Vampire Beach Babes are a surf

Surf music

Surf music is a genre of popular music associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Orange County and other areas of Southern California. It was particularly popular between 1961 and 1965, has subsequently been revived and was highly influential on subsequent rock music...

/goth

Gothic rock

Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...

/pop band from Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Canada

Canada

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 who have toured internationally and played the Whitby Gothic Weekend

Whitby Gothic Weekend

Whitby Gothic Weekend, often abbreviated to WGW or simply referred to by attendees as Whitby, is a twice-yearly festival for goths, in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, organised by Jo Hampshire who runs Top Mum Promotions.-Event history:...

 in 2006.

The Vampire Beach Babes were featured in November 2006 by Metal Hammer Magazine UK as one of the world’s 28 upcoming bands to watch for. Featured interviews also include Morbid Outlook Magazine. The Vampire Beach Babes' music has been occasionally featured in television and film. For example the October 2007 episode of the television series The Best Years and the 'Vampires' episode of the internationally syndicated television series Shadow Hunter.

As of October 2008 the Vampire Beach Babes are working on their 4th album (6th CD release).

Vampire Beach Babes official website: official website (the home page features blogging and media back to 2002)

Discography

Formed in 1997 the Vampire Beach Babes have released the following albums:

• Reckless Summer (1999)
• Attack of the Killer Bikinis (2002)
• Beach Blanket Bedlam (2005)
• Limited Edition Summer of 2006 Advance EP
• Freak Parade (2011)

Members

The band, which has had a constantly changing roster of members but with 'Baron Marcus' always as the front man, includes the following members as of 2007:

• Baron Marcus (lead vocals, track programmer and rhythm guitar)
• Melinda a.k.a. Bunny (drums, vocals, rhythm guitar)
• Siren (vocals, tambourine) - (also lead singer/songwriter of the band Amy's Arms )
• Heather (guitar, vocals)
• Eris (guitar)

Past members Kurtys "Devilman" Kidd and Julianne "Sunshine" Partridge have gone on to form their own band called The Death Of Me

The Death of Me

-Personnel:*Dallas Green - guitar, vocals, piano, keyboards*Julius Butty - production, engineering, mixing, mastering, tambourine and vibes on "Sometimes "...

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See also

• Music of Canada
  Music of Canada
  The music of Canada has influences that have shaped the country. Aboriginals, the British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has subsequently been heavily influenced by American culture because of its proximity and migration between...
  
  
• List of Canadian musicians
• List of bands from Canada
• :Category:Canadian musical groups
• Goth subculture
  Goth subculture
  The goth subculture is a contemporary subculture found in many countries. It began in England during the early 1980s in the gothic rock scene, an offshoot of the post-punk genre. The goth subculture has survived much longer than others of the same era, and has continued to diversify...
  
  
• Toronto goth scene
  Toronto goth scene
  The Toronto goth scene, the cultural locus of the goth subculture in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the associated music and fashion scene, has distinct origins from goth scenes of other goth subcultural centres, such as the UK or Germany. Originally known as the "Batcavers", the term "goth" appeared...