Emmure
Location
New York
Website
Bio
Emmure is an American deathcore band. Today they have had four releases; one EP: The Complete Guide to Needlework and four studio albums: Goodbye to the Gallows, The Respect Issue, Felony and Speaker of the Dead.
Emmure was founded in 2003. Founding members Ben and Joe Lionetti (from New Fairfield, Connecticut) met Frank Palmeri (from Queens, New York) on the Internet and began rehearsals together. Mark Davis and Jesse Ketive soon joined.
Jesse Ketive was formerly in the band Warfix, in which he played guitar alongside Bryan Goldsman of Southside Panic.
In 2008, the band finished a tour in the lower 48 US States supporting Misery Signals, August Burns Red, and Burn Down Rome. That summer was spent on their headlining tour with Endwell, On Broken Wings, Ligeia, Recon and others.
On May 1, 2009, rumors of the Lionetti brothers departure from the band were confirmed in a statement from Joe Lionetti posted on www.lambgoat.com. It was confirmed that the Lionetti brothers left Emmure due to family emergency. According to its page on Victory Records' Web site, Emmure found a new guitarist and drummer in Mike Mullohand and Michael Kaabe. Mike Kaabe formerly played with Warfix, Hulk Blood, and Endwell.
On June 20, 2009 the music video of "False Love in Real Life" was broadcast on MTV's Headbanger's Ball, which was directed by Frankie Nasso, who also directed the music video of "Sound Wave Superior." Emmure completed their third studio album, Felony, released on August 18, 2009 on Victory Records. The band was announced as one of the groups to be featured on 2010's Warped Tour as well as The Bamboozle.
The group was included on Attack Attack!'s headlining This Is a Family Tour alongside post-hardcore acts, Of Mice & Men, Pierce the Veil and In Fear and Faith. They will join the Never Say Die! tour across Europe along with Parkway Drive, Comeback Kid, Bleeding Through, War From a Harlots Mouth, Your Demise and We Came as Romans. Emmure will be releasing their fourth album, Speaker of the Dead on February 15, 2011. On January 18, 2011 Emmure released a single from the album, "Demons With Ryu" onto iTunes. On February 9, 2011 the music video for "Solar Flare Homicide" premiered.
