Alove For Enemies

Alove for Enemies was a Christian metalcore band based in Long Island, New York, US

Biography

The band was founded in 2000, and released their first six song EP independently. The group was founded by singer Erich Barto and drummer A.J. Gonzalez. The band was signed to independent label Polytope records and toured twice under this label. After A.J. Gonzalez left the band, they replaced Gonzalez with Mike Desario for most of 2003. In late 2003 Jon Hernandez joined just before the band signed to Californian label Strikefirst Records, a subsidiary of Facedown Records. They released the EP Broken Pledge in December 2003 and played many gigs to support it.

In March 2004 Alove for Enemies signed with the main Facedown Records label. A year later, the album The Harvest was released; it was supported by a full US tour and by a European tour in spring 2005.

2006 saw the release of "Resistance" on Facedown Records.

On September 4, 2007, Alove For Enemies announced their break up on their myspace blog. They played Facedown Fest East Coast in Maryland as their penultimate show, on Sept. 29, 2007. Their final show was played on Long Island Oct. 5, 2007. Former guitar player Bill Meis joined them for "Center of Attention" and "Angels Don't Burn".

Final members

Erich Barto - vocals(now in Letter To The Exiles)
Matt Addeo - guitar
Dan Valentino - guitar (now in Sheperds)
Luke Anthony - bass/vocals (now in Buck Nasty )
Andy Amato - drums (now in Letter To The Exiles)

Past members

Bill Meis-guitar
Mike Desario-drums
AJ Gonzales-drums
Jon Hernandez-drums (Now Co-Founder of Fourth Street Drums)
Dan Lomeli-drums

Discography

Tread On My Dreams (demo)
Hour Of Decision (demo)
The Silent Rival (demo)
The Truth of Trumpets (Polytope Records) (2001)
Broken Pledge (Strike First Records) (2003)
The Harvest (Facedown Records) (2005)
Resistance (Facedown Records) (2007)

Music Videos

Tread On My Dreams (The Harvest)