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InMe are an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 alternative metal
Alternative metal
Alternative metal is a genre of alternative rock and heavy metal that gained popularity in the early 1990s. Most notably, alternative metal bands are characterized by heavy guitar riffs and experimental approaches to heavy music.-Origins:...

 band from Brentwood
Brentwood, Essex
Brentwood is a town and the principal settlement of the Borough of Brentwood, in the county of Essex in the east of England. It is located in the London commuter belt, 20 miles east north-east of Charing Cross in London, and near the M25 motorway....

, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...

, who were formed in 1996. To date they have released four studio album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

s – Overgrown Eden
Overgrown Eden
Overgrown Eden is the debut album from Essex alternative trio InMe. The album was released in the UK on 30 January 2003. The album produced four singles before and after the album's release. The singles released were "Underdose", "Firefly", "Crushed like Fruit" and "Neptune". The album was...

(2003); White Butterfly
White Butterfly (album)
White Butterfly is the second album from the Essex trio InMe. It was released on 20 June 2005 under the record label V2 Records. Its highest UK chart position was #56, and reached #1 on the UK rock album chart....

(2005); Daydream Anonymous
Daydream Anonymous
Daydream Anonymous is the third studio album by InMe and was released on September 10 2007. It is the first album to feature Greg McPherson on bass...

(2007) and Herald Moth
Herald Moth
Herald Moth is the fourth studio album by InMe, released on 14 September 2009. It is their only album to feature Ben Konstantinovic on guitar. Following Konstantinovic's departure, Gary Marlow joined the band on 1 February 2010...

(2009) and a greatest hits compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

, Phoenix: The Very Best of InMe
Phoenix: The Very Best of InMe
Phoenix: The Best of InMe is a greatest hits collection put together from the british band InMe's first four albums spanning 8 years from 2002 - 2010...

(2010). In addition, they have released one live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...

 – Caught: White Butterfly (2006) and a live EP InMe iTunes Live: London Festival 2008 - EP. A further live DVD release of the band's Overgrown Eden
Overgrown Eden
Overgrown Eden is the debut album from Essex alternative trio InMe. The album was released in the UK on 30 January 2003. The album produced four singles before and after the album's release. The singles released were "Underdose", "Firefly", "Crushed like Fruit" and "Neptune". The album was...

show at the Highbury Garage on 18th November 2010 as well as the band's 5th studio album 'The Pride' are set for release in February 2012 through PledgeMusic. InMe's PledgeMusic campaign launched on 25th November 2011.

Formation

The group originally formed as Drowned in 1996 when many of the band were just 14 years old. The members of the band at that time were Dave McPherson
Dave McPherson (musician)
David Alexander John "Dave" McPherson is a rock musician and solo acoustic artist from Brentwood, Essex...

 as guitarist / vocalist, Joe Morgan as bassist / backing vocalist and Simon Taylor as drummer. They played several local venues, getting their first interviews and airplay on Brentwood-based radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

, Phoenix FM
Phoenix FM
Phoenix FM is a community radio station serving the areas of Brentwood and Billericay, England. It was formed in 1996 and has broadcast twelve 28-day restricted service licence broadcasts on FM. The station's presenters include local snooker hero Steve Davis, Boxer Rebellion drummer Piers Hewitt,...

. They recorded many unreleased tracks such as "acid drop" and "apricot" The band scored their break when a scout from MFN
Music For Nations
Music For Nations was a British independent record label focusing mainly on rock and metal. They were a subsidiary of the larger label distributor Zomba Records who in turn is owned by BMG....

 caught the end of one of their sets, whilst attending a gig to see another band. They signed with MFN
Music For Nations
Music For Nations was a British independent record label focusing mainly on rock and metal. They were a subsidiary of the larger label distributor Zomba Records who in turn is owned by BMG....

 in 2001, and changed their name to InMe to avoid confusion with Drowned, an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 Christian rock
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...

 band of the same name.

Overgrown Eden (2001-2003)

Overgrown Eden
Overgrown Eden
Overgrown Eden is the debut album from Essex alternative trio InMe. The album was released in the UK on 30 January 2003. The album produced four singles before and after the album's release. The singles released were "Underdose", "Firefly", "Crushed like Fruit" and "Neptune". The album was...

was released through Music for Nations
Music For Nations
Music For Nations was a British independent record label focusing mainly on rock and metal. They were a subsidiary of the larger label distributor Zomba Records who in turn is owned by BMG....

 in January 2003, after numerous delays. It reached #15 in the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

, and #1 in the UK Rock Albums Chart.

Four singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 were released from Overgrown Eden. These were "Underdose", "Firefly", "Crushed Like Fruit" and "Neptune", the first three of these being issued before the album. "Underdose" was released in July 2002 and entered the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 at #66. This was followed by "Firefly" in September which peaked at #43. "Crushed Like Fruit" appeared in January 2003, charting at #25. "Neptune" was the last single released from the album in April 2003, charting at #46, and was accompanied with a video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 featuring fans
Fan (person)
A Fan, sometimes also called aficionado or supporter, is a person with a liking and enthusiasm for something, such as a band or a sports team. Fans of a particular thing or person constitute its fanbase or fandom...

 at a live gig
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...

.

Music for Nations
Music For Nations
Music For Nations was a British independent record label focusing mainly on rock and metal. They were a subsidiary of the larger label distributor Zomba Records who in turn is owned by BMG....

 went out of business during 2004, when they were absorbed into a parent company. During this time the rights for Overgrown Eden were lost, and because of this, the album was eventually re-released in June 2006 when those rights were re-obtained. InMe played Overgrown Eden in its entirety in two separate dates in November 2010 as a part of a greatest hits tour to support their best of album Phoenix: The Best Of InMe. The London show was recorded and will be released as a DVD released through Sony BMG. The album is to be re-released in 2011.

White Butterfly (2004-2005)

Their second album, White Butterfly
White Butterfly (album)
White Butterfly is the second album from the Essex trio InMe. It was released on 20 June 2005 under the record label V2 Records. Its highest UK chart position was #56, and reached #1 on the UK rock album chart....

, was released on 20 June 2005. It was released in two forms in the UK, a standard edition with thirteen tracks, and a limited edition with two bonus track
Bonus track
In terms of recorded music, a bonus track is a piece of music which has been included on specific releases or reissues of an album. This is most often done as a promotional device, either as an incentive to customers to purchase albums they might otherwise not, or to repurchase albums they already...

s "Every Whisper Aches" and "Angels with Snipers". The first single from White Butterfly was "Faster The Chase" in 2004, when the band were still with MFN. Before the release of the album, there was a leak where several tracks, due to be released for the first time on the album were downloaded. The first in-store single to be released on the new label was "7 Weeks" which reached #36 in the UK chart, whilst the second single, "So You Know", peaked at #33. The release of White Butterfly was sandwiched between a tour of the UK. White Butterfly was produced by Josh Abraham
Josh Abraham
Josh Abraham is a Grammy-winning record producer and co-owner of Pulse Management and Check Your Pulse Publishing. He has produced songs and albums for many of the industry's most successful artists such as Velvet Revolver, 30 Seconds to Mars, Linkin Park, Kelly Clarkson and Courtney Love...

.

The band released a double A-side download single "White Butterfly" / "Safe In a Room" on 19 December 2005, with a five track live EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

.

White Butterfly was played in its entirety at two of InMe's shows on their greatest hits tour.

Caught: White Butterfly

A live album, titled Caught: White Butterfly was recorded at the London Astoria
London Astoria
The London Astoria was a music venue, located at 157 Charing Cross Road, in London, England. It had been leased and run by Festival Republic since 2000. It was closed on 15 January 2009 and has since been demolished...

 in December 2005, and released in August 2006. The live DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....

, White Butterfly Caught Live, which was released in October that year. In 2006, Joe Morgan left the band and went to study at university, being replaced by Greg McPherson.

Daydream Anonymous (2006-2007)

In September 2007, InMe released their third album Daydream Anonymous
Daydream Anonymous
Daydream Anonymous is the third studio album by InMe and was released on September 10 2007. It is the first album to feature Greg McPherson on bass...

. It charted in the UK at #71, making it the lowest charting InMe album to date. Daydream Anonymous featured thirteen tracks. "I Won't Let Go" was released as the only single. Daydream Anonymous was played in its entirety on two nights of InMe's greatest hits tour in December.

Herald Moth (2008-2010)

Herald Moth
Herald Moth
Herald Moth is the fourth studio album by InMe, released on 14 September 2009. It is their only album to feature Ben Konstantinovic on guitar. Following Konstantinovic's departure, Gary Marlow joined the band on 1 February 2010...

was recorded at Chapel Studios and the band finished recording the album in February 2009. It was released on 14 September through Graphite Records, and peaked at #68 in the UK chart. The album's first single, "Single of the Weak", was released on 17 August.

Herald Moth was InMe's first album as a four piece band, following the addition of Ben Konstantinovic in 2008. They toured extensively through Europe from early 2009 to 2010, and saw Konstantinovic leaving in October 2009, to be replaced by Gary Marlow in February the following year.

A double A-side single "All Terrain Vehicle" / "Nova Armada" was released in June 2010, with an accompanying video for "Nova Armada". Marlow's first recording with the band was with him playing second guitar on "Nova Armada". With Marlow operating exclusively as a guitarist, backing vocal
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...

 duties remained solely with Greg McPherson. InMe went on a 20 date run of the UK (known as the "All Terrain Armada Tour") to promote the album, with support from Fei Comodo
Fei Comodo
Fei Comodo is a 5-piece post-hardcore band from Essex, UK. They're signed to Small Town Records, and have developed a strong fanbase since their formation through playing many live shows across the country. They've released five EPs, two singles, and one studio mini album...

 and Envy Of The State.

InMe played Herald Moth in its entirety at both the Firebug in Leicester and The Relentless Garage in London in December 2010. InMe also headlined the Strongbow Stage at the Sonisphere festival at Knebworth
Knebworth
Knebworth is a village and civil parish in the north of Hertfordshire, England immediately south of Stevenage. The civil parish covers an area between the villages of Datchworth, Woolmer Green, Codicote, Kimpton, Whitwell, St Paul's Walden and Langley, and encompasses the village of Knebworth, the...

 in July 2010, and appeared at the Summer Breeze Festival in Germany in August.

Phoenix: The Best of InMe (2010)

Their best of compilation album, Phoenix: The Best of InMe
Phoenix: The Very Best of InMe
Phoenix: The Best of InMe is a greatest hits collection put together from the british band InMe's first four albums spanning 8 years from 2002 - 2010...

, included fifteeen tracks: three tracks from each of the band's four studio albums and three new recordings. The new tracks were recorded in June 2010, with Fei Comodo
Fei Comodo
Fei Comodo is a 5-piece post-hardcore band from Essex, UK. They're signed to Small Town Records, and have developed a strong fanbase since their formation through playing many live shows across the country. They've released five EPs, two singles, and one studio mini album...

 guitarist Mike Curtis producing. They were entitled "Saccharine Arcadia", "Thanks for Believing Me" and "Bury Me Deep Beneath Your Skin". The album was released on 27 September 2010.

The accompanying tour saw the band take up a four night residency at The Relentless Garage in London in November and December 2010.

Overgrown Eden DVD release and The Pride (2010-present)

Following the airing of Overgrown Eden at the Highbury Garage in November on the Phoenix tour, the show (which was filmed) is to be released on DVD through Sony BMG. In a recent interview with Live4guitar, InMe confirmed that this DVD should be released as part of the PledgeMusic Campaign, which launches in November 2011. The band made an appearance on the Bohemia Stage on Sunday 10 July at Sonisphere Knebworth.

As frequently confirmed by Dave McPherson on social networking site Facebook
Facebook
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 as well as microblogging site Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...

, InMe plans to spend the early part of 2011 working on their fifth album, which is planned for release in February 2012. The album is to be supported by a PledgeMusic campaign launching on 25th November 2011. The album is said to have a completely different sound to its predecessor Herald Moth
Herald Moth
Herald Moth is the fourth studio album by InMe, released on 14 September 2009. It is their only album to feature Ben Konstantinovic on guitar. Following Konstantinovic's departure, Gary Marlow joined the band on 1 February 2010...

 and has been described as "euphoric, uplifting and very positive" both by Dave McPherson and lead guitarist Gazz Marlow. It was confirmed on the band's official website that the album is to be called 'The Pride'.

In May 2011, it was confirmed via Facebook that 'A Great Man' would be the first single from the album and was recorded along with 'The Pride' in June 2011. Plans later changed and the single is due to be released During the Pledge Campaign. Beautiful Sky Gardens, Halcyon Genesis, Rainbow Chaser and Legacy are due to be recorded in August. As many as 11 song titles have been confirmed by McPherson on social networking sites as time has passed. The titles include:

The Pride / A Great Man / Halcyon Genesis / Beautiful Sky Gardens / Legacy / Silver Womb / Pantheon / Rainbow Chaser / Guardian / Escape To Mysteriopa / Moonlit Seabed / Reverie Shores

Dave McPherson has also published the complete lyrics for Beautiful Sky Gardens via PledgeMusic for supporters of his debut album The Hardship Diaries
The Hardship Diaries
The Hardship Diaries is the debut full length solo release from InMe frontman Dave McPherson. The album is set to be released on April 10, 2011 through Pledge Music....

's pledge campaign as well as partial lyrics for Legacy, Rainbow Chaser, Halcyon Genesis and A Great Man via social media sites Facebook and Twitter. In November 2011 'A Great Man' was released via a download on Pledge Music.

Albums

  • Overgrown Eden
    Overgrown Eden
    Overgrown Eden is the debut album from Essex alternative trio InMe. The album was released in the UK on 30 January 2003. The album produced four singles before and after the album's release. The singles released were "Underdose", "Firefly", "Crushed like Fruit" and "Neptune". The album was...

    (2003) - UK
    UK Albums Chart
    The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

     #15
  • White Butterfly
    White Butterfly (album)
    White Butterfly is the second album from the Essex trio InMe. It was released on 20 June 2005 under the record label V2 Records. Its highest UK chart position was #56, and reached #1 on the UK rock album chart....

    (2005) - UK #56
  • Daydream Anonymous
    Daydream Anonymous
    Daydream Anonymous is the third studio album by InMe and was released on September 10 2007. It is the first album to feature Greg McPherson on bass...

    (2007) - UK #71
  • Herald Moth
    Herald Moth
    Herald Moth is the fourth studio album by InMe, released on 14 September 2009. It is their only album to feature Ben Konstantinovic on guitar. Following Konstantinovic's departure, Gary Marlow joined the band on 1 February 2010...

    (2009) - UK #68 (#20 UK iTunes)
  • Phoenix: The Best of InMe
    Phoenix: The Very Best of InMe
    Phoenix: The Best of InMe is a greatest hits collection put together from the british band InMe's first four albums spanning 8 years from 2002 - 2010...

    (2010) - UK Rock #26
  • The Pride
    The Pride (InMe Album)
    The Pride is the fifth studio album from the band InMe. It is the first full length album of new material to feature lead guitarist Gazz Marlow. It is set to be released via PledgeMusic in February 2012.-Development of the album:...

    (2012)

Other albums

  • Caught: White Butterfly (2006) - UK Rock #24
  • InMe iTunes Live: London Festival 2008 - EP (2008)
  • Overgrown Eden Re-Release (TBA - 2011)

Singles

Year Song UK
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...


Album
2002 "Underdose
Underdose
"Underdose" is the first single by Essex alternative trio InMe. It is the first track on their debut album, Overgrown Eden.The music video for "Underdose" features the band performing in an empty skatepark....

"
66 Overgrown Eden
Overgrown Eden
Overgrown Eden is the debut album from Essex alternative trio InMe. The album was released in the UK on 30 January 2003. The album produced four singles before and after the album's release. The singles released were "Underdose", "Firefly", "Crushed like Fruit" and "Neptune". The album was...

"Firefly" 43
2003 "Crushed Like Fruit
Crushed Like Fruit
"Crushed Like Fruit" is the third single by Essex alternative rock band InMe. It was released on 6 January 2003 and is the bands highest charting single to date...

"
25
"Neptune
Neptune (song)
"Neptune" is the fourth single by Essex alternative rock band InMe. It is also the final single to be released from their debut album, Overgrown Eden. It was released on 14 April 2003 and reached number 46 in the UK Singles Chart.-Track listings:CD1...

"
46
2004 "Faster the Chase" 31 White Butterfly
White Butterfly (album)
White Butterfly is the second album from the Essex trio InMe. It was released on 20 June 2005 under the record label V2 Records. Its highest UK chart position was #56, and reached #1 on the UK rock album chart....

"Otherside"
2005 "7 Weeks
7 Weeks (song)
"7 Weeks" is the sixth single by Essex alternative rock band InMe. It is the second single to be released from their second album White Butterfly. It was released on 18 July 2005 and reached number 37 in the UK Singles Chart...

"
36
"So You Know
So You Know (song)
"So You Know" is the sixth single by Essex alternative rock band InMe and the third single released from their second album White Butterfly. It was released on 10 October 2005, and reached number 33 in the UK Singles Chart...

"
33
"Safe in a Room/White Butterfly
Safe in a Room/White Butterfly
"Safe in a Room"/"White Butterfly" is an extended play released by Essex alternative rock band InMe from the album White Butterfly. In addition to the songs "White Butterfly" and "Safe In A Room", it contains songs from the band's performance at the 2005 Download Festival...

"
2007 "I Won't Let Go" 77 Daydream Anonymous
Daydream Anonymous
Daydream Anonymous is the third studio album by InMe and was released on September 10 2007. It is the first album to feature Greg McPherson on bass...

2009 "Single of the Weak
Single of the Weak
"Single of the Weak" is the eighth single by Essex alternative rock band InMe. It was the first single to be released from their fourth album Herald Moth. It was released on 31 August 2009. The cover artwork for the promo CD was designed by bass player Greg McPherson and contains his brand new Inme...

"
Herald Moth
Herald Moth
Herald Moth is the fourth studio album by InMe, released on 14 September 2009. It is their only album to feature Ben Konstantinovic on guitar. Following Konstantinovic's departure, Gary Marlow joined the band on 1 February 2010...

2010 "All Terrain Vehicle/Nova Armada
All Terrain Vehicle/Nova Armada
"All Terrain Vehicle / Nova Armada" is the ninth single by Essex alternative rock band InMe. It was the second single to be released from their fourth album Herald Moth and was released on 6 June 2010. Both cover artworks and a special combined artwork were all created by Greg McPherson...

"
"—" denotes a title that did not chart

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