History Music / EnterShikari

** The music video for "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwe0uVrjihA THE GREAT UNKOWN]]" features a [[CyberPunk dark, futuristic]], [[NeonCity neon-infused cityscape]] with different-coloured light images depicting the band.

As of this writing, they've released six albums: ''Take to the Skies'' in 2007, ''Common Dreads'' in 2009, ''A Flash Flood of Colour'' in 2012, ''The Mindsweep'' in 2015, ''The Spark'' in 2017, and ''Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible'' in 2020. They also released two compilations of B-sides and demos, ''The Zone'' in 2007 and ''Tribalism'' in 2010, and as of 2013, they have began a {{dubstep}} side project called Shikari Sound System.

As of this writing, they've released six albums: ''Take to the Skies'' in 2007, ''Common Dreads'' in 2009, ''A Flash Flood of Colour'' in 2012, ''The Mindsweep'' in 2015, ''The Spark'' in 2017, and ''Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible'' in 2020. They also released two compilations of B-sides and demos, ''The Zone'' in 2007 and ''Tribalism'' in 2010, and as of late, they have began a {{dubstep}} side project called Shikari Sound System.

* LongRunnerLineUp: The band have had the same lineup for 11 years (as of 2014).

** The final few seconds of the orchestral piece “[[https://youtu.be/opXZ8vgxgs0 Elegy For Extinction]]” brings you down from the soaring highs of the rest of the song towards a crashing, burning, conclusion.

* CallBack: The song "Solidarity" off ''Common Dreads'' ends with a chorus singing "''and still we will be here / standing like statues''", a phrase which is repeated multiple times during ''Take to the Skies''.

** ''Common Dreads'' added the dubstep influences and political lyrics which have become part of their SignatureSound.

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "[[TearJerker Adieu]]" and "Gap in the Fence".

* {{Bishonen}}: Rou in the early stages of the band [[http://www.mp3million.com/photo/0137402/Enter%20Shikari.jpg]]

* [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Rou Reynolds]] - Lead vocals and electronics
* Liam "Rory" Clewlow - Guitar and backing vocals
* Chris "Batty C" Batten - Bass and backing vocals
* [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Rob Rolfe]] - Drums

As of this writing, they've released six albums: ''Take to the Skies'' in 2007, ''Common Dreads'' in 2009, ''A Flash Flood of Colour'' in 2012, ''The Mindsweep'' in 2015, ''The Spark'' in 2017, and ''Nothing is True & Everything is Possible'' in 2020. They also released two compilations of B-sides and demos, ''The Zone'' in 2007 and ''Tribalism'' in 2010, and as of late, they have began a {{dubstep}} side project called Shikari Sound System.

** ''Take To The Skies'' is also title dropped in a non-album single from 2007, "Kickin' Back On The Surface Of Your Cheek".
** ''A Flash Flood Of Colour'' gets one in "Warm Smiles Do Not Make You Welcome Here".
* AnimatedMusicVideo: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAVne8dOzEA Thumper]] is a black-and-white performance video, with ([[UncannyValley fairly terrifying]]) doodle-style drawings of the band rotoscoped over it.

* CallBack: The song "Solidarity" off ''Common Dreads'' ends with a chorus singing "''and still we will be here / standing like statues''", a phrase which is repeated multiple times during ''Take To The Skies''.
** "System...", the intro to ''A Flash Flood Of Colour'' starts with the same synth as "Common Dreads", which is the same synth that closed ''Take To The Skies''.

** The line "This is no white abode" from "Wall" on ''Common Dreads'' harks back to "My white abode, do you remember my white abode" from "Sorry, You're Not A Winner".

* FadingIntoTheNextSong: Used a lot by them on the first two albums, but ''Take To The Skies'' is extremely noticeable, due to the Interludes. It's very satisfying to play Interlude 3, a breakcore intro to "Sorry, You're Not A Winner", then the song itself, then Interlude 4, the Jonny Sniper fanfare, and then Jonny Sniper. A nice group of tracks.

* GenreShift: Arguably. ''Common Dreads'' is a lot [[LighterAndSofter lighter]] musically than ''Take To The Skies''.
** Then there's ''A Flash Flood Of Colour'', which is heavily Dubstep influenced and has a lot more of an electronic dance feel.

** "Jonny Sniper" from ''Take To The Skies'' is about protecting the Earth.

** "Arguing with Thermometers" from ''A Flash of Flood and Colour'' is about climate change scepticism.

* LighterAndSofter: The Spark compared to the rest of their albums

* LongTitle: Hoo boy, lots of them. "Sorry, You're Not a Winner"; "Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour", "Arguing With Thermometers", "Warm Smiles Do Not Make You Welcome Here" and "Hello Tyrannosaurus, Meet Tyrannicide" are just examples.

* MoodWhiplash: On ''Take To The Skies'', the relatively soft, feelgood "Jonny Sniper" is followed by calm acoustic ballad "Adieu"... and then comes "OK, Time For Plan B", a fast-paced, mosh-worthy heavy tune. It's still awesome, though.
** In ''The Spark'', the heartfelt and mournful, piano-based ''Airfield'', in which Rou delves into his personal struggles of the past years in a very TearJerker way is followed immediately by the raucous, jungle-grime-rock mashup of ''Rabble Rouser''.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLeg_5ljVcA official promo video]] for "''Radiate''" has them simply stand there doing nothing, but all other things you'd expect in a music video are still there.

** ''A Flash Flood Of Colour'' doesn't sound ''anything'' like the two albums before it.
* NoTitle: Used a few times on ''Take to the Skies'', with tracks 1, 5, 9, 11, 13 and 17 untitled on the track listing. However, track 1 is usually referred to as "''Stand Your Ground, This Is Ancient Land''", tracks 5, 11 and 13 as Interludes 1, 2 and 3 respectively, and tracks 9 and 17 as "''Reprise One''" and "''Reprise Two''", the final track also known as "''Closing''".

* PerformanceVideo: All of their music videos feature the band performing the song at some point. Some with an audience ("Sssnakepit", "Sorry, You're Not a Winner" and "Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour" for example), some without ("Destabilise", "Radiate" and "Quelle Surprise", as examples).

** From "Anesthetist": "You sold us short! You will not profit off our health....STEP THE FUCK BACK!!"

* TitleOnlyChorus: "Return to Energizer" and "Warm Smiles Do Not Make You Welcome Here".
* XtremeKoolLetterz: Their 'Greek' logo from the Common Dreads era counts, in text form looks like ΣΠTΣ℞ SHᶲKΔ℞ᶲ. They're also fond of adding extra letters to one song on each album, like "No Sssweat", "Zzzonked" and "Sssnakepit".

As of this writing, they've released six albums: ''Take to the Skies'' in 2007, ''Common Dreads'' in 2009, ''A Flash Flood of Colour'' in 2012, ''The Mindsweep'' in 2015, ''The Spark'' in 2017, and “Nothing is True & Everything is Possible” in 2020. They also released two compilations of B-sides and demos, ''The Zone'' in 2007 and ''Tribalism'' in 2010, and as of late, they have began a {{dubstep}} side project called Shikari Sound System.

As of this writing, they've released five albums: ''Take to the Skies'' in 2007, ''Common Dreads'' in 2009, ''A Flash Flood of Colour'' in 2012, ''The Mindsweep'' in 2015, and ''The Spark'' in 2017. They also released two compilations of B-sides and demos, ''The Zone'' in 2007 and ''Tribalism'' in 2010, and as of late, they have began a {{dubstep}} side project called Shikari Sound System.

* BadassCreed: From "Juggernauts". This is also a CrowningMomentOfAwesome.

* ManOfAThousandVoices: Rou can do: clean singing, rapping, [[MetalScream screaming]] (his primary style) and, occasionally, DeathMetal-like HarshVocals. He is easily one of the greater examples of this trope in the entire metal scene, along with artists such as alt-metal vocalist MikePatton, avant-garde musician [[Music/DirEnGrey Tooru "Kyo" Nishimura]], experimental multi-instrumentalist Music/DevinTownsend, nu-metal vocalist [[Music/{{Korn}} Jonathan Davis]], MelodicDeathMetal singer [[Music/ScarSymmetry Christian Alvestam]] and progressive deathgrind musician [[Music/CattleDecapitation Travis Ryan.]]

As of this writing, they've released four albums, ''Take To The Skies'' in 2007, ''Common Dreads'' in 2009, ''A Flash Flood Of Colour'' in 2012, and ''The Mindsweep'' in 2015. They also released two compilations of B-sides and demos, ''The Zone'' in 2007 and ''Tribalism'' in 2010, and as of late, they have began a {{dubstep}} side project called Shikari Sound System.

* FadingIntoTheNextSong: Used a lot by them on both albums, but ''Take To The Skies'' is extremely noticeable, due to the Interludes. It's very satisfying to play Interlude 3, a breakcore intro to "Sorry, You're Not A Winner", then the song itself, then Interlude 4, the Jonny Sniper fanfare, and then Jonny Sniper. A nice group of tracks.

** [[EvilBrit He also puts on a "posh" British accent when he is speaking from the point of view of a "government" or an "establishment" figure]] ("Fanfare For The Concious Man" and "Ghandi mate, Ghandi" being two obvious examples).

* PissTakeRap: Rou like this, and surprisingly, [[MotorMouth he's actually good at rapping]]. In fact, most of the intros have rapped vocals instead of Rou's signature screams.

* StealthParody: "Ghandi mate, Ghandi" is so [[LargeHam outlandish]] it could very well be this - the song contains every single Shikari cliche known to man and some very silly lyrics. The band also re-enact the part where they all get Rou to calm down mid-rant [[http://youtu.be/W0o0uWJbS1s LIVE]], to hilarious effect.

** In "Ghandi mate, Ghandi", Rou's bandmates try to get him to calm down whilst he is in mid-rant.

* JohnnyMcCoolname: "Ladies and gentlemen, show your appreciaion for JONNY SNNNIPEEEERRRRR!"

* FanNickname: The Shikari Ferrari, and [[http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g329/toniannex/dotheshikarishuffle.gif the Shikari Shuffle]], a brief dance from the "Destabilise" music video.

* MisattributedSong: "My Darkest Hour" ([[RefrainFromAssuming that song that goes "I am tired and broken"]]) isn't by them, contrary to popular belief. It's actually by a band called Scary Kids Scaring Kids. They're American whereas Enter Shikari are [[IAmVeryBritish very British]].

* OneOfUs: The band really do seem like this. This is evident from the song "Hectic", where a section of the lyrics goes "Convene at mine at 3pm to play [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega Mega Drive]], GoldenAxe and [[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] all day".

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Enter Shikari are a British four-piece AvantGardeMetal band. [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly They could probably be described as post-hardcore, although they also have elements of punk, metal, screamo and many different sub-genres of electronic music, and even occasionally hip hop.]]

Enter Shikari are a British four-piece AvantGardeMetal band. [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly They could probably be described as post-hardcore, although they also have elements of punk, metal and many different sub-genres of electronic music, and also hip hop.]]

* CoverVersion: They've covered KidCudi's "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIgbw4Un1dU Day N Nite]]" and Faithless' "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab9SY304_uQ Insomnia]]".