"vocalist sucks though, and i swear half of this progressions are taken directly from alexisonfire." - internet fan 20912
"i liked how sometimes the vocals sounded like robert smith but most of the times the vocals were not so hot" - internet fan 21387
Gift Eaters is a new band from Edmonton, Alberta dedicated to continuing and developing the distinctive tradition begun by developments in late-90s American post-hardcore and modern European skram/emoscreamo/omgwtf. On Wednesday, February 20th, the day of 2008’s only total lunar eclipse, they tracked, mixed, and mastered their entire five-song Bird Omen EP with engineer extroardinaire Eric Cheng (Portraits, Spreepark) at Wash ‘N Dry Studios. The 14-minute work is raw, aggressive and decidedly passionate, recommended for fans of Funeral Diner, La Quiete, Logs, Raein, Colossus of Roads, Daitro, Portraits of Past, Sed Non Satiata, City of Caterpillar, and their ilk.
The band is currently shopping for like-minded labels to release Bird Omen on vinyl. They are also planning a national tour for June 2008. Bird Omen will be available on CDR with original artwork at upcoming shows in Western Canada.
Gift Eaters – Bird Omen EP (2008)
1. Youth Summit
2. Ghost on Artery’s Edge
3. Harvey Milk
4. Like Steeples
5. Glass
Gift Eaters is:
Andrew Benson - Vocals
Chris Blackmore (Hills Like White Elephants, Likewise Vultures, etc) – Guitar
Graham Nichol (snic, Pear Hands, etc.) – Drums
Cecil Frena (snic, Aurora, etc.) - Bass
You can check out a live video of Ghost on Artery’s Edge from Gift Eaters’ first show here:
29/12/07 .