InMe

Infobox musical artist
Name = InMe


Img_capt = InMe Logo
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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Brentwood, Essex, England
Genre = Alternative metal
Alternative rock
Post-grunge
Years_active = 1996–present
Label = Graphite Records
Northern Music
Associated_acts = Centiment, Dave McPherson Solo, A Devil's Devil, Primordial Soup.
URL = http://www.inmeofficial.co.uk/
Current_members = Dave McPherson (1996-Present)
Greg McPherson (2006-Present)
Simon Taylor (1996-Present)
Ben Konstantinovic (2008-Present)
Past_members = Joe Morgan (1996-2006)

InMe are an English alternative metal band from Brentwood, Essex formed in 1996. To date they have released three albums.

History

The group originally formed as "Drowned" in 1996. The members of the band at that time were Dave McPherson on guitar and vocals, Joe Morgan on bass and backing vocals and Simon Taylor on drums. They played several local venues, getting their first interviews and airplay on Brentwood-based station Phoenix FM. They signed with MFN in 2001 and changed their name to "InMe" to avoid confusion with the American Christian rock group of the same name.

During 2004, however, the record company MFN collapsed and InMe were left without a label. They signed with V2 Records and created their own "Pandora's Box Records".

As of the 19 July, 2006, Joe Morgan ceased to play bass for InMe. He has been replaced by Dave's brother Greg McPherson. Joe has chosen to leave the band on good terms and to pursue a different career.

In 2007 InMe agreed a deal with Graphite Records for the release of their "Daydream Anonymous" album.

Music style

Their musical style of simple riffs combined with angst-ridden lyrical material has led many to dub them as 'nu-metal', although since they emerged onto the screens of Kerrang! TV shortly after the popularity of this genre had waned and the term had ceased to be applied so widely, the most accurate label for InMe's music would probably be post-grunge.

In the early days of "Overgrown Eden", InMe were labelled by many as 'nu-metal', but upon the release of "White Butterfly", it became clear that the band had matured. Early performances of tracks off of "Daydream Anonymous" have suggested to many that InMe may be heading back slightly towards the music heard in "Overgrown Eden". It could be argued that InMe's music style on "Daydream Anonymous" is more progressive and technical.

"Overgrown Eden"

InMe's first single, "UnderDose", was released in 2002 and entered the UK charts at #66. This was followed by the single 'Firefly' which narrowly missed out on an Official UK Top 40 position, entering at 43. The band released one more single before the album; 'Crushed like fruit' which reached #25 in the UK charts. Their debut album was delayed several times until its eventual release on January 30, 2003 titled "Overgrown Eden". The record entered the UK album charts at #15. This was followed by the single 'Neptune'.

On June 5, 2006, Overgrown Eden was re-released in its original format. This was due to the band finally getting the rights for the album from MFN.

"White Butterfly"

Their second album, "White Butterfly", was released June 20, 2005. It was released in two forms in the UK, a standard edition with thirteen tracks, and a limited edition with two bonus tracks 'Every whisper aches' and 'Angels with Snipers'. The first single from White Butterfly was technically "Faster The Chase" back in 2004 when the band were still with MFN. Before the release of the album, there was a leak where several tracks, due to be released for the first time on the album, escaped and were downloaded by many InMe fans. This incident is often used to explain why White Butterfly did not reach as high as Overgrown Eden in the UK chart. After, download-only single, "Otherside", was released at a cost of £0.99 (GBP) per download. The first in-store single to be released on the new label, however, was "7 Weeks" which reached #36 in the UK singles chart. The second single from the album "So You Know" reached #33. The release of White Butterfly was sandwiched between a tour of the UK. White Butterfly was produced by Josh Abraham, known for his work with other big name bands such as KoЯn.

The band released a double a-side download single "White Butterfly/Safe In A Room" on the 19 December, 2005 with a 5 track live EP. It can be purchased from the HMV download store, which turned up at #36 in the National download chart.

The album White Butterfly was written dedicated to James Austin, a friend of the group who met Joe during secondary school. James passed away six weeks before his 19th birthday in July 2002 after an accident on holiday with friends celebrating the end of A-Level exams. James is the reason behind the name white butterfly. When he was a child, he had once stroked a white butterfly's wing, he had always remind people that he was 'special' as it is obviously, for an encounter such as this, very rare indeed. It has been said that on several occasions after his passing when his family or friends thought or spoke of him, a white butterfly flew past, making them feel he was close.

In late 2007, members of the official InMe forum voted "Faster The Chase" as the best song that the band had ever recorded.

"Caught: White Butterfly"

A live album, titled "" was recorded at the London Astoria on the 17 December 2005 at the end of a massive UK tour. It was released on the 14 August 2006. InMe have always played a mixture of both the new and the old material, playing tracks from Overgrown Eden, White Butterfly and some of their B-sides live.

The album was a prelude to an eagerly awaited live DVD of the bands performance at the London Astoria at the same date, named "White Butterfly Caught Live", which was released on October 9 2006. On release, the demand was very high and prices rose quickly on both www.amazon.co.uk and www.play.com

Joe Morgan's departure

This note was posted by Dave and Simon of InMe on the bands message board along with their MySpace account, reading:

"This is an official announcement to let you know that Joe will no longer be playing bass with InMe. He is going to pursue a different career and we wish him all the best. We have had 10 amazing years doing what we love together and we have no regrets. Good luck mate.

Si and I however will be continuing InMe and will be joined by Greg McPherson on bass duties. We will be playing all announced dates and we hope to hit you with some new music soon. Sir Joe Morgan, we salute you. Dave and Si. X"

In various interviews, InMe have confirmed that Joe Morgan went to university. One interview was conducted with 'Planet-Loud', whereby Dave discusses the line-up change, stating: "Joe wanted to go to uni before he misses the opportunity which we fully support. It's been on the cards for sometime and although it's sad to see him go Greg is the absolute bollocks".

"Daydream Anonymous"

In September 2007, InMe released their third album Daydream Anonymous. It charted in the UK at number 71, making it the lowest charting InMe album yet. It had a more technical style.

"Herald Moth" and future

On 5 October, 2007, Dave McPherson announced on his personal MySpace that in the next few months he will be working on a new album for InMe. From his blog:cquote
It is splendid to be home, getting clean clothes and resting the ears and chilling with loved ones. But InMe's next move is already on the cards...more news soon.

I will be using this time off to continue writing InMe's 4th project which is going to be something very different and challenging. The heavy technical stuff is going to be elaborated on as well as the slower songs are going to be thought out very intimately. Obviously these are very early days but one may as well get cracking.

Dave has started playing a new InMe song acoustically on his solo shows together with his solo lead-guitarist Ben Konstantinovic who is also rumored to become the 4th member of InMe as Dave replied this on the InMe forum:

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He will be my lead guitarist from now on...as for InMe... We may be making a few massive changes come summertime.

And when fans asked about a 2nd guitarist, Dave replied:

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We will be considering a 2nd guitarist but have to make sure it works first.

Recently the album's tracklist was announced:

# You Won't Hear From Me Again
# The Art of Moderation
# Master Storm
# Ferocity in Desire
# Nova Armada
# I Will Honour You
# Captain Killjoy
# A Mouthful of Loose Teeth
# Single of the Weak.
# Visceral
# All Terrain Vehicle
# Happy To Disappoint You

On August 20th 2008 a demo of 'Happy to Disappoint You' was added to InMe's official myspace page.

On the same day Dave announced on stage at the Carling Academy Birmingham that the new record will be more progressive, stating that the British scene recently lost the band SikTh and the new progression will hopefully help to fill the void.

On 18th September, Dave revealed thorugh his solo myspace that the 4th album will be titled Herald Moth. He also released a video blog on youtube where talking about the 4th opus.

On 19th September, Dave revealed that Herald Moth will be recorded at "Chapel Studios" where Overgrown Eden was recorded with the producer Ewan Davies who produced songs like Gelosea, Inside, The End, Your Pain, Angels With Snipers, Every Whisper Aches and more.

Discography

Albums

*"Overgrown Eden" - 2003 UK #15
*"White Butterfly" - 2005 UK #56
*"Daydream Anonymous" - 2007 UK #71
*"Herald Moth" - 2009 [Not Yet Released]

Live albums

*"" - 2006 UK Rock #24
*""

ingles

Videos

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoAMYuVnRSI "Underdose"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKBsU8hZfG4 "Firefly"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa5Forp6OB4 "Crushed Like Fruit"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-30MQsxHaDM "Neptune"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OixjXpbYfD0 "Faster the Chase"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlH_oQmchZk "7 Weeks"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygTsaXUcNqo "So You Know"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWr0oogTQ7Q "Safe in a Room"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-KgBuZPRVc "I Won't Let Go"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQCVxHAGd4A "Daydream Anonymous Sessions - Part 1"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22k0twRKbSI "Daydream Anonymous Sessions - Part 2"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEb1zWufrt0 "InMedia 01"]

External links

* [http://www.inmeofficial.co.uk InMe's Official Homepage]
* [http://www.myspace.com/inmeofficial InMe's official Myspace page]
* [http://www.musicomh.com/interviews/inme.htm Interview with InMe]
* [http://www.rawkstar.net/features/10 Interview with Inme's Joe Morgan]
* [http://www.the-mag.me.uk/?BandId=1584 Interview and Reviews of InMe on The Mag]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/exposed/inme420p01.shtml Interview on BBC]
* [http://www.bebo.com/inmefans Bebo Fansite]