Meet the Band
DAVID BOBICK
LEAD VOCALS
JOHN FONTANA
GUITARS | VOCALS
ALEX REPETTI
BASS | VOCALS
JASON FRANTZ
DRUMS | VOCALS
GAIL BOURQUE
VOCALS - SPECIAL GUEST
Shadow Circus are a dark symphonic metal band based in the U.S. The group was founded by guitarist /songwriter John Fontana and singer/lyricist David Bobick in 2006. Their most recent album includes former members of Devin Townsend Project (drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen) and Pain of Salvation/Meshuggah (Gustaf Hielm). The name was inspired by the Ray Bradbury novel Something Wicked This Way Comes, which portrayed a dark, supernatural circus. Combining metal, prog, and occult/shock rock, their lyrics are often inspired by horror, dark fantasy, and inner life experiences portrayed through macabre story telling.
In 2024, Shadow Circus set out to do something which has never been done: a live metal tribute to Danny Elfman’s score from The Nightmare Before Christmas, an undertaking that many thought would be impossible. Along with Elfman’s work, the band brings to life music from Rocky Horror Picture Show, Ghost, Alice Cooper, alongside some of the group’s horror-inspired originals. The band successfully debuted the show in Fall 2024 to rave reviews at legendary New Jersey clubs Crossroads and Debonair Music Hall. By popular demand, the band is currently at work expanding the show for its second season in Fall of 2025.
This daring new incarnation of Shadow Circus features original founding members John Fontana and David Bobick, who are joined by the incredible talents of bassist Alex Repetti (Infinite Spectrum, Severed Angel), drummer Jason Frantz (Christian Death), and vocalist Gail Bourque who gives voice to the character of Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas, as well as many of the characters of Rocky Horror and Halloweentown.