlemen, Show your appreciation for Jonny Snipe…
Intro Hark! how the bells Sweet silver bells All seem to say, "…
Intro - Solidarity (Live at Alexandra Palace) Hark! how the bells Sweet silver bells All seem to say, "Thr…
Intro - Solidarity (Live) Hark! how the bells Sweet silver bells All seem to say "Thro…
Johnny Sniper Rise, taste the air, lock and load, pull the trigger, …
Jonny Sniper Rise, taste the air, lock and load, pull the trigger Climb,…
Jonny Sniper (Emotiquon remix) A whisper from the wind, and I can't help but…
Juggernauts And I know that we've still got time But I do…
Keep It On Ice I'm biting the blade of your scissors (As the champagne…
Kickin' Back on The Surface of Your Cheek Tensions arise, leads us for a spanking panoramic view The s…
Kickin? Back On The Surface Of Your Cheek Tensions arise, leads us for a spanking panoramic view The …
Labyrinth Help! The air turns black, The birds drop from the sky This…
Live Outside I want to live outside, live outside of all of…
Marionettes Looking up and gripping their strings They ask where do they…
Meltdown It's your future Oh This is 'gonna change everything This …
modern living... I'd like to welcome all my people here But listen, everythin…
Mothership Go tell all your friends that this is the end Go…
Myopia Drip, drip, drop, bit by bit It's the dulcet sound of…
Never Let Go of the Microscope Like Socrates I only graze on the slopes Of the summit…
No Sleep Tonight And I'm thinking what's the deal With the facts that they…
No Sssweat Where's your respect? Where's your respect? Why bite the han…
Nodding Acquaintance Yeah you'd better be yourself yourself tastes better bette…
Ok Time For A Plan B Let this battle commence one last time And I hope…
Okay Time For Plan B Let this battle commence one last time Let this battle…
Pack of Thieves Here behind those eyes There is something you should know C…
Quelle Surprise Analysis of the human race in 2011 AD We've got the…
Rabble Rouser I torture rock stars with pliers They're so stock, it wouldn…
Radiate To take away our expression Is to impoverish our existence …
Rat Race My heart beats in my head and it's thunderous Those caught…
Redshift We drift apart, We drift apart We drift apart, We drift…
Return to Energiser You look like you Rented a smile From someone but you Rented…
Return to Energizer You look like you Rented a smile From someone but you Ren…
Score 22 It was score 22 days ago since I carved you out…
Search Party I know that we're going to repeat history, Unless we sort…
set me on fire Please set me on fire Waiting for your signal Waiting for a…
Shinrin-Yoku Surrounded Sunk deep in the dense embrace of the forest I im…
Slipshod "Oi fucks, let's eat 'ere, it looks niiice" Get me the…
Solidarity Here tonight I clock a thousand heads Here to unite, through…
Sorry Scratch card glory Waist low pleasure Black eyes, nose bleed…
Sorry You Scratch card glory, or waist-low pleasure? Black eyes, noseb…
Sorry you're not Scratch card glory Waist low pleasure Black eyes, nose bleed…
Sorry You're Not a Winner Scratch card glory, or waist-low pleasure? Black eyes, noseb…
Sorry You're Not a Winner (Live) Scratch card glory or waist low pleasure? Black eyes nose bl…
Sorry you're not a winner/Remix Scratch card glory Waist low pleasure Black eyes, nose bleed…
sorry youre not a winner Scratch card glory, or waist-low pleasure? Black eyes, noseb…
Sorry You`re Not A Winner Scratch card glory Waist low pleasure Black eyes, nose bleed…
Sorry, You're Not a Winner SCRATCH CARD GLORY, waist low pleasure? BLACK EYES NOSE BLEE…
SorryYou're not a winner Scratch card glory, or waist-low pleasure? Black eyes, noseb…
Sssnakepit Come and join the party leave anxieties behind When the weig…
Stalemate Previous wars make billionaires out of millionaires, Todays…
Step Up Come If our own lives aren't directly affected Then it don'…
Stop the Clocks Stop the clocks Stop the clocks, I'm killing time I don't ev…
System There was a house in a field on the side…
T.I.N.A. "There is no alternative Take my hand if you want to…
Take My Country Back Don't wanna take my country back I wanna take my country…
The Appeal & the Mindsweep I This is an appeal to the struggling and striving stakeholder…
The Bank of England I refuse to notice the wind or the rain To teach…
The Bearer of Bad News You provoke tears that stain you control my face you arra…
The Feast We're trapped in the ribcage of a wilder beast. Come join…
THE GREAT UNKNOWN Is this a new beginning? Or are we close to the…
The Jester "Err Simmer down ladies and gentlemen, Simmer down, hey, you…
The Last Garrison Can you hear the war-cry? The adrenaline bursts through the…
The One True Colour As one child is taught red on his mother's knee The…
The Paddington Frisk To be strung up on a leafless tree, Where everything…
The Pressure's On. I step out the door and it's dark and I'm…
The Revolt Of The Atoms When truth gets left untouched it accumulates like dust Whe…
The Sights Are you staying awake for the liftoff, tonight? You'll never…
There I am upper class I, I am upper class Upper middle lower…
This Frozen Landscape And let there be life One space, a universe. Our world, bo…
Thumper Yes, axiomatic subject matter,executed with absolute lucidit…
Today Won You might never meet me, For I am King. And as we…
Torn Apart A naked eye conspires with fear To form an idea So destruc…
Tribalism Shikari was a third generation aztec, his tribe accepting hu…
Undercover Agents And I said park your car and come on up…
Untitled Now let's cause some fucking havoc The lions are at the…
Wall I'm gonna paste you up Cover you in wallpaper Screw shelves …
Waltzing Off the Face of the Earth Regardless what you feel This song isn't real And the earth …
Warm Smiles Do Not Make You Welcome Here And with these humble tools We can trigger any emotion we…
We Can Breathe In Space And what comes next? A chance to save ourselves? Imagine ma…
When a Jealous Man Finds a Gun And we'll grip each other tight in this desolate canteen …
Zzzonked Mate, I'm zonked absolutely spent I think I'm gonna give my…
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SuperGameEskimo
Best intro to any album hands down, although I like the version with lyrics better.
<3
NeedMoreMushrooms
puts hands up
Seyz: 'Won't disagree..'
jonathan arciniegas
re release maybe :) and possibe tour with the entire album in play :)
VESSEL
Begining sounds like BMTH type synth. I wonder if they were inspired by ES...
Collin Aldridge
Where the lyrics at??? :o
Qurida Pearson
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