Photo by Michael Ray SheetsSince 2012, Seattle, Washington’s Eye of Nix has been creating wonderfully twisted experimental metal, and rather than committing to one niche, this collective has its fingers in every pot. With crust and sludge-influenced riffs meeting black metal’s tremolo picking at the noisiest crossroads, the band sets a tumultuous backdrop for vocalist Joy Von Spain’s otherworldly, operatic banshee wails. Her Siouxsie Sioux-gone-black metal vocals will give you chills, and add to the chaos instead of softening the band’s sound.Eye of Nix’s debut LP, Moros, was released on March 31 via Belief Mower Records, and the band has teamed up with filmmaker/photographer Michael Ray Sheets and Vanessa Skantze to release a music video for the track “Elysium Elusive." This one's best viewed outside of the workplace due to the presence of blood, nudity, and a type of dread that’s hard to name.To coincide with the album’s release, Eye of Nix will embark on a west coast tour later this month:4/23 Seattle, WA @ Highline4/24 Salem, OR @ Wisp House4/25 Boise, ID @ Crazy Horse4/26 Salt Lake City, UT @ Bar Deluxe4/27 Denver, CO @ BAR BAR4/28 Albuquerque, NM @ Burt’s Tiki Lounge4/29 Tucson, AZ @ The Flycatcher4/30 Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room5/1 San Diego, CA @ The Tower Bar5/2 Los Angeles, CA @ Loaded Hollywood5/3 Oakland, CA @ Life Changing Ministry5/4 San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room5/5 Sacramento, CA @ The Press Club5/6 Ashland, OR @ Club 665/7 Eugene, OR @ Wandering Goat5/8 Portland, OR @ High Water Mark Lounge5/9 Tacoma, WA @ New FrontierBen Handelman is getting goth on Twitter - @blackmetalbrews
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