Rusty Eye

Rusty Eye
Rusty Eye performing live at the Sunset Strip Music Festival on 18th August 2011
Background information
Origin	Mexico City, Mexico
Genres	Heavy metal, progressive metal, punk metal, speed metal, thrash metal, rock en español
Years active	1995 - present
Labels	Epoché Records, Calaca
Associated acts	Sergio Arau, Los Heavy Mex
Website	www.rustyeye.com

Rusty Eye is an American heavy metal trio, originally formed in Mexico City in 1995. In 2004 Rusty Eye relocated to Los Angeles, California. Rusty Eye has also been the backing band for the rock en español solo musician Sergio Arau since 2015.

Rusty Eye was formed in 1995 in Mexico City, Mexico. The band's original lineup consisted of Mr. Rust (born Pablo Armando Salido Casanova) on bass and vocals, 'Dr. Eye' on guitars and vocals, Daniel Acosta on drums, and Ken Harrington on lead vocals. The quartet previously went by the name of 'Scarecrow' in 1993 and 'Poltergeist' in 1994. The name 'Rusty Eye' relates to the "corrosion of perception".

After cutting several independent DIY demos they had previously done, the band recorded their first LP titled 'Rust N’ Roll' in 2000. This album was released in Mexico in 2001 and in the United States in 2003, through the band's own indie label, 'Epoche Records'. Miss Randall (born Julieta Randall) joined in 2003, replacing Haze on drums.

The band relocated to Hollywood, California in 2004. The band's second production 'Cryogenic' began in 2005 with guitarist Jonny Dee. In 2006, Dee was replaced with the guitarist Baron Murtland. Rusty Eye was awarded the 'Best Metal Single of the Year' award for the single "Mr. Cannibal" by the L.A. Music Awards in 2006 and were listed in the Trade Magazine 'Music Connection' Top 100 Unsigned Artists of 2006.

In December 2006, Murtland took a hiatus from Rusty Eye and was replaced with several live session guitar players, the most notable being Jehu (a.k.a. Jay) from the Metalcore band 'Tomorrow Comes Today'. Jehu appeared as the guitarist and played "The Chef" in the "Mr. Cannibal" music video. In September 2008 Murtland returned to Rusty Eye. On June 6, 2009, the band released the Possessor album, which blended different metal styles and sounds, and had a horror film influence.