Bio. Cont.

The Watchers second album was a concept album titled, Revelations. The record didn’t strike a chord with the public because there were no catchy pop tunes to play on the radio. The band did tour after the album was released, but due to low sales and lack of air-play on the radio, their record label, Interpol, dropped the band. They were picked up later by a smaller label: YHWH Books and Records. After the failure of Revelations, Enoch & the Watchers recorded two new albums: Testament and The Final Message. These records did churn out a few hits, and it put Enoch & the Watchers back on the map again. Although they still weren’t able to break into the U.S. market, “Order on Order Line on Line,” “Song of the Lamb,” and “Holy Bible Atomic Hell-Fire Heat” were hits across the globe. The band followed these records with tours as these songs moved up the charts. After touring for months on the road, Enoch & the Watchers took a hiatus from playing. The band didn’t officially break up, but it felt like it to their fans. Enoch was quoted as saying, “I’m restless. I need a change.” Years later, the band did manage to release a short EP titled Shakespearean Fool during those years. “Carpe Diem” did get some airplay in Africa, but that was it. Enoch had plans to make a full length album if the EP took off, but it didn’t, so the whole project dissolved. In recent years the band went missing from the scene, but in 2020 the Watchers completed a musical titled Nevermore. It’s a fictional account of the Book of Enoch which dates back before the common era. It’s the best material I’ve heard from the band in years, and I believe it could be the album that launches Enoch & the Watchers into the mainstream. The musical flashes me back to The Wall by Pink Floyd or Tommy by the Who. It reminds me of the muscial Jesus Christ Superstar, but it’s distincly original. We shall see how the new album is recieved by the public, but if Nevermore becomes a Broadway hit, we will be hearing a lot from the band in the coming years. Sincerely, Craig Conte (2020) *Producer/Manager