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 a coherent 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 fan-base.
During their career, the band was first primarily influenced by symphonic black metal, but later tended to include differing influences, including: classicalmusic, opera, darkwave, deathrock, gothic rock and several electro-industrial sub-genres. Throughout this stylistic deviation, a few characteristics of the band's music have remained consistent; melancholic atmospheres and lyrics, vocal styles of akin to gothic metal, and their vampiric image.
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 due to 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, 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.
The band's shows have always seen a reasonable level of attendance, and have become more dramatic over the band's career, incorporating fireworks and "out of line" appearances by Scarlet.
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.
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 their album Desire of Damnation. Desire of Damnation is a double CD, with live songs from The Addiction tour 2006 and some new studio songs and remixes.
Guitarist Robert "Morgoth" left the band in 2006 and was replaced by Stephan Benfante.
On 2 May 2008, they released their 8th studio album Anima Noir. With this album their sound evolves once again, taking the route of electronic/industrial gothic metal while still retaining vampiric lyrics.
In November, 2008, Theatres des Vampires announced that they would go on a temporary hiatus due to both personal and health related issued of vocalist Sonya Scarlet.
On 14 January 2011 Aural Music released the album Moonlight Waltz, their ninth 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.
The name "Théâtre des Vampires" was inspired by a fictional location created by Gothic fantasy writer Anne Rice of the same name. Rice's Théâtre des Vampires is a Parisian theater, in which vampires pretend to be mortal actors, their performances consisting of the feeding on mortals disguised as part of a play and staged in front of human audiences. The location is mentioned in several of Rice's books, including Interview With the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat.
Official site: http://www.theatres-des-vampires.net
La Danse Macabre du Vampire
Theatres Des Vampires Lyrics
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I'm your nightmare, your damnation
This night we rise to suck your blood!
This night we rise to fuck your soul!
Danse,danse,danse the vampire!
Unholy bloody virgin's fuckers
This night we rise for our thirst!
This night we rise to live our life
Danse,danse,danse the vampire!
Oh,my beautiful lady
Can I suck your blood?
Lady,my beautiful lady
The lyrics of the song La Danse Macabre Du Vampire by Theatres Des Vampires convey the sinister and seductive nature of vampires. The opening lines "Unholy bloody fucking suckers, I'm your nightmare, your damnation" evoke a sense of fear and dread, as the singer addresses the bloodthirsty and immortal vampires. The following lines "This night we rise to suck your blood! This night we rise to fuck your soul!" indicate the dark and ominous intentions of the vampires.
The chorus of the song "Danse, danse, danse the vampire!" highlights the hypnotic and mesmerizing quality of the vampire's dance. The repetition of the word "danse" emphasizes the irresistible allure that the vampires possess, as they draw their victims closer to their own demise.
The second verse continues to portray the vampires as both pleasurable and painful figures. The line "Unholy bloody virgin's fuckers, I'm your pleasure, your suffering!" is a juxtaposition of the pleasure and pain that comes with being a vampire. The succeeding lines "This night we rise for our thirst! This night we rise to live our life" indicate the unending and insatiable desire that drives the vampires to continue feeding on blood.
Overall, the song La Danse Macabre Du Vampire portrays the vampires as both alluring and deadly, highlighting the seductive and fearful aspects of these immortal beings.
Line by Line Meaning
Unholy bloody fucking suckers
Addressing the vampires, who are unholy, bloody, and also suckers of blood.
I'm your nightmare, your damnation
As a human, the singer represents the vampires' worst fears and ultimate doom.
This night we rise to suck your blood!
Tonight, the vampires will rise to drink the blood of their next victims.
This night we rise to fuck your soul!
The vampires' intentions go beyond just feeding on blood; they seek to destroy people's souls and cause them suffering.
Danse,danse,danse the vampire!
The call to dance represents the seductive nature of the vampires, drawing in their victims before attacking them.
Unholy bloody virgin's fuckers
Describing the vampires as unholy, bloody and also taking advantage of innocent victims who are virgins.
I'm your pleasure,your suffering!
The singer is simultaneously a source of excitement and pleasure as well as a source of pain and suffering for the vampires.
This night we rise for our thirst!
The need for blood is the driving force behind the vampires' actions tonight.
This night we rise to live our life
The vampires' existence revolves around their thirst for blood, and feeding on humans is the only way they can live their undead lives.
Oh,my beautiful lady
The vampires see their victims, particularly female ones, as objects of beauty and admiration.
Can I suck your blood?
The vampires' request for permission to drink their victim's blood has an alluring and seductive tone, further emphasizing the seductive nature of the vampires.
Lady,my beautiful lady
Re-emphasizing the beauty and elegance of the female victim, luring them in with flattery and charm.
Contributed by James M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Forzes
Mucha nostalgia :') como pasa el tiempo...
Julián Baixo
Triste pensar en eso. Hace 10 años estuve en una banda cover de ellos. Y el día de hoy muero de nostalgia.
Judicandus Reus
Afortunadamente el rock y el metal siempre serán eternos...🤘🏻💀
Sebastian Ascencio
Han pasado 17 años de que la escuchaba 😍
BEHERIT Kgb
Yes
Enzo Ayala
Jajajja crecí escuchando esta banda. Nostalgia pura
Vlad Gavriluta
This is my favorite song from Theatres des Vampires. Well, its a lie cause in fact i love them all. I have managed to buy most of their albums (not sure if they have anything recent) and they are simply phenomenal. A great band, great talent, beautiful voice..pleasure and pain is also a great song, but this one has something that is...just special, don't know what. 5 stars for the slide show man. Its great.
Moldavian Industrial Dancer
Buna seara, de unde eshti?
Jonathan Conde
When I heard this song for first time a long time ago, I thought it was amazing, I’m still believing it in 2018
Tystnad
Cuando iba a la escuela en la mañana escuchando con frío esta canción dentro del bus con un solo audífono ;'(.