Eleventh He Reaches London were an Australian five-piece post-hardcore band formed in December 1999 in Perth as Our Lasting Loss.
They changed their name in late 2002 and released three studio albums, The Good Fight for Harmony (December 2005), Hollow Be My Name (March 2009) and Bānhūs (October 2013).
They changed their name in late 2002, which comes from an epic poem, Don Juan, by Lord Byron: in its eleventh chapter, the protagonist reaches London.
Smith produced, mixed and mastered the three-track EP, their line-up changed again with Craig McElhinney replacing Rowland and the addition of Jeremy Martin, as their third guitarist, adding a new dimension to its sound.
[9][10] In 2007, they band played support for Converge,[11] ISIS[12][13] and Funeral for a Friend on the Perth leg of their respective Australian tours and won a second WAMi Award ('Best Hardcore/Punk Act').
[16] In 2008 Eleventh He Reaches London released the lead track (on-line), "For the Commonwealth and the Queen", ahead of their second album, Hollow be my Name.
[17] In June that year, bass guitarist McElhinney left the band to pursue a solo project and explore other musical interests.
Also in October, the band introduced its replacement for McElhinney, Luke Pollard, and undertook a national tour in support of the new single.
It's not necessarily the same protagonist throughout the whole album, but the stories are definitely linked.In April 2012 the band joined Hobbledehoy Record Co. for vinyl reissues of their previous material.