Scatterbox has been a punk band since 2001, remaining a tight-knit unit of brothers and friends with the same core members throughout its career.
The Coeur D'Alene, Idaho band has toured and recorded steadily over the years, and in 2008 tracked its full-length album, Enemies, with producer Tom Pfaeffle at Seattle's Tank Studios, where artists such as Jewel, Queensrÿche, and The Blood Brothers have also recorded.
Before Enemies could be completed, tragedy struck. Pfaeffle was murdered before the vocal sessions were finished. Vocalist Tom White ultimately completed his vocals at another studio, but the setbacks didn't end there. The label scheduled to release Enemies dissolved, leaving the album shelved and largely forgotten.
Now, Scatterbox has recovered the original masters for Enemies and enlisted film and audio engineer Kaleb Wrenchey (Rings of Saturn, Fetish, Infrablaster) to reconstruct, remix, and remaster the album for its long-awaited release this September.
I sat down with Tom White (vocals), Ryan White (bass), and Scott Rozell (drums) to discuss the story behind Enemies, the challenges surrounding its original recording, and why the band felt the time was finally right to bring it back:
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Enemies will be rereleased on September 9 on Blackhouse Records (vinyl pre-order).
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