My other absolute favorite band is The Birthday Massacre. They're a power-pop/synth-rock kinda band. You know, that Orgy-esqu L.A type, only more 80s influenced and from Canada. Think the Missing Persons with heavy Metal guitars and beautiful keyboards.

They also have an award winning flash site, that I personally believe is nothing short of inspiring.
www.thebirthdaymassacre.com

I still say Imagica is a far better name. If I am not mistaken. The Birthday massacre was a name of one of their songs I think entitled Birthday now.

They arent very popular in U.S.

Yeah, but, damnit, they should be. I want to see them live!! >:O!

Yeah, it's called Happy Birthday. It was always my least favorite song, though >: (

I don't know. Imagica was cool, but The Birthday Massacre grows on you after a while. When I first heard it, I just stoped talking about the band because it was so unconfortable to keep saying The Birthday Massacre. Now it just rolls off my tongue.

I have a hard time saying the birthday massacre...like it's wrong. :?

I first heard about Imagica like..uh...a while ago (well hence why I still call them imgaica) I first heard "over" or something like that. I dunno it was a good song. I dont know if their album has been released or anything. I keep forgetting about there site cause it doesnt seem to work in Netscape....

It does. I use Mozilla, which is almost like Netscape [only better], and it works. You just need the Flash plug-in and a good internet connection.

The album should come out this year. They're still in the recording studio. Everyone on the board's hasseling them about getting the CD out! >_<

I'm going to get it the second I hear it's out. The SECOND. Money is no object when it comes to The Birthday Massacre.

Mozilla sucks :P I keep downloading the stupid plugi-in netscape but it never works...

I'd say their websites is prolly my favourite website. The layout and the noises it's very cool.

Mozilla sucks :P

Bite yo tounge! I used to use Phoenix, but I switched for some reason...heh.

They've come a LONG ways since those days . . . that's when I heard of them, too. Their SECOND CD is due out soon. You should really check out some of their stuff. They rock . . .

ugh second cd?!?!?!?!?! so then where can I buy the first one?

It's really hard to get ahold of their old CD. It sold out very quickly. If you join their street team, they offer a full download of the CD.

It's weird I just came across this..

Today my Intro to Music teacher went around the room asking everyone what their favorite band was and the very first girl he called on started talking about how she absolutely loved The Birthday Massacre and everyone kinda looked at her weird cause no one had ever heard of them...I wrote the name down in my notebook so I could check them out, because the way she talked it sounded like something I would like...and now even more reason for me to listen to their stuff ;)

only if you like Deadsy with Orgy with a cute female singer.

ugh... please don't compare them to deadsy.

tBM has synthrock roots, but their music is so much more, uh, "magical" than those guys. There's just so much more there for you to swim in. It's really dreamy stuff.

Show me your secret ancient sign....

*looks around* - Oh, sorry, did I say that out loud? Woops, my bad...

I LOVE THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE!!!! My good buddy, Aaron (aka "Spron") got me hooked on them about three months ago! You DO know why they had to change their name to “The Birthday Massacre”, don't you? They liked their old name too kids, but unfortunately, some very rude people thought it was too similar to THEIR name. Blah, whatever. So yeah, long story made short. I do enjoy them very much. You can tell they’ve put a lot of time and hard-work into the makings of their songs, which I just love.

I heard this band a while back. They have some pretty good songs. I dont remember where I heard about them from. Probably from another forum somewhere. :D

I love the band to pieces.

Their music is just so beautiful, and different from alot of the synthpop I've heard.

i love the birthday massacre, too. i hardly ever find anyone else that likes them, though. mostly everyone just looks at me like, who?

but yeah, theyre amazing.

The Birthday Massacre are proberbly my second fave band!
i love them!!

If anybody's interested, they released the Violet EP today (finally).

They have two songs up for download:

http://violetprison.com/downloads/The_Birthday_Massacre_-_Blue.mp3
http://violetprison.com/downloads/The_Birthday_Massacre_-_Violet.mp3

I saw their site, its awesome and the things dont take too long to load. The background music kinda freaked me out though! I heard some of the clips and I think they are alright!

If anybody's interested, they released the Violet EP today (finally).

They have two songs up for download:

http://violetprison.com/downloads/The_Birthday_Massacre_-_Blue.mp3
http://violetprison.com/downloads/The_Birthday_Massacre_-_Violet.mp3

And they both fucking rock so much.

i've hearda this band.
i also heard they were planning to go to europe (after all the american fans begging them to go to the US)

one of the band said they might do better over there..
i think they might be bigger in europe to be honest.
when i was in the UK i heard in the shops people playing there music (camden)
goth places.. rarely do i hear them anywhere else.
+ they want to manage themselves. it might be easier

Good band, however all i've heard is clips. But I've heard all of the song "Blue", which I have to say, kicks ass! I love how the music is childish and sweet and then it goes into this rock music with the girl's raspy voice- o i love it! :D

yup, kick ass band ^_^ do a google for Birthday Massacre Raw Data page with loadsa old mp3s come up, they're so awesome...

Geez I havent posted in this thread in far over a year.

well anyways They have a new video for the song "blue" you can see it http://thebirthdaymassacre.com/blue-video1.html

and a new extended version of Violet with 4 songs from N&N it came out today and tBM should be getting some more recogniton in the US and Europe. They've been signed to a label in the US (finally). I'm looking forward to buying Violet.

heh. i was going to 'up' this thread when my violet cd arrived, but amazon haven't even dispatched it yet :( no stores seem to sell it here in the uk, so i'll have to wait until next week at this rate.

http://www.nothingandnowhere.com
http://www.myspace.com/thebirthdaymassacre

two links, the first is an AMAZING flash site with some song samples etc. the myspace link has three full songs (blue, happy birthday and violet - they rule :p ), which is where i heard them and then saw the video on the link in the previous post.

*waits impatiently for the cd*

I bought Violet when they priginally released it. Guess I'm gonna have to buy it again. *sigh* To many CDs out or coming out and not the money to spend.

Glad to see they finally got signed over here as well.

The new version of violet is SO worth the money. I bought a buch of copies and gave them to local libraries and DJs and stuff.

http://www.nothingandnowhere.com
That site is amazing, so original.

Susurrus introduced me to TBM a while ago and last week I bought the re-release of Violet, it's definately become one of my favourite albums even though I only received it in the post this morning.

My favourite songs from the album so far are Happy Birthday and Holiday, but seeing as I've only heard it twice, I'm sure I'll have others soon enough.

The thing I like about TBM is their originality, I've never heard anything quite like them. You could say they're an aquired taste, but if you like sounds from the 80's then give them a try.

Btw, I've found 2 other "The Birthday Massacre" threads here (http://www.evboard.com/showthread.php?t=15611&highlight=birthday+massacre) and here (http://www.evboard.com/showthread.php?t=19814&highlight=birthday+massacre).

i got my cd about a week after the re-release date, i.e. metropolis's release. the first songs i heard were on that myspace link, but i also love lovers end, horror show, play dead, video kid, nevermind, etc. well the other two non-instrumental songs are the dream and holiday, that's all of them, haha. great stuff. i also like the old music too, all those demos, even the never ending story cover!

i think their original name "imagica" sums them up best, shame they couldn't keep it, but hey, their name now is cool too.

I'm a fairly recent fan, only had Violet for a few months, but the more I listen to it the more I love it :D

Just wondering if anybody listens to them. I think they're an exceptional band, and was hoping to find some other TBM fans here. They also have some pretty cool artwork, too.

Anybody heard of 'em?

Wonder Mod Powers combine... shape of 1 thread... form of continuity...

I heard of this band in a magazine.. after finding out that they were Canadian... from the same city as me (I think..) and that they dressed really awesomely.... AND that their music was supposed to be really great, I decided that I should listen to them.

Problem is, I have no where to listen to them!!!!!!! And, those links you so sweetly put up won't work!:confused: Not on my dumb meaniehead computer, though. Any ideas??

Thanks, Knish:)

I listened to their songs today and they were awesome. i also love their website.

the best link for them is at www.myspace.com/thebirthdaymassacre where you can hear some of their songs and such. but seriously buy their album violet, its really well put together.

I love TBM! My favourite songs are Lovers End and Playdead

Bringing this thread back up. I'm representing TBM in the EvBoard Artists Tournament, so any of you who like TBM, vote for them! A link is in my sig. Vote or DIE!!! I'd like to see them get past the second round!!

hmmm for some reason i cant vote?

lovers end is such a good song. my fav is the dream.

You vote by PMing Cfw with your vote, check out the link in my sig for more info, he has an odd sort of voting system. It's not your conventional poll, that's for sure. Just read it, listne ot the bands, and PM him with your votes :D

Hate to double post, but it's been a week or so and please, please vote if you haven't already! Voting ends tommorrow!!! Last chance to get in those votes for TBM!!!

I picked up their CD Violet today, and I love it! It's a very unique sound, heavy yet dreamy. I can't wait to hear more from them.

Tmb make a music very "fussion" with many styles of goth... industrial, electro, gothic metal.....

Lover's End is the best song of them:D

sorry for the double post

Broken Minds Tour - Europa 2006

Jul 8 2006 8:00P The Opera House Toronto
Jul 13 2006 8:00P Nachtleben Frankfurt, Germany
Jul 14 2006 8:00P Dour-Festival 2006 Dour, Belgium
Jul 15 2006 7:00P Universal D.O.G Lahr, Germany
Jul 18 2006 8:00P The Cockpit Leeds, UK
Jul 19 2006 8:00P Rock City Nottingham, UK
Jul 20 2006 8:00P Camden Underworld London, UK
Jul 21 2006 10:00P Ritmo y Compas Madrid, Spain
Jul 22 2006 8:00P Vaux le Penil Vaux le Penil, France
Jul 25 2006 8:00P The Rock Copenhagen, Denmark
Jul 26 2006 8:00P Roxy Concerts Flensburg, Germany
Jul 28 2006 8:00P Kulturfabrik Krefeld, Germany
Jul 29 2006 8:00P K17 Berlin, Germany
Jul 30 2006 8:00P Castleparty Festival 2006 Bulkow, Poland
Aug 1 2006 8:00P Rock Cafe Prague, Czech Republic
Aug 2 2006 8:00P Wrzburg, AKW Wrzburg, Germany
Aug 3 2006 8:00P Monsters of Rock Festival Kavarna, Bulgaria
Aug 8 2006 8:00P Metroplis Munich, Germany
Aug 9 2006 8:00P Schwimmbad Musik Club Heidelberg, Germany
Aug 11 2006 8:00P Summer Darkness Festival Netherlands
Aug 13 2006 4:00P Mera Luna Festival Hildeshiem, Germany
Aug 17 2006 8:00P Mau-Club Rostock, Germany
Aug 18 2006 8:00P Strasse Dresdon, Germany
Aug 19 2006 8:00P Rothaar-Festival Erntdebrck, Germany
Aug 20 2006 4:00P Ten Weyngaert Bruxelles, Belgium

I'll to the concert in Madrid ^^ i'm so excited

i love these guys...play dead is an amazing song...do u listen 2 Collide???

They need to come back to Maryland or DC. The past 2 times I found out they were coming here, it was like 2 days before the concert. I'm good at convincing my parents to let me go to concerts, but not THAT good.

The TBM's myspace has a new look ^^

www.myspace.com/thebirthdaymassacre :D

aw, sweeet! :D I love them!

I was with the band the last fryday... they're so nice, the concert was fantastic, i promise :D

http://pics1.vampirefreaks.com/J/Ju/Jun/Junie/11804189.jpg


Wahoo! Yep, it's Chibi and I!

I first heard of TBM when they opened up for Mindless Self Indulgence last year... I forget what day it was. I was working at the Mixer and liked them so I checked out their stuff, pretty damn cool!

This was taken at their show in Toronto this past April 13th at the Funhaus (My favourite club, yay!). The show was awesome... my friend and I had front row positions at the stage and it was great.

Ending of 'Broken' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWrc5Y-qeRE)
Part of 'Happy Birthday' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ1qq20cOLM)

Jeez, it seems like I've got YouTube videos for almost everything nowadays, lol...

@Junie: It's so cool, that you meet them! ^^

I like TBM very much, but I never saw them live. But my brother was at the M'era Luna Festival in Hildesheim. They should have made a very great performance.

I really wish this band would tour in the US! I've missed them before and now i regret it.

Theyre definitely different than alot of bands I've heard.. I think its because all the songs are completely different than the next...

TBM finally got stuff in their web store! I mean.. theres only three items.. but its a start =/ *wants T-Shirt BADLY*

I, too, wish they were more popular in the US.
I recenly discovered them this past summer and instantly fell in love with 'Blue.'

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Oh, I love The Birthday Massacre. The musics are so different from everything...
Thanks for their myspace :)

I'm absolutely in love with their new song "Looking glass." Hope, their new album will be as great as the song.

Bump.

Who else loves the new album? Rigth now, Looking Glass and Falling Down are two of my favorites, but I love the whole thing.

I'm just starting to get into this band. Can anyone recommend a song for me?

Looking Glass, Blue, Violet, Happy Birthday, they're all pretty good choices. I'm pretty sure Looking Glass is up on their MySpace, not sure about the others. If you want to hear them and they're not there, just PM me.

Good songs by TBM are easy to find, they're an exceptional band. I recommend Happy Birthday, Horror Show, Blue, Black, Holiday, Kill the Lights, Goodnight, Falling Down, Red Stars, Under the Stairs, Night time, To Die For, and go to www.nothingandnowhere.com and just listen to the ambiance theme that comes up, it's awesome.

I've seen them twice in concert now, one in April of 06' while they were promoting their Violet album, and one in October of 07' while they were promoting their Walking With Strangers album. They kick ass in concert. The way they perform their songs...it's so unique, it just makes you want to jump as high as you can to the beat (which that's what the fans do, anyway.) Chibi's vocals are as good live as they are on their albums, as well, and they're really involved with the fans.

I'll never miss TBM when they tour, EVER!