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The Birthday Massacre Is A Synth-Rock Band Formed In 1999 And Based In Toronto Ontario Canada. From 1999 Until 2002 The Band Name Was Imagica. The Current Lineup Consists Of Chibi Vocals Rainbow Guitars And Programming Michael Falcore Guitars Owen Keyboards Brett Carruthers Bass And Philip Elliot Drums . Their Sound Is Mostly A Fusion Of Alternative Rock New Wave Industrial And Synthpop. So Far TBM Have Released Eight Studio Albums Nothing And Nowhere 2002 Violet 2005 Walking With Strangers 2007 Pins And Needles 2010 Hide And Seek 2012 Superstition 2014 Under Your Spell 2017 And Diamonds 2020 . They Have Also Issued The DVD Blue 2005 The Live Album/DVD Show And Tell 2009 And The EPs Violet 2004 Looking Glass 2008 Imaginary Monsters 2011 And Imagica 2016 . The Group Originated In London Ontario Under The Name Imagica Inspired From The Novel "Imajica" By Clive Barker. The Band's Original Lineup Consisted Of Chibi Rainbow Michael Falcore And 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. In 2002 The Band Adopted The Name The Birthday Massacre In Order To Avoid Confusion With A Metal Band. They Chose The Name "The Birthday Massacre" Since People Were Already Familiar With The Song Of The Same Title. The Song Was Later Retitled As "Happy Birthday". In July Of 2002 The Birthday Massacre Independently Released Their Debut Album Entitled Nothing And Nowhere. In 2003 Adm Joined The Band On Live Keyboards And Rhim On Drums. On 20 July 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. The Expanded Version Of Violet Included Four Re-Recorded And Slightly Reworked Tracks From Nothing And Nowhere. In 2005 The Band Signed To Metropolis Records And Released Violet In The United States Canada United Kingdom And Most Of South America. Owen 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 2005 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" As Well As Live Performances Of "Violet" And "Video Kid". The Centerpiece Of The DVD Was The Dan Ouellette-Directed Video For "Blue". 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. In June 2007 It Was Announced That The Band Was Working On A New Record With Canadian Producer/engineer Dave "Rave" Ogilvie Producer Of Many Industrial Acts Such As Skinny Puppy And That Bass Player Aslan Had Left The Band For His Own Project Named Aslan Osiris. Aslan Was Replaced On Bass By Former Drummer O.E. . On 11 September 2007 The Band Released Their Third Album Walking With Strangers In North America Entering At #10 On The Billboard "Top Heatseekers" Chart For 29 September. The Album Was Released In Europe On 21 September And In The UK On 22 October. Walking With Strangers Included The Singles "Kill The Lights" And "Looking Glass". An EP Looking Glass Followed In 2008. In Spring 2009 The Birthday Massacre Issued Their First Live Album Show And Tell. It Was Recorded In Hamburg Germany In Autumn 2007. A DVD With The Hamburg Show And Extra Video Content Was Released Later In Europe 2009 And North America 2010 . The Band's Fourth Studio Album Pins And Needles Was Issued On 14 September 2010 In North America Debuting At #152 On The Billboard 200 #6 On The Heatseekers And #34 On Independent. O.E. Left The Group And Was Replaced By Nate Manor. On 9 August 2011 The Band Released The EP Imaginary Monsters. In 9 October 2012 TBM Released The Fifth Studio Album Hide And Seek. Superstition Is The Sixth Studio Album By Canadian Electronic Rock Band The Birthday Massacre Released On November 11 2014 Through Metropolis Records. The Album Was Funded Through PledgeMusic. To Promote The Album A Subsequent North America Tour And Music Video For "Beyond" Followed The Album's Release. Under Your Spell Is The Seventh Studio Album By Canadian Electronic Rock Band The Birthday Massacre Released On June 9 2017 Through Metropolis Records. The Album Was Funded Once Again Through PledgeMusic. Official Site Www.Thebirthdaymassacre.Com
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The Birthday Massacre Is A Synth-Rock Band Formed In 1999 And Based In Toronto Ontario Canada. From 1999 Until 2002 The Band Name Was Imagica. The Current Lineup Consists Of Chibi Vocals Rainbow Guitars And Programming Michael Falcore Guitars Owen Keyboards Brett Carruthers Bass And Philip Elliot Drums . Their Sound Is Mostly A Fusion Of Alternative Rock New Wave Industrial And Synthpop. So Far TBM Have Released Eight Studio Albums Nothing And Nowhere 2002 Violet 2005 Walking With Strangers 2007 Pins And Needles 2010 Hide And Seek 2012 Superstition 2014 Under Your Spell 2017 And Diamonds 2020 . They Have Also Issued The DVD Blue 2005 The Live Album/DVD Show And Tell 2009 And The EPs Violet 2004 Looking Glass 2008 Imaginary Monsters 2011 And Imagica 2016 . The Group Originated In London Ontario Under The Name Imagica Inspired From The Novel "Imajica" By Clive Barker. The Band's Original Lineup Consisted Of Chibi Rainbow Michael Falcore And 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. In 2002 The Band Adopted The Name The Birthday Massacre In Order To Avoid Confusion With A Metal Band. They Chose The Name "The Birthday Massacre" Since People Were Already Familiar With The Song Of The Same Title. The Song Was Later Retitled As "Happy Birthday". In July Of 2002 The Birthday Massacre Independently Released Their Debut Album Entitled Nothing And Nowhere. In 2003 Adm Joined The Band On Live Keyboards And Rhim On Drums. On 20 July 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. The Expanded Version Of Violet Included Four Re-Recorded And Slightly Reworked Tracks From Nothing And Nowhere. In 2005 The Band Signed To Metropolis Records And Released Violet In The United States Canada United Kingdom And Most Of South America. Owen 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 2005 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" As Well As Live Performances Of "Violet" And "Video Kid". The Centerpiece Of The DVD Was The Dan Ouellette-Directed Video For "Blue". 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. In June 2007 It Was Announced That The Band Was Working On A New Record With Canadian Producer/engineer Dave "Rave" Ogilvie Producer Of Many Industrial Acts Such As Skinny Puppy And That Bass Player Aslan Had Left The Band For His Own Project Named Aslan Osiris. Aslan Was Replaced On Bass By Former Drummer O.E. . On 11 September 2007 The Band Released Their Third Album Walking With Strangers In North America Entering At #10 On The Billboard "Top Heatseekers" Chart For 29 September. The Album Was Released In Europe On 21 September And In The UK On 22 October. Walking With Strangers Included The Singles "Kill The Lights" And "Looking Glass". An EP Looking Glass Followed In 2008. In Spring 2009 The Birthday Massacre Issued Their First Live Album Show And Tell. It Was Recorded In Hamburg Germany In Autumn 2007. A DVD With The Hamburg Show And Extra Video Content Was Released Later In Europe 2009 And North America 2010 . The Band's Fourth Studio Album Pins And Needles Was Issued On 14 September 2010 In North America Debuting At #152 On The Billboard 200 #6 On The Heatseekers And #34 On Independent. O.E. Left The Group And Was Replaced By Nate Manor. On 9 August 2011 The Band Released The EP Imaginary Monsters. In 9 October 2012 TBM Released The Fifth Studio Album Hide And Seek. Superstition Is The Sixth Studio Album By Canadian Electronic Rock Band The Birthday Massacre Released On November 11 2014 Through Metropolis Records. The Album Was Funded Through PledgeMusic. To Promote The Album A Subsequent North America Tour And Music Video For "Beyond" Followed The Album's Release. Under Your Spell Is The Seventh Studio Album By Canadian Electronic Rock Band The Birthday Massacre Released On June 9 2017 Through Metropolis Records. The Album Was Funded Once Again Through PledgeMusic. Official Site Www.Thebirthdaymassacre.Com
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In A Press Release Statement The Album Was Described By The Band As Being "darker" Lyrically Than Previous Records A Quality That Was Attributed To A Sense Of Tension And A Rushed Urgency That Was Felt During The Writing And Recording Process. During The Recording Process It Was Learned That Lead Vocalist Chibi Had Developed Polyps Which In Effect Altered Some Of The Qualities Of Her Voice During The Album's Final Recording. In An Interview With Auxiliary Magazine The Album's Theme Was Described By The Band As Being Loosely Based On Chibi's Fascination With Unsolved Murder Mysteries The Idea Of The City And Death Particularly The Thirty-Year-Old Mystery Of A Missing Girl. The Song "Leaving Tonight" In Particular Is Loosely Inspired By The Unsolved Kidnapping/murder Of Christine Jessop. Release And Promotion
On October 3 2012 The Song "Down" Was Made Available For Free Download Through Rcrdlbl.Com. The Same Day An Instrumental Track Called "Night Shift" Was Released Through Rue Morgue For The Band's Later Supporting Tour To Open As Their Live Set Intro Song.
On October 5 2012 The Entire Album Was Made Available For Free Online Streaming Exclusively On RevolverMag.Com Via Metropolis Records SoundCloud Account.
On October 9 2012 The Album Was Released Worldwide Through Metropolis Records In CD Digital Download And Limited Edition Vinyl Formats. Reception
The Album Has Received Mostly Positive Reviews From Fans And Professional Critics. Bloody Disgusting's Jonathan Barkan Called The Album "another Winner" Stating "Even Though Hide And Seek Is Criminally Short It’s A Catchy Addictive Album That I Found Myself Spinning Over And Over Again Without Caring That I’d Already Heard The Tracks Before". D. Gabrielle Jensen Of Blogcritics Characterized The Album As "consistently Good From Beginning To End Making A Nearly Impossible Task" Echoing Previous Reviews She Commented That The Album Could Have Benefited From Having 2 Or 3 More Tracks And That The Album Felt Like It Ended Too Soon. Comparing The Record To Their Previous Albums Gregory Burkart Of FEARnet Commented "...You May Find Yourself Pulled To A Darker Place By The More Pensive Lyrics And Shadowy Mood Delivered With Less Of A Wink And A Smile Than You Might Be Expecting From Their Previous Work". COMA Magazine And ReGen Magazine Both Gave The Album Mixed Reviews Praising Chibi's "mature" Sounding Vocals Theme And Production But Noted The Album Still Follows A "familiar Formula". In A More Critical Review Miranda Yardley Of Terrorizer Described The Album As "forgettable" Criticizing The Album For Being Pop-Like But Without Any Of The Catchy Hooks That Makes Pop Music Redeemable. Track Listing
1. Leaving Tonight
2. Down
3. Play With Fire
4. Need
5. Calling
6. Alibis
7. One Promise
8. In This Moment
9. Cover My Eyes
10. The Long Way Home
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Hide And Seek Is The Fifth Studio Album By Canadian Electronic Rock Band The Birthday Massacre. BackgroundIn A Press Release Statement The Album Was Described By The Band As Being "darker" Lyrically Than Previous Records A Quality That Was Attributed To A Sense Of Tension And A Rushed Urgency That Was Felt During The Writing And Recording Process. During The Recording Process It Was Learned That Lead Vocalist Chibi Had Developed Polyps Which In Effect Altered Some Of The Qualities Of Her Voice During The Album's Final Recording. In An Interview With Auxiliary Magazine The Album's Theme Was Described By The Band As Being Loosely Based On Chibi's Fascination With Unsolved Murder Mysteries The Idea Of The City And Death Particularly The Thirty-Year-Old Mystery Of A Missing Girl. The Song "Leaving Tonight" In Particular Is Loosely Inspired By The Unsolved Kidnapping/murder Of Christine Jessop. Release And Promotion
On October 3 2012 The Song "Down" Was Made Available For Free Download Through Rcrdlbl.Com. The Same Day An Instrumental Track Called "Night Shift" Was Released Through Rue Morgue For The Band's Later Supporting Tour To Open As Their Live Set Intro Song.
On October 5 2012 The Entire Album Was Made Available For Free Online Streaming Exclusively On RevolverMag.Com Via Metropolis Records SoundCloud Account.
On October 9 2012 The Album Was Released Worldwide Through Metropolis Records In CD Digital Download And Limited Edition Vinyl Formats. Reception
The Album Has Received Mostly Positive Reviews From Fans And Professional Critics. Bloody Disgusting's Jonathan Barkan Called The Album "another Winner" Stating "Even Though Hide And Seek Is Criminally Short It’s A Catchy Addictive Album That I Found Myself Spinning Over And Over Again Without Caring That I’d Already Heard The Tracks Before". D. Gabrielle Jensen Of Blogcritics Characterized The Album As "consistently Good From Beginning To End Making A Nearly Impossible Task" Echoing Previous Reviews She Commented That The Album Could Have Benefited From Having 2 Or 3 More Tracks And That The Album Felt Like It Ended Too Soon. Comparing The Record To Their Previous Albums Gregory Burkart Of FEARnet Commented "...You May Find Yourself Pulled To A Darker Place By The More Pensive Lyrics And Shadowy Mood Delivered With Less Of A Wink And A Smile Than You Might Be Expecting From Their Previous Work". COMA Magazine And ReGen Magazine Both Gave The Album Mixed Reviews Praising Chibi's "mature" Sounding Vocals Theme And Production But Noted The Album Still Follows A "familiar Formula". In A More Critical Review Miranda Yardley Of Terrorizer Described The Album As "forgettable" Criticizing The Album For Being Pop-Like But Without Any Of The Catchy Hooks That Makes Pop Music Redeemable. Track Listing
1. Leaving Tonight
2. Down
3. Play With Fire
4. Need
5. Calling
6. Alibis
7. One Promise
8. In This Moment
9. Cover My Eyes
10. The Long Way Home