Arvika, Sweden
Thrash Metal
Page online:
October 25, 2009
Last update/review:
May 8, 2023
Enforcer
Enforcer is one of many bands borrowing heavily from the heyday
of speed/thrash metal.
On
Into The Night , their 2008 debut,
the style is a mix of mid-eighties speed metal,
a bit of
Kill 'Em All -era
Metallica ,
and a healthy dose of early
Iron Maiden
("Black Angel" is the best example of the latter),
plenty of harmonized leads, clear higher-pitched vocals, and
general thrashing about,
bolstered by a clear, modern production that still allows the songs to
breathe.
Although they tend to stick to their influences just a bit too much,
there's some potential here, as the band is energetic, tight, and clearly
loving what they do.
Current Members
Olof Wikstrand
vocals
Jonathan Nordwall
guitars
Garth Condit
bass
Jonas Wikstrand
drums
Former Members/Guests
Adam Zaars
guitars
Joseph Tholl
guitars
Tobias Lindqvist
bass
Discography
Studio
Live
Into The Night
2008
Heavy Artillery
Black Angel
Mistress from Hell
Into the Night
Speed Queen
On the Loose
City Lights
Scream of the Savage
Curse the Light
Evil Attacker
Olof Wikstrand
Adam Zaars
Joseph Tholl
Tobias Lindqvist
Jonas Wikstrand
Diamonds
2010
Earache
Midnight Vice
Roll the Dice
Katana
Running in Menace
High Roller
Diamonds
Live for the Night
Nightmares
Walk With Me
Take Me to Hell
Olof Wikstrand
Adam Zaars
Joseph Tholl
Tobias Lindqvist
Jonas Wikstrand
2010 Readers' Album
#58
Death By Fire
2013
Earache
Bells Of Hades
Death Rides This Night
Run For Your Life
Mesmerized By Fire
Take Me Out Of This Nightmare
Crystal Suite
Sacrificed
Silent Hour / The Conjugation
Satan
Olof Wikstrand
Joseph Tholl
Tobias Lindqvist
Jonas Wikstrand
2013 Readers' Album
#93
From Beyond
2015
Nuclear Blast
Destroyer
Undying Evil
From Beyond
One with Fire
Below the Slumber
Hungry They Will Come
The Banshee
Farewell
Hell Will Follow
Mask of Red Death
Olof Wikstrand
Joseph Tholl
Tobias Lindqvist
Jonas Wikstrand
2015 Readers' Album
#33
Live By Fire
LIVE
2015
Nuclear Blast
Bells of Hades
Death Rides This Night
Mistress from Hell
Mesmerized by Fire
Katana
Crystal Suite
Scream of the Savage
Midnight Vice
Take Me Out of This Nightmare
Take Me to Hell
Silent Hour / The Conjugation
Satan
Black Angel
Roll the Dice
Into the Night
Evil Attacker
Speak the Tongue of Heathen Gods
Stellar Plains
Tyrants of Our Generation (Frigid Bich cover)
Olof Wikstrand
Joseph Tholl
Tobias Lindqvist
Jonas Wikstrand
Zenith
2019
Nuclear Blast
Die for the Devil
Zenith of the Black Sun
Searching for You
Regrets
The End of a Universe
Sail on
One Thousand Years of Darkness
Thunder and Hell
Forever We Worship the Dark
Ode to Death
Olof Wikstrand
Jonathan Nordwall
Tobias Lindqvist
Jonas Wikstrand
1000 Years Of Darkness
EP
2019
1000 Years of Darkness
The End of A Universe
Thunder and Hell
To Another World (Divlje Jagode cover)
Olof Wikstrand
Jonathan Nordwall
Tobias Lindqvist
Jonas Wikstrand
Live By Fire II
LIVE
2021
Nuclear Blast
Die for the Devil
Searching for You
Undying Evil
From Beyond
Bells of Hades / Death Rides This Night
Zenith of the Black Sun
Live for the Night
Mesmerized by Fire
One Thousand Years of Darkness
Guitar Solo / City Lights Jam
Scream of the Savage
Drum Solo
Run for Your Life
Take Me Out of This Nightmare
Destroyer
Katana
Midnight Vice
Olof Wikstrand
Jonathan Nordwall
Tobias Lindqvist
Jonas Wikstrand
Nostalgia
2023
Nuclear Blast
Armageddon
Unshackle Me
Coming Alive
Heartbeats
Demon
Kiss of Death
Nostalgia
No Tomorrow
At the End of the Rainbow
Metal Supremacia
White Lights in the USA
Keep the Flame Alive
When the Thunder Roars (Cross Fire)
Olof Wikstrand
Jonathan Nordwall
Garth Condit
Jonas Wikstrand