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EVERY town has its share of bands in the making. Whether it's a rock band playing at school functions or a punk band practising in the garages of unsuspecting parents ? aspiring musicians spring up every day.

Only a few of those bands ever really stick to it and of those that do, not all make it.

The same cannot be said however, of local Fish Hoek metal band Enmity who, after just a year of playing together, earned themselves the title of top band at the "Bandit ? Battle of the Best" competition finals held at Mercury Live in Cape Town in December last year.

Alain Martheze (19), Kyle Boyce (20), Ross Fenner (19), Justin Thomson (18) and Trevor Tosh (20) all grew up and went to school in Fish Hoek.

During their school years each of the boys played in various bands and they jammed together regularly.

"We spent a lot of time hanging out together after school," says Trevor, the band's drummer, "but eventually we went our separate ways.

"I moved to Germany, and Ross moved to Johannesburg to finish his schooling."

The rest of the guys stayed in Cape Town where they continued to play in local bands, until 2005, when Trevor and Ross returned home.

Reunited, the group decided it was time to concentrate on getting their musical careers off the ground and formed the metal band - Enmity.

The band spent 2006 working hard, writing songs, recording a demo and playing a few small gigs around Cape Town.

Then in November they auditioned for the Bandit Battle, a competition arranged by Bandit Productions aimed at "unlocking SA's incredible musical talent and giving it a new platform".

Though new to the scene, Enmity beat out some older, more experienced bands, to win the third heat of the competition and eventually the final.

"The competition was really tough," says Trevor, "and the judges were quite intimidating, but we made it through."

So what does this win mean for Enmity? Well, a R70 000 studio recording contract with Cape Audio College for starters.

"It is going to be great to get some real studio time," says Trevor. "We plan to lay down some of the tracks we have already written, and hopefully write some new ones as well."

"After that, hopefully, we can start touring nationally, maybe in July, to promote the band and the new album," he continues.

Well, with free band management for six months from MOB Entertainment being one of the prizes, this will be an easier task to accomplish.

"We really want to thank Bandit Productions for giving us this opportunity and also thank everyone who has supported us so far," says Trevor.

This includes the parents of the Enmity musicians, who, according to Trevor, may not like their music all that much but support them 100%.

To find out more about Enmity visit them at www.myspace.com/enmityza or visit www.banditshow.tv to find out more about the "Bandit ? Battle of the Best" and see highlights from the competition in November.

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