Enemy of the Sun is a German

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band formed in 2006.

History

The band was founded in 2006 and named after the

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album of the same name. Their most famous member is

Waldemar Sorychta Waldemar Sorychta (born 1967) is a Polish heavy metal record producer and musician who has lived in Germany since 1982. Career He initially worked with German thrash metal band Despair, founded in 1986. In 1994 he took part in the recording ...

, who had previously played in bands like Despair,

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and

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and who made a name in producing many metal bands in the 1990s. At the moment, Sorychta is also member of the

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band

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. The female bass player

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was a touring bass player with

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and is a member of

as well. The Finnish lead singer Jules Näveri and their drummer Daniel Zeman were playing in less known bands before joining Enemy of the Sun. In the beginning of 2007 the band recorded a demo, which was honored from Rock Hard as well as

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as "Demo of the Month". In June 2007 the band was support act for

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at their show in

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, Germany. Their debut album ''Shadows'', which was produced by Waldemar Sorychta, was released on 7 December 2007 and was regarded as "Album of the Month" by Rock Hard. In the Summer of 2008 they performed at

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and the

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Festival. In April 2011 there was a line up change:

was replaced by Eirini " Absinthe Green" who took on the bass duties for the band. Eirini made her live debut with Enemy Of The Sun in Dortmund at the Rock in den Ruinen Festival on 30 April 2011.

Discography

* ''Shadows'' (2007) * ''Caedium'' (2010)

External links

Official website
{{Authority control German heavy metal musical groups Musical groups established in 2006