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, released on 21 December 2010, and his sixth release overall. The album is a compilation of two Lord Vampyr EPs – the previously unreleased ''Vampyria'', recorded in 2010, and ''

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, for the tenth anniversary of their opening. The lyrics to the ''Blood Bathory'' EP were all based on Hungarian and Romanian folktales.

Track listing

Notes

* Tracks 1-5 were taken from the ''Vampyria'' EP (2010) * Tracks 6-9 were taken from the ''

'' EP (2007)

Personnel

; ''Vampyria'' *

(Alessandro Nunziati) – vocals * Aerioch (Andrea di Nino) – bass * Aeternus (Diego Tasciotti) – drums * Prometherion (Fabio Palazzola) – guitars * Seth 666 (Andrea Taddei) – guitars * Lady Noir (Mariachiara Castaldi) – female backing vocals * Endymion (Riccardo Studer) – keyboards ; ''Blood Bathory'' *

(Alessandro Nunziati) – vocals * Aeshla (Francesco Struglia) – drums * Alexiel – keyboards * Nighthorn (Silvano Leone) – bass * Nepesh-Ra (Cristiano Trionfera) – guitars * S.K. – guitars

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vampyria 2010 compilation albums Lord Vampyr albums Industrial metal compilation albums