Sworn Enemy is an American

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band from New York City.

Biography

The band formed as "Downfall" and later on as "Mindset", a product of the extremely expansive and influential

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scene. At its original inception the band centered on founding members: vocalist Sal Lococo, lead guitarist Lorenzo Antonucci, second guitarist Mike Raffinello, bass player Mike Palmer, and drummer Zoli. The band's early output as Mindset was limited to a demo, an appearance on the ''New Found Hope II – The First Amendment'' compilation CD, and a three-song

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named ''State of Mind''. Soon after the ''State of Mind'' release, another band named Mindset appeared on the underground

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scene, having existed as Mindset before the

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Mindset. Therefore, Sal and crew changed their name to Sworn Enemy. The band continued to play shows and garner attention in the scene. In 2001 the band released ''Negative Outlook'' on

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's Stillborn Records. The record was a mix of old school

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and new school breakdowns, and it quickly gained the band attention in the broader

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scene. Soon after came ''Integrity Defines Strength'', the title being a play on the I.D.S. crew that Sworn Enemy claimed loyalty to. It contained 3 new songs and a live set at

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. Sworn Enemy signed a release deal with Elektra Records in 2003. The result was '' As Real as It Gets''. The band changed their style as the CD featured a large

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influence, as well as abrasive, near-

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. The new style and worldwide distribution led to tours with bands such as Anthrax as well as a stint on

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that year. ''The Beginning of the End'' was released on Abacus Records, a division of

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focusing on underground

and

inspired bands. The new record displayed more thrash influence, and was immediately followed with a national tour with Six Feet Under. They have also toured with Dying Fetus and Hatebreed. In 2007, they were on the Trendkill Tour alongside Kataklysm,

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, Too Pure to Die, and

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. They were asked by longtime friends, Earth Crisis, to be a part of their reunion tour. On March 29, 2008, the music video for the first single debuted on MTV2's '' Headbangers Ball''. The video for "A Place of Solace" from the ''Maniacal'' CD was directed and shot by David Brodsky and edited by Allison Woest. ''Total World Domination'' was released June 16 in US and June 22 in Europe via Century Media Records. The record was once again produced by

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from

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. Lorenzo Antonucci (guitars, vocals) commented: "I'm very excited about this album and its writing process was better than ever. I've been a part of all the writing for every record and I feel this is our best foundation yet. We took it back to ''As Real as It Gets'' with a little of '' Beginning of the End'' and '' Maniacal'' in it. The sound is way faster and more pissed off than ever, harder than ever and a lot more ignorant. It was also fun working with Tim again. This also marks our first recording with Sid (bass) and JRad (drums), so we are all very excited about that. We couldn't be more proud of this effort and prepare to have your faces melted!" During the next few years the band saw some lineup changes. In May 2014 the band regrouped with new members and released "Living On Borrowed Time" on Rock Ridge records. They followed the album with several tours including tours in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Sworn Enemy is still touring in support of "Living on Borrowed Time".

Discography

Members

Current members * Sal Lococo – vocals (1997–present) * Jeff Cummings – lead guitar (2010–present) * Matt Garzilli – rhythm guitar (2011–present) * Mike Pucciarelli – bass (2012–present) * Taykwuan Jackson – drums (2014–present) Former members * Mike Palmer – bass (1997–1998) * Zoli – drums (1997–1998) * Mike Raffinello – rhythm guitar (1997–2005) * Jimmy Sagos – bass (1998–2001) * Paul Wallmaker – drums (1998–2001) * Timmy Mycek – drums (2001–2002) * Mike Couls – bass (2001–2005) * Paul Antignani – drums (2002–2008; died 2018) *

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– drums (2008–2009) * Lorenzo Antonucci – lead guitar (1997–2010), rhythm guitar (2005–2008) * Jamin Hunt – bass (2005–2008), rhythm guitar (2008–2012), lead guitar (2010) * Sid Awesome – bass (2008–2011) * Jerad "JRad" Buckwalter – drums (2009–2012) * Anthony Paganini – bass (2011–2012) *

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