**THIS IS A PRE-ORDER. ALL ORDERS WILL SHIP THE WEEK OF 8/31/2026.**

VINYL - LIMITED TO 250 MADE ON RED VINYL
T-SHIRT AND HOODLE BUNDLES AVAILABLE IN SIZES SMALL THROUGH 3XL.

In 2009, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho thrash punk band Scatterbox went to the Tank Studios in Seattle, Washington to record what would be their 4th full length record (and second record on seattle-based record label, Clickpop Records). Working with producer Tom Pfaeffle (Jewel, Queensryche, Blood Brothers), the audio tracks were recorded, however due to time constraints, the vocals were not able to be completed at the time. Shortly after the music being recorded, Tom Pfaeffle was tragically murdered in Seattle. The vocals were later recorded in Bellingham, Washington at Bayside Studios, and the album then went to mixing and mastering. It was released shortly afterwards, with the final result not being what the band envisioned. Shortly before the album came out in 2010, their label was absorbed by Rykodisc, and the album faded into obscurity. With virtually zero promotion and tour support, the album was shelved, and the band moved on to work on new material for what would be their 2014 album, "Ritual".

Fast-forward to 2025. The band was able to finally retrieve the original master tapes, and receive a full remixing and remastering treatment for 2026 by Northwest producer Kaleb Wrenchey (Rings of Saturn, Wasted Breath, Infrablaster). With the band having full input on the new mixes, ENEMIES is presented for the first time in over 15 years the way the band originally intended. Complete with reconstructed artwork and layout, the album is also released for the first time ever on vinyl, with a limited pressing of 250 copies on translucent red vinyl, as well as commemorative exclusive t-shirt and hoodie bundles that will only be available through the Blackhouse store.

"Sure the provenance is stellar: somewhat up and out of the ashes of hardcore’s best and brightest, SCATTERBOX has their knotty roots almost knuckle deep into the heart of the fast and frenetic Sound of 1981. Which is where it should be placed if you had any sense, any sense of authenticity or any common sense at all. So, there are bulls**t detectors and there are bulls**t detectors, and if you lived through 1981 the best ones are the ones on the sides of your head. You see the ears are what keep you from thinking [wrongly so] that any band AFTER 1983 was worth any sort of godd**ned thing. Like dirty hippies and old jazzbos trying to tell you that ain’t sh*t happened after Janis or Miles, this type of logic comes from the gut. But it comes from the gut because the ears are not listening. Which is why this SCATTERBOX sh*t appeals so much. It has successfully tricked the ear of yesteryear that it’s at Ruthies, or the Wilson Center, or A7, or Rajis. It’s distilled all of what was cool about hearing this sh*t for the first time and managed to not make you feel bad about it THIS time. Fu**ing real deal? Godd**ned right. Hardcore the way hardcore was played when it meant something to play it. We love these fu**ing guys. And you should too." --EUGENE S. ROBINSON (Whipping Boy, Bunuel, Oxbow, Author)