The Chicago-based dark metal band URN 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.
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, Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles, and many more.
As a result, URN toured extensively throughout the United States and Canada, as support acts for To/Die/For, Virgin Black and Tarja Turunen for a full North American tours, also did support for regional legs for U.S. tours with Moonspell, Katatonia, and Finntroll. In addition the band also shared the stage with honored acts such as, Type O Negative, Amorphis, Candlemass, Trouble, Cradle of Filth, The Dayglo Abortion, Novembers Doom, Hanzel und Gretyl, Celtic Frost, Unexpect, Echoes of Eternity, Daylight Dies, 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.
