InMe

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InMe
Origin Brentwood, Essex, England
Genre(s) Alternative metal
Alternative rock
Post-grunge
Years active 1996–present
Label(s) Graphite Records
Northern Music
Website http://www.inmeofficial.co.uk/
Members
Dave McPherson
Greg McPherson
Simon Taylor
Former members
Joe Morgan

InMe are an English alternative metal group from Brentwood, Essex formed in 1996.

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[edit] History

The group originally formed as "Drowned" in 1996. The members of the band at that time were Dave McPherson on guitar and vocals, Joe Morgan on bass and backing vocals and Simon Taylor on drums. They played several local venues, getting their first interviews and airplay on Brentwood-based station Phoenix FM. They signed with MFN in 2001 and changed their name to "InMe" to avoid confusion with the American Christian rock group of the same name.

During 2004, however, the record company MFN collapsed and InMe were left without a label. They signed with V2 Records and created their own "Pandora's Box Records".

As of the 19 July 2006, Joe Morgan ceased to play bass for InMe. He has been replaced by Dave's brother Greg McPherson. Joe has chosen to leave the band on good terms and to pursue a different career.

In 2007 InMe agreed a deal with Graphite Records for the release of their Daydream Anonymous album.

[edit] Music style

Their musical style of simple riffs combined with angst-ridden lyrical material has led many to dub them as 'nu-metal', although since they emerged onto the screens of Kerrang! TV shortly after the popularity of this genre had waned and the term had ceased to be applied so widely, the most accurate label for InMe's music would probably be post-grunge.

In the early days of Overgrown Eden, InMe were labelled by many as 'nu-metal', but upon the release of White Butterfly, it became clear that the band had matured and were labelled by many as 'post-grunge'. Early performances of tracks off of Daydream Anonymous have suggested to many that InMe may be heading back slightly towards the music heard in Overgrown Eden. It could be argued that InMe's music style on Daydream Anonymous is more progressive and technical.

[edit] Overgrown Eden

InMe's first single, "UnderDose", was released in 2002 and entered the UK charts at #66. This was followed by the single 'Firefly' which narrowly missed out on an Official UK Top 40 position, entering at 43. The band released one more single before the album; 'Crushed like fruit' which reached #25 in the UK charts. Their debut album was delayed several times until its eventual release on January 30, 2003 titled Overgrown Eden. The record entered the UK album charts at #15. This was followed by the single 'Neptune'.

On June 5, 2006, Overgrown Eden was re-released in its original format. This was due to the band finally getting the rights for the album from MFN.

[edit] White Butterfly

Their second album, White Butterfly, was released June 20, 2005. It was released in two forms in the UK, a standard edition with thirteen tracks, and a limited edition with two bonus tracks 'Every whisper aches' and 'Angels with Snipers'. The first single from White Butterfly was technically "Faster The Chase" back 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, escaped and were downloaded by many InMe fans. This incident is often used to explain why White Butterfly did not reach as high as Overgrown Eden in the UK chart. After, download-only single, "Otherside", was released at a cost of £0.99 (GBP) per download. The first in-store single to be released on the new label, however, was "7 Weeks" which reached #36 in the UK singles chart. The second single from the album So You Know reached #33. The release of White Butterfly was sandwiched between a tour of the UK. White Butterfly was produced by Josh Abraham, known for his work with other big name bands such as KoЯn.

The band released a double a-side download single "White Butterfly/Safe In A Room" on the 19 December 2005 with a 5 track live EP. It can be purchased from the HMV download store, which turned up at #36 in the National download chart.

The album White Butterfly was written dedicated to James Austin, a friend of the group who met Joe during secondary school. James passed away six weeks before his 19th birthday in July 2002 after an accident on holiday with friends celebrating the end of A-Level exams. James is the reason behind the name white butterfly. When he was a child, he had once stroked a white butterfly's wing, he had always remind people that he was 'special' as it is obviously, for an encounter such as this, very rare indeed. It has been said that on several occasions after his passing when his family or friends thought or spoke of him, a white butterfly flew past, making them feel he was close.

In late 2007, members of the official InMe forum voted "Faster The Chase" as the best song that the band had ever recorded.

[edit] Caught: White Butterfly

A live album, titled Caught: White Butterfly was recorded at the London Astoria on the 17 December 2005 at the end of a massive UK tour. It was released on the 14 August 2006. InMe have always played a mixture of both the new and the old material, playing tracks from Overgrown Eden, White Butterfly and some of their B-sides live.

The album was a prelude to an eagerly awaited live DVD of the bands performance at the London Astoria at the same date, named "White Butterfly Caught Live", which was released on October 9, 2006. On release, the demand was very high and prices rose quickly on both www.amazon.co.uk and www.play.com

[edit] Joe Morgan's departure

This note was posted by Dave and Simon of InMe on the bands message board along with their MySpace account, reading:

"This is an official announcement to let you know that Joe will no longer be playing bass with InMe. He is going to pursue a different career and we wish him all the best. We have had 10 amazing years doing what we love together and we have no regrets. Good luck mate.

Si and I however will be continuing InMe and will be joined by Greg McPherson on bass duties. We will be playing all announced dates and we hope to hit you with some new music soon. Sir Joe Morgan, we salute you. Dave and Si. X"

In various interviews, InMe have confirmed that Joe Morgan went to university. One interview was conducted with 'Planet-Loud', whereby Dave discusses the line-up change, stating: "Joe wanted to go to uni before he misses the opportunity which we fully support. It's been on the cards for sometime and although it's sad to see him go Greg is the absolute bollocks".

[edit] 4th album

On 5 October 2007, Dave McPherson announced on his personal MySpace that in the next few months he will be working on a new album for InMe. From his blog:

“

It is splendid to be home, getting clean clothes and resting the ears and chilling with loved ones. But InMe's next move is already on the cards...more news soon.

I will be using this time off to continue writing InMe's 4th project which is going to be something very different and challenging. The heavy technical stuff is going to be elaborated on as well as the slower songs are going to be thought out very intimately. Obviously these are very early days but one may as well get cracking.

 ”

Dave has started playing a new InMe song acoustically on his solo shows together with his solo lead-guitarist Ben Konstantinovic who is also rumored to become the 4th member of InMe as Dave replied this on the InMe forum:

“

He will be my lead guitarist from now on...as for InMe... We may be making a few massive changes come summertime.

 ”

And when fans asked about a 2nd guitarist, Dave replied:

“

We will be considering a 2nd guitarist but have to make sure it works first.

 ”

Some working titles have also been announced in Dave´s myspace blog

  1. You Won´t Hear From Me Again
  2. Orphan
  3. A Mouthful of Loose Teeth
  4. Let´s Go To War, Baby
  5. Captain Killjoy
  6. I Will Honour You
  7. Happy to disappoint you
  8. I'm not your friend
  9. Ultimatum
  10. Single of the Weak
  11. The Art of Moderation

7 - 11 - known from May 25th update.

An album-title that was considered but later scrapped was "The Rapid Demise of Everything"

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Live albums

[edit] Singles

Year Song UK Singles Chart UK Download Chart UK Rock Singles Album
2002 "Underdose" 66 - 22 Overgrown Eden
2002 "Firefly" 43 - 9 Overgrown Eden
2003 "Crushed Like Fruit" 25 - 3 Overgrown Eden
2003 "Neptune" 46 - 9 Overgrown Eden
2004 "Faster the Chase" 31 - 8 White Butterfly
2004 "Otherside" - 29 - White Butterfly
2005 "7 Weeks" 36 36 10 White Butterfly
2005 "So You Know" 33 32 17 White Butterfly
2005 "Safe in a Room/White Butterfly" - 36 38 White Butterfly
2007 "I Won't Let Go" 77 - 2 Daydream Anonymous

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