Enter Shikari

There is no denying the fact that the rise of Enter Shikari has been nothing short of rapid. Division Promotions started working with the band back in July of 2006 for the release of their debut download only single ‘Mothership’ and it wasn’t long before the hard work that this St. Albans quartet had put into touring and through the internet started to pay off with a legion of fans growing across the UK.

By November they became the first unsigned band to sell out the Astoria in London since The Darkness in 2003 and a huge major label bidding war began. The press, whether they liked the band’s dance/hardcore hybrid or not, certainly couldn’t ignore them. Press across the board soon followed including Kerrang!, Rock Sound and Tuned covers alongside growing interest and curiosity from the mainstream media.Electing to shun the major label offers being thrust towards them, the band took the independent route and set up their own label, Ambush Reality, through the Vital/Pias network. Fast forward a few months and a top five debut album, top 30 single and a Brixton Academy headline slot later and it’s safe to say that Enter Shikari are here to stay!

Here is a list of print press that we have achieved to date;

NEWS

(July ’06)

Big Cheese ‘Ones to watch’ piece

Big Cheese news piece

Alternative Ulster news piece

Metal Hammer news piece

(May ’07)

Rock Sound news story

(June ’07)

Tuned news piece

(July ’07)

Big Cheese news piece

Kerrang Day Of Rock news story

Kerrang interview news piece

Rock Sound news clip

(Aug ’07)

Tuned Competition

Rock Sound fan letter

Kerrang news clip

Kerrang Rou question news clip

Kerrang ‘Day Of Rock’ fan letters

(Sept ’07)

Tuned news clip

Total Guitar Q&A piece

(Oct ’07)

Big Cheese Rou Reynolds ‘Wired’ interview piece

ICA news piece

(Nov ’07)

Kerrang ‘Rou’s Greatest Gig’ question piece

Rock Sound ‘Round-Up’ news piece

Total Guitar ‘The Zone’ news piece

PowerPlay ‘The Zone’ news piece

LIVE

(Jul ’06)

Metro Life live listings preview

Kerrang live review – 3K’s (Brighton 25/10/06)

Rock Sound live listings

PlayMusic live review ‘Gig Of The Month’ (Hammersmith Palais)

(May ’07)

Kerrang GIAN live review – 5K’s

(June ’07)

Kerrang Download live review – 4K’s

Kerrang Live preview listing

(July ’07)

Kerrang Live Preview

Tuned Download Festival review – 4/5*

Big Cheese Give It A Name review – 3.5/5*

(Aug ’07)

PowerPlay live listings

Rock Sound live review – 9/10*

Kerrang ‘Day Of Rock’ live review piece

Kerrang ‘Day Of Rock’ preview feature

(Sept ’07)

Record Collector live listings

Total Guitar live preview

Kerrang Live review – 4K’s (Barfly 20/08/07)

Kerrang Reading festival review – 4K’s

(Oct ’07)

Rhythm ‘Top 10 Live Events’ piece

Kerrang live preview and interview

Tuned Reading festival review – 2/5*

(Nov ’07)

Kerrang live review – 4K’s (Brixton 06/11/07)

Kerrang ‘100 Greatest Gigs’ piece

Kerrang Live Listings

FEATURES

(Jul ‘06)

Kerrang ‘Introducing’ feature

Metal Hammer feature

Rock Sound Feature

(April ’07)

Big Cheese ‘Grilled’ interview

(June’07)

Kerrang ‘Enter Shikari’s guide to Download Festival’ feature

In London feature

Rock Sound feature (July ‘07)

(July ’07)

Unsigned Magazine feature

(Aug ’07)

Kerrang random question interview feature

Kerrang ‘Famous Last Words – Rou Reynolds’ section

Covers & Posters

Rock Sound cover line (Sep’06)

Kerrang Poster

Tuned Poster

Kerrang ‘Day Of Rock’ Cover

Kerrang poster 1

Kerrang Awards Poster ‘Best Live’ & ‘Spirit of Independence’

Kerrang live poster

Kerrang poster

REVIEWS

Rock Sound ‘Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour’ review – 3/5*

Big Cheese ‘Mothership’ review 3.5/5*

(May ’07)

Kerrang ‘Most Wanted’ ‘Take To The Skies’ review – 4K’s

Salvo ‘Take To The Skies’ review

Classic Rock ‘Take To The Skies’ review – 7/10*

(June ’07)

Rock Sound (Ghost Of A Thousand reviews…) ‘Jonny Sniper’ review

Big Cheese ‘Jonny Sniper’ Single Of The Month – 4.5/5*

(Nov ’07)

Big Cheese ‘The Zone’ review – 4/5*

Front ‘The Zone’ review – 4/5*

Kerrang ‘The Zone’ review – 4K’s

Rock Sound ‘The Zone’ review – 6/10*