The Birthday Massacre

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The Birthday Massacre
The Birthday Massacre 2011.jpeg
General information
Genre (s) Synth rock , alternative rock
founding 1999 as Imagica
Website http://www.thebirthdaymassacre.com/
Current occupation
Chibi
Rainbow
M. Falcore
Owen (2004-)
Brett Carruthers (2020–)
Philip Elliott (2020–)
former members
Keyboard
 Thanks to God (2000-2001)
Keyboard
 Adm (2003-2004)
Drums
 Rhim (2003-2020)
Electric bass
 Nate Manor (2010-2020)
Electric bass
 Aslan (2000-2005)
Electric bass
 OE (2000–2003) (2007–2010)

The Birthday Massacre is a synth rock band from Toronto , Canada . It was founded in 1999 - at that time still under the name Imagica .

history

Owen - Mod Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 17, 2009.

During their college days, Chibi (vocals), Rainbow (guitar), M. Falcore (guitar), Aslan (bass) and Dank Gott (keyboard) formed the band "Imagica" in London, Ontario . When performing live, they were supported by drummers such as OE. During this time they released a limited demo recording with seven tracks. After thank God left the band in 2001, the rest of the group moved to Toronto. There she again released a limited demo with five tracks. Shortly thereafter, Imagica renamed itself The Birthday Massacre after legal disputes. In 2002 the formation released a limited CD entitled Nothing and Nowhere in self-distribution .

In 2003 Adm (keyboard) and Rhim (drums) joined the group. In July 2004 The Birthday Massacre released their EP Violet (9 tracks) and a new edition of Nothing and Nowhere at the end of the same year . Adm left the formation shortly afterwards. In autumn 2004 they were signed to the German label Repo Records and released a revised and expanded version of Violet in Europe.

In 2005 they signed a contract with Metropolis Records and have now released Violet in the USA, Canada, Great Britain and South Africa. In August O-En (keyboard) joined and The Birthday Massacre started a tour of Europe. At the beginning of 2006 she conducted her Broken Minds tour through North America with performances in Canada, the USA and Mexico . In October and November 2007 they presented the new songs from the 2007 album Walking with Strangers live and performed in England, France, Spain, Switzerland and Germany. Her live album Show and Tell was released in May 2009 . The recordings are from 2007 during their tour through Germany.

They also performed at festivals such as the M'era Luna .

The Birthday Massacre see themselves as a “ musical / visual project ” with the aim of “integrating their music into an overall concept of fashion, images and performance ”.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Pins and Needles
  US 152 October 02, 2010 (1 week)
  DE 96 04/10/2010 (1 week)
Hide and Seek
  US 138 October 27, 2012 (1 week)
  DE 94 10/26/2012 (1 week)
Superstition
  US 143 11/29/2014 (1 week)
Under your spell
  US 157 07/01/2017 (1 week)

Albums

  • 2002, republished in 2004: Nothing and Nowhere
  • 2005: Violet
  • 2007: Walking with Strangers
  • 2010: Pins and Needles
  • 2012: Hide and Seek
  • 2014: Superstition
  • 2017: Under Your Spell
  • 2020: Diamonds

Compilations

  • 2016: Imagica

Live albums

  • 2009: Show and Tell

EPs

  • 2000: Demo 1 (as Imagica)
  • 2001: Demo 2 (as Imagica)
  • 2004: Violet
  • 2008: Looking Glass
  • 2011: Imaginary Monsters

Video albums

  • 2005: Blue
  • 2009: Show and Tell

swell

  1. ↑ nothingandnowhere.com
  2. ↑ Chart sources: Germany - USA (Billboard)
  3. ↑ The Birthday Massacre Keeps Shining on Eighth Album 'Diamonds' , Interview on Billboard March 27, 2020, accessed March 29, 2020

Web links

Commons : The Birthday Massacre  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files