湮灭纪元 - 美国Technical / Progressive Deathcore乐队Enterprise Earth专访

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今天采访的是来自美国的Technical / Progressive Deathcore乐队Enterprise Earth，组建于2014年的Enterprise Earth是目前美国最赤手可热的Technical / Progressive Deathcore的乐队之一，以令人咋舌的技术，吸引了大量的关注，大量Progressive的元素让他们的作品充满了优美的旋律，又不缺乏Deathcore的凶狠，2014至今乐队发行的每一张专辑都得到所有歌迷的好评，2026年Enterprise Earth来到了中国的深圳，上海，天津三座城市为中国歌迷奉献一次精彩绝伦的巡回演出，在Enterprise Earth乐队即将访问中国之际，杂志通过中国主办方Proustian音乐厂牌的协助与Enterprise Earth乐队的成员Gabriel Mangold进行了一次专访！

（V: 代表笔者 G: 代表Gabriel Mangold）

Today's interview is with Enterprise Earth, a technical/Progressive Deathcore band from the United States. Founded in 2014, Enterprise Earth is currently one of the hottest technical/Progressive Deathcore bands in the United States, attracting a lot of attention with their amazing technology. The abundance of Progressive elements makes their works full of beautiful melodies, without lacking the ferocity of Deathcore. Every album released by the band since 2014 has received praise from all fans. In 2026, Enterprise Earth came to Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Tianjin in China to present a wonderful and unparalleled tour performance for Chinese fans. As Enterprise Earth is about to visit China, the magazine, through the Chinese organizer Proustian Music Label, Assisted by Gabriel Mangold, a member of the Enterprise Earth band I conducted an exclusive interview!

(V: on behalf of the author G: on behalf of Gabriel Mangold)

采访对象：Gabriel Mangold（Enterprise Earth乐队吉他手）

采访时间：2026.06.16

V: 你好兄弟，很高兴见到你，非常感谢你参加这次采访。你们是一支在中国拥有庞大粉丝群的优秀乐队。Enterprise Earth成立于2014年，今年是你们乐队成立的第十二个年头。Enterprise Earth最初是怎么组建的？

Hello brother, it's nice to meet you and thank you very much for participating in this interview. You are an excellent band with a large fan base in China. Enterprise Earth was formed in 2014 and this year marks the twelfth year of your band's formation. How was Enterprise Earth originally formed?

G: 我也非常高兴认识你！我们迫不及待地想首次在中国进行演出（我们听说了这件事）粉丝们非常热情。这支乐队是由BJ Sampson和Dan Watson组建的，这一切发生在2014年。他们通过一位共同的朋友在互联网上相识，随后便开始发布作品，该乐队的第一张EP"23"于同年10月发行。他们还撰写了乐队的前两首歌曲，记录了在我（Gabe）于2017年加入并开始撰写该内容之前，Patient 0和Embodiment的情况，音乐团队“BJ”于2019年解散，Dan则于2021年离开。2021年，我们邀请Travis加入，担任主唱，2022年，Dakota担任贝斯手；2023年，Aron担任鼓手；自那时起，我们便一直在一起运作，作为一个专注的团队，我们每个人都参与了音乐的创作，我们对结果感到非常满意当前的乐队成员构成以及乐队未来的发展方向。

Very nice to meet you too! We can’t wait to perform in China for the first time as we hear the fans are very passionate. The band was formed by BJ Sampson and Dan Watson back in 2014. They met on the internet through a mutual friend and proceeded to release the band’s first EP, “23” in October of that same year. They also wrote the band’s first two records Patient 0 and Embodiment before I (Gabe) joined in 2017 and began writing the music. BJ departed in 2019 and Dan left in 2021. In 2021, we had Travis join on vocals, Dakota on bass in 2022 and Aron on drums in 2023 and since then we’ve been operating as a focused unit. We all participate in writing the music and we’re very happy with the current team and where the band is heading.

V: 什么你的乐队换了一些人，第一代成员就离开了乐队？新成员是怎么加入乐队的？新成员的加入为乐队带来了哪些改变？

Why did the first generation members leave the band when your band changed some members? How did the new members join the band? What new changes has the addition of new members brought to the band?

G: 因此，我只想说，加入一支全职活跃的巡演乐队是非常艰难的。任何曾身处其中的人想必都深有体会，一支乐队可以为此作证。这条道路很少是轻松的，你必须克服许多困难，你前进道路上的障碍。有时需要花费时间才能找到适合加入乐队的人，我对此感到感激和幸运，因为我拥有如今这样一支出色的团队。在乐队的早期、成长阶段（2014—2019年），乐队成员数量非常多，这些变化是显而易见的，任何读过我们维基百科页面的人都会看到这一点。诚实地讲，唯一的例外是... 在那段时期内积极做出贡献的成员有BJ、Dan以及我们过去的鼓手们Aaron O’Toole和Brandon Zackey，我们至今仍是好朋友。其他人……在那些早期岁月里离开或被解雇的人，简而言之，与乐队并不相配。BJ 离开了，因为他已无法再进行巡演了，因为他家中有家人和孩子需要照顾。Aaron也离开了，因为他想组建一个家庭。Brandon离开是因为他被邀请去演奏鼓乐，这是为"Whitechapel"准备的。Dan离开是因为他无法在新冠疫情期间进行巡演，而且他不想待在那里，我已不再属于那个乐队了。Travis于2021年加入。当Dan不再能够进行巡演时，他是我唯一可以依靠的人，思想完全可以填补这一空白。幸运的是，他有能力做到这一点，并成功地将其克服了，如今他已坚定地站稳了脚跟，他将自己的独特创意个性融入了乐队之中（在演唱和音乐创作方面），正如我们所见，如今，乐队已正式进入Travis时代。Dakota于2022年加入乐队。他是我们的朋友，一位经验丰富的音响师，经过与他的一次合作后，我们便知道他非常适合这个职位。Kota也提供了帮助，现在也来创作音乐吧！他和我组成了一支非常出色的吉他手组合。阿龙最初曾临时顶替过，2023年，当Brandon开始在“Whitechapel”演出时，我们曾与他合作过。他表现得非常出色，他已介入其中并且还参与了创作过程和歌曲创作工作。

So I’ll just say that being in a full time active touring band is HARD. And anyone who is in a band can attest to that. It’s rarely an easy journey and you have to overcome a lot of obstacles on your way. Sometimes it takes time to find the right people to be in the band and I’m thankful and fortunate to have the great team we have now. In the early, formative years of the band from 2014-2019 there were A LOT of member changes as anyone who has read our Wikipedia page will see. Honestly, the only members that actively contributed during that time were BJ, Dan, and our old drummers Aaron O’Toole and Brandon Zackey, who we’re all still good friends with. The other people that left/were fired in those early years, simply put, weren’t a good fit for the band. BJ left as he was no longer able to tour as he has a family and kids at home. Aaron left because he wanted to start a family. Brandon left because he was offered to play drums for Whitechapel. Dan left because he couldn’t tour during COVID and didn’t want to be in the band anymore. Travis joined in 2021. When Dan was no longer able to tour, he was the only person that I thought could fill the spot well. And fortunately he was able, crushed it, and has firmly added his own creative personality to the band, on vocals and with the music, as we’re now well into the “Travis” era of the band. Dakota joined in 2022. He was a friend of our old sound guy and after one tour with him we knew he was a great fit. Kota also helps write the music now too and he and I make a great guitarist team. Aron first filled in for us in 2023 when Brandon was beginning his Whitechapel gig. He did an amazing job stepping in and is also involved with the creative process and songwriting.

V: 你能介绍一下你的创作过程吗？

Can you introduce your creative process?

G: 如今，创意过程的起源方式有多种。有时，它仅仅是一种简单的想法，这可能只是一个旋律片段或一般的歌曲结构构想，但我们一直在尝试运用各种“处理方案”（即故事情节）来进行创作，Travis也参与了创作。Descent Into Madness“”这一作品最初就是由Travis的创作构思所引发的，而我们也参与了其中，他根据自己的视觉作品创作了大量音乐。我们目前正在制作的这张专辑也是如此，这种疾病是有治疗方法的。我们非常喜爱以这种方式进行写作，因为它为我们提供了一条可行的工作路线图，它有助于确保所有内容保持一致。

These days the creative process originates in a few ways. Sometimes it’s just a simple riff or general song structure idea, but we’ve been working with treatments/stories that Travis creates too. Descent Into Madness was all started with Travis’ treatment and we created a lot of the music from his visuals. The album we’re currently working on also has a treatment. We really enjoy writing this way as it gives us a road map to work with and helps keep everything consistent.

V: 你的每张专辑都具有极佳的录音效果。你是在哪家录音室录制这张专辑？是由哪位制作人为你制作的呢？

Each of your albums has excellent recording effects. Which studio did you record the album

in? Which producer made the album for you?

G: 谢谢！实际上，自2020年以来，我一直是该乐队的制作人、混音师和工程师，从那时起，我们一直都在公司内部完成所有工作。2019年推出的"Luciferous"是我们最后制作的作品，该专辑由外部制作人Jason Suecof录制。

Thanks! I’ve actually been the band’s producer, mixer, and engineer since 2020 and we’ve done it all in house since then. Luciferous in 2019 was the last thing we produced and recorded with an outside producer, Jason Suecof.

V: 你们乐队的音乐主题是什么？为什么你们选择了这样的音乐主题？乐队还负责创作了歌词部分。这些歌词是由谁创作的？是什么激发了他们的创作灵感？

What is the music theme of your band about? Why did you choose such a music theme? Your？band also created the lyrics section. Who created these lyrics and what inspired them?

G: 我们的音乐涵盖了广泛的音效和音乐类型。有时我们觉得，这种风格可能还会有所变化，甚至可能显得过于杂乱无章！但这也正是让它对我们而言如此有趣的原因。我们选择了这个主题，因为我们只是顺从了自己创造力的指引。然而，凭借"Descent Into Madness"以及我们即将发行的专辑，我们已制定出一系列可行的解决方案,这有助于使事情更加聚焦，不会变得杂乱无章。Travis自2022年起就一直是乐队的词作者，而Dan则在那之前负责了所有工作。我真的很佩服他，欣赏Travis的叙事方式、表达技巧和歌词内容。这些作品非常富有思考性且充满诗意。

Our sound covers a large spectrum of sounds and genres. Sometimes we feel like it may even be too all over the place! But that’s also what makes it fun for us. I wouldn’t say we chose that theme, we just sort of went with where our creativity was guiding us. However, with Descent Into Madness and our coming album we have created treatments to work alongside which helps keep things more focused and not all over the place. Travis has been the band’s lyricist since 2022 and Dan did everything before that. I really enjoy Travis storytelling, phrasing, and lyrical content. It’s very thought out and poetic.

V: 你们乐队的标志设计非常精美。是谁为你们设计了这个标志？你们的专辑艺术作品也都是经过独特设计的。这些专辑艺术作品是由谁为你创作的呢？

Your band's logo design is very beautiful. Who designed this logo for you? Your album artworks are also designed uniquely. Who created these album artworks for you?

G: 谢谢。艺术和视觉对我们来说非常重要，我们投入了大量的精力和注意力。我们的标志是由Christophe Szpajdel完成的，又名“标志之主”。他设计了许多著名的标志，我们喜欢他的作品和与他一起工作。我们目前的Sigil/Emblem和最后两张专辑/EP艺术作品是由我们现在的长期艺术家完成的。合作者Christopher Maxwell。他是一位了不起的艺术家，从事多种艺术实践。媒介和他似乎总是能抓住我们的愿景。他还为许多品牌设计商品。包括我们在国内穿的旅游T恤。

Thank you. The art and visuals are very important to us and we put a lot of attention and effort into them. Our logo was done by Christophe Szpajdel, AKA “Lord of the Logos”. He’s done many a famous logo and we love his work and working with him. Our current Sigil/Emblem and the last 2 album/EP art releases were done by our now longtime artist collaborator Christopher Maxwell. He’s an amazing artist that practices in multiple mediums and he always seems to nail our vision. He also does a lot of merch designs for us, including the tour shirt we have with us in China.

V: 你的乐队已与一些优秀的唱片公司合作，推出了专辑。你们是如何与这些厂牌取得联系进行合作的？你对这些厂牌的出品是否满意？

Your band has collaborated with some excellent labels to release a new album. How did you

get in touch with these labels to collaborate? Are you satisfied with the work of these brands?

G: 我们非常享受与MNRK Heavy 一起制作我们三张专辑的时光，我们对这一切深表感激，这是我们共同完成的工作的见证。然而，如今我们已成为一支独立乐队（与“Descent”合作）“Into Madness”是我们作为独立艺术家的首张专辑。这对我们来说一直是一段特别的历程

我曾一度很想做这件事，而迄今为止，这是一次非常令人感到自由的体验，因为拥有这一切感觉真是太好了

控制与自由。

We enjoyed our time with MNRK Heavy for 3 of our albums and we’re very thankful for all of the work we’ve done together. However, we’re an independent band now with Descent Into Madness being our first release as an independent artist. It’s been something we’ve wanted to do for awhile and it’s been a very liberating experience so far having all of the control and freedom.

V: 你的每一部作品都深受广大粉丝的喜爱。你的作品充满了技术性，此外作品还展现了创造力，其复杂编排和快速、连续的旋律段落（这是该风格的典型特征）尤为突出你的专辑。结合了一些前卫元素后，你的作品显得更加丰富多彩未知因素。歌手那狂野而凶猛的演唱方式确实令人印象深刻。你对自己的作品有什么看法吗？

Each of your works is deeply loved by a wide range of fans. Your works are full of technicality and creativity, with complex arrangements and fast, continuous riffs, which are the hallmark of your album. Combined with some avant-garde elements, your works are even more full of

unknowns. The singer's fierce and vicious singing is really impressive. What is your opinion on your own works?

G: 感谢你这些温馨的言语。我们所做的只是创作出真诚的音乐，这种音乐能够与听众产生共鸣，我们只是普通人和音乐家而已。仅此而已，别无他物。有时，这一切就如此简单，这个地方很有趣，这也正是它对我们而言如此吸引人的原因。我们不喜欢被限制在某一或两个特定的地点，对某些特定的声响情有独钟，并且总是喜欢进行尝试和探索。

Thank you for the kind words. We really just make honest music that resonates with who we are as people and musicians. Nothing more, nothing less. Sometimes it’s all over the place but that’s also what makes it fun for us. We don’t like being limited to one or two particular sounds and always like to experiment.

V: 你们于2024年发行的专辑"Death: An Anthology"邀请了Trivium乐队的主唱Matt作为特邀歌手参与演出。Matt是一位非常出色的歌手。你是如何与他取得联系并决定合作的呢？

The album "Death: An Anthology" released by you in 2024 invited Trivium's lead singer Matt as a guest singer. Matt is an excellent singer. How did you get in touch with him to collaborate?

G: 我们很幸运能与Matt Heafy成为朋友，因为重型音乐界是一个很小的圈子地点。当我们联系他时，我们并不确定他是否会愿意参与，但幸运的是...他确实是这样。与他共事是一种真正的享受，我们无法对他表示足够的感谢对“Curse of Flesh”的贡献。拥有一个传奇音乐家是我们的一种荣誉。他是在聆听某首歌曲的过程中长大的。他还曾在一个直播节目中一次性现场录制了自己的部分表演！

We’re fortunate to be friends with Matt Heafy as the world of heavy music is a small place. When we reached out to him we weren’t sure if he would be down but fortunately he was. He was a real pleasure to work with and we can’t thank him enough for his contribution to Curse of Flesh. It was an honor to have a legendary musician that we grew up listening to on a track. He also recorded his part in one take live on Twitch!

V: 作为一支优秀的乐队，你们曾参加过许多音乐节。你们参加过哪些音乐节呢？这些经历是否在你心中留下了深刻的印象？你能描述一下当时现场的氛围吗？对于你们乐队将于2026年在中国举行的即将上演的演出，你有什么期望吗？

As an excellent band, you have participated in many music festivals. Which music festivals have left a deep impression on you? Can you introduce the live atmosphere at that time? Do you have any expectations for your band's upcoming performance in China in 2026?

G: 节日总是很有趣，因为有众多乐队可以观看，还有许多朋友可以一起聚会与此相伴。那么又怎样呢！音乐节是我们迄今为止参加过的规模最大的庆典活动，而且它也是由我们主办的，这可能是我们曾经表演过的最“火热”的一场演出。对于中国而言，我们听说球迷们非常热情。我们迫不及待地期待着这种能量的到来人群：因为我们从这种信息流中汲取养分，这使我们的表现更加出色和激烈。我们非常期待这次新的体验，并对能够拥有这一机会感到非常感激，我已被邀请前往中国进行演出。

Festivals are always fun as there’s so many bands to see and lots of friends to hang out with. So What?! Music Festival was the biggest fest we’ve played so far and was also by far the HOTTEST show we’ve ever played. For China, we hear the fans are VERY passionate. We can’t wait for the energy of the crowd as we feed off of that and it makes us perform better and more intensely as well. We’re very much looking forward to this new experience and are very grateful to have been invited to play in China.

V: 哪些乐队对你产生了影响？您能列举一些您喜欢的乐队吗？

What bands have influenced you? Can you list some bands that you like?

G: 这样的例子太多了！但对EE产生主要影响的几支乐队包括：Meshuggah, Pantera, The Acacia Strain, The Contortionist, Opeth, Necrophagist, Veil of Maya, After The Burial, Behemoth

There’s so many! But a few of the main influences for EE are: Meshuggah, Pantera, The Acacia Strain, The Contortionist, Opeth, Necrophagist, Veil of Maya, After The Burial, Behemoth

V: 你们乐队在2026年将开展哪些新的工作？例如，创作和录制新作品等？是否将推出一张全新的专辑？

What new work will your band do in 2026? For example, creating, recording new works, or releasing a brand new album?

G: 我们目前正在录制一张新专辑（就在这个时候）。希望我们能尽快将其发布出来明年，即2027年。

We’re currently working on a new record as we speak. Hopefully we’ll get it out sometime next year in 2027.

V: 你们是一支非常优秀的乐队，我会一直关注，支持你们乐队，希望能在现场见到你。面试即将结束在最后你有什么想和中国歌迷朋友们说的吗？

You are an excellent band, and I will always pay attention to and support your band. I also hope to see you on site. The interview is coming to an end. Do you have anything to say to your Chinese fans and friends at the end?

G: 非常感谢你给我们提供了在你美丽的国家表演的机会。我迫不及待地想体验不仅包括演出和粉丝在内的一切，还包括你们的文化。哦，还有我们迫不及待想吃很多美味的食物了！

Thank you so much for giving us this opportunity to play in your beautiful country. We can’t wait to experience not only the shows and fans, but also, your culture. Oh, and we can’t wait to eat a lot of delicious food!