ENFORCED’s latest EP, A Leap Into the Dark, brings a potent mix of grit and aggression that defines the crossover thrash band’s relentless sound.
With six tracks packed full of biting riffs and unforgiving vocals, this Virginia-based group leans hard into the themes and tone that have made them a heavyweight in modern thrash.
The EP includes three new tracks alongside revamped fan favorites, with Lance Koehler at the recording helm, ensuring the same raw edge that permeated their 2023 release, War Remains.
The lead single, “Betting on the End,” is backed by a visceral new video, underscoring the track’s scathing commentary on how “politicians are ‘gambling with our lives,’” as vocalist Knox Colby notes, reflecting how the everyday person ends up caught in the same gamble.
“It’s a spiral about the devaluation of human life in the modern age,” Colby explains.
The track questions if blame can even be directed at those in power when people themselves keep wagering their lives, on any scale, whether through individual choices or under government weight. “The house wins in the end,” Colby adds, framing the stakes at both a personal and societal level.
A Leap Into the Dark* drops just in time for ENFORCED’s European tour, where they’ll join forces with GATECREEPER and 200 STAB WOUNDS, kicking off on October 30 in Dublin.
The tour stretches across several European stops, from the UK to Scandinavia, hitting venues like London’s O2 Academy Islington and Berlin’s SO36.
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
