 |
| Image borrowed from the Eye of Horus Facebook page. |
For those that have never heard of Eye of Horus, they are a very promising and fairly new death metal styled band from Edmonton, Canada. They are solid live, having opened for 3 Inches of Blood and Goatwhore at one point, as well as playing numerous other shows. They have taken part in a local round of the Wacken Open Air Metal Battle and are poised to play at Farmageddon Open Air in June. With noticeable influence from Bloodbath, as well as others, they are worth a listen if you enjoy death metal. Eye of Horus has also just released a new single, titled 'Blood Ritual'. It's a heavy, well constructed piece, indicative of the promise that this band has.
Listen to it here: Blood Ritual
Speaking of Farmageddon Open Air, this is one I plan on checking out. Western Canada has its share of music festivals, but none fall into the genre of metal. The inaugural event was held last year, which I did not even hear about. The second edition of Farmageddon promises to be good with the full line-up and running times having just been announced. I am quite excited for this, as I believe this is exactly what semi-local metal heads could use: an open air festival that seems to take style and design tips from the festivals that dominate Europe during the summer. I really hope the idea catches on and grows, as something like this is an event that metal heads from the surrounding provinces would be likely to travel hours to reach if executed properly. Considering the price tag is reasonable, it promises to provide an experience that is rare around here in that we do not really have any open air metal festivals. Without even attempting to cover anywhere else in this vast country, Western Canada has many talented bands that could benefit from the exposure of playing a festival. Here's to hoping that the weather will be decent for this one because Farmageddon, here I come.
A few links:
Eye of Horus Facebook
Official Farmageddon Site
Farmageddon Facebook Page
