Vampires and Metal

Heavy Metal Historian

Heavy Metal Historian
Episode 33:

We turn to the horror genre, and examine the emergence of the beings that would become known as vampires, and where the folklore came from. From the appearance of vampiric folklore, to the progress of works like Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”, to the vampire tales told in music: we look into Vampires and Heavy Metal.

Hosted by Greg Davies from Blendover, the Heavy Metal Historian Podcast delivers to you snippets of tales from years gone by in the world of Metal, one episode at a time.

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Metal News Links

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Clip Sources

Children of the night…

Origin of the Vampire

The Real Count Dracula – Vampire Documentary

Vampires: Folklore, fantasy and fact

Vampires, The True Story Part 1

Vampires, The True Story Part 2

Dracula Official Trailer #1 – Bela Lugosi

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Recommended Listening:

• “We Drink Your Blood” by Powerwolf from Blood of the Saints
• “Slowly We Rot” by Obituary from Slowly We Rot
• “Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix)” by New Order from Blade [Soundtrack]
• “Order of Dracul” by Septicflesh from Titan
• “Woman of Dark Desires” by Bathory from Under the Sign of the Black Mark
• “Vampira” by Devin Townsend from Synchestra
• “Cry Little Sister” by Gerard McMann from The Lost Boys [Soundtrack]
• “Sympathy for the Devil” by Guns N’ Roses from Greatest Hits
• “Creatures of the Night” by KISS from Creatures of the Night
• “Nosferatu” by Blue Oyster Cult from Spectres
• “Baptized in Blood” by Helstar from Nosferatu
• “Carmilla” by Theatres des Vampires from Moonlight Waltz
• “Le Theatre du Vampire” by Notre Dame from Le Theatre du Vampire
• “Vampyria” by Siebenburgen from Loreia
• “Bathory Aria” by Cradle of Filth from Cruelty and the Beast
• “The Crimson” by Atreyu from The Curse
• “Vampyre Erotica” by Inkubus Sukkubus from Vampyre Erotica
• “Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)” by Type O Negative from Bloody Kisses
• “At Dawn They Sleep” by Slayer from Hell Awaits
• “Daywalker” by D from Vampire Saga
• “Majesty of Wampyric Blood” by Satanic Warmaster from Majesty of Wampyric Blood
• “Vampires” by Ghosts to Ashes from Echoes
• “Vampire Genocide” by Circle of Iron from Betrayed by Religion
• “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” by Johann Sebastian Bach from Bach: Organ Works 2
• “Vampires Ain’t What They Used to Be” by Cadaver Club from Vampires Ain’t…

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