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.
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. URN’s line-up is consisted of well-traveled veterans of various national and international acts.
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, The Ninth Gate, Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles, and many more.
As a result, URN toured extensively throughout the United States and Canada, highlighted by being the support act for To/Die/For and Virgin Black for a full North American tour, also did support for regional legs for U.S. tours with Moonspell, Katatonia, Daylight Dies and Finntroll. In addition the band also shared the stage with honored acts such as, Type O Negative, Trail of Tears, Trouble, Novembers Doom, The Dayglo Abortions, Celtic Frost, Unexpect, Bile, Bella Morte, Echoes of Eternity, Seraphim Shock, The Dave Brockie Experience, 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.
URN has ongoing collaborations with artists of other mediums such as Michelle Belanger, noted author of the Psychic Vampire Codex and actor Don Henrie of Sci-Fi Channel’s Mad, Mad House was able to get their music to appear in television programs such as A&E Biography’s “The Secret Life of Vampires” and has been filmed by the Sci-Fi Channel for potential upcoming programs. Both of these esteemed friends appear in URN’s video for their “Shadow Dancer” single which is being nationally distributed to many medium channels and is available on the album as well.
Thanks for adding me. My husband saw you on Friday and he said you were awsome. Even bought a cd.Thanks again. P. S. He was the one that gave the drummer his sweatshirt.Thanks again.
Just a heads up from Peacefest....we are working towards a string of Peacefests around the globe for 2009....we have created two networks specifically to help with this process:
WUN Network Radio - a collaborative radio project....join in and get you music heard in the name of "Unity Through Music"
Did dominic ever take karate lessons ever? Because he is a real cool guy I would never want to walk in an alley way at night. Knowing that guy has took karate lessons.
