Vampires Everywhere!
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Vampires Everywhere! is an American band from Los Angeles
best known for their 2010 EP Lost in the Shadows
. They are currently signed to Century Media and Hollywood Waste Records.
so he decided create a band based around all of the ideals that the mythical monsters embody. The musical style of the band is a Gothic metal
-influenced melodic Metalcore
.
On February 9th 2010, Vampires Everywhere! released their debut EP Lost in the Shadows. Produced by Paul Leavitt (All Time Low, The Darkest Hour, Senses Fail, The Bled), the first single and music video entitled “Immortal Love” was released exclusively on PureVolume on January 18, 2010 Together with director Scott Hanson
who worked together with A Day to Remember
, Carnifex
, A Skylit Drive
and Alesana
Vampires Everywhere! produced a music video for their song Immortal Love which was shown at MTV 2 (Headbangers Ball
), Heavy Rotation
and Fuse On Demand.
The group toured through the USA and Canada
several times. So Vampires Everywhere! toured with Escape The Fate
Brokencyde
, Black Veil Brides
, Eyes Set to Kill
, Get Scared
, Dr. Acula
, Aiden
, Alesana
, Honor Bright
, Our Last Night
, Polkadot Cadaver
and Modern Day Escape. They shared stage with X Japan
and Murderdolls
as Opener. They played a gig at SXSW 2010 with D.R.U.G.S., VersaEmerge
and even Black Veil Brides in Austin
, Texas
. Brokencyde
Their Single Undead Heart was released on November 29th, 2010. The debut album Kiss the Sun Goodbye
followed on May 17th, 2011 and was released worldwide at Century Media/Hollywood Waste. Wil Francis
(Aiden
, William Control
) was guest singer in the song Bleeding Rain. The Deluxe Version includes 3 Bonus tracks. Their second music video was directed by Fred Archambault who worked with Avenged Sevenfold
and Deftones
. Fans of the Post-hardcore genre voted the album negative at Sputnikmusic
. The album ranked on Place 19th at the Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums
and on Place 43 on Top Independent Albums (Billboard
).
Since then Alex Rouge and David Darko have left the band due to unknown reasons and formed there own band called The Automatic Me.
In August 2011 Vampires Everywhere played at Sunset Strip Music Festival. The band covered Katy Perry´s
song Teenage Dream
.
In Fall 2011 They played on the "Something Wicked This Way Comes Tour" with Wednesday 13
, Polkadot Cadaver
& Nightmare Sonata
.
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best known for their 2010 EP Lost in the Shadows
Lost in the Shadows
Lost in the Shadows is the first EP released by Vampires Everywhere!. It was released in June 2010 via Century Media and Hollywood Waste Records.-Lineup:*Michael Vampire - Vocals*David Darko - Drums*Jay Killa - Keyboards*Alexander Rogue - Bass guitar...
. They are currently signed to Century Media and Hollywood Waste Records.
Band History
Vampires Everywhere! was founded in 2009 by Michael Orlando a.k.a Michael Vampire(who is a proud homosexual) who was inspired from the movie TwilightTwilight
Twilight is the time between dawn and sunrise or between sunset and dusk, during which sunlight scattering in the upper atmosphere illuminates the lower atmosphere, and the surface of the earth is neither completely lit nor completely dark. The sun itself is not directly visible because it is below...
so he decided create a band based around all of the ideals that the mythical monsters embody. The musical style of the band is a Gothic metal
Gothic metal
Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...
-influenced melodic Metalcore
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
.
On February 9th 2010, Vampires Everywhere! released their debut EP Lost in the Shadows. Produced by Paul Leavitt (All Time Low, The Darkest Hour, Senses Fail, The Bled), the first single and music video entitled “Immortal Love” was released exclusively on PureVolume on January 18, 2010 Together with director Scott Hanson
Scott Hanson
Scott Richard Hanson is an American television anchor and reporter for NFL Network. He is currently the host of the NFL RedZone channel which offers live, whip around coverage of every NFL game on Sunday afternoons....
who worked together with A Day to Remember
A Day to Remember
A Day to Remember is an American rock band from Ocala, Florida. Founded in 2003 by guitarist Tom Denny and drummer Bobby Scruggs, the band has released four studio albums, nine singles and eight music videos...
, Carnifex
Carnifex (band)
Carnifex is an American deathcore band from San Diego, California. Formed in 2005, they are currently signed to Victory Records and have released four studio albums...
, A Skylit Drive
A Skylit Drive
A Skylit Drive is an American post-hardcore band from Lodi, California. The band released one DVD, one EP and three studio albums: Wires...and the Concept of Breathing on May 20, 2008, Adelphia on June 9, 2009, and most recently Identity On Fire on February 15, 2011. Michael Jagmin has provided...
and Alesana
Alesana
Alesana is an American rock band from Raleigh, North Carolina. Formed in 2004, the group is currently signed to Epitaph Records and have released one EP and four full-length studio albums...
Vampires Everywhere! produced a music video for their song Immortal Love which was shown at MTV 2 (Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball is a music television program consisting of heavy metal music videos airing on MTV2, MTV Australia, MTV Two , MTV Adria , MTV Brand New, MTV Portugal, MTV Finland, MTV Arabia, MTV Norway, MTV Sweden, MTV Denmark, MTV Greece, MTV Türkiye, MTV...
), Heavy Rotation
Heavy Rotation
Heavy Rotation may refer to:* Heavy rotation, in broadcating, the repeated airing of a limited playlist of songs or music videos* Heavy Rotation * Heavy Rotation * "Heavy Rotation" , a song by AKB48...
and Fuse On Demand.
The group toured through the USA and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
several times. So Vampires Everywhere! toured with Escape The Fate
Escape The Fate
Escape the Fate is an American post-hardcore band from Las Vegas, Nevada formed in 2005 and originally from Pahrump, Nevada. They have released three EPs and three full-length studio albums. Dying Is Your Latest Fashion was the band's debut album and only album to feature vocalist Ronnie Radke...
Brokencyde
Brokencyde
Brokencyde is an American crunkcore musical group from Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 2006.-History:Brokencyde was founded by singers Se7en and Mikl. The name of the band supposedly originated from the idea that their music was "broken inside" due to personal problems. After the band began...
, Black Veil Brides
Black Veil Brides
Black Veil Brides is an American rock band based out of Hollywood, California. The group is composed of Andrew Biersack , Ashley Purdy , Jake Pitts , Jinxx , and Christian "CC" Coma...
, Eyes Set to Kill
Eyes Set to Kill
Eyes Set to Kill is an American metalcore band from Tempe, Arizona. Sisters Alexia and Anissa Rodriguez, along with former vocalist Lindsey Vogt started the band in 2003. Lindsey Vogt departed the band in mid-2007 due to issues with management...
, Get Scared
Get Scared
Get Scared is an American rock band from Layton, Utah, formed in 2008. They released their debut full-length album, Best Kind of Mess, on July 12, 2011. They also have two EP's, Cheap Tricks and Theatrics and the Get Scared EP...
, Dr. Acula
Dr. Acula (band)
Dr. Acula is an American deathcore band from Long Island, New York. Formed in 2005, the group has released four studio albums, and two independent EPs . They are currently signed to Victory Records. The band is known for the use of soundclips from movies and TV shows as an accent to their songs...
, Aiden
Aiden
Aiden is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington that formed in the spring of 2003. The members are WiL Francis , Nick Wiggins , and Angel Ibarra . wiL originally played bass but took over lead vocals when the original singer left...
, Alesana
Alesana
Alesana is an American rock band from Raleigh, North Carolina. Formed in 2004, the group is currently signed to Epitaph Records and have released one EP and four full-length studio albums...
, Honor Bright
Honor Bright
Honor Bright was a 5-member Pop punk/rock band from Syracuse, New York. Their musical style has drawn comparisons to bands like Taking Back Sunday, Cartel, Mayday Parade and early Fall Out Boy.-History:...
, Our Last Night
Our Last Night
Our Last Night is a Post-Hardcore band, formed in 2004 by five members, consisting ofTrevor Wentworth , Matthew Wentworth , Alex "Woody" Woodrow , Colin Perry , Tim Molloy , who were "fed up with merely jamming and playing cover songs".-Early years :After a few lineup changes, the group was...
, Polkadot Cadaver
Polkadot Cadaver
Polkadot Cadaver is a band formed by members of the now defunct Baltimore rock band Dog Fashion Disco. The band is stylistically similar to Dog Fashion Disco and inherited many of their fans.-History:...
and Modern Day Escape. They shared stage with X Japan
X Japan
is a Japanese heavy metal band founded in 1982 by Yoshiki and Toshi. Originally named X , the group achieved their breakthrough success in 1989 with the release of their second album Blue Blood...
and Murderdolls
Murderdolls
Murderdolls is an American horror punk supergroup, founded during 2002 in Hollywood, California. The band line-up consists of core members Wednesday 13 and Joey Jordison. Former members include Ben Graves, Acey Slade, Eric Griffin & Tripp Eisen....
as Opener. They played a gig at SXSW 2010 with D.R.U.G.S., VersaEmerge
VersaEmerge
VersaEmerge is an American rock band consisting of Sierra Kusterbeck and Blake Harnage, originating from Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA, currently signed to the label Fueled by Ramen. They have three EPs - Cities Built on Sand, Perceptions, and the self-titled release. Their debut album, Fixed at...
and even Black Veil Brides in Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. Brokencyde
Brokencyde
Brokencyde is an American crunkcore musical group from Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 2006.-History:Brokencyde was founded by singers Se7en and Mikl. The name of the band supposedly originated from the idea that their music was "broken inside" due to personal problems. After the band began...
Their Single Undead Heart was released on November 29th, 2010. The debut album Kiss the Sun Goodbye
Kiss the Sun Goodbye
Kiss the Sun Goodbye is the first full-length studio album from Vampires Everywhere!. The album was released on May 17, 2011 via Century Media and Hollywood Waste Records.-Track listing:# "Bury Me Alive" - 3:53# "Immortal Love" - 4:16...
followed on May 17th, 2011 and was released worldwide at Century Media/Hollywood Waste. Wil Francis
WiL Francis
William Roy "Wil" Francis is the lead vocalist of the band Aiden as well as his electronic project William Control. Francis also acts as producer to the band A Midnight Tragedy....
(Aiden
Aiden
Aiden is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington that formed in the spring of 2003. The members are WiL Francis , Nick Wiggins , and Angel Ibarra . wiL originally played bass but took over lead vocals when the original singer left...
, William Control
William Control
William Control is an American electronica band and the side project of Aiden's wiL Francis. He was signed to Victory Records and has released two albums, "Hate Culture" and "Noir", the latter of which was released on June 8, 2010.-History:...
) was guest singer in the song Bleeding Rain. The Deluxe Version includes 3 Bonus tracks. Their second music video was directed by Fred Archambault who worked with Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California. Formed in 1999, the group consists of vocalist M. Shadows, lead guitarist Synyster Gates, rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance, bassist Johnny Christ....
and Deftones
Deftones
Deftones are an American alternative metal band from Sacramento, California, founded in 1988. The band consists of Chino Moreno , Stephen Carpenter , Chi Cheng , Frank Delgado , and Abe Cunningham . Currently Sergio Vega is standing in on bass while Cheng recovers from a car accident...
. Fans of the Post-hardcore genre voted the album negative at Sputnikmusic
Sputnikmusic
Sputnikmusic, or simply Sputnik, is a music website offering music criticism and music news alongside features commonly associated with wiki-style websites...
. The album ranked on Place 19th at the Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
and on Place 43 on Top Independent Albums (Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
).
Since then Alex Rouge and David Darko have left the band due to unknown reasons and formed there own band called The Automatic Me.
In August 2011 Vampires Everywhere played at Sunset Strip Music Festival. The band covered Katy Perry´s
Katy Perry
Katy Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a...
song Teenage Dream
Teenage Dream (Katy Perry song)
"Teenage Dream" is a song by American recording artist Katy Perry. It was released as the second single from her third studio album of the same name on July 23, 2010 through digital distribution. Perry and Bonnie McKee wrote many songs with a youthful theme in mind, but they were rejected by...
.
In Fall 2011 They played on the "Something Wicked This Way Comes Tour" with Wednesday 13
Wednesday 13
Joseph Poole, better known as Wednesday 13 , is a rock musician from Charlotte, North Carolina. He is most famous for his role as the frontman of the Murderdolls...
, Polkadot Cadaver
Polkadot Cadaver
Polkadot Cadaver is a band formed by members of the now defunct Baltimore rock band Dog Fashion Disco. The band is stylistically similar to Dog Fashion Disco and inherited many of their fans.-History:...
& Nightmare Sonata
Nightmare Sonata
Nightmare Sonata is a horror punk band from Greensboro, North Carolina. The original incarnation of the band formed in 2003 as an industrial metal band. They are notable for being the only Voodoo horror punk band in the world...
.
Singles/EPs
- 2010: Lost in the ShadowsLost in the ShadowsLost in the Shadows is the first EP released by Vampires Everywhere!. It was released in June 2010 via Century Media and Hollywood Waste Records.-Lineup:*Michael Vampire - Vocals*David Darko - Drums*Jay Killa - Keyboards*Alexander Rogue - Bass guitar...
(Century Media) - 2010: Undead Heart (Century Media, Digital only)
Albums
| Year | Album | Label | Chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Indie | US Hard Rock | US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| 2011 | Kiss the Sun Goodbye Kiss the Sun Goodbye Kiss the Sun Goodbye is the first full-length studio album from Vampires Everywhere!. The album was released on May 17, 2011 via Century Media and Hollywood Waste Records.-Track listing:# "Bury Me Alive" - 3:53# "Immortal Love" - 4:16... |
Century Media Hollywood Waste |
43 | 19 | 4 | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||
Band members
- Michael Vampire - Vocals
- David Darko - Drums
- Jay Killa - KeyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Alexander Rogue - Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Aaron Graves - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Zak Night - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...