Emmure

Emmure
Emmure performing in 2010 in Tempe, Arizona
Background information
Origin	Queens, New York
Genres	Anal core
Years active	2003–present
Labels	This City Is Burning, Victory
Members	Jesse Ketive Mark Davis Frankie Palmeri Mike Kaabe Mike Mulholland
Past members	Ben Lionetti Joe Lionetti
Website	www.emmure.com

Emmure is an American band formed in 2003, originally based in Connecticut, but now residing in Queens, New York. The group has a total of seven releases. With their two demos entitled Nine Eleven Zero Four and Demo 2005 they attracted the attention of This City Is Burning Records through which the band released their debut extended play The Complete Guide to Needlework.

Victory Records took notice of the band after the release of their extended play and signed them. They released their first full-length album Goodbye to the Gallows in 2007. The band has been signed to the label ever since. Their second, third and fourth albums The Respect Issue (2008), Felony (2009) and Speaker of the Dead (2011) were all distributed through Victory.

Formation

Emmure was founded in 2003. Ben and Joe Lionetti (from New Fairfield, Connecticut) met Franklin Palmeri (from Queens, New York) over an online search to find members for a musical group. Palmeri then traveled to Connecticut to begin rehearsals together. Bassist Mark Davis and guitarist Jesse Ketive then joined when the three began another recruiting search for members. Ketive was formerly in the band Warfix, in which he played guitar alongside Bryan Goldsman of Southside Panic.

History

Emmure performing at 2011's Extreme Thing.

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, Unite and Conquer, Carnifex and others.

On May 1, 2009, rumors of the Lionetti brothers' departure from the band, due to family emergency, were confirmed in a statement from Joe Lionetti. 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 and is also the step-brother of Emmure guitarist Jesse Ketive.

On June 20, 2009 the music video of "False Love in Real Life" was broadcasted on MTV's Headbanger's Ball, which was directed by Frankie Nasso. Nasso previously directed the video to "Sound Wave Superior" as well. 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 embarked on the Reckless and Relentless Tour with Asking Alexandria, Chiodos, Miss May I, Evergreen Terrace, and Lower than Atlantis and have joined 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 released their latest 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. Speaker of the Dead debuted at #68 on the Billboard 200 and #11 on the top Independent Albums.

They toured in The Mosh Lives tour with Visons, We Set the Sun, Iwrestledabearonce, War from a Harlots Mouth, and Winds of Plague. The group headlined the all stars tour in summer of 2011 with Alesana, Blessthefall, The Ghost Inside, In This Moment, Motionless in White, and many other bands. They are scheduled to play the Never Say Die tour with Vanna, The Human Abstract, As Blood Runs Black, The Word Alive, Deez Nuts, and Suicide Silence. The band has confirmed that they have been asked to play Vans Warped Tour 2012 and that they are going to record a new record in January and February with Joey Sturgis.

Band members

Current members

• Mark Davis – bass guitar (since 2003)
• Jesse Ketive – guitar (since 2003)
• Frankie Palmeri – lead vocals (since 2003)
• Mike "Harvey" Kaabe – drums (since 2009)
• Mike Mulholland – guitar (since 2009)

Former members

• Ben Lionetti – guitar (2003–2009)
• Joe Lionetti – drums (2003–2009)

Discography

Albums

• Goodbye to the Gallows (2007)
• The Respect Issue (2008)
• Felony (2009)
• Speaker of the Dead (2011)

EPs

• The Complete Guide to Needlework (2006)

Demos

• Nine Eleven Zero Four (2004)
• Demo 2005 (2005)

Videography

• "10 Signs You Should Leave" (2007) - directed by Frankie Nasso
• "Sound Wave Superior" (2008) – directed by Frankie Nasso
• "False Love in Real Life" (2009) - directed by Frankie Nasso
• "I Thought You Met Telly and Turned Me Into Casper" (2010)
• "Solar Flare Homicide" (2011) - directed by Frankie Nasso
• "Children of Cybertron" (2011)