Nosferatu (band)
| Nosferatu | |
|---|---|
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Gothic rock |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Dark Fortune, Cleopatra Records, Hades, Pandaemonium, Possession & Gravitator |
| Associated acts | The Damned |
| Website | http://www.officialnosferatu.co.uk |
| Members | Tim Vic Gonzo Damien DeVille Stefan Diablo Belle Star |
| Past members | Vlad Janicek Sapphire Aurora Dominic LaVey Gary Clarke Niall Murphy Chris Clarke Louis DeWray |
Nosferatu is an English second wave gothic rock band. In 2017 the members are Tim Vic (vocals and guitar), Gonzo (vocals), Damien DeVille' (lead guitar), Stefan Diablo (bass) and Belle Starr (drums).
Nosferatu was formed in March 1988 by Damien DeVille, Vlad Janicek, and Sapphire Aurora. Janicek played bass guitar/keys until November 1994, and designed the first Nosferatu Logo and stage sets. Aurora provided vocals until April 1990, after which Gary Ash (Gary Clarke) sang briefly with the band until October of that year. In 1991 vocals were provided by Louis DeWray, who remained until April 1993. Chris Clark joined the band briefly in 1994 on drums. Niall Murphy then sang with the band until November 1994, and Dominic LaVey provided vocals from March 1995 to February 2002.
Louis DeWray returned as a vocalist in 2003, having performed in the meantime with Fashionable Living Death and his own band Ditzy Micro. He also played guitar, bass, keyboard and percussion in the band at various times until December 2014. He also contributed the majority songwriting and instrumentation of the 2011 Wonderland album, which was developed over a seven-year period.
The band has performed over 320 concerts in 14 countries 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 in 2011 & 2010, England; the Judgement Day Festival Dornbirn in 2006, Austria; 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 and the Lumous Festival in Tampere, Finland in 2011.
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