![]() Well, that was the fear, not doing it for three years. It just makes it so much easier to get back into the swing of things when everybody is like a big family on the road.Īfter a three-year hiatus, how has the transition to touring been so far? Coming out of the pandemic with the first tour that we’ve done in three years, it’s so nice to do it with a band that you’re friends with. This is like the third time we’ve done a run with them. We first played with them about 13 years ago, which is crazy. We have! We’ve known them as friends for about 13 years. You have known Julien-K for a while now, correct? He and Amir basically are Orgy, you know what I mean? So, to be friends with them, I almost fainted. How is it touring with them?ĭude, so cool. Strangely enough, I saw you are currently touring with Ryan Shuck and Julien-K (former members of Orgy). Yeah, thanks for having me! You know, we love Orgy and Depeche Mode too, so we love those comparisons. I love bands like Depeche Mode and Orgy, which you totally reminded me of when I first heard you. When I heard the song “Video Kid,” I was blown away by the different elements in the music. ![]() I think the first time I heard about The Birthday Massacre was through MySpace in the mid-2000s. It’s such an honor to be speaking with you, particularly as I am a huge fan of the band. We spoke with Chibi about the band’s newest album, the current tour, and what lies ahead for The Birthday Massacre. Chibi, the lead vocalist of the band, has a beautiful voice that befits the fantastical atmosphere set by fellow founders, Michael Rainbow, Michael Falcore, Owen Mackinder, Philip Elliott, and Brett Carruthers. Instead, you stopped, you listened, and you were hooked. Stumbling on a band like The Birthday Massacre was not a quick glance-and-scroll as is often the case in our present Instagram world. That band - The Birthday Massacre.ĭuring the 2000s, MySpace was a primary medium for discovering new bands pre-Spotify. ![]() The new wave of alternative metal was one ripe for the birth of a band that would borrow elements of futurism, a large dose of fantasy, and a bit of creepiness for added effect. The futuristic elements in the music were captivating, particularly in an era of nu-metal that relied heavily on drop-D tuning and driving distortion pedals. Bands like Stabbing Westward, Orgy, Deadsy, and Filter were producing industrial-inspired alternative metal, which was often too sonically complex to capture within one genre. In the early 2000s, futuristic science-fiction and fantasy were extremely popular within alternative culture, likely in great part due to the film, The Matrix. ![]()
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