Engineer (band)

Engineer is an American sludge metal band from Syracuse, New York.^[1] Featuring the brothers Bob, Brad, and Ryan Gorham, as well as the drummer Mike AuClair,^[2] the band released their debut EP Suffocation of the Artisan in 2004 on Four Leaf Recordings. In 2005 they teamed up with Hex Records for a split release with labelmates Achilles. After touring the East Coast, and meeting Mike Hill (Anodyne) who ran Black Box Recordings, they released a split 7" with McCarthy Blacklist. Their follow-up record, Reproach, was released in January 2006 on Hex records.^[3] Signing to Black Market Activities in 2007, the band released The Dregs and Crooked Voices in 2007 and 2011, respectively.^[1]

Engineer's music has been labeled as sludge metal, hardcore punk^[1] and metalcore.^[4] The band's third studio album, Crooked Voices, experimented with inventive song structures and arrangements, while integrating a heavier emphasis on melody and noise rock elements.^[1]