Alessandro Nunziati (born 16 September 1972), better known by his stage name Lord Vampyr, is an Italian musician, record producer and writer, famous for being the former vocalist of the

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, as well as one of its founding members.

Biography

Nunziati was born in

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, Italy, on 16 September 1972. As a teenager, he studied accounting and

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at the II° liceo artistico di Roma, and also graduated in

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at the

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. His first musical ventures were with the

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band Sepolcrum, formed in 1988 and of which he served as the vocalist. Sepolcrum released three demo tapes before changing its musical style to

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and its name to VII Arcano in 1995. In 1994, after recording a last

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with VII Arcano that would be released in the following year, Nunziati left the band to form

. In 1995, Theatres des Vampires' first demo tape, '' Nosferatu, eine Simphonie des Gravens'', was released. The tape got the attention of record label Garden of Grief, which released their first studio album, '' Vampyrìsme, Nècrophilie, Nècrosadisme, Nècrophagie'', in the following year. It was also in 1995 when Nunziati first donned his stage name Lord Vampyr; at the time, though, it was written with an I – "Lord Vampir". (In ''

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'', however, he would introduce himself as Lord Vampyr Draculea; it was the only Theatres des Vampires album in which he did so.) Initially a raw

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band, Theatres des Vampires' musical style would gradually shift to a cleaner and more "produced"

as time went by. Nunziati left Theatres des Vampires in 2004, due to creative divergences between him and the rest of the band, and began pursuing a solo career. His first solo album, '' De Vampyrica Philosophia'', was released in 2005; its musical style was a

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reminiscent of the early Theatres des Vampires material. This musical direction would continue to his second album, ''

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'', released in 2009. Beginning with his third album, 2010's '' Horror Masterpiece'', Nunziati abandoned the symphonic black metal style of his previous albums to shift to a more industrial-inflected sonority. In the same year he also released a compilation containing two old extended plays of his, entitled '' Vampyria''. In 2005 Nunziati also formed a side project named Lord Vampyr's Shadowsreign, that released only one EP and one studio album before disbanding in 2008, reuniting in 2009 and coming to an end again in 2010. Nunziati also serves as the vocalist and guitarist of the bands Nailed God,

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(under the pseudonym Lord Alexander) and Malamorte. In 2009, Nunziati published his first novel, the thriller ''Male innocente'' (Italian for "Innocent Evil"), through Gruppo Albatros il Filo.Gruppo Albatros il Filo – i nostri Autori: Alessandro Nunziati
It was never released outside Italy. His fourth studio album, '' Gothika Vampyrika Heretika'', was released in 2013. He announced on his official Facebook in December 2016 that he is currently working on a new studio album titled ''Death Comes Under the Sign of the Cross''. The new album of Lord Vampyr is out in the digital stores (November 2018) and on cd (December 2018) for Sleaszy Rider Records. November 2018: Rockshots Records signed a worldwide deal with Malamorte. The new album will be titled "Hell for All" and will be out 25 January 2019 (Europe) and 8 February 2019 (North America) 2019: Malamorte signed a contract with Revalve Records, the new album "God Needs Evil" will be out 21st February 2020. September 2020: Malamorte signed a new contract with the label Moribund Records from the US.

Discography

With VII Arcano

* 1990: ''Anteroom of the Hell'' (demo tape – as Sepolcrum) * 1992: ''Flowers Upon the Grave'' (demo tape – as Sepolcrum) * 1994: ''Promo 1994'' (demo tape – as Sepolcrum) * 1995: ''Gather My Blood Forever'' (EP)

With Theatres des Vampires

* 1995: '' Nosferatu, eine Simphonie des Gravens'' (demo tape) * 1996: '' Vampyrìsme, Nècrophilie, Nècrosadisme, Nècrophagie'' * 1999: ''

'' * 2001: '' Iubilaeum Anno Dracula 2001'' (EP) * 2001: '' Bloody Lunatic Asylum'' * 2002: '' Suicide Vampire'' * 2003: '' Vampyrìsme...'' * 2004: '' Nightbreed of Macabria''

Solo

* 2005: '' De Vampyrica Philosophia'' * 2007: '' Blood Bathory'' (EP) * 2009: ''

'' * 2010: '' Horror Masterpiece'' * 2010: '' Vampyria'' (compilation) * 2013: '' Gothika Vampyrika Heretika'' * 2019: '' Death Comes Under the Sign of the Cross'' * 2021: '' The Vampire's Legacy''

With Cain

: ''See Cain (Italian band)#Discography''

With Malamorte

* 2014: ''The Fall of Babylon'' (EP) * 2016: ''Devilish Illusions'' * 2017: ''Satan Goes to Heaven to Destroy the Kingdom of God'' * 2019: ''Hell for All'' * 2020: " God Needs Evil" * 2021: " Mass Cult Suicide" * 2022: " Omen " * 2024: " Abisso"

With Lord Vampyr's Shadowsreign

: ''See Lord Vampyr's Shadowsreign''

With Nailed God

* 2009: ''Glorification of the Unborn''

Solo band members

;Current members * Lord Vampyr – vocals (2005–present) * Diego Tasciotti – drums (2008–present) * Ferenc Nádasdy – keyboards, bass (2011–present) * Gabriele Martella – guitars (2021–present) ;Past members * Giuseppe De Paolo – guitars (2019–2020) * Fabrizio Curcio – guitars (2017–2018) * Andrea Taddei – guitars (2008–2021) * Nighthorn (Silvano Leone) — bass (2005–2008) * Aeshla (Francesco Struglia) — drums (2005–2008) * Nepesh-Ra (Cristiano Trionfera) — guitars (2005–2008) * S.K. — guitars (2005–2008) * Alexiel – keyboards (2005–2008) * Count Morgoth (Roberto Cufaro) — keyboards (2005) * Endymion (Riccardo Studer) — keyboards (2008–2010) * Lady Eter – female backing vocals (2008–2010) * Prometherion (Fabio Palazzola) — guitars (2010–2011) * Lady Noir (Mariachiara Castaldi) — female backing vocals (2010–2011) * STN Zyklon (Michele Arnone) — guitars (2010–2014) * Aerioch (Andrea di Nino) — bass (2008–2014)

References

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