A Night Of A Thousand Vampires

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The Damned to premiere 'A Night Of A Thousand Vampires' at FrightFest in London". Metal Planet Music. 5 October 2022 . Retrieved 20 June 2023.

Despite winning the case, the company declared bankruptcy and she was not paid. She did however grant rights for successful theatrical runs in England and the US. And it was with Bela Lugosi in the title role that the play premiered in New York in 1927. It would be Lugosi and his characteristic Hungarian accent that would set the gold standard for vampires with his 1931 film performance for the next three decades. Svenja and I are summoned to attend. We are drawn to His crypt. Compelled as if by some mystical life force, emitting from the very beating heart of London. The night is darker than usual as I emerge from The Underground. On October 28, 2019, the legendary goth punk band The Damned played a Halloween themed show at London’s legendary Palladium Theatre. Billed as A NIGHT OF A THOUSAND VAMPIRES, the band churned through a remarkable set that was heavy on some of their darker, goth material naturally. After casting them together in Curse of Frankenstein (1957) based on Mary Shelley’s novel, Hammer were keen to place their stars in another gothic, literary masterpiece. And thus the legendary vampire slayer Professor Van Helsing would pursue his bloodthirsty adversary in Dracula (1958) and numerous sequels. Creatively, it seems the band are also at their zenith. Sensible, much loved for his gobby banter, appears almost deferential this evening which allows Vanian to truly shine. The frontman long ago perfected his Vampire stage persona. And tonight, as he elegantly ascends and descends the gantry, cape flying, eyes flaming, his sharpened teeth bared, we see the full repertoire of his well-practiced movie mannerisms in all their glory.A huge gantry has been erected on the stage tonight, designed to look like the pillared entrance to a cavernous tomb. A sweeping staircase rises up one side to where Pinch, the band’s drummer, will take his position this evening for the last time. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. The Damned To Release 'A Night Of A Thousand Vampires' Due Out October 28th". Enigma Online. 27 July 2022 . Retrieved 20 June 2023.

Inside the Palladium as the band begins to play, the film shifts to colour, tinted with cool blue and disquieting green lighting, as if you might be watching a painstakingly hand-coloured print of Louis Feuillade’s Les Vampires (1915-1916). A camera is positioned to capture a long shot of the stage, a quite literal horror tableau vivant if you were to press pause. With Pinch positioned above the stage on drums, I’ve got to imagine Gooch, Vanian, and the rest of The Damned were thinking specifically about those silent film tableaus created by directors like F.W. Murnau. But A Night Of A Thousand Vampires couldn’t be mistaken for silent cinema: The Damned fill the Palladium with sounds to wake the dead. a b c Lanham, Tom (28 April 2023). "Dave Vanian Talks About The Damned's New Album Darkadelic". Paste . Retrieved 20 June 2023. In directing, Martin Gooch relies on customary forms of the concert film: cameras capture a long shot of the stage in full, along with close-ups of Captain Sensible stage right, Paul Gray on bass and Monty Oxymoron on keys stage left, and Pinch on drums up above. Yet Gooch scatters traces of the classic horror genre throughout — the film, like The Damned, is never just one thing. Alan is wearing hooded cape. His first Damned gig was at The Barrowlands in 1988. He and Lorna, his gothic vampiress have just arrived from Glasgow. Adrian and Lara from York are dressed as The Count and Bride of Dracula. They first saw the band in Belfast in 1987. Starting over 25 years ago, Carl and Sarah from Newcastle have seen the band “Over fifty times”. While the fanged Ann and Tina just down from Wakefield, say they love “All of them”, when I ask for their favourite Damned album. The Damned Release "Grimly Fiendish" From Upcoming Album A Night Of A Thousand Vampires". The Spill Magazine . Retrieved 20 June 2023.a b Sullivan, Damian (26 October 2022). "Review: The Damned – Night of a Thousand Vampires (2022)". Maximum Volume Music . Retrieved 20 June 2023. First to appear is Monty Oxymoron to play the slow, haunting, piano introduction Beauty of the Beast. I’m wondering how hot it must be for Dave, still in the coffin, as Pinch declares among his long list of thanks –“Dave Vanian, without whom all of this would not have happened”.