Today is 'World Goth Day'!
What a joyous event! How should we celebrate?

In celebration of 'World Goth Day', we bring you this Southpark video:

so wave gotik treffen was pretty awesome, partied hard, promoted VF, saw some great bands and made some cool new friends. =) will post up an extensive journal update with pictures shortly.
on another note - whats up with the haters lately? saw the recent drama on the last vf post, plus i recently got called a 'trust fund' kid. and someone said that the triton festival lineup was 'politics'. man some people just dont have a clue.
anyway, glad to be back on VF!
and Kinetik Festival in Montreal - starting tomorrow!

In Germany for wave gotik treffen spreading some VF love with stickers and partying it up. Then off to kinetik festival in Montreal soo not too many VF updates from me for a bit so I hope you guys are holding up ok. Miss my Internet peeps

Mortemia :

Beautiful Paula/Mortemia is from Costa Rica.
She appreciates bizarre art, Sucker Punch, and animals.
However, if you're homophobic - she would probably skin you alive.
mwuahahahaha!.
Mortemia on VF

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Sair-Tremere :

Sarah, but preferably Sair, is 21 and from Southern Africa.
She likes Doritos, bubble wrap, and top hats.
However, she isn't much of a fan for latex, washing dishes or zombies.
Sair-Tremere VF

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Izzy_Schizo :

A pansexual 20 year old from california with a body and eyes that could kill.
She is an experience L.A. Model with a love for spiders, snakes, and your SOUL!
Her music collection is just as eclectic as her.
Izzy_Schizo on VF

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margoth :

This 24 year old fox works as an Intensive Care nurse and is happily taken.
She loves Mojito cocktails, shopping, and cheese.
You don't want to be around her when she runs out of cigarettes, or spots a spider though.
margoth on VF

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angel_thanatos :

An avid supporter of the musical arts, Angel Thanatos is a 28 year old stud from Russia.
His photos display a dark creativity that is sure to impress.
angel_thanatos on VF

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fixed the iphone pic upload issues, sorry about that! =)

Triton Festival: NYC, September 5th-7th
Flyer Posted Plus Full Lineup Announced!





Last 5 bands announced:

The Birthday Massacre

[Toronto, Canada :: Metropolis Records]

Voted 'Favorite Band' by the members of VampireFreaks, The Birthday Massacre has had a huge following on the VampireFreaks site (and worldwide) for years now. The band was formed in 1999 and independently produced and recorded their first two albums, Nothing and Nowhere and Violet. Due to their independent success, in 2005 they were approached and signed by Metropolis Records and the band began its steady climb to reaching a much wider audience, and now has a total of 5 studio albums. In the last few years, the band has been performing internationally, traveling extensively across Canada, the United States, Mexico, Australia, the U.K. and Europe.

• The Birthday Massacre on VampireFreaks
• The Birthday Massacre on Facebook

London After Midnight

[Los Angeles :: Metropolis Records, Trisol]

London After Midnight was formed in the 1990s by Sean Brennan. Unlike most music projects, LAM has retained and nurtured the progressive political and socially aware element of the later punk scene that virtually vanished from the music scene in the early 90s. London After Midnight has headlined and co-headlined concerts and major festivals around the world to crowd of over 30,000 people with bands like The Cure, Green Day, HIM, and countless other major artists. Each of London After Midnight's releases have charted in the top 10 and top 20 of the European DAC and alternative charts. This will be LAM's first NYC performance in over 5 years.

• London After Midnight on VampireFreaks
• London After Midnight on Facebook

Modulate

[United Kingdom :: Metropolis Records, Infacted Records]

Modulate have supported Alec Empire, VNV Nation and Combichrist on major international tours as well as numerous national and international festival appearances, headline tours and shows around the world. After scoring dancefloor success with his own material, Skullfuck, Detonation and Robots releases, Modulate has become one of the hottest remixers in the alternative electro scene. The bands most recent release, Robots, gave them their biggest hit yet, peaking at #3 in the German Alternative Chart, giving them their first magazine cover and receiving rave reviews across the media...stamping their way into many journalists and broadcasters Best Of 2012 charts.

• Modulate on VampireFreaks
• Modulate on Facebook

Voltaire

[New York :: Projekt Records]

Voltaire is often described as a modern day renaissance man. He is a singer/ performer, creator of comic books, animation and toys. As a musician, he is a songwriter whose music can best be described as a collection of murder ballads, tongue-in-cheek exercises in the macabre, with just enough bawdy songs about Star Trek and Star Wars to keep a Con audience rolling in the aisles. Many know him for his song "Brains!" from the Cartoon Network show "The Grim Adventures of Billy And Mandy". Voltaire's live shows are highly theatrical -full of stories and games. The theatrical quality of his performances is not surprising; Voltaire has been directing commercials and animating short films for the last twenty years.

• Voltaire on VampireFreaks
• Voltaire on Facebook

Candy Brain

[New York City]

First taking the stage in 2011, Candy Brain has blended inspiration from synth pop, industrial rock, and various video game soundtracks to deliver a hard hitting, yet melodic experience with lyrical concepts of love, irony, and comic books. Having shared the stage with acts such as BILE, Orgy, Davey Suicide, and Vampire Everywhere, Candy Brain has developed a continuously growing cult following, and ravages the stage with presence and energy.

• Candy Brain on VampireFreaks
• Candy Brain on Facebook

Full Lineup and More Info at TritonFestival.com

VampireFreaks Presents:
An Interview with HIM

Just in time for their new album "Tears on Tape", these "love metal" rockstars from Finland have amassed a huge worldwide fanbase and have been producing records for over 20 years.
Jet catches up with Ville Vallo and talks about the sounds of the new album, his dad's sex shop, life as a sex symbol, the current state of the goth scene, his tower in finland, and his thoughts on kids and marriage. And since the girls kept asking - no he's not married! LOL

"Not yet, not that I know of. I’m the lone wolf in the band, so maybe one day. When you’re in a band it takes a lot of your energy. It takes a lot of your time. It’s good and bad. Its something that you have to dedicate yourself to, otherwise it won’t go anywhere. I am happy for the rest of the guys…My bass player being married happily for fucking 11 years. The drummer has got a kid. The keyboarder has a couple of kids. So does our guitar player. I’m happy and kinda jealous of them. That they can juggle between those two things, being a dad and being a rock and roller as well. I still haven’t learned how to. "

Interview with HIM

HIM on VampireFreaks

Few bands have been more influential in my life than Stabbing Westward. They were one of the few industrial bands in the 90s to get regular radio play and MTV airplay (back when MTV actually showed music videos). I listened to their first 3 albums over and over again to the point where I had memorized all the songs and knew all the lyrics.
In 2002 Stabbing Westward broke up and 'The Dreaming' was born, founded by Stabbing Westward frontman "Christopher Hall". The new music is a great follow-up to Stabbing Westward, with the same singer and vocal styles, and still having a fresh new sound. Out of the awesome lineup we have for Triton Festival this September, the band I am actually most looking forward to seeing is "The Dreaming". They will be performing a special set which includes Stabbing Westward songs.

In our interview with Christopher, he talks about why Stabbing Westward broke up, and what it's like to achieve 'mainstream' success in the music scene only to start all over again.

"Stabbing Westward broke up because the music industry became too hard for them. We had just lost our second record deal in 2 years and it became obvious that they were not going to be able to maintain the level of success that they had grown accustomed to. We recorded in high end expensive studios. We had guys to set up our gear every night and check us into hotels,we had luxury buses to ride and sleep in. we basically walked on stage and played and then drank and partied all night until someone tucked us in and then we did it all again the next day. Once the money dried up and they realized that they would have to travel in a van and set up their own gear and share hotel rooms they decided it wasn't worth it anymore. I disagreed. so the very next day Johnny and I started the Dreaming. "

Click Here to read the full interview with Christopher Hall of The Dreaming

THE DREAMING CD GIVEAWAY!!!
We're giving away 5 CD's from The Dreaming just for people who post on the interview with The Dreaming! Submit a comment on the interview for your chance to win!

The Dreaming on VampireFreaks

Happy Mother's Day! We would like to show our appreciation for all the wonderful moms out there.

Also thanks to everyone that came out to Cybertron last night, was an AWESOME night! Soooo hungover...

Model Picture Contests
The Vampirefreaks Models have been participating in model only photo contests. You can view these winning images in our gallery! [[Clickity]] . Have a photo contest idea that hasn't already been done? Give us a few contest ideas that you want the models to participate in. If we use your idea...you will be credited when we post the winner!

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New(er) Models
VenomMacabre :

This is the perfect time of year for this model. She loves spring and flowers.
Don't be fooled, this rose has thorns - with torture in her interest.
She does not like old flirts, and is married.
VenomMacabre on VF

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Frankenanda :

This lovely lady is from London. She is an animation student, .
Creating amazing things from nothing but her imagination.
However her creations may (at times) reflect her dark and creepy point of view
Frankenanda VF

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KaeBambi :

Kae is a 22 year old gamer. She loves anime & unicorns.
Give her a cute cupcake and you may be friends for life.
But don't let her cute exterior fool you, she is fierce and loves death metal.
KaeBambi on VF

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