Urn (band)

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Urn
From left to right: Dominic St. Charles, Julian Umberger, Lex, Chris Shive, Sophia
Background information
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genre(s)	Gothic metal
Years active	1994-1996, 2000-
Label(s)	Rotting Corpse Records
Website	Official Site
Members
Dominic St. Charles Sophia Julian Umberger Bill Hamning Chris "Troll" Shive

Urn is a Chicago based Gothic, Black metal band.

1 Members
- 1.1 Current members
2 Discography
3 History
4 Tours
5 "Shadow Dancer" Video
6 External links

Members

Current members

Sophia - Vocals, Keys & Flute
Dominic St. Charles - Vocals, Guitar
Chris "Troll" Shive - Guitar
Julian Umberger - Bass
Bill Hamning - Drums and Percussion

Discography

Consecrated Ashes (Maxi-single) (2001) — Self Release, USA
Desecrated Ashes (EP) (2003) — Self Release, USA
Primal River Valley (Compilation) (2004) — Latex Records, USA
Dancing With The Demigods (2006) — Rotting Corpse Records, USA
Raw Aggression III (Compilation) (2006) — Rotting Corpse Records, USA

History

Founded by Dominic St. Charles, Urn was originally formed in 1994 as a Death Metal band. Due to a serious accident with one of the members in 1996, the band broke up. In 2000 Dominic reformed the group with a new line-up and a new style. In the fall of 2005, Urn signed with Rotting Corpse Records and released their full-length album, Dancing With The Demigods. Currently this album is being distributed through the major label, Century Media.

Tours

Summer 2007 with To/Die/For and Virgin Black - United States
Spring 2007 with Nocturnal Divinity, Nanochrist, Aerocar Model Four - Canada
Fall 2004 with Michelle Belanger - United States
Spring of 2001 with the Babylonian Tiles - North America/Canada
Fall of 2001 with Gossamer - North America/Canada

"Shadow Dancer" Video

Urn worked in collaboration with Michelle Belanger, author of the Psychic Vampire Codex (who also did guest vocals on two of their albums) and Don Henrie from the Sci-fi Channel's Mad Mad House for the band's first music video, "Shadow Dancer." Don Henrie plays a classic Anne Rice-style vampire who seduces the band's keyboardist and vocalist Mistress Sophia, turning her into a vampire by the end of the music video. Michelle Belanger plays the master vampire who oversees and encourages the activities of Don's character.