Nightbreed of Macabria is the sixth studio album by the band Theatres des Vampires

Theatres des Vampires

Theatres des Vampires is an Italian gothic metal band with strong black metal influences, mostly noted for the predominant theme of vampirism within their lyrics.-History and background:In 1994, Alessandro Nunziati form Theatres des Vampires....

. This album is very different from their previous releases as it features a small amount of screams and black metal

Black metal

Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....

 influence. This was Lord Vampyr

Lord Vampyr

Lord Vampyr is an Italian singer, songwriter and producer. He formed the Symphonic Black/Gothic metal band Theatres des Vampires but he decided to leave in late 2004...

's last album with Theatres des Vampires.

It is a concept album

Concept album

In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...

 dealing with the fictional world of Macabria. The album was highly influenced by the works of American film producer Tim Burton

Tim Burton

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Track listing

Line-up

• Alexander
  Lord Vampyr
  Lord Vampyr is an Italian singer, songwriter and producer. He formed the Symphonic Black/Gothic metal band Theatres des Vampires but he decided to leave in late 2004...
  
   − vocals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Scarlet
  Sonya Scarlet
  Sonya Scarlet is the singer and lyricist of the Italian extreme gothic metal band Theatres des Vampires.-Biography:Sonya studied ballet at the Italian National Academy from the age of 4, later deciding to study opera singing at the academy. She joined the band as a backing vocalist with Justine in...
  
   − vocals
• Fabian
  Fabian Varesi
  Fabian Varesi is the keyboardist and main composer of the Italian extreme gothic metal band Theatres des Vampires. He also performs backing vocals for the band, along with Zimon Lijoi and Gabriel Valerio...
  
   − keyboards, samples, backing vocals
• Robert
  Robert Cufaro
  Robert Cufaro is an Italian Guitarist,composer and producer.Gothic Metal,Death Metal,Thrash metal,Symphonic Black metal,Black Metal,Rock.He formed, Sepolcrum,VII Arcano,Theatres des Vampires, 3rd Room,Jokers inc...
  
   − guitars, acoustic guitar
• Zimon
  Zimon Lijoi
  Zimon Lijoi is the bassist of the Italian extreme gothic metal band Theatres des Vampires. He joined the band in 1997. He also performs backing vocals with Gabriel Valerio and Fabian Varesi.- Discography :...
  
   − bass
• Gabriel
  Gabriel Valerio
  Gabriel Valerio is the drummer of the Italian extreme gothic metal band Theatres des Vampires. He also performs backing vocals with Zimon Lijoi and Fabian Varesi...
  
  − drums, backing vocals

Guest members

• Claudia Cucinelli − choir
• Francesco Grasso − choir
• Stefano Dimitri − violins
• Angela Moranti − viola
• Marta Di Russo − cello
• Erick Frontier − horns
• Mauro Denti − wind instruments
• R. Sciamanna − lyrics