ENFORCED Announce New EP ‘A Leap Into The Dark’ And Release Title Track

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Enforced 2024

Virginia thrash titans ENFORCED are back with a vengeance, announcing their latest EP A Leap Into The Dark, set for release on October 25, 2024.

The six-song EP features three brand-new ENFORCED tracks alongside three explosive B-sides, including the fan-favorite “Casket” and blistering covers of ENGLISH DOGS’ “The Chase Is On” and OBITUARY‘s “Deadly Intentions.” The title track from the EP, “A Leap Into The Dark,” is available now, accompanied by an intense new music video that can be seen below.

The band’s frontman shares insight into the title track’s thematic depth: “‘A Leap Into The Dark’ is fixated around a very vivid dream I had that I couldn’t forget or erase. Lyrically, it’s about taking a massive leap of faith into a chaotic unknown. It could lead to blessings or towards your downfall. It doesn’t matter; you’re at the moment where you need to make a decision. ‘A Leap Into The Dark’ is the choice I’ve made. I am not afraid of the unknown.”

A Leap Into The Dark is produced and mixed by the renowned Arthur Rizk (BLOOD INCANTATION, POWER TRIP, KREATOR, CODE ORANGE), capturing ENFORCED’s unrelenting ferocity in its purest form. Building on the hardcore thrash foundation laid by their critically acclaimed albums War Remains (2023) and Kill-Grid (2021), the new EP serves as a harbinger of more to come.

ENFORCED will be hitting the road this November for a massive European tour alongside GATECREEPER and 200 STAB WOUNDS. The tour will kick off in Dublin, IE on October 30, 2024, and will make stops across the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Belgium.

European Tour Dates:

October 30: Dublin, IE @ Whelan’s
October 31: Bristol City, UK @ The Fleece
November 1: London, UK @ O2 Academy Islington
November 2: Manchester, UK @ Damnation Fest
November 3: S-Hertogenbosch, NL @ Sepulfest
November 4: Wiesbaden, DE @ Schlachthof
November 5: Zurich, CH @ Dynamo
November 6: Milan, IT @ Legend Club
November 7: Vienna, AT @ Arena
November 8: Munich, DE @ Backstage
November 9: Essen, DE @ Turock
November 10: Hannover, DE @ Musikzentrum
November 11: Copenhagen, DK @ Pumpehuset
November 12: Oslo, NO @ John Dee
November 14: Tampere, FI @ Olympia
November 15: Helsinki, FI @ Aaniwalli
November 16: Oulu, FI @ Kantakrouvi
November 18: Stockholm, SE @ Kollektivet Livet
November 19: Gothenburg, SE @ Film Studios
November 20: Hamburg, DE @ Knust
November 21: Berlin, DE @ SO36
November 22: Leipzig, DE @ UT Connewitz
November 23: Stuttgart, DE @ Im Wizemann
November 24: Antwerp, BE @ Zappa

A Leap Into The Dark is the sound of ENFORCED journeying into new levels of intensity and aggression. Fans can expect nothing less than a full-throttle aural assault as the band continues to carve their place in the pantheon of modern thrash.

A Leap Into The Dark track listing:

  1. “Betting on the End”
  2. “A Leap Into The Dark”
  3. “Deafening Heartbeats”
  4. “Casket” (2024 Remaster)
  5. “Deadly Intentions” (OBITUARY Cover)
  6. “The Chase is On” (ENGLISH DOGS Cover)
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