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 Macabria Du Vampire
Theatres Des Vampires Lyrics
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I'm your nightmare, your damnation
This night we rise to suck your blood, blood, blood
This night we rise to fuck your soul, soul, soul
C'mon
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Unholy bloody virgin's fuckers
I'm your pleasure, your suffering, suffering
This night we rise for our thirst, thirst, thirst
This night we rise to live our life, life, life
C'mon
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Oh, my beautiful lady, my beautiful
My beautiful, my beautiful
My beautiful, my beautiful
My beautiful, my beautiful
Oh, my beautiful lady, my beautiful
My beautiful, my beautiful
My beautiful, my beautiful
My beautiful, my beautiful
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Oh, danse
The Vampires
The Vampires
Oh, danse
The Vampires
The Vampires
Oh, danse
The Vampires
The Vampires
Oh, danse
The Vampires
The Vampires
The song "La Danse Macabria Du Vampire" by Theatres Des Vampires is a dark and twisted tale of vampires rising from the dead to satisfy their thirst for blood and pleasure. The lyrics depict the vampires as unholy creatures who are driven by their desire for blood and pleasure, and who are not afraid to prey on innocent victims to achieve their goals.
The opening lines of the song, "Unholy bloody fucking suckers, I'm your nightmare, your damnation," set the tone for the rest of the lyrics. The singer is addressing the listener directly, establishing themselves as a vampire and warning the listener of their impending danger. The repeated refrain of "This night we rise to suck your blood, blood, blood / This night we rise to fuck your soul, soul, soul" reinforces the idea that the vampires are not to be trifled with and that they are truly dangerous.
Throughout the song, the vampires are depicted as both alluring and terrifying. The chorus of "Danse, danse, danse the Vampire" is repeated multiple times, urging the listeners to join in the dark dance and revel in the seductive power of the vampires. The repeated use of the word "suffering" also adds to the idea that the vampires take pleasure in both causing pain and experiencing it themselves.
Line by Line Meaning
Unholy bloody fucking suckers
I address all the impure and bloody sucking vampires
I'm your nightmare, your damnation
I am the frightening reality that daunts and condemns all vampires
This night we rise to suck your blood, blood, blood
Tonight, we awaken to tempt and quench our insatiable thirst for bloody life essence
This night we rise to fuck your soul, soul, soul
This night we are set to corrupt and take possession of your pure soul and make it our own
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Let us dance, dance, and celebrate our vampire nature
Unholy bloody virgin's fuckers
We address all the impure and bloody sucking vampires who target virgins
I'm your pleasure, your suffering, suffering
I am the embodiment of both your pleasure and suffering
This night we rise for our thirst, thirst, thirst
Tonight, we awaken to satisfy our never-ending thirst for blood
This night we rise to live our life, life, life
Tonight, we awaken to seize the moment and live our immortal life to the fullest
Oh, my beautiful lady, my beautiful
Oh, my stunning female vampire, you are my beauty
Danse, danse, danse the Vampire
Let us dance, dance, and celebrate our vampire nature
Oh, danse
Oh, let us dance
The Vampires
For we are the vampires
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Fabian Varesi, Gabriel Valerio, Zimon Lijoi, Sonya Scarlet, Justine Consuelo
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