The band was founded in 2006 . Their most famous member is Waldemar Sorychta, who had previously played in bands like Despair, Grip Inc. and Voodoocult and who made a name in producing many metal bands in the 1990s. At the moment, Sorychta is also member of the gothic metal band Eyes of Eden. The female bass player Alla Fedynitch was a touring bass player with Pain and is a member of Eyes of Eden as well. The Finnish lead singer Jules Näveri and their drummer Daniel Zeman were playing in less known bands before joining Enemy of the Sun.

In the beginning of 2007 the band recorded a Demo, which was honored from Rock Hard as well as Metal Hammer as "Demo of the Month". In June 2007 the band was support act for Megadeth at their show in Hamburg, Germany.

Their debut album Shadows, which was produced by Waldemar Sorychta, was released on 2007-12-07 and was regarded as "Album of the Month" by Rock Hard. In the Summer of 2008 they performed at Wacken Open Air, With Full Force and the Summer Breeze Open Air Festival.