Late on a Sunday night.. What better time for a glance over the second Ox Eagle Lion Man EP courtesy of Cheryl?
Does anybody remember the much-loved London based band ‘Les Incompetents’? Well, born out of the ashes of their abrupt break up in 2006 came Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, consisting of two previous members Fredrick Blood-Royale and Jareth, who were joined by Tommy Gunnzs on bass and Edward Quarmby as drummer (that is, after Bono Must Die front man turned drummer Tobi O’kandi left the band). However, their haunting experimental sounds are fields away from the raucous fun filled noise made previously by Les Inc.
According to Blood-Royale, their name is taken from the Book of Revelations, in which four angels take the form of an ox, eagle lion and a man in order to avoid an apocalypse. Deciding against the traditional route of making a full length album, OELM are planning a collection of EPs, their first, ‘Opus I: The Lay Of The Land; The Turn Of The Tide’ getting rave reviews which paved the way for their latest offering in the form of ‘Opus II: Obscured By A Setting Sun’, both released by Transgressive Records. Opus II is roughly 30 minutes worth of apocalyptic rock with frenzied guitars and Blood-Royale’s deep growl chanting out dark lyrics about everything from religion to humanity. Stand out tracks include single ‘Thy Will Be Done’; fast and dramatic it is the most memorable track on the album. Blood-Royale’s menacing voice bellows out the opening lyrics “Where is my free will? Am I just destiny fulfilled?” indicating the power behind this commandeering song, with intense drumming and frantic guitar work to boot. Yet the next track ‘Providence’ is the polar opposite, beautiful in places it manages to convey their softer side, at least for a while. OELM have shown their brilliance with this EP, it takes you through a route of sinister twists and turns and does leave you wondering what they will come up with next.
We've got the third track from Opus II for you to download, as well as the usual links to Spotify and places to purchase both EP's. OELM currently have no dates booked but are set to play The Great Escape festival in Brighton in early May.
[MP3] Ox Eagle Lion Man - Thy Will Be Done - (Alt Link)
[BUY] Buy OELM's releases direct from Transgressive here.
[SPOTIFY] Listen to Opus II on Spotify here.
[MYSPACE] Visit Ox Eagle Lion Man on myspace here.
Does anybody remember the much-loved London based band ‘Les Incompetents’? Well, born out of the ashes of their abrupt break up in 2006 came Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, consisting of two previous members Fredrick Blood-Royale and Jareth, who were joined by Tommy Gunnzs on bass and Edward Quarmby as drummer (that is, after Bono Must Die front man turned drummer Tobi O’kandi left the band). However, their haunting experimental sounds are fields away from the raucous fun filled noise made previously by Les Inc.
According to Blood-Royale, their name is taken from the Book of Revelations, in which four angels take the form of an ox, eagle lion and a man in order to avoid an apocalypse. Deciding against the traditional route of making a full length album, OELM are planning a collection of EPs, their first, ‘Opus I: The Lay Of The Land; The Turn Of The Tide’ getting rave reviews which paved the way for their latest offering in the form of ‘Opus II: Obscured By A Setting Sun’, both released by Transgressive Records. Opus II is roughly 30 minutes worth of apocalyptic rock with frenzied guitars and Blood-Royale’s deep growl chanting out dark lyrics about everything from religion to humanity. Stand out tracks include single ‘Thy Will Be Done’; fast and dramatic it is the most memorable track on the album. Blood-Royale’s menacing voice bellows out the opening lyrics “Where is my free will? Am I just destiny fulfilled?” indicating the power behind this commandeering song, with intense drumming and frantic guitar work to boot. Yet the next track ‘Providence’ is the polar opposite, beautiful in places it manages to convey their softer side, at least for a while. OELM have shown their brilliance with this EP, it takes you through a route of sinister twists and turns and does leave you wondering what they will come up with next.
We've got the third track from Opus II for you to download, as well as the usual links to Spotify and places to purchase both EP's. OELM currently have no dates booked but are set to play The Great Escape festival in Brighton in early May.
[MP3] Ox Eagle Lion Man - Thy Will Be Done - (Alt Link)
[BUY] Buy OELM's releases direct from Transgressive here.
[SPOTIFY] Listen to Opus II on Spotify here.
[MYSPACE] Visit Ox Eagle Lion Man on myspace here.
posted by Liam Haynes at 10:55 PM
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