Bella Morte, Ego Likeness and Versailles Live!

As many of you know we put together a monthly Sunday Night Showcase, which
focuses on Electro, Industrial, Gothic, New Wave,Metal and trip-hop bands both
local and national. The night is sponsored/hosted by our very own Dave of WTII Records.

WTII Record’s Dave’s Upcoming MONDAY Showcases

Darkroom is located at 2210 W. Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
773-276-1411

Monday Oct 26th
Special MONDAY edition of the WTII Records Showcase

BELLA MORTE
EGO LIKENESS
VERSAILLES


Ticket prices are $6
21+ doors at 7:30pm


www.myspace.com/bellamorte or www.bellamorte.com
www.myspace.com/ego_likeness or www.egolikeness.com
www.myspace.com/versailles or www.versailles.ro
www.myspace.com/7283165
www.wtiirecords.com
www.darkroombar.com

So I know that everyone’s Halloween week is quickly filling up and this is a great way to start it! There was no way that we could pass up bringing this tour to you even if it IS on a monday night. Bella Morte needs no introduction of course and their reputation for amazing live shows preceeds them. If you haven’t been able to catch Ego Likeness before than do yourself a favor and make it out in time to catch their set. After coming off of tours this past year with BOTH Combichrist and The Cruxshadows you know that they are road tested and battle ready. As far as Versailles go this is your first chance to catch the band that many people are referring to the „next“ Switchblade Symphony! Doors at 7:30 and Versailles on about 8:15 so get there early and we promise not to run the nite very late so that you can get re-charged for the rest of the week! By the way, just because you started your week with us Don’t forget to END your Halloween week back at Darkroom on Sunday Nov 1st when we have our „Everyday is Halloween, day after Halloween , Halloween“ show with Cylab, I:scintilla, The Dark Clan and Scary Lady Sarah!


BELLA MORTE:
For Bella Morte, having a self-titled release called Beautiful Death (albeit the Italian to English translation of the name of the band) doesn’t signify a „return to its origins“ as it would for some bands.

Instead, they named their album Beautiful Death (release date: October 7, 2008) to symbolize the band coming into their own and becoming the band that they have been striving to be. Bella Morte has built a very loyal and devoted underground following with their brand of dark alternative rock. With Beautiful Death, the band’s growth over the last twelve years makes itself more apparent in the album’s cohesiveness and strength in songwriting. „We consider it the definitive Bella Morte album,“ Andy says. „It’s less schizophrenic than our other releases. We’ve created something completely new here by combining elements of what we’ve done in the past.“ And it has paid off… the video for their latest single “Find Forever Gone” made its way to Fuse and MTV Latin America, as well as appearing on demand from most major cable providers. Few bands can match the energy and intensity of a Bella Morte concert. They have toured Europe, the UK, Canada and the US extensively and performed on the Vans Warped Tour.

Early in their career, Bella Morte entered the Virginia Battle of the Bands, where their dark sound bested a host of rock bands for first place. The cash prize funded their first album, „Remains“. After self-releasing their second release, „Where Shadows Lie“, the band got a major boost when Cleopatra Records re-released it with bonus tracks, including a cover of Berlin’s „The Metro“. After selling thousands of copies of „Shadows“, Bella Morte caught the attention of a larger label, Metropolis Records, who signed them in 2002 and has since released four full-length CDs and one EP to great success. By combining electronics, graveyard ballads, emotive storytelling and unique guitar riffs, Bella Morte have developed a style that is solely their own, which is aided by the talents of Andy Deane, who studied opera for five years to strengthen his vocal capabilities.

EGO LIKENESS:

…Ego Likeness was created by artist Steven Archer and writer Donna Lynch in Baltimore in 1999. Their music has ranged from raw, darkly experimental trip-hop (Songs From a Dead City, 1999) to moody and melodic electronica (Dragonfly, 2000/2005 DFD) to a fusion of industrial rock and darkwave (Water to the Dead, 2004 DFD & The Order of the Reptile, 2006 Dancing Ferret Discs). Coming from art-based backgrounds, Archer and Lynch incorporate their various non-musical projects into the albums, building connections between their creations. EL was signed to Dancing Ferret Discs from 2004-2009, and is currently scheduled to release their fourth full length album on Metropolis Records later this year.

EL has toured the continental United States, Germany, Poland, the UK, and Luxembourg, and has played at numerous Dracula’s Ball events (Philadelphia PA), Convergence 11 (San Diego CA), Eccentrik Festival I & III (Raleigh NC), Freak’s United & Goth Prom (DC), The Black Sun Festival I & IV (New Haven CT) and Dragon Con 2006 & 2008 (Atlanta GA).

They have had the honor to tour with The Cruxshadows, Voltaire, Ayria, Angelspit, and Combichrist; and have shared the stage with The Damned, New Model Army, Chris Connelly, Collide, Razed in Black, Das Ich, Rasputina, Meg Lee Chin, Attrition, Carfax Abbey, Anathema Device, The Start, Iris, Decoded Feedback, The Azoic, More Machine Than Man, In Strict Confidence, Hypofixx, Still Life Decay, Nurzery Rhymes, nicki jaine (of Revue Noir), Dismantled, Thou Shalt Not, Anders Manga, Stromkern, The Last Dance, Abney Park, Android Lust, and many others.

They have also appeared on numerous compilation CDs, including several Asleep by Dawn releases and the Neil Gaiman tribute CD ‘Where’s Neil When You Need Him?’ (DFD, 2006); released remixes for The Cruxshadows (Cassandra- Fortress in Flames), The Last Dance (Terribly When- Reflections of Rage), Thou Shalt Not (Inside of You, Inspite of You- The Projectionist), Angelspit (Vena Cava- Krankhaus, Girl Poison-Red Kingdom Black Kingdom), Hypofixx (Demon- After December) and Black Tape for a Blue Girl (Tarnished- Scarecrow) and others;and appeared on Voltaire’s album Then and Again. EL has also been featured in publications such as Gothic Beauty, Outburn, ABD, Side-line and Sonic Seducer, to name a few.

COMING 2009-2010: The Compass EPs (Feat. new material, remixes, and new versions of earlier songs) and EL’s 4th full length album (Metropolis Records)


VERSAILLES:
A emotional rollercoaster of piano keys, and a devious childlike outlook, Versailles little girls all mold together to form one unique artist.

The pain and torment of a sad child come at you with each delicate racing note. Versailles blends the vocals and playing of Tori Amos with an 80s post punk feel. Forming a rich catacomb of deep running emotions and a fun get up and dance feeling.

Versailles has toured the southwest playing in El Paso, Albuquerque, and Denver. Following the release of her first EPBelieve in 2005 she has had 3 songs released on Cleopatra Records in 2005,2006 and 2007. Versailles is on A Gothic Acoustic Tribute To NIN, A Tribute to She Wants Revenge , Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before (Tribute to The Smiths), and Gothic Divas. Two of these songs were produced by Gregory Butler who has also produced Switchblade Symphony.

Currently Versailles just got done recording 25 songs for her new album Broken Dolls to be released in late 2008. This album holds 15 songs very dear to Versailles based around the emotional side of abuse in many different forms. The new songs triumph those in the past in production, form and recording quality. This CD is going to be coupled with a book of short stories written by Versailles. These stories „Wendy’s Razor Blades“, „Fade“, „Mars“, „Broken Dolls“, „Pages“, and „Legion“ all show a girls struggle through different types of abuse and destruction.

In addition Versailles was a participant at the Danny Blitz Benefit Concert. Also she has been featured on shows like The Scary Perry Show starring Scary Perry of Windy City Heat, and Star Tomorrow where she met David Foster and Mick Fleetwood. She has worked on Malcolm in The Middle, The Thirst, Related, Vegasand The Comeback.