Dominic St. Charles - vocals, guitars
Sophia - keyboards, vocals, flute
Julian Umberger - bass and backing vocals
Christopher Lorton - guitars
Jeremiah Link - drums and percussion
Influences
Type O Negative, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Nightwish, Lacuna Coil, Amorphis, My Dying Bride, Fugazi, Moonspell, Paradise Lost, Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem
Sounds Like
Type O Negative, My Dying Bride, Nightwish, Lacuna Coil, Amorphis
Here is a 90 second clip of the video "Shadow Dancer". The full version will be available on the "Dancing With The Demigods" enhanced cd coming in mid May.
URN (U.S.) Shadow Dancer clip
The Chicago-based dark metal band URN (U.S.) is one on a musical journey exploring the darker aspects of both the conscious mind and the unconscious soul. The band has been captivating audiences across multiple genres and have been establishing themselves as one the more energetic live acts to see. The band has drawn comparisons by national trade media to such artists such as Type O Negative, Lacuna Coil, Amorphis, Nightwish, My Dying Bride and other similar acts that tend to find a certain beauty in darkness.
The band released the “Desecrated Ashes” EP in 2003 and was met with great success and acclaim. The album received strong airplay support via college and internet stations all through the United States as well as in Mexico and Canada. URN has also done a several simulcasts with internet radio stations such as IPM Radio and Metal Works Radio.
URN signed with Rotting Corpse Records in the fall of 2005 and released their full-length LP “Dancing with the Demigods” with major chain-store distribution through Century Media, Synergy Distribution and Azure Green in July 2006. The album has received rave reviews in many major trade magazines such a Pit Magazine, Explicitly Intense, New Witch, Dark Realms, Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles, and many more.
As a result, URN toured extensively throughout the United States and Canada, as support acts for To/Die/For, Virgin Black and Tarja Turunen for a full North American tours, also did support for regional legs for U.S. tours with Moonspell, Katatonia, and Finntroll. In addition the band also shared the stage with honored acts such as, Type O Negative, Amorphis, Candlemass, Trouble, Cradle of Filth, The Dayglo Abortion, Novembers Doom, Hanzel und Gretyl, Celtic Frost, Unexpect, Echoes of Eternity, Daylight Dies, and many notable others.
The band has also appeared at many high-profile conventions throughout North America such as Ancient Ways in Chicago, KiNvention North in Toronto, Endless Nights in New Orleans, Radio Active in Detroit, GenCon in Indianapolis, The International Body Art Expo in Columbus, Paganstock in Michigan, Doomsday Metal Festival in Milwaukee and the Long Black Veil in New York.
Their new full-length release “Scribings of a Forgotten Soul” is scheduled to be released on Rotting Corpse Records in Summer 2009.
KATAKLYSM EUROPEAN HEADLINING TOUR 2010 w/ BELPHEGOR, DARKEST HOUR, SUICIDAL ANGELS, RESISTANCE 7 Jan 2010 Batschkapp Frankfurt 8 Jan 2010 Roxy Saarbrücken 9 Jan 2010 Atak Enschede 10 Jan 2010 Biebob Vosselaar 11 Jan 2010 Academy Islington London 12 Jan 2010 La Locomotive Paris 13 Jan 2010 Live Music Hall Cologne 14 Jan 2010 Backstage Munich 15 Jan 2010 Arena Vienna 16 Jan 2010 Posthof Linz 17 Jan 2010 MOR Cafe Zlin 18 Jan 2010 TBA Ljubljana 19 Jan 2010 Estragon Bologna 20 Jan 2010 Matrix Bochum 21 Jan 2010 Z7 Pratteln 22 Jan 2010 LKA Longhorn Stuttgart 23 Jan 2010 Hellraiser Leipzig 24 Jan 2010 Postbahnhof Berlin 25 Jan 2010 Markthalle Hamburg
Hey what's Up !! URN (NEW ALBUM ON SALE NOW!!!) just wanted to slide by your House to see how you keep it & give some Grown Folks Love !!!!... Remember...Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them
Hey it's me again. The Pain in the ass. I am looking for a banner code for Urn to post on my page. I am trying to get all my favorite people up that I support completely. I looked on the page and couldn't find a code, so I thought I would ask. I hope you all have a great gig at YOTI this weekend too. I will talk to you soon my friends. ~Jenn
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