Engineer (band)

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Engineer
Origin Syracuse, New York, U.S.
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  • Bob Gorham
  • Brad Gorham
  • Ryan Gorham
  • Mike AuClair
Website engineer.bandcamp.com

Engineer is an American sludge metal band from Syracuse, New York. [1] Featuring the brothers Bob, Brad, and Ryan Gorham, as well as the drummer Mike AuClair, [2] the band released their debut EP Suffocation of the Artisan in 2004 on Four Leaf Recordings. In 2005 they teamed up with Hex Records for a split release with labelmates Achilles. After touring the East Coast, and meeting Mike Hill (Anodyne) who ran Black Box Recordings, they released a split 7" with McCarthy Blacklist. Their follow-up record, Reproach, was released in January 2006 on Hex records. [3] Signing to Black Market Activities in 2007, the band released The Dregs and Crooked Voices in 2007 and 2011, respectively. [1]

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Engineer's music has been labeled as sludge metal, hardcore punk [1] and metalcore. [4] The band's third studio album, Crooked Voices, experimented with inventive song structures and arrangements, while integrating a heavier emphasis on melody and noise rock elements. [1]

Band members

Discography

Studio albums

Other releases

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References

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