8/08 - Preston Gelberwolf, who contributed cello parts to the original version of our first song Thelema back in early 2005, joins the IllumineNaughty as the cello player.  Preston is also from the apocalyptic gothic folk band Nemo Dog, and he is also contributing cello to Richard Leviathan's inspiring band Ostara.
    6/08 - On the Summer Solstice, the IllumineNaughty MySpace has 150,000 song plays, 165,700 profile views and 30,100 fans.
    5/08 - The first studio recording of the song Under the Sun is uploaded on the IllumineNaughty MySpace on 5/23.  This song, and all other recorded IllumineNaughty songs, as well as two IllumineNaughty instrumentals called Bahlasti and Liberty, are made available at the IllumineNaughty Music Store.
    4/08 - The IllumineNaughty performs at Bats Over Broadway in Huntington Beach, CA on the evening of 4/4.  The song list, in order, was: Illumination, Perdurabo, Thelema, Under the Sun, Black Dawn, The Invocation and 666.  David Cherubim performed vocals for all of the songs, he played lead guitar on three of the songs and acoustic guitar on two of the songs, Elisabeth Night played keyboards, Matt Ompehda played drums, Kris Stone played rhythm and lead guitar, and Michael Vajra played bass.  This is the first show where David Cherubim performed two IllumineNaughty songs on stage (Under the Sun and Black Dawn) with the acoustic guitar and all members of the band wore their earthly clothes rather than black robes on stage, being robed in the astral.  (Video footage of the IllumineNaughty performing live on stage at Bats Over Broadway was done by Melissa Phelps.)
    3/08 - On the Vernal Equinox, the IllumineNaughty MySpace has 132,300 song plays, 138,700 profile views and 28,600 fans.  Also, an interview with the IllumineNaughty is published in The Journal of Thelemic Studies.
    12/07 - At the end of the year, the IllumineNaughty MySpace has close to 115,000 song plays, more than 111,600 profile views and more than 26,800 fans.
    11/07 - Michael Vajra joins the IllumineNaughty.  The IllumineNaughty begins to receive radio air play in Europe and in many more States throughout the US.  The IllumineNaughty MySpace reaches 100,000 profile views!  The IllumineNaughty rises from the Darkness once again and performs at Club Forsaken @ Zen Sushi in Los Angeles, CA on the evening of 11/27 with the band Avenue in Oceania opening for them.  The song list, in order, was: Illumination, Perdurabo, Thelema, Under the Sun, Black Dawn, The Invocation and 666.  David Cherubim performed vocals for all of the songs and played lead guitar on six of the songs, Elisabeth Night played keyboards, Matt Ompehda played drums, Kris Stone played rhythm guitar and Michael Vajra played bass.  Lori Babalon did back-up vocals.  (Video footage of the IllumineNaughty performing live on stage at Club Forsaken was done by Melissa Phelps and Nagai Pineda.)
    10/07 - The movie Abbey of Thelema, with the song Thelema by the IllumineNaughty, has its Los Angeles public premiere at the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills on 10/27.  (This is the first actual movie produced about the famous ceremonial magician Aleister Crowley.)  Videos of the IllumineNaughty performing live on stage begin to receive TV air play on the show Concert Connections.  At the end of the month, the IllumineNaughty MySpace has 100,000 song plays!
    8/07 - On 8/1, the IllumineNaughty MySpace has 82,666 plays and 25,000 fans!  The IllumineNaughty Demo CD with the songs Thelema, Perdurabo, Black Dawn and 666, is released.  The IllumineNaughty Music Store is made available on the IllumineNaughty MySpace and web site.
    7/07 - The IllumineNaughty formally agrees to have its song Thelema included in the movie Abbey of Thelema about the ceremonial magician Aleister Crowley and his life at the Abbey of Thelema in Cefalu, Sicily. (The movie is produced by Vincent Jennings.)
    6/07 - The song Black Dawn and a remix of the song 666 are uploaded to the IllumineNaughty MySpace on 6/21.  On 6/21, the IllumineNaughty MySpace has more than 76,000 plays and more than 23,000 fans.  Remixes of the songs Thelema and Perdurabo are uploaded on the IllumineNaughty MySpace on 6/23.
    3/07 - At the end of the month, the IllumineNaughty MySpace has more than 68,750 plays and more than 20,000 fans!
    2/07 - The IllumineNaughty rises from the Darkness once again and performs at Club Nightshift in Los Angeles, CA on the evening of 2/3. The song list, in order, was: Illumination, Perdurabo, Black Dawn, Hymn to Pan, Thelema, Adorations to Horus, The Invocation and 666. David Cherubim performed vocals for all of the songs and played lead guitar on four of the songs, Elisabeth Night played keyboards, Matt Ompehda played drums, Angela Leo played bass and Kris Stone played rhythm guitar.  (The Hymn to Pan was Aleister Crowley's Hymn to Pan put to music, and the Adorations to Horus put to music were from the Stele of Revealing and Aleister Crowley's "The Book of the Law.")  A video of the IllumineNaughty performing their song 666 on stage at Club Nightshift is uploaded on YouTube and Google on 2/14.  The IllumineNaughty performs live at Club Zen Sushi in Los Angeles on the evening of 2/19 with the band Neptune's Favor opening for them.  (Video footage of the IllumineNaughty performing live on stage at Club Nightshift and Club Zen Sushi was done by the following individuals: Nagai Pineda, Melissa Phelps and Kraig Blue.)
    12/06 - A live and different version of the song Thelema is uploaded on MySpace for fans to hear and download.  At the end of the year, the IllumineNaughty MySpace has close to 60,000 plays and more than 18,500 fans.
    11/06 - The IllumineNaughty rises from the Darkness and performs its debut ritual show on the Day of the Dead.  This event was hosted by Club Fiend @ The Dragonfly in Los Angeles, CA.  The song list, in order, was: Illumination, Perdurabo, Thelema, Black Dawn, The Invocation and 666.  David Cherubim played lead guitar for the first three songs and bass for the last three songs, with his conjuring vocals on all six songs, Elisabeth Night played keyboards, Matt Ompehda played drums and Kris Stone played rhythm guitar.  Supporting and opening for the IllumineNaughty were a few other local dark bands, among them Revlon Dead and Demonic Synthetic Sound.  On 11/16, the first IllumineNaughty video was released on YouTube with the band performing their song Illumination at their debut show.  This is the first song they performed on stage.  (Video footage of the IllumineNaughty performing live on stage at Club Fiend was done by Nagai Pineda.)
    8/06 - Kris Stone joins the IllumineNaughty.
    6/06 - The first mix of the song 666 is finished and uploaded temporarily on the IllumineNaughty MySpace on 06/06/06.  This first mix of the song featured the dark vocals of Eva O from the band Christian Death and bass parts by Steven Nix.  (Both Eva O and Steven Nix were members of the IllumineNaughty in May and June.  The IllumineNaughty animation on the IllumineNaughty MySpace was contributed to the band by Steven Nix when he was a member.)  On 6/30, the IllumineNaughty MySpace has more than 32,500 plays and 13,000 fans.
    3/06 - The song The Invocation, and remixes of the songs Thelema and Illumination, are uploaded on the IllumineNaughty MySpace on 3/20.  The Invocation is a lyrical version of the Supreme Ritual and Invocation of Horus put to music, which ritual and invocation was originally performed by the famous Golden Dawn magician Aleister Crowley on the Vernal Equinox of 1904 to usher in the New Æon (New Age) of the Hawk-Headed Egyptian God Horus.  On 3/20 the IllumineNaughty MySpace has more than 15,000 plays and more than 10,000 fans.
    1/06 - The first mix of the song Illumination is uploaded temporarily on the IllumineNaughty MySpace on 1/1.  This first mix of the song featured dark vocal contributions from the legendary Eva O from Super Heroines, Christian Death and Shadow Project.  The IllumineNaughty begins to receive radio air play.
    12/05 - By the end of the year, the IllumineNaughty MySpace has close to 10,000 plays and more than 7,000 fans.
    11/05 - The IllumineNaughty does its first interview on the show Aural Salvation presented by Music Plus TV on the evening of 11/22.  The band was personally recommended to be on the show by the legendary Eva O from the band Christian Death.
    10/05 - A revised version of the song Thelema, and the song Perdurabo (about Aleister Crowley), are uploaded on the IllumineNaughty MySpace on 10/12.  The song Thelema has more than 5,000 plays on the IllumineNaughty MySpace before the revised version of the song is uploaded.
    8/05 - Matt Ompehda joins forces with David, Elisabeth and Angela, and becomes a member of the IllumineNaughty.
    7/05 - Angela Leo links up with band members David Cherubim and Elisabeth Night, and becomes a member of the IllumineNaughty.  (Angela Leo was a member of the band from 7/05-2/06 and from 1/07-6/07.)
    6/05 - The song Thelema is uploaded on the IllumineNaughty MySpace on 6/21.  (The original version of Thelema had Cello parts by Preston Gelberwolf.)
    3/05 - The IllumineNaughty starts recording.  The domains illuminenaughty.net, illuminenaughty.org and illuminenaughty.com are registered, and the IllumineNaughty website is formally launched on the internet.

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