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.
Thrill Killer
Nosferatu Lyrics
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Waiting for the meat, the lust burns in him like fire
Flames flicker in those empty eyes
Lips twisted with a sensual smile
Promising you a real good time if you'll join him for a while.
Condemned by innocence
Wipe away those tears, he'll chase you forever
Thrill thrill thrill killer an agonizing way to be
Thrill thrill thrill killer enter in and you will see
He says that his mother never showed him love
And no one there to hold him in the dead of night
The only love he feels is pain that he suffers
The only truth he knows is lies, damned lies!
Thrill thrill thrill killer an agonizing way to be
Thrill thrill thrill killer enter in and you will see
Thrill thrill thrill killer if you wanna stay alive
Thrill thrill thrill killer have an instinct to survive
Condemned by innocence wipe away those tears, he'll chase you forever
If you dare escape, he'll chase you forever
In a back-street club in town he goes to taste desire
Waiting for the meat, the lust burns in him like fire
Flames flicker in those empty eyes
Lips twisted with a sensual smile
Promising you a real good time if you'll join him for a while
She could be his meat if she did not know his face
I sit watching him looking for some new bait
Reflections in the mirror, eye contact
Worried that she's gonna be attacked
She smiles with anger in her eyes and kisses his disguise
Condemned by innocence wipe away those tears,
He'll chase you forever if you dare escape
Condemned by innocence wipe away those tears,
He'll chase you forever if you dare escape, he'll chase you forever
The lyrics of Nosferatu's song 'Thrill Killer' tells the story of a man who visits a backstreet club to fulfill his desire. But the desire he seeks is not ordinary, it is the craving for the thrill of killing that burns in him like fire. He promises a good time to anyone who joins him, but then he will chase them forever if they try to escape. The lyrics also suggest that the man's dark desires are a result of his damaged childhood, where he never received love and was never comforted in the dead of night. Therefore, the only love he knows is the pain that he inflicts on others, which is the only truth he has ever known - lies.
The song's title, 'Thrill Killer', refers to the man's urge to kill for the thrill of it, even though he knows it's wrong. The chorus warns the listener that entering his world means risking being subject to his whims, and escaping or surviving requires an instinct to do so. The woman in the lyrics becomes his potential victim, but she sees through his disguise and smiles with anger in her eyes.
The song is a commentary on the dark desires that some people have and the damage that an unhappy childhood can cause. It is a cautionary tale that warns against falling prey to one's darkest desires because they can consume one's soul in ways that are difficult to understand. The lyrics show that the man's actions are driven by trauma and that without help, he will continue to feed his desires at the expense of his victims' lives.
Line by Line Meaning
In a back-street club in town he goes to taste desire
He visits a less known establishment to fulfill his carnal desires
Waiting for the meat, the lust burns in him like fire
He anxiously waits for a potential victim, driven by his sexual urges
Flames flicker in those empty eyes
His eyes are devoid of humanity and filled with a twisted passion
Lips twisted with a sensual smile
His smile is alluring but it hides his dark intentions
Promising you a real good time if you'll join him for a while
He uses his charm to lure a victim and offers them a supposed enjoyable time
Condemned by innocence
His innocence is long gone and all that remains is a destructive force
Wipe away those tears, he'll chase you forever
Once he targets someone, he won't stop until they are caught or dead
If you dare escape
Only those brave enough to run stand a chance of staying alive
Thrill thrill thrill killer an agonizing way to be
Being a thrill killer is a painful and painful way to live
Thrill thrill thrill killer enter in and you will see
Those who enter his deadly trap will witness his true nature
He says that his mother never showed him love
His troubled past has scarred him, feeling unloved and abandoned by his mother
And no one there to hold him in the dead of night
He was left alone in darkness to confront his fears and turmoil
The only love he feels is pain that he suffers
His twisted mind has replaced love with physical pain
The only truth he knows is lies, damned lies!
He is a master of deceit and sees the world as full of lies
If you wanna stay alive
Staying alive requires constant vigilance and escape attempts
Have an instinct to survive
Heeding one's survival instincts is the only way to outsmart him
She could be his meat if she did not know his face
If she were unaware of his identity, she could be his next victim
I sit watching him looking for some new bait
He is constantly hunting for his next prey
Reflections in the mirror, eye contact
The victim realizes too late that she is being watched in the mirror
Worried that she's gonna be attacked
The victim senses the danger and feels a sense of impending doom
She smiles with anger in her eyes and kisses his disguise
The victim feigns compliance but harbors a strong desire for revenge
Condemned by innocence wipe away those tears,
His actions have forever condemned him and the innocent victims he seeks
He'll chase you forever if you dare escape
Once you escape, he'll hunt you with a relentless fury to silence you forever
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Gravity
on Bombers
I see you are beautiful across the lives
and through your skin
I spy you are beautiful inside
Maybe you’re not meant to be
Sleeping alone dreaming so prettily
Waiting always waiting for tonight
To open your eyes for love in sorrow
Raising your hands like starts to follow
No one knows, no one sees
As I cut your throat
Let the river flow down so... slow
Today the sun sank quietly
Across your back and through your eyes
Drowning in your dilated stare
England’s dreaming land conceals
Our sliding bodies as i steal
Every honeysuckle scented breath
You open your eyes for love in sorrow
Raising your hands like stars to follow
No one knows and no one sees
As I cut your throat let the river flow
Down slow
All the time
Through your eyes
Breaking every life
Stopping every moment in time
But never saving your soul
Through your eyes
Breaking every moment
Stopping every movement inside
And never saving your soul
I see you are beautiful across the lives
and through your skin
I spy you are beautiful inside
With every hungry bite I take
Your frozen body shake shake shakes
Gasping for breath
Gasping for breath
So deliciously pale in your moment of death
You open your eyes for love in sorrow
Raising your hands like stars to follow
No one knows and
No one sees
As I cut your throat
Let the river flow...flow....flow...flow...flow...flow...flow...flow