#tbm band

[violetprison16]

The Birthday Massacre // 2006

#the birthday massacre #tbm band #tbm #the birthday massacre chibi #chibi #2000s #2000s goth #goth #gothic #old web #web finds #mall goth #00s #old internet

[faiiryteethh]

༺The Birthday Massacre ~ Violet༻

#the birthday massacre #my edits #my gifs #goth rock #gothic #tbm band #tbm #goth #goth aesthetic #gothic aesthetic #glitter gifs #༺♡༻ #sara taylor #sara chibi taylor #chibi the birthday massacre #tbm chibi

[rivetgoth]

The r/goth subreddit kinda swinging to the opposite side of the Goth Gatekeeping Discourse pendulum and like getting into incredibly nitpicky detached arguments that don’t really mean anything within the context of like. Going outside and actually engaging with the irl scene about, like, whether Disintegration by The Cure is “actually goth” or not will never not be funny. Someone asked recently if The Birthday Massacre is goth and some guy replied super condescendingly with a comment like “I’ve never heard of them before but listening to them now, they have to be the least goth band I’ve LITERALLY ever heard.” Like…. Come on now. 😭

#like TBM is not trad goth we all know this but you’re being so purposely obnoxiously obtuse to act like #it’s some absurd question to ask if one of the biggest dark alt bands that has extremely major footing in the wider dark community is goth. #(ppl on there can be cool I just think it gets goofy about nitpicking genres to the point that there’s like. no room for evolution at all) #like it’s obviously one thing to completely divorce goth of its meaning as a music based subculture but imo it’s equally goofy to like #post nothing but TSOM Joy Division & early Cure and then get weirdly rude and uppity over fellow goths using the term like #MARGINALLY more liberally than you do within the context of the modern real life goth scene. ykwim.

[witchrealms]

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#u #web finds #the birthday massacre #tbm #music #band #goth #gothic #gothic rock #purple #alternative #fashion #2000s #00s #early 2000s #y2k

[bbreakingbenjamin]

🐰💀🖤 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖎𝖗𝖙𝖍𝖉𝖆𝖞 𝕸𝖆𝖘𝖘𝖆𝖈𝖗𝖊 🖤💀🐰

#the birthday massacre #tbm #chibi #sara taylor #rock #rock music #gothic rock #goth rock #goth #gothic #goth aesthetic #2000's #2000's music #mall goth #bands #dailymusicsource #dailymusicqueens #musicsourcedaily #2000s mall goth #synth rock #2010's #goth scene #*mine: post #*artist: the birthday massacre

[2bu]

have you ever been to a concert for a goth band? (and if so, I'm so curious as to which band/bands...)

HI I'M JUST SEEING THIS NOW but I unfortunately have not been to a show for a goth band :[ I believe the closest I got to going to a show was for The Birthday Massacre (I'm sure they count, right?) I bought VIP tickets for back in 2019-2020 but due to pandemic they cancelled and I just never have been able to afford tickets to see them since 😭

#otherwise if not tbm i need to just go see other bands fr #ducky answers #postpunks #tysm for sending this! #also. if you have reccs actually hmu

[gothgenderism]

Get into my music taste with me

I'm going to make a few posts about different bands I've been listening to! (feel free to make your own posts about your own music tastes, or add onto mine/tag me, I'd love to see some and find new music!)

As a disclaimer, I'm not the best with genres or isolating specific genres from what music I like, so I like to describe my music in other ways!

The band in question: The Birthday Massacre

Gothic

Some of it's heavy, some of it's not!

Do you like to listen to the lyrics?

Sometimes throat singing???

Try your luck with The Birthday Massacre!

How I was introduced: through the Walking With Strangers album. I believe I specifically added these two songs:

Red Stars (youtube, spotify links)

Looking Glass (youtube, spotify links)

Red Stars is heavier than Looking Glass, so they're both good songs to start with if you want the range this band has. They can go from upbeat and romantic to sorrowful and heavy between songs.

One thing I love about TBM is their lyrics. Also, each album has a different sound, with their most recent one (Fascination) being a bit more synth-y and ones like Hide and Seek and Pins and Needles being more heavy in their guitar / guttural singing.

A few favorites of mine:

Surrender, Superstition (youtube, spotify)

Shallow Grave, Pins and Needles (youtube, spotify)

Leaving Tonight, Hide and Seek (youtube, spotify)

Night Time, Imagica (youtube, spotify)

#epitaphs music #epitaph.text #the birthday massacre #music recs #gothic #i'll do a few of these of bands I'm personally confident in talking about #tbm just happens to be the first on my mind #tbh i love all of their songs equally BUT these few are ones that stand out to me :] #also feel free to ask me more about them + songs! i can def personalize my recs

[lilafeuer]

THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE (abbreviated TBM) is a Canadian band that fuses elements of new wave, gothic rock, electronic rock and dark wave, formed in 1999 in London, Ontario, and currently based in Toronto, Ontario. When the band first formed they were known as “Imagica”. This name was inspired by the fantasy novel Imajica (1991) by Clive Barker. In 2002, they changed it to The Birthday Massacre after one of their earlier songs in order to avoid confusion with another group. The song “The Birthday Massacre” was then renamed to “Happy Birthday”. According to their vocalist Chibi: "it kind of works well for the music that we're making. Sort of contrasty, you know? Birthday, and massacre. Light, and dark. Cute, and evil.” They have released nine 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), Diamonds (2020), and Fascination (2022).They also issued the DVD Blue (2005), the live album/DVD Show and Tell (2009), the demo album Imagica, and the EPs Violet (2004), Looking Glass (2008), Imaginary Monsters (2011). Current members: Sara "Chibi" Taylor – lead vocals (1999–present) Michael Rainbow – rhythm guitar, programming, backing vocals (1999–present) Michael Falcore – lead guitar, programming (1999–present) Owen Mackinder – keyboards, keytar (2005–present) Philip Elliott – drums (2018–present) Brett Carruthers – bass, backing vocals (2019–present), live keyboards (fall 2004) I saw them live on March 1st, 2022 and it was my first live show, as well as getting to interact with them during a meet and greet. They are my favorite music group, been listening since 2009 as I became a fan overnight.

#the birthday massacre #tbm #chibi #rainbow #falcore #owen #philip #brett #music #band #canada #goth

[ylove-bandaesthetics]

#💜💜💜 #literally my 2nd most fav song on this latest album #so magical and dreamy #the birthday massacre #tbm #chibi #sara taylor #rainbow #bat #brett carruthers #michael falcore #michael rainbow #philip elliott #owen mackinder #alternative indie #gothic #goth #witchy #bands #SoundCloud #magical #dreamy #spooky

[theonlybezo]

#the birthday massacre #tbm #love this band #Youtube

[violetprison16]

The Birthday Massacre // 2005

#the birthday massacre #tbm band #tbm #the birthday massacre chibi #chibi #rainbowtbm #2000s #2000s goth #goth #gothic #old web #web finds #mall goth #old internet #00s

[faiiryteethh]

#the birthday massacre #my edits #tbm #tbm band #goth #gothic #goth rock #gothic rock #goth bands #goth music #mall goth #early 2000s #90s goth #2000s goth #gothcore #fairy goth #purple goth #chibi #the birthday massacre chibi #goth aesthetic #gothic aesthetic #glitter gifs #glitter graphics #༺♡༻

[clarissa39]

Tagged by @vikugnavikugna

shuffle your on repeat playlist and list the first 10 songs, then tag 10 people (lmao it's gonna be 90% metal bet. also ten people my ass)

SLOW - The Drowning Angel - Guess who likes doom metal? It's meeeeeee. Honestly this isn't even the best one off "IV - Mythologiae" but still decent for what it is.

The Republic of Desire - Critique - Boy this whole list is just going to be full of like, "oh this is good but it's not the best by them". Go check out something like "Gethsemane" by them and enjoy better songs.

YURiKA - Kyoumen no Nami (A Wave on the Mirror's Surface) - NEVERMIND WE'RE IN FUCKING BUSINESS. Holy shit I love this song so much. It makes my heart ache. More gay rocks when?

Ablaze in Hatred - A Walk Through the Silence - Okay we've got two nostalgic songs on here now. This band and Republic of Desire were like, 90% of what I listened to from ages 17-19ish. This specifically I have memories of listening to in the NCM mess at CFB Gagetown along with "Suffer" by Nox Aurea.

Caladan Brood - City of Azure Fire - We all love fantasy metal right? How about fantasy metal based off something other than LotR?! For real, these guys made ONE album then vanished off the face of the earth. The last thing that came from them was a cover on an homage to Summoning album.

Warning - Watching From a Distance - Really good song, sort of slow and plodding but it's doom metal what do you expect? Melancholic and the singer just has a REALLY unique voice that I like. YMMV

Celephaïs - Tir n'a n'Og - This one is just the whole album. Seriously it's a concept album, the title song is 25 minutes anyway, the first song is just its intro lmao. Umm, fully instrumental which usually I'm not a fan of but these guys make fantastic use of it. This and Monad are up there on my top albums.

The Birthday Massacre - Kill the Lights - Oh man, TBM is so much fun. Gothy, poppy, electronic band from Ontario of all places. I've listened to them for something like 10 years now. really fun stuff!

Yob - Ablaze - One of the weirder selections that I was introduced to through Bell Witch. They're part of the PNW metal scene and Ablaze is probably my favourite song by them. Powerful guitars match with incredible vocals for a great experience.

Crystalic - Too Dark to See - Easily the OLDEST song I have on here (counting from first listening), I heard Crystalic back in 2010 right as it came out. "Too Dark to See" is my absolute favourite of theirs. It's a real gut punch of a song because it got mixed up with some nasty context way back when but I can still vibe with it.

Tagging @emlemony and @jeminiii because I'm curious what yall will have.

#music #tag game

[switchbladefairy]

what are some bands similiar to the birthday massacre

i'm so glad you asked because giving music suggestions is my reason for living. some bands/artists i'd personally recommend if you like the birthday massacre are the lovelorn dolls, switchblade symphony, jakalope, scarling, collide, tapping the vein, spider lilies, the crüxshadows, and darling violetta. also while these aren't super similar i find that most tbm fans enjoy diva destruction and emilie autumn ·:¨༺ ♱✮♱ ༻¨:·

#hope u find something u like 𓆩♡𓆪

[caseycorrupted]

I haven't been so massively instantly into a band like this since TBM back in 2008. I've relistened to this album so many times and I don't get tired of it.

#i really wish my art glands weren't broken by the pandemic because this song makes me want to ART #music #sleep token #SoundCloud

[daisyachain]

TBM, my favourite band in the world, fascinating genre exercise. They play straightforward modern new wave with some crunchy heavy guitars. Just a lot of synths with a stronger sonic wallpaper compared to your Pet Shop Boys or your Cruxshadowses or your Ashbury Heights. On the surface they are ol’ reliable. Spin up two interweaving treble synth melodies, add a continuous low synth line to fill in the gaps, add a continuous midrange synth line above that, add a guitar riff under the synths, add some strong eerie vocals, then put a layer of ambient noise and some suburban kid sfx. For ten tracks every two years forever. Literally just classic Erasure with a dress on.

Except for all their fans are metalheads.

#their latest interview they were going over spotify wrapped and apparently their most popular songs are sleepwalking red stars and dead #which. I loooove red stars. sleepwalking mid. dead mid but charmingly old #they are all the more metallic side of things. they tour more often with metal bands than straight darkwave ones #and when you look up people talking about them. lot of metal listeners #kelsey rambles