History
In 2006, Energy - which took its name from the title of punk rock band Operation Ivy's first release, formed before independently releasing their EP Punch The Clock, through Rock Vegas Records in 2007. [1]
In August of that year, the band went on to play This Is Hardcore Festival alongside band such as Agnostic Front, Paint It Black, Have Heart, and Crime In Stereo. [2] [3]
Bridge 9 Records era: Invasions of the Mind, Race The Sun, & Walk Into the Fire (2008-2011)
After touring with The Carrier in March 2008, [4] the band signed with Bridge 9 Records in May, to release their debut LP Invasions of the Mind , [5] [6] [7] and EP Race The Sun. [8]
In early July the band toured with Carry The Torch, and Heavy Hearted. [9]
Throughout August/September they did a month long US tour with the band Know The Score. [10]
The band then toured the U.S. with H2O, Bane, and Cruel Hand in October, [11] followed by their first European tour in support of Slapshot, alongside All for Nothing, in November, with one of the dates being Persistence Tour. [12] Ending the year with a mini holiday tour with Set Your Goals, Four Year Strong and Every Avenue. [13]
In March 2009, they toured the US with the band Defeater, [14] before touring in May with The Mongoloids and Ambush!. [15]
April would bring the band to New England Metal and Hardcore Festival XI 2009 where they would play alongside notable bands such as Lamb of God, As I Lay Dying, Children Of Bodom, God Forbid, Municipal Waste, Emmure, Winds Of Plague, All Shall Perish, Austrian Death Machine, iwrestledabearonce, Terror, Defeater, Have Heart, and Trapped Under Ice. [16]
July they toured with Fallen From The Sky, and Debaser, playing Significant Festival 2009. [17] [18]
In September they did a headlining tour with support from A Loss For Words, and The Wonder Years. [19]
October 2010 brought the release of the EP Walk Into The Fire. [20]
With the release of the single "Secrets" in April 2011, came their departure from Bridge 9 Records shortly after. [21]
Children of the Night (2011)
Forming in the fall of 2004, Children of the Night, a side project put together by singer Jason Tankerley and songwriter/producer Mike Rendini, began doing complex renditions of Misfits songs, before putting together original material containing the same morbid feel crossed with the catchiness of 50s Doo-Wop and early 60's rock n roll. [22]
Initially self released under the Children of the Night moniker in 2006, the aforementioned material saw a proper release in 2011, as Energy's Children of the Night EP. [23]
Apparition Sound, I Play for Keeps, & A Tribute to the Misfits (2012-2016)
After becoming the sole songwriter for Energy in 2012, Jason Tankerley began writing songs for what would eventually make up Energy's 2016 album Apparition Sound , released through Monster Party Records. [24] [25] [26]
During this time, Energy released the single "I Play for Keeps" in February 2012 [27] and a music video for the song "Another Yesterday" in October. [28]
The band then went on to release their Misfits tribute album a Tribute to the Misfits, February 2014.(Down for Anything Records) [29]
October 2015 saw the release of the music video for their cover of the Ramones' classic "Pet Sematary". [30]
In 2016, the band released their music video for "They". [31]
Under the Mask and UK tours (2017)
In March 2017, the band toured the UK for the first time ever with Creeper, Puppy, and Milk Teeth. [32]
May brought the release of the music video for "A Prayer for Rain". [33]
On July 21, the band released the EP Under the Mask through Shadowland Productions, [34] [35] which was followed by their first ever headlining tour of the U.K. with Miss Vincent as the support act. [36]
Energy (2018-present)
Energy then went on to release a self titled compilation album Energy in 2018, which is a compilation album spanning the first five years (2012-2017) of lead singer Jason's musical output as the band's sole songwriter. [37] [38]
It was announced in June 2021 that Energy will be releasing a cover version of the Samhain song "Archangel” for the album "World Without End: An Underground Tribute To Samhain" on July 9, 2021, via Black Donut Records. [39] [40]
Musical style and influence
The band's musical style has been described as punk rock, melodic hardcore, horror punk and pop punk, drawing from a wide range of musical influences from bands like The Misfits, The Ramones, Rancid, AFI, 7 Seconds, Minor Threat and Black Flag, to other influences such as Weezer, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Beach Boys and The Cure. [23] [41] [42] [43] [24] [25]
Over the years, Tankerley's vocal delivery has been compared to the likes of Davey Havok (AFI), Michale Graves (ex-misfits), and Zoltán Téglás (ex-Pennywise) while adding his own vast array of vocal influences. [44]
The band has been cited as an influence by Creeper and Our Time Down Here. [45] [46] [47]
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