Vampyria is the fourth release by the Italian

Italy

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 extreme gothic metal band 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...

. The release is a compilation of two different EPs: Vampyria and Blood Bathory. The first one is similar to the industrial metal

Industrial metal

Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws from industrial music and many different types of heavy metal, using repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Founding industrial metal acts include Ministry, Godflesh, and KMFDM.Industrial metal's...

 of their previous album Horror Masterpiece

Horror Masterpiece

Horror Masterpiece is the third studio album by Lord Vampyr, the former singer of the Italian extreme gothic metal band Theatres des Vampires...

 and it's an homage to Vampyria Gothic Cafè, a famous club in Cella (Reggio Emilia

Reggio Emilia

Reggio Emilia is an affluent city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune of the Province of Reggio Emilia....

), for the tenth anniversary of their opening ; the second one is the first public release of "Promo 2007", an old demo, musically closer to the Symphonic black metal

Symphonic black metal

Symphonic black metal is a black metal subgenre that emerged in the mid to late 1990s. The genre is known for its symphonic and orchestral elements and is centralized in Europe.-Characteristics:...

 of De Vampyrica Philosophia

De Vampyrica Philosophia

De Vampyrica Philosophia is the first studio album by the soloist project of Lord Vampyr, the former singer of the Italian Extreme gothic metal band Theatres des Vampires- Track listing :...

. According to the booklet, the lyrics of tracks 6-9 were taken from ancient legends from Hungary and Romania.

Track listing

Vampyria - Tracks 1,2,3,4,5

Blood Bathory - Tracks 6,7,8,9

Personnel

On Vampyria:

• Lord Vampyr − Vocals
• Lady Noir - Vocals
• Seth 666 - Guitars
• Prometherion - Guitars
• Aerioch - Bass
• Endymion - Keyboards
• Aeternus - Drums

On Blood Bathory:

• Lord Vampyr − Vocals
• SK - Guitars
• Nepesh Ra - Guitars
• Nightorn - Bass
• Alexiel - Keyboards
• Aeshla - Drums