Enter Shikari
United Kingdom, 2003–now
St Albans band led by Rou Reynolds, formed in 2003. Take to the Skies combined post-hardcore with trance and drum-and-bass electronics, an approach often labelled electronicore, alongside politically direct lyrics.
MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Enter Shikari and 0 artists Enter Shikari influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Enter Shikari?
- The Prodigy — Rou Reynolds credits The Prodigy's Music for the Jilted Generation with igniting his love of electronic music as a teenager — the rave/electronic half of Enter Shikari's electronicore.
- Rage Against the Machine — Rage Against the Machine's rap-metal fury and radical politics are a cited influence on Enter Shikari's aggressive, political rock.