The quintet of bearded gentlemen that make up Vampyrouss have hearts that proudly beat with a throbbing passion for the 80’s. We are still not quite sure whether that would be the 1980’s or the 1880’s or indeed a mixture of the both!

The band have been telling their own tales of “gothic romance” through a unique “ambient orchestral rock” since 2002.

Thus far the Devonshire based band have written a slew of demo CD’s, VCD’s and mini albums, often containing gothic “hammer horror” style concepts, doomed love songs and an alternative world narrative, spiced up by the fantastical realm in which they take place.

Composer Azrael Gexen defines the grandiose soundscapes with haunting piano melodies and soaring lead violins, setting the tone for vocalist Kazraine Maars’ theatrical story telling. He chooses to utilize an almost morbid spoken narration which is driven into the realm of heavy rock by the six stringed rhythm’s of bassist Robert Rochelle, the atmospheric grandeur of Rejon Munchausen’s backing keyboards and completed by the latest addition to the “cirque de vampyr”, Padraich Anthony “The Lange” and his powerful guitar work.

Their latest epic saga is "A Dark Desire", a tale of Witch hunts, loss of faith, revenge, Vampyrism and lust, set across hundreds of years through the eyes of a broken and desperate aristocrat whom makes a deal with a devil…