Vlad Tepes was a French
black metal
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band which was formed in
Brest
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in 1993. The name originated from
the 15th-century Wallachian ruler, the inspiration for
Bram Stoker
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Dracula
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. The group belongs to
the Black Legions
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. Vorlok Drakksteim also has a side project named Black Murder, for which he is the composer, while Wlad Drakksteim is the composer for Vlad Tepes. Vlad Tepes were one of the Black Legions bands featured in the magazine ''
The Black Plague - First Chapter (And Maybe Last One)
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'' in 1995.
History
After a self-released rehearsal tape, the demo-tape ''War Funeral March'' (1994) was released on the American market by
. It was followed the next year by ''
March to the Black Holocaust
Vlad Tepes was a French black metal band which was formed in Brest in 1993. The name originated from the 15th-century Wallachian ruler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's fictional vampire Dracula. The group belongs to the Black Legions. Vorlok ...
'', a split release with fellow Black Legions act Bèlkètre, issued on the French Embassy Productions. In 1996, another split album with the Black Legions project Torgeist, ''
Black Legions Metal
Vlad Tepes was a French black metal band which was formed in Brest in 1993. The name originated from the 15th-century Wallachian ruler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's fictional vampire Dracula. The group belongs to the Black Legions. Vorlok ...
'', was released by the French
Drakkar Productions
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.
The track ''Drink the Poetry of the Celtic Disciple'' was covered by alternative rock musician
Chris Brokaw
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on the album
Canaris on acoustic guitars.
Discography
Demos
*''Rehearsal Winter '93'' (Dec. 1993)
*''War Funeral March'' (Demo 1, Aug. 1994, Tape,
)
*''The Return of the Unweeping'' (Trial demo, also wrongly called ''The Return of the Unweeping Moon'', Sept. 1994)
*''Celtic Poetry'' (Demo 2, Nov. 1994)
*''Into Frosty Madness'' (Trial demo, Jan. 1995)
*''Brouillons I'' (unofficial draft leaked tape, May 1995)
*''Brouillons II'' (unofficial draft leaked tape, May 1995)
*''Dans Notre Chute...'' (Demo 3, Jul. 1995)
*''The Return of the Unweeping II'' (Experimental demo, also wrongly called ''reh '96'', Oct. 1995)
*''Black Legions Metal'' (cover demo, often wrongly called ''The Black Legions'', Nov. 1995)
*''Morte Lune'' (Demo 4, Mar. 1996)
Splits
* ''March to the Black Holocaust'' (1995, split-CD with Bèlkètre, 1000 hand-numbered copies, Embassy Productions TE002)
* ''Black Legions Metal'' (1996, Split-CD with Torgeist,
Drakkar Productions
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DKCD002)
Re-releases
* ''War Funeral March'' (MCD 1996 official re-release, 500 copies Embassy Production TE003)
* ''Black Legions Metal'' (2004, split-LP official re-release,
Drakkar Productions
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DKLP009)
* ''March to the Black Holocaust ''(2013, split official re-release CD/vinyle/tape,
Drakkar Productions
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DKCD071, DKLP026, DK078)
* ''War Funeral March ''(2013 official re-release CD/vinyle/tape,
Drakkar Productions
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DKCD072, DKLP027, DK079, contains ''Rehearsal Winter '93'' as bonus)
* ''Anthologie Noire'' (2013, double-CD, semi-official release
Drakkar Productions
Drakkar Productions is a French record label that has released many recordings of black metal bands throughout the world, on CD, cassette and vinyl. They have usually limited the prints to 1,000 copies or less, but some have been known to vary. ...
DKCD075)
* ''The Return of the Unweeping'' (2013, semi-official release vinyle/tape,
Drakkar Productions
Drakkar Productions is a French record label that has released many recordings of black metal bands throughout the world, on CD, cassette and vinyl. They have usually limited the prints to 1,000 copies or less, but some have been known to vary. ...
DKLP029, DK081)
* ''Celtic Poetry'' (2013, semi-official release vinyle/tape,
Drakkar Productions
Drakkar Productions is a French record label that has released many recordings of black metal bands throughout the world, on CD, cassette and vinyl. They have usually limited the prints to 1,000 copies or less, but some have been known to vary. ...
DKLP030, DK082)
* ''Into Frosty Madness'' (2013, semi-official release vinyle/tape,
Drakkar Productions
Drakkar Productions is a French record label that has released many recordings of black metal bands throughout the world, on CD, cassette and vinyl. They have usually limited the prints to 1,000 copies or less, but some have been known to vary. ...
DKLP031, DK083)
* ''Dans Notre Chute...'' (2013, semi-official release vinyle/tape,
Drakkar Productions
Drakkar Productions is a French record label that has released many recordings of black metal bands throughout the world, on CD, cassette and vinyl. They have usually limited the prints to 1,000 copies or less, but some have been known to vary. ...
DKLP032, DK084)
* ''Morte Lune'' (2013, semi-official release CD/vinyle/tape,
Drakkar Productions
Drakkar Productions is a French record label that has released many recordings of black metal bands throughout the world, on CD, cassette and vinyl. They have usually limited the prints to 1,000 copies or less, but some have been known to vary. ...
DKCD073, DKLP028, DK080)
* ''Winter'' (2014 MCD, official release of ''Reh' Winter '93'',
Drakkar Productions
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DKCD083)
* ''Celtic Poetry'' (2014 MCD, official release,
Drakkar Productions
Drakkar Productions is a French record label that has released many recordings of black metal bands throughout the world, on CD, cassette and vinyl. They have usually limited the prints to 1,000 copies or less, but some have been known to vary. ...
DKCD084)
* ''Into Frosty Madness'' (2014 MCD, official release,
Drakkar Productions
Drakkar Productions is a French record label that has released many recordings of black metal bands throughout the world, on CD, cassette and vinyl. They have usually limited the prints to 1,000 copies or less, but some have been known to vary. ...
DKCD085)
* ''Dans Notre Chute...'' (2014 CD, official release,
Drakkar Productions
Drakkar Productions is a French record label that has released many recordings of black metal bands throughout the world, on CD, cassette and vinyl. They have usually limited the prints to 1,000 copies or less, but some have been known to vary. ...
DKCD089)
* ''Morte Lune'' (2014 CD, official release,
Drakkar Productions
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DKCD090)
* ''The Return of the Unweeping - Collection'' (2014 CD, official release, contains ''The Return of the Unweeping I & II'' demos,
Drakkar Productions
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DKCD091)
* ''The Drakksteim Sessions'' (2015 double-CD, contains the ''Black Legions Metal'' -the Vlad Tepes part of the split with Torgeist as well as the eponymous cover demo-, several unreleased projects and Vlad Tepes covers by Chris Brokaw, Arkha Sva, Infernal Necromancy & Recluse,
Drakkar Productions
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DKCD094)
* ''An Ode to Our Ruin'' (2017 cassette, official release,
Black Gangrene Productions
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References
Vlad Tepes interviewin ''Petrified Magazine No. 3'', 1994.
in ''Kill Yourself Magazine No. 2'', 1995.
External links
Vlad Tepeson
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French black metal musical groups
Les Légions Noires bands
Musical groups established in 1993
Musical groups disestablished in 1996
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