Enforcer is a heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 band formed in 2004 in Arvika

Arvika

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, Sweden

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Enforcer plays and performs in a style very similar to older speed metal

Speed metal

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 bands like Agent Steel

Agent Steel

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, Exciter

Exciter (band)

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 and Anvil

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. When the Sweden Rock Magazine

Sweden Rock Festival

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 asked them about playing "old school", they answered that heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 is not old school, it is timeless.

They released their first album, Into the Night, through the Heavy Artillery label in November 2008

Enforcer released its second full length album "Diamonds" under Earache Records

Earache Records

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, on May the 24th, 2010 in Europe while Heavy Artillery Records released the album in North America on May 25, 2010.

Discography

• Into the Night (November 18, 2008)
  1. Black Angel (3:35)
  2. Mistress From Hell (3:16)
  3. Into the Night (3:15)
  4. Speed Queen (3:23)
  5. On the Loose (4:24)
  6. City Lights (Instrumental
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     ) (5:54)
  7. Scream of the Savage (3:40)
  8. Curse the Light (4:09)
  9. Evil Attacker (3:37)

• Diamonds (May 25, 2010)
  1. Midnight Vice
  2. Roll The Dice
  3. Katana
  4. Running In Menace
  5. High Roller
  6. Diamonds (Instrumental)
  7. Live For The Night
  8. Nightmares
  9. Walk With Me
  10. Take Me To Hell

Members

• Olof Wikstrand - vocals, guitar
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• Joseph Toll - guitar
• Tobias Lindqvist - bass
• Jonas Wikstrand - drums
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Past members:

• Adam Zaars - guitar (2006-2011)
• Jakob Ljungberg - drums (2007)