InMe

InMe
Origin Brentwood, Essex, England
Genres Alternative rock, alternative metal, post-grunge[1]
Years active 1996–present
Labels Graphite, Northern Music
Associated acts Centiment, Dave McPherson, A Devil's Devil, Primordial Soup, Scoliopteryx Libatrix, Dry Rise.
Website inmeofficial.com
Members
Dave McPherson
Greg McPherson
Simon Taylor
Gary Marlow
Past members
Joe Morgan
Ben Konstantinovic

InMe are an English alternative metal band from Brentwood, Essex, formed in 1996.[1] To date they have released four studio albums – Overgrown Eden (2003); White Butterfly (2005); Daydream Anonymous (2007) and Herald Moth (2009) and a greatest hits compilation album, Phoenix: The Very Best of InMe (2010). In addition, they have released one live album – Caught: White Butterfly [1] (2006) and a live EP InMe iTunes Live: London Festival 2008 - EP. A further live DVD release of the band's Overgrown Eden 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.

Contents

History

Formation

The group originally formed as Drowned in 1996 when many of the band were just 14 years old.[1] The members of the band at that time were Dave McPherson 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, Phoenix FM. They recorded many unreleased tracks such as "acid drop" and "apricot" The band scored their break when a scout from MFN caught the end of one of their sets, whilst attending a gig to see another band. They signed with MFN in 2001, and changed their name to InMe to avoid confusion with Drowned, an American Christian rock band of the same name.[1]

Overgrown Eden (2001-2003)

Overgrown Eden was released through Music for Nations in January 2003, after numerous delays.[1] It reached #15 in the UK Albums Chart,[2] and #1 in the UK Rock Albums Chart.

Four singles 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 at #66. This was followed by "Firefly" in September which peaked at #43. "Crushed Like Fruit" appeared in January 2003, charting at #25.[2] "Neptune" was the last single released from the album in April 2003, charting at #46,[2] and was accompanied with a video featuring fans at a live gig.

Music for Nations went out of business during 2004,[1] 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, 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 tracks "Every Whisper Aches" and "Angels with Snipers".[1] 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.[2] The release of White Butterfly was sandwiched between a tour of the UK. White Butterfly was produced by Josh Abraham.

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.

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 in December 2005, and released in August 2006. The live DVD, White Butterfly Caught Live, which was released in October that year.[1] 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.[1] 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 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 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 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 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, 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 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.[3] 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 as well as microblogging site Twitter, 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 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'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.

Discography

Studio Albums

Other albums

Live DVD's

Singles

Year Song UK
[2]		 Album
2002 "Underdose" 66 Overgrown Eden
"Firefly" 43
2003 "Crushed Like Fruit" 25
"Neptune" 46
2004 "Faster the Chase" 31 White Butterfly
"Otherside" —
2005 "7 Weeks" 36
"So You Know" 33
"Safe in a Room/White Butterfly" —
2007 "I Won't Let Go" 77 Daydream Anonymous
2009 "Single of the Weak" — Herald Moth
2010 "All Terrain Vehicle/Nova Armada" —
"—" denotes a title that did not chart

Timeline


References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Biography by Chris True". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p558294/biography. Retrieved 2 April 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Mawengue, Ingrid (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 269. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  3. ^ "Interview with Inme - Live4guitar | Online Guitar Community". Live4guitar. http://www.live4guitar.com/article/interview-with-inme. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 

External links

InMe
Dave McPherson • Greg McPherson • Simon Taylor • Gary Marlow
Joe Morgan • Ben Konstantinovic
Studio Albums
Live Albums
Caught: White Butterfly • InMe iTunes Live: London Festival 2008
Singles