The Birthday Massacre

The Birthday Massacre
From left to right: Rhim, Rainbow, Chibi, Owen, Nate M., Falcore.
Background information
Also known as	Imagica (1999–2002)
Origin	London, Ontario, Canada
Genres	dark wave, electronic rock,
Years active	1999 - present
Labels	Metropolis Records (North America) Repo Records (Europe)
Associated acts	A Primitive Evolution, Wednesday 13, Isle of Dogs, Electric Knife Fight, Il Attire, Tepid Lust, Aphasia, Aslan Osiris, Fallon and The Grace Dynasty, Kevvy Mental, The Gnarly Ones
Website	thebirthdaymassacre.com
Members	Chibi Falcore Rainbow Owen Nate Manor Rhim
Past members	Adm Aslan Brett Carruthers Dank J. Pilley O.E.

The Birthday Massacre (abbreviated TBM) is a Canadian band, formed in 1999 in London, Ontario, and currently based in Toronto, Ontario. The current line-up consists of Chibi (vocals), Falcore (guitars), Rainbow (guitars), Owen (synthesizers), Nate Manor (bass guitar) and Rhim (drums).

When the band formed in 1999, they were known as Imagica. This name was inspired from the fantasy novel Imajica (1991) by Clive Barker. In 2002, they changed the name 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".

TBM have released six studio albums: Nothing and Nowhere (2002), Violet (2005), Walking With Strangers (2007), Pins and Needles (2010), Hide and Seek (2012), and Superstition (2014). Their seventh studio album will be released June 2017.

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).