Enforced Isn’t Afraid to Get in Your Face

A self-described introvert, Enforced vocalist Knox Colby is soft-spoken and forthcoming when discussing the Virginia band’s ascent to bigger bills over the past few years, including a recent European tour and appearance at France’s Hellfest this summer.

“Prior to the pandemic, we were touring pretty much the same way, but just not with more high-profile tours. We would book our own DIY tours and stuff like that. You got to put your 10,000 hours in of touring and sleeping on floors and stuff for people to notice,” he says, referencing author Malcom Gladwell’s hypothesis that in order to become an expert at anything, one must dedicate 10,000 hours of practice to perfecting a particular skill. “You’ve just got to get your chops up in terms of being able to tour and be on the…