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Today, UK based project Vampyrëan unleashed its first single/video from the upcoming debut album The Hunger, set for release on 29 October via all digital outlets, as well as a limited edition CD digipak with a beautiful signed lyric book.
Vampyrëan is a brand new gothic rock project - the brainchild of Vlad Janicek, who pioneered a grandly theatrical brand of gothic rock with his other band Nosferatu. He was the founder and original main songwriter of Nosferatu during their most successful era on Rise, Legend and The Prophecy.
Drawing equally from post-punk, horror film soundtracks, macabre gothic literature, Vampyrëan's mission is to produce dark and twisted lyrical themes and classic weaving gothic melodies. Strong film score influences underpin all the songs, with a few surprises and deviations along the way, namely, as a fan of horror film soundtracks, Vlad Janicek draws inspiration from composers such as John Carpenter, Bernard Herrmann, John Williams and Christopher Young.
Compositions draw equally from rock and orchestral, so in addition to including the typical rock elements also include strings, harpsichords, dulcimers and baroque organs. The project focuses primarily on vampire mythology including Elisabeth Bathory and a range of related macabre subjects including werewolves and serial killers. Drawing on inspiration from authors such as Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, James Herbert, Anne Rice and HP Lovecraft, the lyrics have a poetic and evocative quality.
Regarding the mission, Vlad Janicek decided to reach out to some eclectic collaborators. Artists with a similar dark approach but operating in very different genres. A stellar cast of guest vocalists has contributed to songs, including Chris Pohl of BlutEngel, Aaron Stainthorpe of My Dying Bride, Sven Friedrich of Solar Fake and Elisabeth Kotronia of EnGarde.
The upcoming eleven-track Vampyrëan gothic rock opus now opens to you with "The Hunger" video, awaiting in the player below. Link
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