Theatres des Vampires is a metal band from Rome, Italy, founded in 1994 by … Read Full Bio ↴Theatres des Vampires is a metal band from Rome, Italy, founded in 1994 by Alessandro "Lord Vampyr" Nunziati. They are mostly noted for the predominant theme of vampirism within their lyrics. The original genre of the band was melodic black metal, they gradually changed their style and evolved into gothic metal.

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

While the Snow Turns Red
Theatres Des Vampires Lyrics

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Celtic blood in my veins, deep hate in my heart
God leaves that your sons cadant in obscurum

I hear their voices and prayers
Kill the body but my soul stays alive
Take me lord of darkness! Take me in your arms!

Alone in my castle, awaiting the end of my kingdom

Now the inhabitants of the land come to me
Kill me, but my damned soul wander forever
For their torment, while the snow turns red
With my blood in this winter day
I take you in Profundo Lacu!
You feel the Phoenis inferni!
I curse their sons!
I curse their land!

Mors stupebit et natura
Cum resurget creatura
Tuba mirium spargens sonum

Per sepulcra regionum
Coget omnes ante thronum

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Theatres Des Vampires's song While the Snow Turns Red depict a story of a character with Celtic blood in their veins and deep hatred in their heart. The character calls out to God, asking him to let the children of their enemies fall into darkness. The character is alone in their castle, waiting for the end of their kingdom. They hear the voices and prayers of their enemies who come to kill the character, but their soul stays alive. The character curses the sons and the land of their enemies, and as they take their last breath, the snow turns red with their blood.

The lyrics of the song convey the idea of revenge, hatred, and unending agony. The character's Celtic blood in their veins symbolizes their heritage and culture, whereas the deep hatred in their heart signifies the animosity that they possess towards their enemies. The character's cry towards God conveys their desire to see their enemies fall into darkness or be punished. The rest of the song talks about the character's willingness to die and the curse they place on their enemies as they take their last breath. The use of the imagery of snow turning red with blood and haunting music, including a backdrop of choirs, carries a powerful emotional impact.

Line by Line Meaning

Celtic blood in my veins, deep hate in my heart
My ancestry is of Celtic origin and I hold a grudge deep within my core

God leaves that your sons cadant in obscurum
May God allow your offspring to suffer forever in darkness

I hear their voices and prayers
I can hear their cries and pleas

Kill the body but my soul stays alive
Even if my physical body is destroyed, my soul will live on

Take me lord of darkness! Take me in your arms!
I wish to be embraced by the lord of darkness

Alone in my castle, awaiting the end of my kingdom
I am isolated in my fortress, anticipating the downfall of my empire

Now the inhabitants of the land come to me
The people of the land are now seeking me out

Kill me, but my damned soul wander forever
Even if my body is killed, my cursed soul will continue to wander eternally

For their torment, while the snow turns red
I wish for them to suffer, while the snow becomes stained with my blood

With my blood in this winter day
As my blood spills on this wintry day

I take you in Profundo Lacu!
I bring you into the deep lake!