ENTER SHIKARI

Enter Shikari
Live at Heaven Nightclub, London in 2009.
Background information
Origin	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England,United Kingdom
Genres	Post-hardcore,electronicore,metalcore
Years active	1999–2003 (as Hybryd) 2003–present
Labels	Ambush Reality Tiny Evil (2007-2010) PIAS Recordings (Europe) Hopeless Records (America)
Website	www.entershikari.com
Members
Rou Reynolds Rory Clewlow Chris Batten Rob Rolfe

Enter Shikari is a British post-hardcore band with elements of electronica, dubstep, and drum and bass, formed in 2003 in St Albans, Hertfordshire.The band is named after a boat belonging to Roughton "Rou" Reynolds' uncle, and a character in a play which he wrote before forming the band, both of which are named Shikari.Shikari also means 'Hunter', in Marathi, Persian, Hindi, Nepali, Urdu, Punjabi and Bengali. Their debut album, Take to the Skies was released on 19 March 2007 and reached #4 in the Official UK Album Chart. Their second album, titled Common Dreads, was released on 15 June 2009 and debuted on the UK Albums Chart at 16.