About Me
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Tragic Black was a concept thought of by Vision as a senior in
highschool in 1999. The band name remained an idea untill Vision met Vyle in
the summer of 2000. In a foggy haze of smoke, wine and chartreuse the
black chrysalis began.
Using minimal electronic equipment they began writing music together.
A few month's later a friend introduced them to Ashe, who joined the
band on guitar and formed a trinity. They performed live for the first
time on the auspicious date of Halloween 2000. That night Toni
approached the band wanting to join on bass, a few months of decision making
was had untill winter when Toni was admitted into the group on bass.
They performed their 2nd gig April 1st of 2001 for a Rozz Williams
Memorial at local goth club, Sanctuary. Around 3 months later a new
musician, Hex (rhythm guitar), was added and Ashe left. After only 3 shows
Hex left the band to pursue other career goals in California and the
line-up remained as Vision, Vyle, and Toni until the Spring of 2002.
Later that year, Stich joined Tragic Black as the new member on
six-string bass. Stich brought an entire new dynamic to the band and the music
progressed greatly. Due to problems with Toni, in the summer of 2003
he was removed from the band on less than desirable terms.
The line-up remained as Vision, Vyle, and Stich until the spring of
2004 when Stich left the band to pursue a new life and new band (All Gone
Dead). Ashe was re-admitted into the band before Stich's departure
when he moved to London. Stich kept close to Tragic Black and Stich
remained on amicable terms and always kept the brotherhood alive.
After Stich moved, the line up became Vision (vocal), Vyle (keyboard) &
Ashe (guitar & bass) which was the original line up, who played their
first show together the second time around at the 2004 Rozz Williams
memorial in Salt Lake City. This line up lasted a few months untill the
fall of 2004, when Hex returned to SLC and re-joined the band as the
new bass player.
In the Summer of 2005, Seputus joined as the 1st live drummer. The band
then incorporated elements of both electronic and real drums. After
many self-released records, the band was approached by Strobelight
Records in the Summer of 2005 and signed a deal. They released their 1st
Record Label Album "The Decadent Requiem" on February 17, 2006.
On June 2, 2006, the band performed at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen along
with acts such as All Gone Dead and Bloody Dead and Sexy. Later that
summer, the band made an official announcement on their Myspace announcing
that their guitarist, Ashe, had been removed from the band under good
terms and a new line-up was in place.
As of 2007, Hex has officially left the band for unknown reasons and
has been replaced with Jesse James (who also plays guitar in the gothic
rock band Redemption, of which Ashe also plays guitar). Tragic Black
released a new record titled "The Cold Caress" on August 17, 2007 on
Strobelight Records as well as Shadowplay Records (Russia). New titled
tracks from the album, "The Cold Caress", and "Bodies on the Avenue", are
available for listen on their Myspace page.
As of September 2007, Stich has returned to Salt Lake City and has
officially re-joined Tragic Black. He is now the second guitarist as noted
on the bands myspace page.
Now the band has their 1st European tour booked, and will play in
countries such as; Belgium, Austria, Germany, Norway and Italy with plans
to work on their next CD when they return from tour.
