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Nosferatu have grown to become one of the most commercially successful Second Wave Gothic Rock Bands worldwide and most certainly in England.

Having sold well over 100,000 units worldwide since their first commercial release in 1991, they have the credibility of being one of the few elite UK Gothic Rock bands to enjoy chart success. Their vast array of independent releases (7 singles, 9 albums and individual songs appearing on 36 different compilation albums) makes it a hard task for any collector to track down all of these recordings.

January 1988 Guitarist Damien DeVille (from Sutton, Surrey) leaves Ruislip based Glam Goth band "Sister Midnight" after arguments with new lead guitarist Neil Bufton (now of T-Rexstacy)

March 1988 Damien DeVille is given the telephone number of Vlad Janicek (former keyboard player of Goth band "The Dreaming") by Sister Midnight keyboard player Mark. DeVille who is looking to form a Hardcore Gothic Rock band to go with his Vampiric image & hearse telephones Vlad (from Harrow, Middlesex) to arrange a meeting to discuss the project. Vlad brings along his girlfriend Sapphire Aurora (from Northwood, Middlesex & former vocalist for "The Dreaming"). The three agree to form a new band with Sapphire on Vocals, Damien on Guitar & Vlad on bass.This band will become known as "Nosferatu".

October 1988 After several months of song-writing, keyboard programming by Vlad & drum-machine programming by Damien, Nosferatu have enough songs to commence live performances. They rehearse in various studios across London & Middlesex and make their live debut on October 05th at The Rock Garden, Covent Garden, London.They are joined onstage by Mydey (who controls the tapes & keyboards) This concert is solely promoted by Damien & Vlad leafleting London Nightclubs such as Kit Kat, Badlands, Camden Electric Ballroom plus shops in Carnaby Street, Kensington Market & Hyper Hyper. 28 people turn up to see Nosferatu play a set that is plagued by poor onstage sound, plenty of feedback from Damiens guitar and a finale when Sapphires Drink is kicked over the guitarist's effect pedals. Disgusted by The poor sound, DeVille smashed his recently acquired Gibson SG guitar onstage.

December 1988 Nosferatu return to the live scene and play their 2nd concert, this time at "The Flag" in Wembley, London, supporting "King Called The Culprit" & Goth No-Hopers "Whiskey & The Devil". The event is promoted by Frank Drake of Flag Promotions (which is still very active and popular on The London Club Scene today). Despite a hostile welcome from the audience, Nosferatu play through their entire 45 minute set, once again joined for the 2nd and last time by Mydey (again on tapes & keyboards). After the concert, Sapphire leaves the band for the 1st time.

January 1989 Saphirre rejoins the band in time for their 1st Demo Recording Session at Second Sense Studios in Harrow, Middlesex (owned & run by BBC Top Of The Pops 2 Sound Engineer Andy Hewitt). Three songs are recorded and mixed over a period of 3 days, "Bloodlust", " Pathway Of Flowers" & "Merlin".

February 1989 With the mixed demos in the can, Nosferatu commence tape duplication and mail and hand-deliver demo cassettes to selected UK Indie Record Labels. Nick Jones of Karbon Records (who shares an office with Merciful Release at the time) is impressed with the band, but does not have the financial resources to allow them to be taken onboard his own label. Also, a licensing deal by The lead singer of 1960's band The Honeycombs is rejected by Nosferatu. Vlad points out that Flickknife Records have turned down Nosferatu for being too Gothic, whilst Flicknife have a coffin for the main door to their office which in itself is a contradiction.

July 1989 After numerous song-writing sessions, photo-shoots & rehearsals, Nosferatu take to the stage once more and play concerts at The Hastings Crypt (which is engineered by Alan "The Cat" Pelling (who started The Torture Garden Club), Wimbledon's William Morris Club & New Merlins Cave in Kings Cross, London. Their concert at The Kings Head in Fulham, London is cancelled as Vlad arrives too late to play. The band also embark on a night time trip to see Sir Francis Dashwoods Hellfire Club in West Wycombe, Bucks. Once again Sapphire leaves the band who then concentrate on their songwriting.

January 1990 With Sapphire rejoining the band, Nosferatu return once again to Second Sense Studios in Harrow and record three new songs "Emma Louise", "Anaal Nathract" & "False Gods". Marjorie Macklenenberg, a representative for a Dutch Television company films one of the recording sessions which is later broadcast on Dutch television. New manager Victor Taylor signs Nosferatu to his Agency and books several concerts for them

March 1990 Nosferatu embark on their last concerts with Sapphire Aurora which culminates in a Saturday Night Headline slot at The Prestigious "Fulham Greyhound", in Fulham, London.Vlad would play this concert with a 10 watt practice amp (kindly loaned to Mr DeVille by Carole Bohanan, President Of The Vampyre Society) as DeVille had recently blown Vlad's main amp by wiring live connections to earth.

April 1990 New Vocalist (and former Grenadier Guard) Gary Clark joins the band this month and is renamed "Incubus" by Vlad.

June 1990 Nightbreed Records release a compilation album "New Alternatives". It contains the Nosferatu track "Bloodlust". The band's first outing on vinyl.

July 1990 Nosferatu play numerous concerts in and around London including "Opera On The Green" in Shepherds Bush, "The Venue" in New Cross (supporting The Charlatans), Harlesden Mean Fiddler, The Railway Tavern in Hampstead, Islington Powerhaus & Brentford Red Lion (where they are joined by Felo De Se which is the embryonic "Children On Stun"). Nosferatu's live following is accelerating quickly, aided by Vlad's Fanzine "Grimoire". Incubus is carried on stage at concerts in a coffin which was built for DeVille. Incubus also preaches from a Pulpit onstage (an elaborate concept by Vlad, later copied by Marilyn Manson some 10 years later). Vlad also designs and builds a 3 piece wooden backdrop fitted with a Goats skull which exhales smoke and allows Nosferatu more props to liven up their onstage performances.

October 1990 Nosferatu tour the UK for the first time together with Every New Dead Ghost.They take in 7concerts and play in Newcastle On Tyne, Leeds, Birmingham, Leicester, Nottingham, Bradford & London. At the end of the tour Incubus leaves the band. Incubus would later go on to form Cure Tribute Band "The Cureheads".

April 1991 After months of advertising & auditioning, Nosferatu find a new vocalist, Louis DeWray who is based in Bordon, Hampshire.

May 1991: Nosferatu inclusive of founder member Damien DeVille on guitar, enter the studio to record their Debut EP "The Hellhound". Consisting of 6 new songs, this is produced on cassette and 12" vinyl.

September 1991: Nosferatu's record label "Possession Records" is formed and a UK distribution deal with York based APT follows. The debut EP "Hellhound" is released and receiving an excellent review in The NME, sales accelerate and a second run of the vinyl is quickly pressed up and sells out immediately.This debut single is very kindly financed by Vlads mother.

December 1991: Nosferatu play a 10 date UK tour to build the base for their next release. Support on most dates comes from Children On Stun They play in Hastings, Liverpool, Glasgow, Birmingham, Derby, Leeds, Cardiff, London & Leicester and are joined by Drummer Belle (now of Goth Rockers "Killing Miranda").Damien DeVilles 1967 Hearse is used as Tour Vehicle much to the amazement of The police, who give the band a road escort out of Derby after their concert !! Nosferatu also team up with The Sex Gang Children on their comeback London gig at The Camden Underworld which proves to be a sellout show ! They run into Tony James (of Generation X, Sigue Sigue Sputnik & Sisters Of Mercy) backstage

January 1992: Nosferatu record a wealth of new songs. Enough for their next single "Vampyres Cry" and its follow up "Diva". DeVille's boss Terence Morgan, M.D. of A.E.Morgan Publications, Epsom kindly agrees to finance Nosferatu's 2nd Single "Vampyre's Cry". He will also finance the "Diva", "Inside The Devil" & "Savage Kiss" singles and lend the band a total of nearly £15,000. Without which, they may never have progressed to International Release's.

February 1992: Nosferatu again with The Sex Gang Children play at The New Cross Venue to an audience of over 800 people. They are joined on drums once again by Belle.

March 1992: Nosferatu set off on a 10 date tour of The UK in Damien DeVille's Hearse to support the release of their new single "Vampyres Cry" (noticeably reviewed in Melody Maker and NME). Nosferatu are contacted by a young journalist, Brian Warner (later to become known as Marilyn Manson) for a feature in the "Propaganda" Magazine which he edits. Hollywood journalist and fashion model Michelle Duncan is sent to Cardiff and interviews the band, which then receive a 5 page spread published in the magazine.

September 1992 Nosferatu book themselves into "Dance Attic Studios" in Putney, South London to rehearse for The "Diva" Tour. Unbeknown to the band, the studio turns out to be a Rehearsal Studio for Ballet Dancers, Choreographers and the like. The Clientele are not impressed when the band arrive in DeVilles hearse, unload Vlad's PA System into the studio and play Loud "Kick Arse" Gothic Rock 10 feet away from snooty women in leotards eating salmon & cucumber sandwiches in the posh restaurant. Nosferatu are even more surprised to see Richard Fairbrass (of Right Said Fred) peering into their rehearsal room when they are running through the "Diva Set". "Dance Attic" was at the time owned by Fred & Richard Fairbrass. After the rehearsal Nosferatu were told that they would not be welcome rehearsing there anymore. Right Said Fred.........Let's ban Nosferatu.........(sounds like a song)

October 1992: An additional 10 date UK tour is to support their new single "Diva". The first 500 copies are pressed in red vinyl and are so scarce and in demand that even the band cannot get hold of a copy . Nosferatu receive their first known Radio One Airplay as DJ Steve Wright plays "Diva" on his Show plugging their tour dates. John Peel also plays the single on Radio One. The Exeter concert is cancelled as the venue is double-booked. The Cranberries take Nosferatu's slot.

December 1992 saw Nosferatu gigging with Doctor and The Medics at Nottingham Rock City, playing to a capacity crowd. A meeting at Camden Underworld between Nosferatu and Dave Roberts of Sex Gang Children (acting as Los Angeles based Cleopatra Records A&R Man) is fruitful and Nosferatu sign a licensing deal with Cleopatra Records for their debut album "Rise". Cleopatra were originally interested in a compilation of all of the singles, but as the debut album "Rise" was just about to be recorded, they decided to release this. (The original compilation album materialized into "Legend"). This deal is buoyed up by the 5 page feature in USA's "Propaganda" magazine.

Louis DeWray & Damien DeVille book the band into Vonns Studio in Islington,North London, but decide to visit House In The Woods Studio, Bletchingley to check out the facilities. They bump into 2 of The Manic Street Preachers who are using the studio for demos. So impressed with the studio, they cancel Vonns and book House In The Woods.

January 1993 Nosferatu enter The House In The Woods Studio and record their debut album "Rise" with Doc Milton as Engineer & Elizabeth Everett who sings backing vocals on "Siren" "Alone" & "Inside The Devil". The album takes a little over 2 weeks to record & mix.

April 1993 Supported by a 13 date UK Tour (taking in Brighton, Stoke On Trent, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Nottingham, Birmingham, Southend, Bristol, Cardiff, Southampton & London), the first of their recordings to enter the charts was the single "Inside The Devil", which reached Joint Number 131 (along with Duran Duran's "Ordinary World" and Metallica's "Sad But True") in The UKs National Gallup Chart in April 1993, which was a fantastic achievement for the band and for their own record label. Not many independent Record Labels manage to get into The National Top 200 UK Chart without major financial backing, let alone a single by a Gothic band! It was also the bands first release on compact disc. Sadly, Louis DeWray leaves Nosferatu this month. He would later go on to form the band "Ditzy Micro".

May 1993 saw the complete full release in the UK, Germany & USA of Nosferatu's debut album "Rise". Digitally mastered in Chris Birkett's (producer of "Nothing Compares To You" by Sinead O'Connor) studio in Kingston Upon Thames, it is a 12 track album and appears on vinyl, cassette and compact disc. This was to be the bands 1st official release in Germany with distribution by EFA, and in The USA via Los Angeles based Cleopatra Records with distribution by Caroline (who are really Virgin). To date this album has sold over 22,000 units worldwide and is Nosferatu's best selling release yet. It is still selling now.

August 1993 Nosferatu hold auditions for a replacement vocalist in Survival Studios, Acton, London. Both Niall Murphy & Dominic LaVey are short-listed, with Niall Murphy (from West Drayton, Middlesex) taking the role as new Nosferatu Lead Singer.

September 1993 Nosferatu enter their favourite Surrey Haunt "The House In The Woods Studio" and record "Savage Kiss", "Time Of Legends" & "The Keepers Call" for the forthcoming single "Savage Kiss". They are joined by Joby Talbot on Saxophone, who later joins The Divine Comedy and composes the theme tunes for UK Television shows "Father Ted" & "The League Of Gentlemen".

October 1993 Halloween saw Nosferatu playing overseas at a successful 2 night stint at "The Gibus" in Paris. The trip nearly ends in disaster on the return journey as the clutch on DeVille's hearse gives up the ghost on a Paris motorway on a Sunday.

November 1993 Aided by an 11 Date UK Tour (taking in Newcastle, Nottingham, Leicester, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingahm, Exeter, Cardif, Southampton & London), the single "Savage Kiss" reaches Number 16 in The UK Independent Chart in December 1993. It was the bands highest chart position to date. Niall Murphy & Damien DeVille run into Screaming Lord Sutch who is staying at the same hotel as the band in Birmingham. Telephone numbers and business cards are exchanged, but sadly nothing comes from their meeting.

Whilst staying at a certain Sheffield hotel, Niall Murphy, Damien DeVille & Sean Todd (Roadie) find it amusing to wire up 2 Pyrotechnic explosives, dangle them out of the hotel window so they sit on the grass at the front of the hotel and detonate them with a 9 Volt battery. They then withdraw the pyro wires hastily and pretend to be asleep when the Hotel Management knock on the door.

January 1994: Cleopatra Records release a compilation of Nosferatu's early Recordings as an album titled "Legend".

February 1994 saw Nosferatu performing more overseas concerts in Belgium and Holland.

May 1994 A six date tour of Germany is played taking in Hamburg, Berlin, Leipzig, Ulm, Munich and Heidelberg. The Leipzig was the largest concert Nosferatu had played at the time. Nosferatu Headline this 3 day festival (with The Cocteau Twins and The Cranes headlining the other 2 nights) and playing to an audience of over 3,000 people per gig.

August 1994 Nosferatu return to "The House In The Woods Studio" in Bletchingley, Surrey and record their 2nd Studio album "The Prophecy", again with Doc "Octopus" Milton (former guitarist of Alien Sex Fiend) as Engineer & Co-Producer. The album takes 2 weeks to record and mix.The song "Savage Kiss" is re-recorded with the manic guitar solo moving place in the song as well as Niall Murphy's vocals being re-worked. 3 extra songs are recorded, "Sucker For Love" (which only appears on The US Pressings of the CD, "I Love The Dead" ( a fantastic Alice Cooper Cover version which has never been released) & "The Chauffeur" (which was never completed and now lies on a Big Country Reel of tape as they booked the studio immediately afterwards and the studio had no spare tape).

October 1994 Nosferatu's second studio album "The Prophecy" is Digitally Mastered at Youth's (of Killing Joke's) Butterfly Studios in Brixton, South London. Nik Fiend of Alien Sex Fiend makes an impromptu and unexpected appearance at the studio when Nosferatu are mastering.

November 1994 Their second studio album "The Prophecy" reaches Number 14 in The UK Independent Chart. This, their highest chart position yet, was achieved even though the 11 Date Prophecy Tour was cancelled (due to internal band politics) after only 2 shows. If the tour had continued, the album would have most certainly gone into the Independent Top Ten. Their opening track "Requiem" was also played on Radio One for five successive evenings.

March 1995 sees Damien DeVille (Lead Guitarist) as the only founder member in the band. Possession Records is dissolved. Vocalist Dominic LaVey (Age 20 from Belfast and Ex Return To Khafji Vocalist) joins this month. Songwriting commences for the next album.

May 1995: Bass Guitarist Dante Savarelle (Age 25 from Liverpool) joins the band. Damien DeVille's son, also named Damien, is born this month.

July 1995: Nosferatu acquire a new label, Hades Records. The band enter into the depths of The House in The Woods studio to record their next single, "The Haunting" (once again engineered & co-produced by Doc "Octopus" Milton) is released in Germany and in The UK in October. The single goes on to sell well and pave the way for the next album. Dante Savarelle is mocked by DeVille & LaVey as he appears on British Television as The Bass Player in Mike Dixon's band on "Brookside" ( a UK "Soap" Television show).

August 1995 Nosferatu set out on a 7 date UK tour which culminates in them headlining The Marquee. This is the 4th time the band headline The Marquee and play once again to a capacity crowd of 800.

October 1995: Nosferatu return to the Gibus in Paris to play another Halloween concert (despite being stopped at Gard Du Nord Railway Station at Gunpoint by French Police, who do not like the look of the band).The show is filmed for French television and appears on the US video for "The Haunting", superimposed with footage taken from the original 1922 film "Nosferatu".

February 1996: "Prince Of Darkness" (named after the Hammer film "Dracula Prince Of Darkness") is recorded, once again at House In The Woods Studio with The Good "Doc" Milton Engineering & Co-Producing.

April 1996 Mixing of the album "Prince Of Darkness" is completed at House In The Woods Studio Bletchingley and Mastered by Andy LeVien at RMS Studios in South Norwood, London.

June 1996: Damien DeVille and Doc Milton re mix the track "Testify" for The Damned Re-Mix album "Testify" in between viewing The Euro 96 England versus Germany football match. Or was it the other way round? DeVille lays some guitar tracks down on the Remix. He is now proud to say "I played guitar on a song by The Damned". One lifetime ambition accomplished .

July 1996 A six date UK tour promotes the sales of the "Prince of Darkness" album which is released at the very end of August. It reaches Number 2 in the German independent charts

October 1996: The band are about to tour Germany again when the promoter is forced out of business. Disheartened, the band retreat and make plans for their next album.

November 1996: Nosferatu are asked to record The Cure's song "100 Years" for a Cure Tribute album titled "100 Tears". They then travel to Bruges, Belgium to headline an All-Day Festival and play to over 600 people (supported by Inkubus Sukkubus, Goethes Erben and more).

January 1997 sees Nosferatu playing Dublin for the first time to a capacity crowd at The Tower club. It is worth noting that no other Gothic band has achieved this feat yet.

February 1997: The band headline an All Day Festival at Nottingham's Rock City.

March 1997: Damien DeVille meets Rat Scabies at "The Arch" Studio in Kew, London to discuss drumming on the new Nosferatu album "Lord Of The Flies".

May 1997 Dante Savarelle resigns from the band citing that "DeVille & LaVey are impossible to work with"

August/September 1997: Nosferatu record and mix the "Lord Of The Flies" album. Doc Milton (long time Nosferatu Studio engineer/Co-Producer) plays bass guitar on the album, whilst Rat Scabies plays drums on 3 memorable songs.

February 1998 sees Nosferatu's fifth album (fourth studio album) "Lord Of The Flies" being released in the USA.

April 1998: A short UK tour promotes the UK Release of the album "Lord Of The Flies". They are joined by bass guitarist Stefan Diablo (age unknown, from Lee, South London). After a rioutous concert in Leeds, both Stefan Diablo & Damien DeVille trash Dominic Laveys hotel room whilst he is blind drunk. He awakens to find the bathroom 2 inches deep in water, broken crockery, smashed pictures frames, broken electrical items and a pile of vomit in the corner of the room. DeVille tries to convince LaVey that LaVey had done the damage himself whilst drunk and for a while LaVey is convinced he did. The next day, 30 miles down the Motorway, LaVey discovers that he has left some musical equipment at the hotel. The band return and are greeted by an angry hotel manager who tells the band that if they do not pay £400 in damages, he will call in the police. The band collect LaVeys equipment, pay the damages and are banned from a certain hotel chain. "Lord Of The Flies"album is also released in Germany this month.

October 1998: Nosferatu are asked to record their interpretation of The David Bowie song "Starman" for use on a Tribute album to David Bowie, alongside The Mission, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Alien Sex Fiend & Gene Loves Jezebel.

December 1998: New songs for the album "ReVamped" are recorded at The House In The Woods Studio, Bletchingley, Surrey. Rat Scabies drums and Stefan Diablo plays bass on some of the songs..

Jan/Feb 1999: Nosferatu edit and remix tracks for The "ReVamped" ReMix album at House In The Woods Studio. Their favourite engineer & Co-Producer "Doc Milton" is at the helm. DeVille's PlayStation cohorts Jason Page & Deniz Ahmet both remix tracks for this album.

May 1999: Nosferatu headline the Haus Leipzig venue (part of the Wave Gothik Treffen festival) in Germany and play to a capacity crowd of 2,500 people. They are supported by UK based "Inertia" and the French band "L'Aime Immortelle".

July 1999: They cover the song "People Are Strange" for the Doors Tribute Album, which is released by Cleopatra Records World-wide in February 2000.

September 1999: The band are asked by US based Dancing Ferret Discs Label to pen a song to be used in conjunction with the "Vampyre: The Masquerade" role playing game. They write, record, and mix the song "The Night is Young" in one evening. It is released on the "Music for the Succubus Club" album in December 1999.

Oct/Nov 1999: Work on the new Nosferatu live album "Reflections Through a Darker Glass" is started in October and completed in November. The track "Ascension," which features Rat Scabies on drums, appears on the new Cleopatra Records compilation album entitled "Gothic Maladies".

January 2000 "The Night Is Young" a song written especially for the compilation album "Songs from the Succubus Club" is released. A new song "Lucifer Rising" the mooted title track for the next studio album is demoed.

February 2000 Nosferatu's cover version of "People Are Strange" is released by Cleopatra Records on the album "Darken My Fire", a collection of Doors songs .Some people may notice the sound of a lawn mower on the recording which was added for that extra zest, or so the band say.

March 2000: Nosferatu release their first live album "Reflections Through A Darker Glass"in USA & Canada. It contains recordings spreading from 1991 to 1999 and covers concerts in Germany, France and Belgium as well as the UK.

May 2000 Nosferatu's moody instrumental track "Eye Of The Watcher" is released by Cleopatra Records and appears as the first song on the album "Vampire Rituals".

July 2000 "The Haunting" appears on the "Dark Noise" compilation album and the video to "The Haunting" appears on DVD for the first time on the Cleopatra Records "Goth Box" collection.

February 2001 Once again Nosferatu's cover version of The Doors "People Are Strange" appears on a CD. This time it surfaces on the "Covered In Goth" album.

April/May 2001 Nosferatu rework their song "The Night Is Young" and re-record "Lucifer Rising", this time with the addition of Rat Scabies on drums. Both of these songs are to be released on the album "The Best Of Nosferatu: Volume 1 The Hades Years". Both of these songs will be the first recordings from Rat Scabies "G.A.F." to be released using State Of The Art Technology.

October 2001 The new Nosferatu album "The Best Of Nosferatu: Volume 1 The Hades Years" is mastered at John Sykes (Guitarist for Whitesnake) Blackpool Studio . It contains 10 songs and 1 video.

December 2001 Philadelphia based Dancing Ferret Discs release the new Nosferatu album "The Best Of Nosferatu: Volume 1: The Hades Years" in the USA & Canada

February 2002 Nosferatu return to the UK Stage playing concerts at Nottingham Rock City, Leeds Joseph's Well & London Camden Underworld. They are joined by session drummer Matt Cherry who takes their Live Outfit up to a 4 piece. A rioutous set is played at all 3 concerts with Stefan Diablo demolishing one bass guitar during each show. For the finale of the Sold-Out London show, during their last song "Darkness Brings", Stefan Diablo smashes his bass guitar to smithereens and hands out parts of it to an unsuspecting audience. At the very end of the set, Damien DeVille also smashes one of his guitars, but in true "let's not do anything by half style" leaves the guitar plugged in and receives a mighty electric shock when the guitar disintegrates. Dominic LaVey collapses onstage at the end of what will be his final performance for Nosferatu.

Monday February 11th, the new Nosferatu album "The Best Of Nosferatu: Volume 1: The Hades Years" is released in the UK with distribution from Shellshock & Pinnacle.

July 2002 Having agreed tp play The Mera Luna Festival in Hildesheim, Germany as his final show for Nosferatu, Dominic LaVey changes his mind at the last minute, decides not to appear at the concert and leaves the band in a desperate attempt to recruit a singer for the massive festival.They are fortunate enough to find help from former Iron Heart Vocalist Christian Slaughter (from Berkshire) who learnt the whole Nosferatu Set in less than a week, which is in itself a remarkable achievement.

Whilst rehearsing at Stanbridge Farm Studios in Handcross, West Sussex, Nosferatu are surprised and delighted that The Sex Pistols are rehearsing for the Jubilee 25th Anniversary Concert in the barn next door. Nosferatu down their instruments and enjoy a fantastic hours enjoyment listening to The Sex Pistols rehearse "God Save The Queen", "Anarchy In The UK", "Holidays In The Sun", "Pretty Vacant", "Bodies", "Substitute", "Did You No Wrong" and more. Not many bands can say they have heard the Pistols rehearse, let alone a "free concert".

August 2002 With only three 6 hour rehearsals with Christian Slaughter, Nosferatu play at The Mera Luna Festival in Hildesheim, Germany to 6,000 people.

January 2003 Nosferatu commence re-working demos with Christian Slaughter but are informed by their record label that they must find a more suitable singer if they wish to continue with their Recording Contract. Sadly Christian Slaughetr departs the band which now comprises of Damien DeVille & Stefan Diablo. The search is now on for suitable vocalist.

August 2003 Damien DeVille meets up with Former Nosferatu Vocalist & Lyricist Louis DeWray at Mr DeWray's Residential Recording Studio in Hampshire, with a view to them recording the new album. This would be the 1st time in over 10 years that they have met up.

October 2003 Nosferatu converge on The Recording Studio for the 1st major rehearsal with Louis DeWray back on vocals, Damien DeVille on guitar, Stefan Diablo on bass & J.J.Bones on drums. They all formally agree to record a New Nosferatu album with Mr DeWray at the helm as Producer. More songs are demoed with the band due to commence recording early 2004. A Major photoshoot of the new line up is scheduled for late 2003. Nosferatu hope to play European dates commencing in May 2004.

December 2003 Once again Nosferatu enter the Studio to complete their photoshoot and work on recording songs for their new album.

February 2004 Nosferatu return to the recording studio and record another 3 songs for their forthcoming album.

May 2004 Nosferatu play concerts in Belgium & Germany. These are the first ones with the current lineup. It is also the first time that Mr DeWray & Mr DeVille have appeared together on the same stage since May 1993.