The Enemy Within (album) explained

The Enemy Within
Type:	album
Artist:	Sphere Lazza
Cover:	Sphere Lazza - The Enemy Within.jpg
Released:	^[1] ^[2]
Studio:	Mirror Image
Length:	52:46
Label:	Cleopatra
Prev Title:	Incinerate
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Ultimate Abyss
Next Year:	2005

The Enemy Within is the debut studio album by Sphere Lazza, released on September 12, 1995 by Cleopatra Records.^{[3] [4]} The intended to follow their debut with a second album, tentatively titled Paradigm Shift, but the band's insterests were diverted elsewhere and the project never came to fruition.^{[5] [6]}

Music

The track "Morphius" had previously been released on the 1994 various artists compilation The Art of Brutality by Arts Industria.^[7]

Reception

Aiding & Abetting praised the gothic composition of The Enemy Within and said "Sphere Lazza write catchy songs with just the right amount of bouncy bass to keep things moving along."^[8] Industrialnation commended the band's new melodic musical direction and claimed the album "finally sees the realization of the sound Sphere Lazza had obviously been striving for in the past: a perfect balance between electronic aggression, and tuneful hooks.^[9]

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of The Enemy Within'.^[10]

Sphere Lazza

• Tony Spaz – instruments, production, recording (1, 2, 4–7, 9, 11, 12)
• David Trousdale – vocals, instruments, production, recording (1, 2, 4–7, 9, 11, 12)

Additional performers

• Alex Lafrantz – guitar (3, 11)

Production and design

• Ken Holewczynski (as Arts Industria) – cover art, illustrations, design
• Dana Cornock – remastering

External links

• The Enemy Within at Discogs (list of releases)
• The Enemy Within at iTunes

Notes and References

1. Becky . Barnhart . Schwann Spectrum . . Stereophile, Incorporated . 1996 . Winter 1996–1997 . 165 . 9781575980386 . September 7, 2020.
2. Becky . Barnhart . Schwann Spectrum . . Stereophile, Incorporated . 1996 . 9 . 2 . 247 . 9781575980782 . September 7, 2020.
3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000177334|pure_url=yes}} Sphere Lazza: ''The Enemy Within'' > Overview ]. . September 7, 2020.
4. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=sphere-lazza-mn0000005440|pure_url=yes}} Sphere Lazza ]. . September 7, 2020.
5. Sphere Lazza – Ultimate Abyss . Brutal Resonance . January 1, 2005 . September 7, 2020.
6. Ed . Finkler . Ed Finkler . Interview with Spaz & David Trousdale of Sphere Lazza . Sonic Boom . February 29, 1996 . 4 . 3 . September 5, 2020.
7. Chris . Christian . Various Artists: The Art of Brutality . Sonic Boom . December 1, 1996 . September 7, 2020.
8. Jon . Worley . Sphere Lazza: The Enemy Within . Aiding & Abetting . August 21, 1995 . 83 . September 7, 2020.
9. Tom . Shear . Sonic Reviews: Sphere Lazza – The Enemy Within . . 1996 . 12 . 74 . September 7, 2020.
10. The Enemy Within . . 1995 . booklet . . Marina Del Rey, California.