Enewetak is a grindcore

Grindcore

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 band formed in Orange, California

Orange, California

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, in 1994. Enewetak has been called "one of the most progressive hardcore bands of the mid-to-late nineties, overshadowing its contemporaries such as Unruh

Unruh

-People:* Bill Unruh , physicist* Fritz von Unruh , dramatist* Hans Victor von Unruh , politician* Howard Unruh , American spree killer* Jack Unruh, illustrater* Jesse M. Unruh , politician...

 and Suicide Nation."

From humble beginnings in garages and coffee houses, Enewetak went on to gain international acclaim for its unique sound and ever-evolving style. Over the course of the band's ten year career, the Enewetak released three full-length studio albums, as well as four seven-inch records and a DVD

DVD

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Sound

Enewetak's sound has been described as "brutal hardcore", as well as "damn heavy, with huge roaring grooves and ferocious vocals"

Line up

The original line up of Enewetak consisted of Forrest Locke on vocals, Jim Greco on guitar, Graham Day on guitar, Toby Sterrett on bass guitar and Ben Fall on drums. Fall left the band in early 1995 and was replaced by Patrick Bonfrisco

Patrick Bonfrisco

Patrick Bonfrisco was the second drummer of enewetak, replacing Ben Fall in 1995. He remained an active member until enewetak disbanded in 2004.- References :...

. The following year, Day was replaced by Jack Fitzgerald.

In 1995, the band recorded and released a self-titled seven inch record on Revolutionary Power Tools Records. The following year, Enewetak's first full length album, And The Beat Goes On, was released on the same label.

Enewetak later recorded additional seven inch records (including a split with Unruh) and two more full length albums. Guns. Elvis Loved Them. was released through Kiss of Steel records in 1996 and Onward to Valhalla

Valhalla

In Norse mythology, Valhalla is a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin. Chosen by Odin, half of those that die in combat travel to Valhalla upon death, led by valkyries, while the other half go to the goddess Freyja's field Fólkvangr...

, the band's only CD, was recorded and released in 1997. During this time, the line up changed slightly, as Javier Van Huss filled in during Sterrett's hiatus, and several guitarists, including Chris Smith and Scooter Funcheon, took over for Fitzgerald while he was away for two years. Myles Sterrett later joined the band as the permanent guitarist.

Discography

Title	Label	Year	Lineup	Tracks
Self Titled Seven Inch Record	Revolutionary Power Tools	1995	Forrest Locke Jim Greco Graham Day Toby Sterrett Patrick Bonfrisco	Dead Bird, No Return, Belted Into Submission, Game Over
And The Beat Goes On Twelve Inch Record		1996	Forrest Locke Jim Greco Jack Fitzgerald Toby Sterrett Patrick Bonfrisco	Human Wrecka, Elmer, Just a Thought, 238, Taxman, Funeral, Del Fuego, Waxeater, Dictator
Guns. Elvis Loved Them. Twelve Inch Record	Kiss of Steel			Biopoly, Wicker, Fly Paper, Pedestal, Blue Sky, Dirt on Lip, Cobalt, Parasite, Cottonmouth, The Lair, Sulfer, Sold Out
Split Seven Inch Record with Unruh	Fetus		Forrest Locke Jim Greco Jack Fitzgerald Javier Van Huss Patrick Bonfrisco	Kill 'Em All, Half Dead F*cker, Cracksmoke
The Easyrider Sessions Volume One Seven Inch Record	BukBuk Records		Forrest Locke Jim Greco Jack Fitzgerald Toby Sterrett Patrick Bonfrisco
Onward to Valhalla CD	Crawlspace Records	1997	Forrest Locke Jim Greco Toby Sterrett Patrick Bonfrisco	Casket, Greyskull, Order, Eld, Hands Are Tied, Valhalla, Tragedy, Stepped On, Singularity, Glorification
The Easyrider Sessions Volume Two Limited CD	CARPATHIAN			Born to Die, My Michelle, Clean Shave
The Easyrider Sessions Volume Three Seven Inch Record	Crawlspace Records	2003	Forrest Locke Jim Greco Myles Sterrett Toby Sterrett Patrick Bonfrisco	The Party Song, Rulers of the World, Death Lies in Ashes

Aftermath

Since the band's final show in 2004, many of the members have joined or started new projects. Locke and the Sterretts were founding members of The Accident. Locke and Toby Sterrett later went on to create Tafkata. Bonfrisco joined The Touching Game in 1999 and Run. Dash. Sprint. in 2002. Jim moved to Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

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; his current projects include Cursed Ruin, Extremely Rotten, Saturnine, Vomikaust and Slounge.