Eight Bells was forged in 2010 in Portland, Oregon by guitarist and singer Melynda Jackson as acollaborative genre-bending metal songwriting project.Acontinuation of her previous dark psychproject Subarachnoid Space, the original trioconfigurationfeatured drummer Chris VanHuffeland bassist/vocalist Haley Allen.The band’s early records, 2013’sThe Captain’s Daughter(The Flenser/Seventh Rule/TartarusTapes) and the much-evolved 2016 follow-upLandless(Battleground/Tartarus Tapes), conjuredemotive and often bleakly atmospheric soundscapes.Debut album,The Captain’s Daughtertooka thematic approach that resulted in powerful, deeply evocative music that paid respect to thenatural tones and grandiosity of the 1970s.Its follow-up,Landlesscombined contemporary metal,haunting female vocals, and 19th-century ghostliness; a sound that transcended genre and timeentirely and earned the band tour dates with Voivod."Wraithlike vocals and numbed melodies hanging over pinprick prog fretwork... The pulse ofethereal '70s rock–from Pink Floyd to Hawkwind's more celestial moments... Dual vocal linesemanate from some unseen place, sometimes braided together in a conjoined plea forconnection... Heartbreakingly beautiful."–PitchforkAfter significant lineup changes, 2022 saw the release of the third album,Legacy of Ruin(Prophecy Productions) and brought sharper focus to Jackson's relentless pursuit of utilizingsoundas emotional translation with contributions for the album from Matt Solis(Cormorant/URSA) on bass and vocals, and Brian Burke (Cave Dweller) behind the kitas well asguest appearances by Andrea Morgan (Exulansis) and Melynda Amann (Hound theWolves/Jamais Jamais)