Vanity Beach

Infobox musical artist
Name = Vanity Beach
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Helsinki, Finland flagicon|Finland
Genre = Industrial rock
Metal
Years_active = 2001 – present
Label = Innovation Records
URL = [http://www.vanity-beach.com vanity-beach.com]
Current_members = J Karsten: Vocals, Guitar
Bones: Bass
M. Vain: Guitar
Juno Forth: Synthesizers

Vanity Beach is a Finnish industrial rock/metal band from Helsinki.

The band is: J Karsten (vocals, guitar), Marty Vain (lead guitar), Post (bass) and Juno Forth (synthesizers). The band was originally formed back in 2002, after the demise of Juno's and J's band cUM.

The critically acclaimed debut CD; "Nights Of The New" was released independently by the band back in April 2003 and the sales exceeded all expectations. The first printing of the CD sold out only within a couple of weeks of its release. So far, the band has released one full length album ("Nights of the New"), one single ("Take Me To Tokyo") and one EP ("Vengeance").

History

Vanity Beach was formed in 2002 after the demise of Juno's and J's former band cUM. The band entered the studio back in 2001 to start recording what would eventually end up being released as "Nights Of The New". The album is basically a collection of demos recorded between the years 2001 and 2003. The album notably featured a guest appearance by Chibi from The Birthday Massacre on the song "The Knight Murders". An extended version of the album was released in Australia on October 17, 2005 through Electricult Records/MGM.

One-off shows were played in Finland, Sweden, Estonia and the Russian Federation including warm-up shows for bands such as Swedish pop sensations Shout Out Louds and Estonian heavyweights Pedigree. In the summer of 2004 the band played at the Tuska Open Air Metal Festival in Helsinki. The infamous show, notoriously ending with the band destroying their gear sealed the band's reputation as a truly dangerous live act.

"Vengeance" was originally slated to be released in May 2005 but was pushed back for a later release due to the inner turbulence within the band's ranks, resulting in delays in the recording process. T2s left the band a few months later. "Take Me To Tokyo", the first single off the band's second album "Vengeance" was released in August 2005. The single, paving the way for the new album earned the band features in such high-profile magazines as "Metal Hammer" and "Kerrang!". A video for the song was shot at Europa Studios in Stockholm, Sweden.

"Vengeance" was released in October 31, although as an EP version. The band promises to release more material early in 2007, with a possible full length album. The band filmed a video to "BATCAVE", their first actual single song off the new EP. The video is available to see in the band's official website as of November 26th (2006).

Vanity Beach is currently in the studio working on a follow-up to "Vengeance" with producer Johnny Lee Michaels (of The 69 Eyes fame). The newest single entitled "Garden of Cruelty" was released on October 23th (2007).

The band are heading back to the studio with Johnny Lee Michaels late October (2007) to commence work on the next full-length album.

Lineups

Current members
*J Karsten - vocals, guitar (2002-present)
*Juno Forth - synthesizers, vocals (2002-present)
*Post/Bones - bass, vocals (2002-present)
*Marty Vain - guitar, vocals (2004-present)

Past members
*MT - drums (2006-2007)
*T2s - drums (2002-2006)

Discography

Albums
*"Nights Of The New" (2003)
*"Nights Of The New - Australian Version" with 2 bonus tracks and altered artwork (2005)
*"Vengeance" EP (2006)

Singles
*"Girls On TV" (2001) - A 2 track promotional single released under the name Cum
*"Take Me To Tokyo" (2005)
*"Garden Of Cruelty" (2007)
*"BATCAVE (We Come Out At Night)/Garden Of Cruelty" (2007)

Compilations
*"Metal Hammer: New Blood 2006" featured the song "Take Me To Tokyo" (2006)
*"Noise.fi Vol. 1" featured the song "Take Me To Tokyo" (2006)

Guest appearances on other artist's albums
*Dead Inside The Chrysalis - "The Invisible" (2003) - "The Invisible, The Reversal" remixed by J Karsten
*Dead Inside The Chrysalis - "The Humanoid Expansion Pack" (2004) - J Karsten guests on the song "Dreadlock"
*Pedigree - "Ghosts And Corpses" (2007) - Track 10; "Snake House Funeral" reinterpreted by Vanity Beach

Videography

*"The Synthetic" (2004) *Released online only
*"Take Me To Tokyo" (2005)
*"BATCAVE" (2006)

External links

* [http://www.vanity-beach.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/vanitybeach Vanity Beach Myspace]
* [http://www.trig.com/vanitybeach Vanity Beach Trig.com site]