Eight Bells Reveal New Lineup & Announce Summer Shows
Underrated Oregonian progressive extreme metallers Eight Bells have announced a new lineup around founding guitarist/vocalist Melynda Jackson, expanded from the trio that released Legacy of Ruin (review here) in 2022 through Prophecy Productions to a four-piece with a Joy Von Spain on keyboard and vocals in addition to Evelyn Holland and Andrew Eguchi, who step in on bass and drums, respectively. The previous lineup, pictured above, obviously didn’t have the full-time keys/vocals, so if there’s new material in the works — and maybe there is — it should be interesting to hear how the arrangements of their already markedly complex material shift, if they do.
There are dates booked for this month and next, and I’ll note that there’s probably not a ton of crossover between Cascadian Midsummer Fest and NW Postrock Fest, but that’s the kind of band Eight Bells are. The PR wire brought the info below:
EIGHT BELLS announce North American summer dates 2024
EIGHT BELLS have announced four shows for the US this summer. Mastermind Melynda Jackson will bring a new live line-up on the road that features EYE OF NIX frontwoman Joy Von Spain among others.
Please see below for all currently confirmed dates.
EIGHT BELLS comment: “These shows will be the first for Eight Bells since last summer”, singer and guitarist Melynda Jackson writes. “I will be joined by Joy Von Spain on keys and vocals, Andrew Eguchi on Drums, and Evelyn Holland on bass. I am thrilled to re-acquaint myself with our latest album ‘Legacy of Ruin’, and to have a chance to enjoy these songs again. We will include a few tracks from 2016’s ‘Landless’, which have only ever been performed by the recording line-up so far. These songs are deeply meaningful to me and they span the band’s progress from 2016 to the present. In these times, we should hold our dearest close and find new hope in music.”
EIGHT BELLS will be touring in support of their latest album “Legacy of Ruin”, which hit the stores on February 25, 2022.
EIGHT BELLS live US 2024
21-23 JUN 2024 Pe Ell, WA (US) Red Hawk Avalon, Cascadian Midsummer Fest
29 JUN 2024 Eugene, OR (US) John Henry’s
06 JUL 2024 Seattle, WA (US) Belltown Yacht Club
12/13 JUL 2024 Portland, OR (US) Polaris Hall, NW Postrock Fest
Eight Bells:
Melynda Jackson – guitar/vocals
Joy Von Spain – keys/vocals,
Andrew Eguchi – drums
Evelyn Holland – bass
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