InMe are an English alternative rock and metal band originally formed in Brentwood, Essex in 1996. They have released seven studio albums, two EPs, one bootleg album, one best-of compilation, one live album, one live EP and an acoustic album. A DVD of the band's Overgrown Eden show at the Highbury Garage in November 2010 was released via PledgeMusic as a part of the band's campaign for their fifth album The Pride. The band has had eight singles appear on the UK top 100 singles chart. The band are open about the fact that they all have day jobs, and ask fans to support them financially.
History
Formation (1996–2000)
The group originally formed as Drowned in 1996 when many of the band were just 14 years old. and No. 1 in the UK Rock Albums Chart.
Four singles were released from Overgrown Eden. These were "Underdose", "Firefly", "Crushed Like Fruit" and "Neptune", the first three of these being issued before the album. "Underdose" was released in July 2002 and entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 66. This was followed by "Firefly" in September which peaked at No. 43. "Crushed Like Fruit" appeared in January 2003, charting at No. 25. The band made an appearance on the Bohemia Stage on Sunday 10 July at Sonisphere Knebworth.
As was frequently confirmed by Dave McPherson on social networking site Facebook as well as on the microblogging site Twitter, InMe planned to spend the early part of 2011 working on their fifth album, which was planned for release in February 2012. The album is to be supported by a PledgeMusic campaign launching on 25 November 2011. The album exhibits a completely different sound to its predecessor Herald Moth and has been described was "euphoric, uplifting and very positive" both by Dave McPherson and lead guitarist Gazz Marlow in the buildup to the album's release. In November 2011 'A Great Man' was released as a free download single via Pledge Music.
The album was released on 19 February 2012, InMe released their fifth studio album The Pride. Their PledgeMusic campaign got 314% - a percentage of which went towards the charity The Alzheimer's Society. In the UK Albums Chart it reached No. 60, and also reached No. 8 on the UK indie chart.
InMe uploaded 'Pantheon', the first single from 'The Pride' in March 2012. It was uploaded onto YouTube following an exclusive release via the Big Cheese magazine website. A video for Moonlit Seabed, the second official single from the album, was shot in September–October 2012 and released via YouTube on 27 November. On 16 December 2012, InMe also released Medusa through their BandCamp page without any prior notice, which is an additional album that was home recorded as part of a PledgeMusic incentive.
Centiment debut album (2013–2014)
In 2013 the tech-metal band Centiment, featuring Dave McPherson, Greg McPherson and Gazz Marlow of InMe, with Neil Howard and Mark Shurety, released their debut single "Defenders of Oasis". This was followed by the debut album Streets of Rage in 2014.
The Destinations EP and Triple Album (2014–2015)
In 2014 InMe released a 4-track EP titled The Destinations EP, first via PledgeMusic and later for general release. This was followed by a UK tour to promote the EP in May 2014, supported by The Red Paintings. The band has announced via social media that they are to release a new triple album beginning in 2015. The project is titled Trilogy and will consist of three albums. The first, a soft rock album, the second a melodic rock album, and the third a heavy metal album. The first, titled Trilogy: Dawn, was released on 4 May 2015, with the PledgeMusic campaign launching on 3 April. On 9 March, the band released the first song from the triple album to their fans, titled Trauma: Door Slam Crescendo.
Departure of Simon Taylor (2017)
On 13 October 2017, drummer Simon Taylor announced he was leaving InMe to focus on other ventures. On 10 November 2017, InMe announced that Tom Dalton would be joining as their new drummer.
InMe performed two shows with Scottish rockers Gun at the end of 2017, which were Dalton's first shows with the band.
Discontinuation of Trilogy, Jumpstart Hope and addition of John O'Keeffe (2018–present)
On 2 November 2018, InMe announced via social media that they would be releasing their 7th studio album called Jumpstart Hope in 2019. In the same post InMe confirmed they would not be continuing with Trilogy.
On 22 July 2019, the band announced that they had added their long-time merch guy John O'Keeffe to the band as an additional rhythm guitarist.
Finishing 2018 with a UK tour alongside A and Wheatus, InMe started 2019 with a string of sold out UK headline dates and will be embarking on another headline UK tour in September 2019, ahead of their Jumpstart Hope album release.
On 3 January 2020, InMe released "Shame" on Spotify from their upcoming album Jumpstart Hope.
Jumpstart Hope was released on 17 January 2020, and reached #10 in the UK Rock Albums official chart.
InMe announced that Greg McPherson was leaving the band on 6 July 2021.
InMe announced that Mike Garrett had been announced as Greg McPherson's replacement on 6 December 2021.
On March 26 2024 InMe announced the upcoming release of their 7th studio album Demons. Set to be released later in 2024.
In 2025, McPherson collaborated with Dutch Americana artist TuskHead on the single "One Night Show", combining Americana and rock influences.
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details
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! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|UK<br />
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|UK<br>Rock<br>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|UK<br>Indie<br />
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| SCO<br />
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! scope="row"|Overgrown Eden
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- Released: 27 January 2003
- Label: Music For Nations
- Formats: CD, digital download
| align="center"| 15
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 3
| align="center"| 16
|-
! scope="row"|White Butterfly
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- Released: 20 June 2005
- Label: V2 Records
- Formats: CD, digital download
| align="center"| 56
| align="center"| 4
| align="center"| 4
| align="center"| 67
|-
! scope="row"|Daydream Anonymous
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- Released: 10 September 2007
- Label: Graphite Records
- Formats: CD, digital download
| align="center"| 71
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| -
| align="center"| 91
|-
! scope="row"|Herald Moth
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- Released: 14 September 2009
- Label: Graphite Records
- Formats: CD, digital download
| align="center"| 68
| align="center"| 7
| align="center"| -
| align="center"| -
|-
! scope="row"|The Pride
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- Released: 19 February 2012
- Label: Graphite Records
- Formats: CD, digital download
| align="center"| 60
| align="center"| -
| align="center"| 8
| align="center"| 90
|-
! scope="row"|Trilogy: Dawn
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- Released: 4 May 2015
- Label: Independent
- Formats: CD, digital download
| align="center"| -
| align="center"| -
| align="center"| -
| align="center"| -
|-
! scope="row"|Jumpstart Hope
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- Released: 17 January 2020
- Label: Killing Moon Records
- Formats: Vinyl, CD, digital download
| align="center"| -
| align="center"| 10
| align="center"| 27
| align="center"| -
|-
|}
Compilations
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|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|UK<br>Rock<br> || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "7 Weeks"
| 36 || 5 || 2 || —
|-
! scope="row"| "So You Know"
| 33 || 4 || 1 || 21
|-
! scope="row"| "I Won't Let Go"
|rowspan=1 | 2007
| 77 || — || 2 || 24
|rowspan=1 | Daydream Anonymous
|-
! scope="row"| "Single of the Weak"
|rowspan=1 | 2009
| — || — || — || —
|rowspan=2 | Herald Moth
|-
! scope="row"| "All Terrain Vehicle / Nova Armada"
|rowspan=1 | 2010
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Pantheon"
|rowspan=2 | 2012
| — || — || — || —
|rowspan=2 | The Pride
|-
! scope="row"| "Moonlit Seabed"
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Hymn: Ivory Elder"
|rowspan=3 | 2015
| — || — || — || —
|rowspan=3 | Trilogy: Dawn
|-
! scope="row"| "Rapture: Land of The Secret Rose"
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Amnesty: Bonsai Forest"
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "For Something to Happen"
|rowspan=1 | 2018
| — || — || — || —
|rowspan=5 | Jumpstart Hope
|-
! scope="row"| "The Next Song"
|rowspan=4 | 2019-20
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Blood Orange Lake"
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "I Swear"
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Shame"
| — || — || — || —
|-
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