Biography

Formed in May 2008, it wasn’t until August 18th, 2008 and after many name changes the band officially named themselves Empire Assassins.

Stu and Kevin met many years ago through their friend Sara who always said they should hook up and make some music together. Finally one day just before Sara left for Australia they hooked up playing acoustic tunes which would eventually lead to electric guitars and a drum kit paving the way for the sounds you hear today.

Kevin tracked down an old jamming buddy named Jeff Fieber who he hadn’t seen in over ten years. Jeff agreed to jam with them and come out to play their first show under the name Empire Assassins. Several Different Bass players have worked with the Empire for shows but the band has settled on Jay Hammer as of July 2010.

The band is not in any way limited to a certain style of music as they’ve been known to play to the likes of Blues, Classic Rock, Reggae, Alternative or even some Metal. Much respect is payed to their country Canada, as some lyrics talk about the land and certain well known Canadians, one in particular is a protest to save Marc Emery, A political prisoner in the so called ‘war on drugs’ and a new rendition of the Canadian anthem…