Emmure | |
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 Emmure at With Full Force 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2003–present |
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| Website | emmurecult |
Emmure (/ɛˈmjuːr/) is an American metalcore band formed in 2003. Originally based in New Fairfield, Connecticut, before moving to Queens, New York, the group has released eight albums, with their first public release being a 2006 EP entitled The Complete Guide to Needlework.
Victory Records has worked with the band throughout most of their career, starting with Goodbye to the Gallows (2007). Their second, third and fourth albums The Respect Issue (2008), Felony (2009) and Speaker of the Dead (2011) were all distributed through Victory as well. After the band's initial four-album contract with Victory expired, they signed again with Victory to distribute their fifth and sixth studio albums, Slave to the Game (2012) and Eternal Enemies (2014). However after nine years of being signed to the label, Emmure would leave Victory in 2016 to sign with SharpTone. The seventh and eighth Emmure albums, titled Look at Yourself and Hindsight were released on March 3, 2017, and June 26, 2020, respectively.
The band's vocalist, Frankie Palmeri (born 1986), is the only remaining original member and has been subject to some controversy over the years. His personality has made the band unique from other acts in the genre, and critics have described his "no-fucks-given" attitude as an entertaining standpoint for the band.[2][3]
- ^ "Emmure - About". Facebook. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ Criado, Justin (February 27, 2017). "No Amount of Drugs and Graffiti Fulfill Emmure's Frankie Palmeri Like Music Does". Westword.
- ^ Loye, Kristy (March 10, 2017). "Emmure's Frankie Palmeri Doesn't Care If You Hate His Music or Not". Houston Press.