| Enemy You | |
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| Origin | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Genre(s) | Punk rock Skate punk Pop punk Ska |
| Years active | 1997 – 2007 |
| Label(s) | Panic Button Records Red Scare Industries Geykido Comet Records Nitro Records |
| Members | |
| David Jones Ken Yamazaki Joe Yamazaki Chris Matulich |
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Enemy You was a punk rock band from San Francisco, California that formed in 1997. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Skate punk is a sub-genre of Punk rock which was named because of its popularity among skateboarders, and the fact that many members of skate punk bands Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names is a Fusion genre that combines elements of Punk rock with Pop music, to varying Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Panic Button Records was a Record label which was formed in Chicago Illinois in 1997. Artists The Answer Lies As I Bobot Adrenaline Buck Deadman Walking Nitro Records is an Independent record label created and owned by Dexter Holland (lead singer and founder of The Offspring) and Greg Kriesel David Jones is a common name particularly in Wales and there have been several well-known individuals with this name The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
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Prior to their formation, David Jones, the main songwriter in Enemy You, recorded several releases with his band After School Special on Mutant Pop Records. Mutant Pop Records is an Independent record label founded in Corvallis Oregon in 1995 by Tim Davenport, aka T After AFS broke up, Enemy You was formed and began rehearsing together. After Enemy You began writing tunes together as a band it wasn’t long before they received interest from Ben Weasel and his fledgling label, Panic Button Records. Ben Weasel (born Ben Foster in Chicago Illinois) is a Punk rock musician best known as the lead singer and guitarist of bands Screeching Weasel Panic Button Records was a Record label which was formed in Chicago Illinois in 1997. This led to their debut appearance on the four-way split dubbed Four On The Floor alongside Screeching Weasel, Teen Idols, and Moral Crux. Four on the Floor is a 1999 compilation album consisting of songs by bands on Panic Button Records. Screeching Weasel was an American punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The Teen Idols were a Pop punk band based in Nashville Tennessee. This was followed by their debut album Where No One Knows My Name.
Based on the albums success the band was asked to open for a number of notable punk bands including, Bouncing Souls, Lagwagon, Bad Religion, TSOL, Mad Caddies, and NOFX. The Bouncing Souls are a Punk rock band from New Brunswick New Jersey formed in 1987. Lagwagon is an American punk rock band originally based in the small town of Goleta, located just outside Santa Barbara California. Bad Religion is an American Punk rock band founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass Greg Graffin (vocals Brett The Mad Caddies (or the Caddies) are a Third wave ska band from Solvang California. NOFX (pronounced "no ef-ex") is an American Punk rock band that was formed in Los Angeles California (now based in San Francisco
Before releasing their second full-length CD Stories Never Told, the band decided to release an 80's-themed seven inch EP that came out on Geykido Comet Records. Artists The Answer Lies As I Bobot Adrenaline Buck Deadman Walking
Enemy You has since signed with Nitro Records, but disbanded and never completed their album. Nitro Records is an Independent record label created and owned by Dexter Holland (lead singer and founder of The Offspring) and Greg Kriesel
David Jones – Vocals & Guitar Ken Yamazaki – Guitar Joe Yamazaki – Drums Chris Matulich – Bass