Vlad Tepes (band)
| Vlad Tepes | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Brest, France |
| Genres | Black metal |
| Years active | 1993–1996 |
| Labels |
Drakkar Productions Embassy Productions Full Moon Productions Tragic Empire Records |
| Members |
Wlad Drakksteim: Vocals, guitars, drums Vorlok Drakksteim: bass, vocals |
Vlad Tepes was a French black metal band which was formed in Brest in 1993. 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. Vorlok 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 self-released rehearsal tape, the demo-tape War Funeral March (1994) was released on the American market by Full Moon Productions. 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.
Discography
Demos
- Rehearsal Winter '93 (Dec. 1993)
- War Funeral March (Aug. 1994, Tape, Full Moon Productions)
- The Return of the Unweeping (also wrongly called The Return of the Unweeping Moon, Sept. 1994)
- Celtic Poetry (Nov. 1994)
- Into Frosty Madness (Jan. 1995)
- Brouillons I (unofficial, May 1995)
- Brouillons II (unofficial, May 1995)
- Dans Notre Chute... (Jul. 1995)
- The Return of the Unweeping II (also wrongly called reh '96, Oct. 1995)
- Black Legions Metal (cover demo, often wrongly called The Black Legions, Nov. 1995)
- Morte Lune (Mar. 1996)
Splits
- March to the Black Holocaust (1995, CD, Embassy Productions TE002)
- Black Legions Metal (1996, CD, Drakkar Productions DKCD002)
Re-releases
- War Funeral March (Official MCD'96, Embassy Productions TE003)
- March to the Black Holocaust (Unofficial CD, Tragic Empire Records)
- Black Legions Metal (Unofficial 2004, LP, Drakkar Productions DKLP009)
- La Morte Lune (Unofficial CD, Tragic Empire Records)
References
- Vlad Tepes interview in Petrified Magazine No. 3, 1994.
- Vlad Tepes interview in Kill Yourself Magazine No. 2, 1995.
External links
- Vlad Tepes on Discogs.com
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