The Vincent Black Shadow (also known as TVBS) is a Canadian

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band that was signed to the Bodog record label in 2006 and to Beef Records in 2008. Originally consisting of

Cassandra Ford Cassandra Ford (born 17 February 1981) is a visual artist and co-founder/original lead singer of The Vincent Black Shadow. Musical career The Vincent Black Shadow signed with Bodog Music who released their first album on 11 July 2006, as well ...

on vocals, brothers Rob Kirkham on guitar, Anthony Kirkham on drums, and Chris Kirkham on bass, with Mary Ancheta on keyboards. As of 2010, Nikki Hurst replaced Ford as lead vocalist when Ford expressed interest in taking a break to go to school. The new line up however remained the same and Ford decided to work on other musical projects minus the Kirkham brothers. The name is derived from the motorcycle of the same name, the

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Fears in the Water ''Fears In the Water'' is the debut album by The Vincent Black Shadow, released on July 11, 2006, by Bodog. Track listing Personnel ''Fears in the Water'' album personnel as listed on Allmusic. ;The Vincent Black Shadow *Cassandra Ford -Vocals ...

'' was first released on July 11, 2006, and their sophomore effort, ''

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'', on September 15, 2008. Their latest creation, an EP entitled "The Finest Crime" was released via iTunes on Valentine's Day 2011.

History

The Vancouver quintet was formed by

and Rob Kirkham. In 2000 the two met at a bar, becoming musical collaborators from then on. Kirkham then recruited his two brothers Chris and Anthony Kirkham. The brothers had extensive musical training from their father, a trumpet player for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Finally, Mary Ancheta joined the group later on. The band signed to the Bodog record label in 2006. In 2007, ''The Vincent Black Shadow'' played on the

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having 'rocked' it the previous year. The Vincent Black Shadow have also toured with Wednesday 13, Joan Jett, Halifax,

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, Bif Naked, Kosheen, and

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. Following on they have also appeared on bills with Silverstein and Blessthefall among other bands. In August 2008 the band announced in an e-mail sent out to fans that they had parted ways with Bodog Music, and were releasing their sophomore effort ''

'' through Beef Records on September 15, 2008. On December 8, 2008, the EP " Head In a Box" was released on the band's official website as a digital only release. The songs included on '' Head In a Box'' are B-sides from ''

''.

left the band in early 2010 and was replaced by vocalist Nikki Hurst, the band's original keyboard player.

Band members

;Current * Nikki Hurst –

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

(since 2010) * Rob Kirkham –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

s (since 2006) * Anthony Kirkham –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

(since 2006) * Chris Kirkham –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

(since 2006) ;Former *

(2006–2010) * Mary Ancheta -

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, backing vocals (2007)

Discography

Studio albums

EP's

Singles

References

External links

Official MySpace Page
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