Enter Shikari

Founded from the remnants of the group Hybryd, post-hardcore outfit Enter Shikari formed in Hertfordshire, England, in 2003. In June 2003 Enter Shikari issued the demo EP NODDING AQUAINTANCE, which they sold at gigs and via their website. The success of two additional self-released EPs further developed their growing fan base and cemented the band's decision reject the overtures of major labels. While building a rep as relentless tourers with a spectacular live show (Enter Shikari was just the second unsigned band to sell out the famed London Astoria), Enter Shikari also embraced the social networking website MySpace, securing, in 2006, a spot on the Gibson/MySpace stage at the annual Download Festival. In 2007, their first proper LP, TAKE TO THE SKIES, entered the British Top Five on the strength of the smash single "Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour."

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