1) an English Gothic … Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist named Nosferatu:
1) an English Gothic rock band
2) a German krautrock band
3) a heavy metal band from Brazil
4) a death metal band from Sweden
5) an alias to Hardcore Techno producer Erwin van Kan.
6) a hardcore band from the US
1) Nosferatu is an English Gothic rock band formed in March 1988 by Damien DeVille, Vlad Janicek, and Sapphire Aurora. They are one of the most successful second wave Gothic rock groups in the world. Their albums, singles, and DVD have sold over 100,000 copies world-wide. They have also sold hundreds of thousands of songs on various compilation albums since their first commercial release in the early 1990s.
Nosferatu have the credibility and good fortune of being one of the few UK-based Gothic rock bands to receive chart success both in the UK and Germany. Their back catalog of independent releases, to date, stands at 8 singles, 11 albums, 1 DVD and songs featured on 48 compilation albums. Nosferatu have a repertoire of over 100 songs and have performed over 300 concerts in 14 countries: Austria, Belgium, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Republic Of Ireland, Scotland, Spain, and Wales.
The current lineup of the band is Louis DeWray (Voice), Damien DeVille (guitar), Belle Star (drums) & Stefan Diablo (bass).
Damien DeVille is the only member to have been in the band all through its 23 year history. He has written a book on NOSFERATU titled "Vampyres Cry - The History Of A Gothic Rock Band", which is due to be published in late 2011.
2) Nosferatu, formed in 1968, was a German krautrock band. They released a self-titled album in 1970 and disbanded the year after.
3) Nosferatu is a heavy metal band from Campinas, Brazil. They've been active since 1999 and have one full-length released. Their most recent record is a split with Norwegian cult thrashers Deathhammer.
4) There was also a death metal band from Sweden called Nosferatu. They released only two demos in 1990., called "REH 90.03.06" and "Decadence Remains".
5) A project name which Patrick van Kerckhoven came up with for an early release on Ruffneck Records together with Fred Henderson. Nosferatu is also an alias to a Hardcore Techno producer. The alias was later used as a project name by Van Kerckhoven and Erwin van Kan. The latter is now the solo user of the moniker. Because Van Kan has produced the bulk of the Nosferatu material.
6) A hardcore band from Austin, Texas. They have an EP on Lumpy Records, and an album on La Vida Es Un Mus/Media Disease, as well as a bunch of tapes.
The Haunting
Nosferatu Lyrics
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The woman in white riding the sky.
Laid me down on hallowed ground,
Gave her chains to me,
Places I've never seen, Things I've never been.
Give yourself to me, haunted by her effigy,
Bearing down on me, blinded by her legacy
Through the wind, she comes to me.
Annexed, misgiven girl, the angel of the sea,
Surrounded by fragile words and promises she never means,
She took my fears, forgave my tears, threw away her seven years,
And heaven's not so bright, as she came to me that night.
Give yourself to me, haunted by her effigy,
Bearing down on me, blinded by her legacy
Give your soul to me, haunted by her effigy,
Through the wind, she comes to me.
I ran into the shadows bleeding,
The shadows I hide in, it's always the same,
And the shame gripping tight to the skin of the sin,
For the second they love you, the first that you kill.
The sea comes and calls her from death into light,
Leaving me facing the blade of her night,
Summoning my soul again, whispering her dark refrain
Give yourself to me, haunted by her effigy,
Bearing down on me, blinded by her legacy
Give your soul to me, haunted by her effigy,
Through the wind, she comes to me.
The lyrics of Nosferatu's song "The Haunting" depict a woman in white who comes through tidal waves and rides the sky. She lays him down on hallowed ground and gives her chains to him, leading him to places he's never seen and things he's never been. She haunts him with her effigy and blinds him with her legacy, tempting him to give himself and his soul to her. The woman is described as an annexed and misgiven girl, the angel of the sea, surrounded by fragile words and empty promises. However, she forgives his tears and takes away his fears as she comes to him in the night, summoning his soul with her dark refrain.
The song seems to be about a tempting and seductive woman who has a dark and mysterious past. She haunts and blinds the singer, tempting him to give himself and his soul to her. She is portrayed as an angel of the sea who forgives his tears and takes away his fears, but also as someone who calls him to the shadows and shame of his sins. However, she is also described as an annexed and misgiven girl, surrounded by empty promises, which suggests that she may be a victim and not the villain of the story. The lyrics create a haunting and mystical atmosphere that captures the allure and danger of the woman in white.
Line by Line Meaning
From the tidal waves that scream she comes through,
The woman in white arrives with fierce intensity, like waves crashing against the shore.
Laid me down on hallowed ground,
She brought me to a sacred place that felt like a divine altar.
Gave her chains to me,
She bestowed upon me the burden of her past and the weight of her struggles.
Places I've never seen, Things I've never been.
She took me to unfamiliar realms and taught me new aspects of life.
Give yourself to me, haunted by her effigy,
Surrender yourself to the haunting presence of her memory.
Bearing down on me, blinded by her legacy
Her overwhelming legacy blinds me and bears down upon me.
Annexed, misgiven girl, the angel of the sea,
She is a victim of circumstance, a misunderstood and misguided angel of the sea.
Surrounded by fragile words and promises she never means,
She is trapped by her own deception, surrounded by empty promises she cannot keep.
She took my fears, forgave my tears, threw away her seven years,
She helped me overcome my fears, forgave me for my tears, and sacrificed her own past for me.
And heaven's not so bright, as she came to me that night.
Even heaven pales in comparison to the brilliance of her presence that night.
Through the wind, she comes to me.
She arrives like the wind, swift and powerful.
I ran into the shadows bleeding,
I retreated into the darkness, wounded and afraid.
The shadows I hide in, it's always the same,
I am trapped in a pattern of darkness and despair that is neverending.
And the shame gripping tight to the skin of the sin,
The shame of my sins clings to me like a tight-fitting garment.
For the second they love you, the first that you kill.
The more someone loves you, the more you hurt them in the end.
The sea comes and calls her from death into light,
The sea brings her back to life and calls her into the light.
Leaving me facing the blade of her night,
I am left to face the sharp and deadly edge of her darkness.
Summoning my soul again, whispering her dark refrain
She calls out to my soul once more, whispering the dark song of her memory.
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@dracula666wilmetallo
From the tidal waves that scream she comes through,
The woman in white riding the sky.
Laid me down on hallowed ground,
Gave her chains to me,
Places I've never seen, Things I've never been.
Give yourself to me, haunted by her effigy,
Bearing down on me, blinded by her legacy
Give your soul to me, haunted by her effigy,
Through the wind, she comes to me.
Annexed, misgiven girl, the angel of the sea,
Surrounded by fragile words and promises she never means,
She took my fears, forgave my tears, threw away her seven years,
And heaven's not so bright, as she came to me that night.
Give yourself to me, haunted by her effigy,
Bearing down on me, blinded by her legacy
Give your soul to me, haunted by her effigy,
Through the wind, she comes to me.
I ran into the shadows bleeding,
the shadows I hide in, it's always the same,
And the shame gripping tight to the skin of the sin,
For the second they love you, the first that you kill.
The sea comes and calls her from death into light,
Leaving me facing the blade of her night,
Summoning my soul again, whispering her dark refrain
Give yourself to me, haunted by her effigy,
Bearing down on me, blinded by her legacy
Give your soul to me, haunted by her effigy,
Through the wind, she comes to me.
@Ambientium_anima
From the tidal waves that scream she comes through
The woman in white riding the sky
Laid me down on hallowed ground
Gave her chains to me
Places I've never seen, Things I've never been
Give yourself to me, haunted by her effigy
Bearing down on me, blinded by her legacy
Give your soul to me, haunted by her effigy
Through the wind, she comes to me
Annexed, misgiven girl, the angel of the sea
Surrounded by fragile words and promises she never means
She took my fears, forgave my tears, threw away her seven years
And heaven's not so bright, as she came to me that night
Give yourself to me, haunted by her effigy
Bearing down on me, blinded by her legacy
Give your soul to me, haunted by her effigy
Through the wind, she comes to me
I ran into the shadows bleeding
The shadows I hide in, it's always the same
And the shame gripping tight to the skin of the sin
For the second they love you, the first that you kill
The sea comes and calls her from death into light
Leaving me facing the blade of her night
Summoning my soul again, whispering her dark refrain
@mikelukas7397
they never get old,on my playlist since 1990.
@box0choco593
How did you guys do playlists back then? Must have been tedious
@musica2244
https://youtu.be/XabDO4o5kwo
@w.aw.a9258
Cassette
@dracula666wilmetallo
From the tidal waves that scream she comes through,
The woman in white riding the sky.
Laid me down on hallowed ground,
Gave her chains to me,
Places I've never seen, Things I've never been.
Give yourself to me, haunted by her effigy,
Bearing down on me, blinded by her legacy
Give your soul to me, haunted by her effigy,
Through the wind, she comes to me.
Annexed, misgiven girl, the angel of the sea,
Surrounded by fragile words and promises she never means,
She took my fears, forgave my tears, threw away her seven years,
And heaven's not so bright, as she came to me that night.
Give yourself to me, haunted by her effigy,
Bearing down on me, blinded by her legacy
Give your soul to me, haunted by her effigy,
Through the wind, she comes to me.
I ran into the shadows bleeding,
the shadows I hide in, it's always the same,
And the shame gripping tight to the skin of the sin,
For the second they love you, the first that you kill.
The sea comes and calls her from death into light,
Leaving me facing the blade of her night,
Summoning my soul again, whispering her dark refrain
Give yourself to me, haunted by her effigy,
Bearing down on me, blinded by her legacy
Give your soul to me, haunted by her effigy,
Through the wind, she comes to me.
@raine7704
Its like my dad is singing this to me if he knew jack about poetry or arts in general. He just wiped off and "tidied up" my "shattered pendulum"
@moondoll33
20 years later i hear this still ...This music is immortal .
@ValentinAdan1
Excelente tema de Nosferatu, con influencias del First and last and always de Sisters of Mercy, un disco clásico del rock gótico de los 80.
@StrigoiVampire
Magnífica banda, de uma era grandiosamente dark.
@andrewbates8076
I, as a massive Anthrax fan, once saw these live by accident in Cardiff whilst wearing bermuda shoerts brighter than the sun. Turns out I am and always was a closet goth!