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7 Horns 7 Eyes Cancel Upcoming Tour; Annex Theory To Continue As Headliner

Jan.16, 2013

Throes of Existence Tour

Late last year we announced the Heavy Blog sponsored Canadian Throes of Existence Tour featuring 7 Horns 7 Eyes and Annex Theory. With the tour a month away, the band have cancelled their appearance. Here’s the press release announcing the change in the tour’s lineup:

Due to unforeseen issues concerning 7 HORNS 7 EYES internally, the band has made the decision to pull out of its tour with ANNEX THEORY this February. In spite of steps taken to try to alleviate these issues, the band will be unable to take part in the tour. However, the tour itself is not canceled and ANNEX THEORY will press on its own.

Comments guitarist Aaron Smith:

“This is certainly not the outcome we had in mind when we announced our participation in this tour, and it’s really a bummer to let everyone down who had made plans to come see 7H7E play and to the promoters of the shows as well. There are several factors in our decision to cancel, including unforeseen financial strain, and it was not a decision we made quickly or lightly, but it’s definitely the best decision. We fully intend and look forward to rescheduling a similar run of dates in the future (we hope with Annex Theory), so that we can make it up to our Canadian fans! We will not forget!”

7 HORNS 7 EYES released its debut album, “Throes of Absolution” on April 24 via Century Media Records in North America. The record features artwork by Travis Smith (OPETH, NEVERMORE) and a guest appearance by former NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis.

ANNEX THEORY’s latest EP, “Process Existence” was self-released last May. The effort was mixed and mastered by Travis Montgomery of THREAT SIGNAL and features a cover of the RUSH classic “Subdivisions.”

Annex Theory will tackle each show alongside local acts across Canada. Here are the dates:

Feb 7th – Winnipeg – The Zoo
Feb 8th – Regina – The Exchange
Feb 9th – Calgary – The New Black
Feb 10th – Kelowna – Lake City Bowl
Feb 11th – Vancouver – The Columbia Theatre
Feb 14th – Prince George – Westood Pub
Feb 15th – Edmonton – Avenue Theater
Feb 16th – Saskatoon – Lepps
Feb 19th – Thunder Bay – Black Pirates Pub
Feb 22nd – Toronto – Hard Luck Bar
Feb 23rd – Montreal – TBA
Feb 24th – Ottawa – The Rainbow

If the tour rolls through your town, be sure to make it out and support Annex Theory!

- JR

Tags: 7 Horns 7 Eyes, Annex Theory

7 Horns 7 Eyes and Annex Theory Team Up For HBIH Co-Sponsored Throes of Existence Canadian Tour

Filed Under: Features, Tours and Rumors of Tours

Nov.27, 2012

We are happy to announce that Heavy Blog is Heavy and Stuff You Will Hate will be co-sponsoring The Throes of Existence tour featuring up and coming extreme prog acts 7 Horns 7 Eyes and Annex Theory‘s Throes of Existence Tour! The trek kicks off in February and will reach across Canada for twelve dates, listed below:

Feb 7th – Winnipeg – The Zoo
Feb 8th – Regina – The Exchange
Feb 9th – Calgary – The New Black
Feb 10th – Kelowna – Lake City Bowl
Feb 11th – Vancouver – The Columbia Theatre
Feb 14th – Prince George – Westood Pub
Feb 15th – Edmonton – Avenue Theater
Feb 16th – Saskatoon – Lepps
Feb 19th – Thunder Bay – Black Pirates Pub
Feb 22nd – Toronto – Hard Luck Bar
Feb 23rd – Montreal – TBA
Feb 24th – Ottawa – The Rainbow

If you live up north and in the path of this tour, hit up your local show and support these acts! Either way, visit 7 Horns 7 Eyes and Annex Theory on Facebook for more on each band.

- JR

Tags: 7 Horns 7 Eyes, Annex Theory

Bandcamp Beatdown: Annex Theory, The Armed, Ascariasis

Filed Under: Audio, Bandcamp Beatdown, Downloads

Jun.25, 2012

As mentioned on my post about Stillborn Messengers, I occasionally go on these “Bandcamp Hunts”, in which I go to the metal section of Bandcamp, and download everything that is both free (or name your price) and relevant to my interests. Well, I have decided to make it a periodic column! These posts are not unlike the column “Bandcamp Recommendations” by The Soda Shop. These posts will feature 3 bands per post that follow the following criteria:

They must have some form of release on Bandcamp.com.
Their release must be available for free or as a pay-your-own-price download.
They must be good.

Also, I will not be mentioning very well-known bands, such as Cloudkicker or Returning We Hear the Larks, who are well known for releasing their music for free. My goal is to highlight albums that have not been talked about enough. If you don’t see your favorite band, feel free to leave a comment. I may have them planned for a future column. This column will hopefully be posted every week, but it all depends on the influx of bands I find or that you all send us. Now, without further ado, here are three bands that deserve your attention:

Annex Theory – Process Existence EP

Imagine with me Veil of Maya meets Sikth riffage, djent qualities, keyboards that are both ambient and quick, and powerful clean vocals. What you will have created is an up-and-coming Canadian band named Annex Theory. Their EP was self-released on May 21. I knew a lot of people was talking about it, so I downloaded it, and I was absolutely floored. The songwriting here is incredible, and the technical chops executed are of the highest quality. I also noticed that their lead vocalist is Trevor Birnie, formerly of one of my favorite tech-death bands of all time, Quo Vadis, which explains their high quality. If you’re into intense metalcore and progressive metal, definitely download this.

Oh, and there is this awesome cover of Rush‘s “Subdivisions“, in case you needed a final push to click the download button.

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