Vlad Tepes (band)
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Vlad Tepes was a French
black metal
band which was formed in Brest
in 1992. The name originated from the 15th century Wallachian ruler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker
's fictional vampire
Dracula
. The group belongs to The Black Legions. Worlok Drakksteim also has a side project named Black Murder. He is the composer of that band, while Wlad Drakksteim is the composer for Vlad Tepes. Vlad Tepes were one of the Black legions bands featured in the magazine The Black Plague - First Chapter (And Maybe Last One) in 1995.
. It was followed the next year by March to the Black Holocaust
, a split release with fellow Black Legions act Belkètre, issued on the french Embassy Productions. In 1996, another split album with the Black Legions project Torgeist, Black Legions Metal
, was released by the French Drakkar Productions
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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....
band which was formed in Brest
Brest, France
Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...
in 1992. The name originated from the 15th century Wallachian ruler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker
Bram Stoker
Abraham "Bram" Stoker was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula...
's fictional vampire
Vampire
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
Dracula
Dracula
Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...
. The group belongs to The Black Legions. Worlok Drakksteim also has a side project named Black Murder. He is the composer of that band, while Wlad Drakksteim is the composer for Vlad Tepes. Vlad Tepes were one of the Black legions bands featured in the magazine The Black Plague - First Chapter (And Maybe Last One) in 1995.
Biography
After a number of self-released demos, the demo-tape War Funeral March (1994) was released on the American market by Full Moon ProductionsFull Moon Productions
Full Moon Productions is a record company started in May 1991 by Jon "Thorns" Jamshid from Lakeland, Florida. After releasing the first issue of Petrified 'zine, Thorns decided to sign several black metal bands which included Burzum, Hades , Algaion, Nåstrond and Vlad Tepes...
. It was followed the next year by March to the Black Holocaust
March to the Black Holocaust
March to the Black Holocaust was a split album by Vlad Tepes and Belkètre. It was the only CD released by Belkètre and the first of two by Vlad Tepes...
, a split release with fellow Black Legions act Belkètre, issued on the french Embassy Productions. In 1996, another split album with the Black Legions project Torgeist, Black Legions Metal
Black Legions Metal
Black Legions Metal is a split album by Vlad Tepes and Torgeist, two French black metal bands belonging to the "Black Legions" circle. It follows the earlier split album March to the Black Holocaust, and features mostly the same personnel, as the Torgeist line-up includes both Aäkon Këëtrëh and...
, was released by the French Drakkar Productions
Drakkar Productions
Drakkar Productions is a French record label that has released many recordings of black metal bands throughout the world, on CD, cassette and vinyl. They have usually limited the prints to 1000 copies or less, but some have been known to vary...
.
Demos
- Rehearsal Winter '93 (1993)
- Celtic Poetry (1994)
- The Return of the Unweeping Moon (1994)
- War Funeral March (1994, Tape, Full Moon ProductionsFull Moon ProductionsFull Moon Productions is a record company started in May 1991 by Jon "Thorns" Jamshid from Lakeland, Florida. After releasing the first issue of Petrified 'zine, Thorns decided to sign several black metal bands which included Burzum, Hades , Algaion, Nåstrond and Vlad Tepes...
) - Brouillons I (1995)
- Into Frosty Madness (1995)
- Brouillons II (1995)
- Dans Notre Chute (1996)
- La Morte Lune (1997)
- The Black Legions (1998)
Splits
- March to the Black HolocaustMarch to the Black HolocaustMarch to the Black Holocaust was a split album by Vlad Tepes and Belkètre. It was the only CD released by Belkètre and the first of two by Vlad Tepes...
(1995, CD, Embassy Records) - Black Legions MetalBlack Legions MetalBlack Legions Metal is a split album by Vlad Tepes and Torgeist, two French black metal bands belonging to the "Black Legions" circle. It follows the earlier split album March to the Black Holocaust, and features mostly the same personnel, as the Torgeist line-up includes both Aäkon Këëtrëh and...
(1996, CD, Drakkar ProductionsDrakkar ProductionsDrakkar Productions is a French record label that has released many recordings of black metal bands throughout the world, on CD, cassette and vinyl. They have usually limited the prints to 1000 copies or less, but some have been known to vary...
DKCD002)
Re-releases
- War Funeral March (CD, Embassy Records)
- March to the Black HolocaustMarch to the Black HolocaustMarch to the Black Holocaust was a split album by Vlad Tepes and Belkètre. It was the only CD released by Belkètre and the first of two by Vlad Tepes...
(CD, Tragic Empire Records) - Black Legions MetalBlack Legions MetalBlack Legions Metal is a split album by Vlad Tepes and Torgeist, two French black metal bands belonging to the "Black Legions" circle. It follows the earlier split album March to the Black Holocaust, and features mostly the same personnel, as the Torgeist line-up includes both Aäkon Këëtrëh and...
(2004, LP, Drakkar ProductionsDrakkar ProductionsDrakkar Productions is a French record label that has released many recordings of black metal bands throughout the world, on CD, cassette and vinyl. They have usually limited the prints to 1000 copies or less, but some have been known to vary...
DKLP009) - La Morte Lune (CD, Tragic Empire Records)
External links
- Vlad Tepes on Discogs.com