The Birthday Massacre
The Birthday Massacre is a synth-rock band formed in 1999 and based in Toro… Read Full Bio ↴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
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 Lyrics
-Goodnight First place on a classroom wall Every turn of the face…
00. Looking Glass Waiting as I'm wanting to Speaking as I'm spoken to Changing…
03. Falling Down Farewell, this blackened eye You learned your lessons fallin…
04. Horror Show They're getting ugly They're a horror show And now we're l…
06. Looking Glass Waiting as I'm wanting to Speaking as I'm spoken to Changing…
07. I Think We're Alone Now Children behave, That's what they say when we're together. A…
08. Remember Me It's safe to say there's only now A place called home…
09. To Die For Tighten your tie boy. You're something to die for. But…
10 walking with strangers Look around for a means to dissuade her attention Can't rem…
Alibis I saw you in a photograph. The answer is in your…
All Of Nothing Once upon a waste of time All I had was never…
Always Repeating words until they're true It slows the breathing Pr…
Beyond Her footsteps still here in the sand Her life was left…
Black I think my friend said, "I hear footsteps." I wore my…
Blue Plastic blue invitations in my room I've been waiting here f…
Broken Time is the promise It turns and tells them what to…
Burn Away She's out of sight He's out of mind They've always lived i…
Calling Come, take a look inside What you lost you'll find What you…
Control Their on the side of caution They're taking in the new…
Counterpane Strange changes come with age Some things disappear in a day…
Cover My Eyes I remember the clouds in the summer And how the light…
Crush Delicate like an infant So relative, if you see through me J…
Dead And boys are so cold They speak without meaning The only tim…
Destroyer This is a fantasy, projecting the vanity A quiet delusion, c…
Diamonds In the ash of what we made We see relief in…
Diaries Away from you The light moves out of view I'll wait for…
Divide Tides of glass, return to ash. In the dawn, we follow…
Down Farewell, this blackened eye You learned your lessons fallin…
Dreams of You We're all lost at the edge of something We keep pretending,…
Endless Underneath endless oceans All I see is the edge of your…
Enter It started as a wish A cheap thought whispered out loud Didn…
Falling Down Farewell, this blackened eye You learned your lessons fallin…
Falling Down (Live) Farewell This blackened eye You've learned your lessons fall…
Fascination I think you know why I′m here I think I'm falling…
Flashback Don′t forget to remember Tomorrow's no more than yesterday A…
Forever Today is the first of our numbered We're never asleep Some…
Goodnight First place on a classroom wall Every turn of the face…
Happy Birthday I think my friend said, "I hear footsteps." I wore my…
Hex I want to be a ghost now that we′re strangers I…
Holiday It's getting late It all just wanes and pales and fades…
Horror Show They're getting ugly They're a horror show And now we're lau…
HorrorShow They're getting ugly They're a horror show And now we're l…
I Think We're Alone Now Children behave, That's what they say when we're together. A…
In the Dark All these broken pieces left unglued Should never find their…
In This Moment When I was younger The days all seemed to last So much…
Kill the Lights This story's missing a wishing well No mirror to show and…
Kill The Lights + lyrics This story's missing a wishing well No mirror to show and…
Leaving Tonight There's a path running under the city Where the stones and…
Left Behind Close your eyes The second hand has turned to wave Goodbye…
Looking Glass Waiting as I'm wanting to Speaking as I'm spoken to Changing…
Lover Send Hands cover whispers of the lovers' fright Fear-cloaked ren…
Lover's End Hands cover whispers of the lovers fright Fear-cloaked rendi…
Lovers End (live) Hands cover whispers of the lovers' fright Fear-cloaked rend…
Lovers End - Hands cover whispers of the lovers fright Fear-cloaked rendi…
Midnight I can't decide which one of us will leave here…
Movie Face them, the time will erase them Stop trying to chase…
Need You're a curse I cut my lips on your diamond hands I'm…
Neverending Story Turn around, look at what you see In her face, the…
Nevermind Five glasses changed my mind Seems like the ticking hands a…
Nighttime I think it happened at nighttime A cold rain drizzled down…
no tomorrow Dedication to the ruin of the light within you Darkness all…
Nothing and Nowhere A voice moves silent through the twisted city streets The e…
Oceania From the ocean, we were washed up on the other…
One Caught up in the waves The death of the day Sing like…
One More Time All I have is all I own A fortune of envy All…
One Promise Watching out the window the room's been dark since yesterday…
One Promise Entry Watching out the window the room's been dark since yesterda…
Over He watches her while she is sleeping He wonders if he…
Pale I'm looking at a face, a pointed chin Towards the sky…
Parallel World Too skeptical to believe a truth Too wide awake for a…
Pins & Needles Once a night my bedroom light Bleeds out from inside my…
Play Dead And boys are so cold They speak without meaning The only tim…
Play With Fire A house of red light Burns like your wanting eyes The rain…
Prologue The Birthday Massacre - Prologue (Música somente instrumenta…
Promise Me We don't know what time we'll be there But we won't…
Queen of Hearts He puts the gun to her head She tells him everything Her…
Rain Praise the white-handed queen The gold and the green I give…
Red (Instrumental)…
Red Stars Best of cruel intentions Finding what they fail to mention N…
Remeber Me It's safe to say there's only now A place called home…
Remember Me It's safe to say there's only now A place called home…
Remember Me 2007 It's safe to say there's only now A place called home…
Run If all that I know is all that I'm needing I…
Science Make you up, take you out Play it up to bring…
Secret I woke up as I waited Bleeding slow There was no way…
Shallow Grave Her voice cuts through the walls Rings through everything th…
Shiver A Painting for every face No correction, just cover up She c…
Sideways It's not enough to find a moment As light moves away We'll…
Sideways - It's not enough to find a moment As light moves away We'll…
Sleep Tonight When the night falls Shivering stars shine like eyes When th…
Sleepwalking Wait dear, The time is getting late here, I'm all washed u…
Superstition I walk out to the edge of the lake, Eyes following…
Surrender Tonight they're calling out your name A light across the riv…
The Birthday Massacre I think my friend said "I hear footsteps" I wore my…
The Dream We're all lost at the edge of something We keep pretending,…
The End of All Stories Watch what you say Don′t waste your words upon wishes And so…
The Last Goodbye There's a place we can find with no direction Every choice…
The Long Way Home Here in the dark Don't fall asleep We walk through the snow …
The Neverending Story Turn around Look at what you see In her face the mirror…
The Other Side Let me show you the way through the water You don't…
The Sky Will Turn Doors of many, as of few Leading inside out, around and…
To Die For Tighten your tie boy. You're something to die for. But…
Two Hearts Erasing these two photographs (photographs) Is just a waste …
Under the Stairs You know you're too young for your age I feel kind…
Under Your Spell You′re a story that I hoped I'd never have to…
Unfamiliar Lately nothing passes lightly A heavy hand is holding me dow…
Video Kid Next phase, next craze, next nothing new. Got the pretty boy…
Video Kid (Live) Next phase, next craze, next nothing new Got the pretty boy…
Video Kid 2.0 Next phase, next craze, next nothing new. Got the pretty boy…
Violet The tragic comedy divine Paints the way to peace of mind Lea…
Walking With Strangers Look around for a means to dissuade her attention Can't reme…
Weekend Lights out, boys sleepwalking on the weekend Black out, two …
_Blue Plastic blue invitations in my room I've been waiting here f…