Eye Empire
| Eye Empire | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Florida/Georgia/Ohio, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative metal, hard rock, post-grunge |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Associated acts | Dark New Day, Submersed, Switched, Texas Hippie Coalition, Violent Plan |
| Website | www |
| Members |
Corey Lowery B.C. Kochmit Ryan Bennett Donald Carpenter |
| Past members | Dixie Duncan Garrett Whitlock Will Hunt |
Eye Empire was an American rock group, formed in 2009, consisting of Corey Lowery and B.C. Kochmit, Donald Carpenter, Garrett Whitlock and Dixie Duncan. Will Hunt joined the band in 2010 before departing in 2011, replaced by Ryan Bennett.
The band recorded their debut album entitled Moment of Impact in 2010 featuring contributions from Sevendust members Lajon Witherspoon and Morgan Rose. The album was given a limited release the same year, with a full release planned for 2011. In 2012 the album was released in an expanded edition under the title Impact. In 2013, the band released their sophomore album, Evolve.
Corey Lowery and B.C. Kochmit were members of the hard rock band Dark New Day. Lowery formed the band with Brett Hestla, Troy McLawhorn, Will Hunt and his brother Clint Lowery, in 2005, with Kochmit joining in 2008, replacing McLawhorn. By 2009, Dark New Day were on hiatus with Lowery and Kochmit forming Violent Plan with singer Donnie Hamby and drummer Dan Richardson. Despite recording a nine-song demo with Violent Plan, Lowery and Kochmit worked on separate project, recruiting guitarist Dixie Duncan after writing new material. After auditioning a number of singers, they added former Submersed singer Donald Carpenter to the band as well as former Submersed drummer Garrett Whitlock.
The formation of Eye Empire, as well as the breakup of Violent Plan, was announced in November 2009 They posted their first demos, "Victim" and "More than Fate", on Myspace and played a number of shows supporting Sevendust in December and January 2010.
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