The Birthday Massacre
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| The Birthday Massacre | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Origin | Toronto |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Genres | Synth Rock |
| Members | Chibi (vocals) Rainbow (guitar) Michael Falcore (guitar) J. Aslan (bass) O-En (keyboards) Rhim (drums) |
The Birthday Massacre is a synth rock band, based in Toronto, Canada. The band was officially formed in 1999, known at that time as Imagica.
Contents |
[edit] History
The group originated in London, Ontario under the name Imagica. The group's original line-up consisted of: Chibi (vocals), Rainbow (guitar and programming), Michael Falcore (guitar), and J. Aslan (bass). Dank played live keyboards and O.E. joined the group on live drums. A seven-song limited edition demo was released.
In 2001, Dank left the group, and the others relocated from London to Toronto, Ontario, to begin recording. There, they recorded another limited edition demo, this time with five songs.
Shortly thereafter, the band adopted the name The Birthday Massacre. In July of 2002, The Birthday Massacre independently released a limited edition CD entitled "Nothing and Nowhere." In 2003, Adm joined the band on live keyboards and Rhim on drums. On July 20, 2004, The Birthday Massacre released a nine song EP entitled "Violet," and at the end of the year, re-released "Nothing and Nowhere" with new sleeve artwork. Adm soon left thereafter to explore his own projects. In the fall of 2004, the band was signed to Repo Records in Germany, and released a remastered and expanded version of "Violet" in Europe, including updated album art in a digipack case.
In 2005 the band signed to Metropolis Records and released "Violet" in the U.S.A., Canada, United Kingdom, and most of South America. O-En joined on live keyboards and in August, the band began a series of international tours taking them to Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Belgium. Also in August, a DVD consisting of a video for the song "Blue" was released. It also included behind-the-scenes footage, interviews, a studio performance of "Nevermind", live performances of "Violet" and "Video kid".
In early 2006, the Birthday Massacre toured North America, playing across Canada, the United States and Mexico on their "Broken Minds" tour. They also played Europe in the summer of 2006.
The band has been recording material for the new album, and has set a release date of August 2007. The demo version of the first single, Kill the Lights, was released on Vampirefreaks and MySpace for streaming on January 1st, 2007. Bootleg MP3 versions of the song were made available for download and torrenting the same day [1].
[edit] Members
- Chibi - Vocals
- Rainbow - Guitar and Programming
- Michael Falcore - Guitar
- J. Aslan - Bass
- Rhim - Drums (2003-Present)
- O-En - Keyboards (2005-Present)
[edit] Former members
- Dank - Keyboards (2000-2001)
- O.E. - Drums (2000-2003)
- Brett Carruthers - Live Keyboards (on first US Tour)
- Adm - Keyboards (2003-2004)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Official Releases
- Nothing and Nowhere (2002, re-released 2004)
- Violet (EP 2004) (LP 2005)
[edit] Demos
- Demo 1 (2000) (as Imagica)
- Demo 2 (2001) (as Imagica)
[edit] DVD
- Blue (2005)
[edit] External links
Links From Official Site
