Enormous Door
Enormous Door
Also known as: Enormous Door FX
UnclaimedEnormous Door is an Austin, Texas-based operation founded by Jack Control, a mastering engineer and musician known for his work in punk and metal bands Severed Head of State and World Burns to Death. Established in 2009 as a recording and mastering studio, the brand expanded into effects pedals with a dedicated division designed and built by Joe Anastasio. The pedal line featured hand-built, US...
Enormous Door is an Austin, Texas-based operation founded by Jack Control, a mastering engineer and musician known for his work in punk and metal bands Severed Head of State and World Burns to Death. Established in 2009 as a recording and mastering studio, the brand expanded into effects pedals with a dedicated division designed and built by Joe Anastasio. The pedal line featured hand-built, USA-made stompboxes using premium components like NOS transistors and Burr Brown op amps, with models spanning overdrive, distortion, and fuzz categories.
Notable pedal models include the BSO (Burning Spirits Overdrive), ATX Dynamic Overdrive, PDX Distortion, Iron Curtain Fuzz, SCUD Fuzz, JINN Octave Fuzz, and the F.O.A.D., a signature pedal designed for Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. The Left Hand Path, inspired by the Scandinavian metal sound of bands like Entombed and Dismember, gained attention from producers including Kurt Ballou of Converge. Each pedal featured switchable clipping options and flexible EQ shaping in a distinctive hammer-tone enclosure.
The effects pedal division ceased production after Anastasio departed to found Lone Wolf Audio. Enormous Door continues to operate as a mastering studio specializing in heavy music, with over 5,000 mastering credits to its name, including award-winning albums by Voivod and Ruïm.
Enormous Door has 1 product cataloged on Equipboard. Their gear is featured by 1 artist, with the strongest followings in Rock. Notable users include Nick Steinborn.
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