New wave revival outfit
the Birthday Massacre formed in London, Ontario, in 2000 -- originally dubbed
Imagica, the founding lineup was comprised of frontwoman
Chibi, guitarists
Rainbow and
M. Falcore, bassist
Aslan, keyboardist
Dank, and percussionist
O.E. After recording a seven-song demo session,
Dank left
Imagica and the remaining members relocated to Toronto, where a second demo release followed in mid-2001. Upon renaming itself
the Birthday Massacre, the group released its debut LP,
Nothing & Nowhere, in the summer of 2002. With the resignation of
O.E., the lineup welcomed keyboardist
Adm and percussionist
Rhim prior to recording a follow-up EP, 2004's
Violet.
Adm quit
the Birthday Massacre prior to an expanded European release of
Violet on the German label Repo -- in 2005, the band signed to the Metropolis imprint to issue the disc in North America and the U.K., adding keyboardist
O-en for a tour of Western Europe. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide