Nosferatu

Nosferatu is an English second wave gothic rock band. In 2019 the members are Tim Vic (vocals and guitar), Damien DeVille (lead guitar), Thom (bass guitar) and Belle Starr (drums). Vlad Janicek and Sapphire Aurora formed Nosferatu in 1987 from the ashes of Harrow- based act The Dreaming with a mission to create a no-compromise gothic rock band. Steve Cachman joined as the first guitarist to complete the first lineup, the band wrote and recorded a 3 track demo and played a handful of shows in and around London before leaving for Rubella Ballet. Damien DeVille (Lead Guitar), then joined in 1988. Sapphire Aurora provided vocals until April 1990, Gary Clarke of The Cureheads sang with the band from April-October of 1990. From 1991 to April 1993 lyrics and vocals were provided by Louis DeWray. Niall Murphy joined Nosferatu as vocalist in August 1993 and sang with them until November 1994. A confrontation on the tour to promote "The Prophecy" in 1994 led to the dissolution of the band. Despite legal proceedings Damien Deville went on to form a new version of the band without authorisation. Dominic LaVey provided vocals from March 1995 to February 2002 and left the band after their "Best of Nosferatu - The Hades Years" was released in 2002. In August 2003, DeVille persuaded Louis DeWray to return as vocalist. DeWray having performed in the meantime with Fashionable Living Death and his own band Ditzy Micro. DeWray then recorded the "Wonderland" album and 2 singles "Somebody Put Something In My Drink" and "Black Hole" at his Earth Terminal Residential Studio. "Black Hole" reached number 12 in the national midweek charts in April 2010, and this currently stands as Nosferatu's highest position in the UK charts. DeWray left Nosferatu in December 2014, Gonzo (Love Like Blood vocalist) took over as Nosferatu vocalist and sang at Wave Gothic Treffen in 2015 along with new Nosferatu vocalist Tim Vic. The band has performed over 320 concerts in 14 countries (Austria, Belgium, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Luxembourg, Poland, Spain, and the Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Wales) since 1988, including Amphi Fest in Cologne, Germany in 2016, the Wave Gothic Treffen Festival in Leipzig, Germany in 2015, 2011, 2009, 2006, 1999 & 1994; the NCN Festival in Deutzen, Germany in 2012; the Mera Luna Festival in Hildesheim, Germany in 2007 & 2002; the Castle Party Festival in Poland in 2011; the DV8 Festival in York, England in 2011 & 2010; the Judgement Day Festival in Dornbirn, Austria in 2006; the Existence Festival in Valencia, Spain in 2006; the Vampiricon Festival in Duisburg, Germany in 2003; Sacrosanct Festival London in 1995 and Reading in 2014; the Waregem Gothic Festival in Waregem, Belgium in 2010; the Lumous Festival in Tampere, Finland in 2011, plus numerous concerts at prestigious venues such as Nottingham Rock City, The 100 Club, The Marquee, The Fulham Greyhound. etc. The current day sees two versions of this band. A second band featuring Louis DeWray and Vlad Janicek has been formed called The Nosferatu to avoid confusion and seeks to return the band to its former glory.