The roots of Nightmare Exhibition date back to 1985, when singer/songwriter DJ Wire formed one of his first bands Hostile Aliens. Many of Hostile Aliens early gigs were booked by Material Issue's Jim Ellison and played at Chicago's Batteries Not Included. In 1986, DJ Wire would form the Hail Mary's with keyboardist Mera Roberts who would later play in Black Tape for a Blue Girl and Faith and the Muse. In 1988, he would join forces with Eric Purdue and Michael Seyfert to form Lethargic Heaven.
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The roots of Nightmare Exhibition date back to 1985, when singer/songwriter DJ Wire formed one of his first bands Hostile Aliens. Many of Hostile Aliens early gigs were booked by Material Issue's Jim Ellison and played at Chicago's Batteries Not Included. In 1986, DJ Wire would form the Hail Mary's with keyboardist Mera Roberts who would later play in Black Tape for a Blue Girl and Faith and the Muse. In 1988, he would join forces with Eric Purdue and Michael Seyfert to form Lethargic Heaven. During 1991-92, he would turn his attention to DJing at The Crypt and Aftermath, where he DJ'd the basements Hell Room and played many of his influences including early U2, Joy Division, Chameleons UK and Siouxsie and the Banshees. Also, in 1992, he teamed up with partner Pamela Shaw to open a record store called Armageddon. Armageddon would become a Goth/Industrial specialty store and would feature many band appearances including Lycia, Human Drama, the Wake and Front Line Assembly. During those years, DJ Wire also put together a magazine known as the Gothic Iguana, which was intended to be a spoof on the Goth scene. In 1998, DJ Wire would put together Gothchix.com and also begin work on the debut album from the band Wired Remorse. During that year, Shoong of Arcanta would work as the producer. Although, those sessions were eventually scrapped, Wired Remorse would go on to release 5 albums including "Songs About Dying," "The Ides of March," "Love, Murder and Emotional Distress," "The Final Destruction of Mankind," and "Beyond the Broken Glass." On October 3, 2014, DJ Wire posted on Facebook that Wired Remorse had officially disbanded and to look for his new band Nightmare Exhibition to release it's debut album very soon. On October 28th. the 1st album "98 Esthetic Bombings Below the Surface" was released.
