"Imaginary Monsters" is the third EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by the Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band The Birthday Massacre

The Birthday Massacre

The Birthday Massacre is a synthrock band, based in Toronto, Canada. The band formed in 1999, known then as Imagica...

, and contains three new tracks, and five remixes. It was released August 9, 2011. The whole album was made available for streaming direct from the band's Myspace

Myspace

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 on August 4, 2011.

Track listing

Conception

Rainbow of The Birthday Massacre said that the album's sound is a reflection of the bands creative taste, and is about doing fun and colorful things in an aggressive and scary way. The first three tracks on the album are tracks that were not completed in time to make it onto the Pins and Needles

Pins and Needles (The Birthday Massacre album)

-Personnel:*The band:**Chibi - Vocals**Rainbow - Guitar, Synth/Percussion Programming, Vocals**Michael Falcore - Guitar, Synth/Percussion Programming**O.E. - Bass, Vocals**Rhim - Drums**Owen - Keyboards*Rainbow and M...

 record. Imaginary Monsters also includes remixes of tracks from their 2010 album Pins and Needles

Pins and Needles (The Birthday Massacre album)

-Personnel:*The band:**Chibi - Vocals**Rainbow - Guitar, Synth/Percussion Programming, Vocals**Michael Falcore - Guitar, Synth/Percussion Programming**O.E. - Bass, Vocals**Rhim - Drums**Owen - Keyboards*Rainbow and M...

 by Combichrist

CombiChrist

Combichrist is a Norwegian Aggrotech band formed in 2003 by Norwegian Andy LaPlegua based in Atlanta.-Formation:The first material LaPlegua wrote was a few powernoise/techno crossover tracks under the moniker DRIVE...

, SKOLD

Tim Skold

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, Kevvy Mental

Kevin James Maher

Kevin “Kevvy Mental” Maher is a Canadian musician, film composer, remix artist and music producer, most notable for his work in Fake Shark - Real Zombie! as lead vocalist and programmer.-Early life:...

 & Dave Ogilvie

Dave Ogilvie

Dave "Rave" Ogilvie is a Canadian record producer and musician. He is a producer of industrial music and has been associated with bands such as Skinny Puppy , Doughboys, The Birthday Massacre , Marilyn Manson, Jakalope , Killing Joke, Queensrÿche, Alexz Johnson, Fake Shark...

, Tweaker, and Assemblage 23

Assemblage 23

Assemblage 23 is an electronic act from the United States, currently based in Seattle. It was founded in 1988 by Tom Shear who writes the music and lyrics and does the recording himself.-1980s–1990s :...

. About the title of the EP, Rainbow stated: “The title was partially inspired by some of the doubts and fears we’ve had to face and overcome throughout the past year”.