Theatres des Vampires

Theatres des Vampires is an Italian gothic metal band with strong black metal influences,^[3] mostly noted for the predominant theme of vampirism within their lyrics.
n 1994, Alessandro Nunziati (Lord Vampyr) and Roberto Cufaro (Count Morgoth) form Theatres des Vampires. The band's members expressed a fascination with vampires and anything connected to them, earning themselves and their music the title "vampiric metal" from their contemporaries. The band created an image of vampirism in their stage performance and within the lyrical themes and atmospheres of their music, which contributed heavily to the gaining of their fanbase.
The band has produced ten albums in ten years with the English label Plastic Head, and has gained more recognition within the metal scene in Europe, South America and Russia, partially because of the band's participation in various festivals around the world. These include Vampyria III in London in 1999, Gods of Metal in Italy in 2000, Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig in 2003 and in 2006, Gotham in London in 2004, and Female Voices Festival in Wieze, Belgium in 2006.
In 2003 the band toured with Christian Death throughout Europe, and recorded an album with Valor of Christian Death and Gian Pyres of Cradle of Filth as special guests.
Since 2004 Sonya Scarlet has remained the solo vocalist and front of the band, replacing her previous role as backing vocals.
Scarlet sometimes cuts herself with razors at performances, freely letting fans drink her blood, promising them the gift of immortality. In 2005 several English clubs forbade her performing the display of bloodletting, because it violates English laws against the incitement to commit suicide.^[4]
On 28 November 2005 Aural Music released the album Pleasure and Pain. Distributors throughout Europe bought the album and it was published with permission in Europe, South America, the USA, Russia, and Japan.
On 19 March 2007 they released Desire of Damnation. It is a double CD, with live songs from The Addiction Tour 2006 and some new studio songs and remixes.
Guitarist Robert Cufaro ("Morgoth") left the band in 2006 and was replaced by Stephan Benfante.
On May 2008 Aural Music released the album Anima Noir.
On 14 January 2011 Aural Music released the album Moonlight Waltz.
Moonlight Waltz is the ninth studio album studio album. A music video for the song "Carmilla" was filmed on August 28 and 29, directed by David Bracci, who worked on most of Dario Argento's films in the past decade, and has also directed the "Lilith Mater Inferorum" music video.^[5]

[edit] Line-up

Theatres des Vampires line-ups

(1994-1997)	Lord Vampir - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards Agaharet - Drums Robert Cufaro (as Count Morgoth) - Keyboards (session)	(1997-1999)	Lord Vampyr - Vocals Incubus - Guitar Strigoi - Guitar Fabian Varesi - Keyboards Zimon Lijoi - Bass Gabriel Valerio - Drums	(1999-2001)	Lord Vampyr - Vocals Sonya Scarlet - Vocals Justine Consuelo - Vocals Incubus - Guitar Strigoi - Guitar Fabian Varesi - Keyboards Zimon Lijoi - Bass Gabriel Valerio - Drums	(2001)	Lord Vampyr - Vocals Sonya Scarlet - Vocals Justine Consuelo - Vocals Incubus - Guitar Mortifer - Guitar Fabian Varesi - Keyboards Zimon Lijoi - Bass Gabriel Valerio - Drums
(2001-2002)	Lord Vampyr - Vocals Sonya Scarlet - Vocals Justine Consuelo - Vocals Alex Pallotta - Guitar Robert Cufaro - Guitar Fabian Varesi - Keyboards Zimon Lijoi - Bass Gabriel Valerio - Drums	(2002-2004)	Lord Vampyr - Vocals Sonya Scarlet - Vocals Robert Cufaro - Guitar Fabian Varesi - Keyboards Zimon Lijoi - Bass Gabriel Valerio - Drums	(2004-2006)	Sonya Scarlet - Vocals Robert Cufaro - Guitar Fabian Varesi - Keyboards Zimon Lijoi - Bass Gabriel Valerio - Drums	Current (2006-)	Sonya Scarlet - Vocals Stephan Benfante - Guitar Fabian Varesi - Keyboards Zimon Lijoi - Bass Gabriel Valerio - Drums

[edit] Current line-up

• Sonya Scarlet – Vocals (1999- )
• Stephan Benfante – Guitar (2006- )
• Fabian Varesi – Keyboards, Backing Vocals (1997- )
• Zimon Lijoi – Bass, Backing Vocals (1997- )
• Gabriel Valerio – Drums, Backing Vocals (1997- )

[edit] Former members/Past members

• "Lord Vampyr" (Alessandro Nunziati) – vocals from 1994 to 2004 (for his new projects see Lord Vampyr)
• "Robert Cufaro" (Roberto Cufaro) – guitars from 2002 to 2006 and session keyboards on the first demo & album 1994
• "Justine" (Consuelo) – female vocals from 1999 The Vampire Chronicles to 2002 Suicide Vampire (She's returned with the band for a spot date at the Dark Fest in Rome in March 2008)
• "Agaharet" (Enrico De Dominicis) – drums on the first album
• "Incubus" (Alessandro Pallotta) – guitars from 1999 to 2002
• "Strigoi" – guitars from 1999 to 2001
• "Mortifer" – guitars in 2001

[edit] Guest Members

• Gian Pyres (John Piras) – guitar guest on Vampyrìsme
• Valor (Christian Death) –- male voice on Vampyrìsme
• Flegias (Necrodeath, Cadaveria) – male scream on Pleasure and Pain
• Dhilorz (Ancient) – male scream on Pleasure and Pain
• Nicholas (Ensoph) – male voice on Pleasure and Pain
• Giampaolo Caprino (Stormlord) – male clean voice on Pleasure and Pain
• Hanna Kej – Female Backing vocals and songwriting on Anima Noir
• Luca Bellanova (Luca Bellanova's Project, Starkiller sound) – Male Backing vocals and songwriting on Anima Noir
• Christian Ice (Agony, Prophilax, Aborym, Inner Void) – Male Backing vocals, production and songwriting on Anima Noir

[edit] Discography

• Nosferatu, eine Simphonie des Gravens (Demo, 1995)
• Vampyrìsme, Nècrophilie, Nècrosadisme, Nècrophagie (1996)
• The Vampire Chronicles (1999)
• Bloody Lunatic Asylum (2001)
• Iubilaeum Anno Dracula 2001 (EP, 2001)
• Suicide Vampire (2002)
• The (Un)Official History 1993-2003 (Bootleg compilation, 2003)
• Vampyrìsme (new version of the 1996 album, 2003)
• The Blackend Collection (boxed set, 2004)
• Nightbreed of Macabria (2004)
• Pleasure and Pain (2005)
• The Addiction Tour 2006 (live DVD, 2006)
• Desire of Damnation (Double CD, 2007)
• Anima Noir (2008)
• Moonlight Waltz (2011)

Movie Soundtracks

• The Vampires of Bloody Island (Theatrical, 2009. DVD, 2010)

 Official site:
www.theatres-des-vampires.com/