A Night Of A Thousand Vampires

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First to appear is Monty Oxymoron to play the slow, haunting, piano introduction Beauty of the Beast. a b c d Moore, John (27 October 2022). "New Noise Magazine Review". New Noise Magazine . Retrieved 20 June 2023. Alan is wearing hooded cape. His first Damned gig was at The Barrowlands in 1988. He and Lorna, his gothic vampiress have just arrived from Glasgow. Adrian and Lara from York are dressed as The Count and Bride of Dracula. They first saw the band in Belfast in 1987. Starting over 25 years ago, Carl and Sarah from Newcastle have seen the band “Over fifty times”. While the fanged Ann and Tina just down from Wakefield, say they love “All of them”, when I ask for their favourite Damned album. Svenja and I are summoned to attend. We are drawn to His crypt. Compelled as if by some mystical life force, emitting from the very beating heart of London. The night is darker than usual as I emerge from The Underground. The band has asked everyone to help them set a Guinness World Record for having the most vampires assembled in one place. And virtually everyone is in costume. It also becomes apparent that many, if not most people have travelled great distances for A Night of a Thousand Vampires in this Grade 2 listed theatre in London’s West End.

a b c Lanham, Tom (28 April 2023). "Dave Vanian Talks About The Damned's New Album Darkadelic". Paste . Retrieved 20 June 2023. The Damned Release "Grimly Fiendish" From Upcoming Album A Night Of A Thousand Vampires". The Spill Magazine . Retrieved 20 June 2023. The Damned to premiere 'A Night Of A Thousand Vampires' at FrightFest in London". Metal Planet Music. 5 October 2022 . Retrieved 20 June 2023. We are delighted by a fluid blend of music, performance and cinematic imagery. There is the gothic violin duel, the ventriloquist dummy singing on Dave’s knee, before jumping off and running away, the murder of the man from Guinness. Quite literally, our cup runneth over with blood, gore and gags.a b c d Marwood, Lance (8 November 2022). "The Damned – "A Night of a Thousand Vampires – Live in London" [Blu-ray Review]". V13.net . Retrieved 20 June 2023. There are very few bands out there who can manage to play Halloween-themed shows yet still avoid the novelty tag and play music any other time of the year. Arguably there are just three that come to mind: The Misfits, The Cramps, and, of course, The Damned. Thank you,” shouts Sensible as the audience cheer. “And thank you Pinch”. He turns to the drummer up on the gantry, now standing, waving, fangs gleaming. “Twenty years of chaos that bloke’s had to endure”. He has decided that this will be his final show as one of The Damned. He descends the stairway to take the mic and say his farewells and thank yous to a warm, cheering standing ovation. On October 28, 2019, the legendary goth punk band The Damned played a Halloween themed show at London’s legendary Palladium Theatre. Billed as A NIGHT OF A THOUSAND VAMPIRES, the band churned through a remarkable set that was heavy on some of their darker, goth material naturally.

Interestingly, in the original novel, as opposed to Van Helsing’s pre-prepared, sharpened wooden stake, Count Dracula is stabbed in the heart with a Bowie knife while being decapitated with a Kukri, before crumbling to dust. a b c d Golden, Audrey (26 October 2022). "The Damned: A Night Of A Thousand Vampires – film review". Louder Than War . Retrieved 20 June 2023. A Night Of A Thousand Vampires` was a well thought out and executed occasion and watching this show was a totally immersive experience both visually and aurally and really made me feel saddened that i`d not actually attended the event. New Noise Magazine described the album as a "remarkable set" that includes much of the Damned's "darker, goth material." They felt that the band is "still playing at their best," and that the addition of strings and trumpet "just adds to the ghoulish atmosphere." Besides some of the band's own songs, they highlighted a cover of the Doors' " People Are Strange" and an "inspired medley" of " Neat Neat Neat" and Bauhaus' " Bela Lugosi's Dead." [1] Creatively, it seems the band are also at their zenith. Sensible, much loved for his gobby banter, appears almost deferential this evening which allows Vanian to truly shine. The frontman long ago perfected his Vampire stage persona. And tonight, as he elegantly ascends and descends the gantry, cape flying, eyes flaming, his sharpened teeth bared, we see the full repertoire of his well-practiced movie mannerisms in all their glory.As musicians The Damned are now possibly at their peak, and this is shown by two fine renditions of classic songs, The Doors’ People Are Strange and Bauhaus’ Bela Lugosi’s Dead which creeps out in a medley in the middle of Neat Neat Neat.

Despite winning the case, the company declared bankruptcy and she was not paid. She did however grant rights for successful theatrical runs in England and the US. And it was with Bela Lugosi in the title role that the play premiered in New York in 1927. It would be Lugosi and his characteristic Hungarian accent that would set the gold standard for vampires with his 1931 film performance for the next three decades. Vampira dancers and performers from The Circus of Horrors, who appear onstage in varying forms throughout the night, bring a bizarre and affecting beauty to the music of The Damned. a b Sullivan, Damian (26 October 2022). "Review: The Damned – Night of a Thousand Vampires (2022)". Maximum Volume Music . Retrieved 20 June 2023. a b "A Night of a Thousand Vampires". Official Blu-Ray Chart Top 100. 30 October 2022 . Retrieved 20 June 2023.

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a b Purdie, Iain (30 October 2022). "DVD Review: A Night of A Thousand Vampires – Live in London (The Damned)". The Moshville Times . Retrieved 20 June 2023. Songs performed on the night but not included on the album and in the film are " New Rose", " Smash It Up", " Nasty", and " Shadow of Love". [15] Concert film [ edit ] CD/1- Blu-ray set and various two- LP gatefolds. [8] The film premiered as part of FrightFest Halloween on 27 October 2022 at Cineworld Leicester Square in London. [9] It was recorded and filmed for a special one-off musical and theatrical performance billed as A Night of a Thousand Vampires at the London Palladium on 28 October 2019. [1] Directed by Martin Gooch, the concert film features the cast of The Circus of Horrors performing alongside the Damned. [10] The live show marked the final gig of drummer Andrew 'Pinch' Pinching after 20 years with the band. [11] I’m wondering how hot it must be for Dave, still in the coffin, as Pinch declares among his long list of thanks –“Dave Vanian, without whom all of this would not have happened”.