Vlad In Tears

Vlad In Tears is a German dark rock/gothic rock band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2005.

History

Vlad In Tears were formed in 2005 by the brothers Kris, Dario, Lex and their good friend Alex in Cassino (Italy) . Before writing and playing their own songs, the band played cover songs.

Soon they hit the stages in Italy, Austria, Switzerland and former Yugoslavia (now Serbia and Montenegro). Shortly afterwards the group recorded their first demo cd After The End, which included ten tracks.

In 2008 Vlad In Tears had a record deal with Aural Music and released their debut album Seed Of An Ancient Pain which gained a lot of good critics from the Gothic scene. Shortly after that, the band recorded the EP "Pact With The Night“.

In 2010 the second record Underskin was released through Rough Trade Records. The album was produced by John Fryer who travelled to Italy for a month to work on it. After that, the band did the "Forbidden“ Tour in Germany.

At the end of 2011 the concept album Welcome To Vladyland was released and Vlad In Tears toured in Germany with their "Night In Vladyland“ Tour. During this tour, they released an EP of the same title.

The band had to reorganize themselves in 2012/2013 due to the fact that in 2012 Lex and in 2013 Alex left the group. The brothers Salvatore and Luca Di Pressa plus Cosmo Cadar joined Kris and Dario and completed the current line-up. With Kris and Dario moving from Italy to Germany, Vlad In Tears relocated their home base to Berlin.

In June 2013, the group played a special acoustic gig with a string orchestra and a guest singer at the theARTer gallery in Berlin. Vlad In Tears toured in support of various German bands throughout fall 2013 such as Stahlmann, Hämatom and Unzucht as well as their own acoustic tour in December before continuing to play some other support shows in January 2014.

In February 2014 Salvatore and Luca Di Pressa left the band and were replaced by Gregor Friday.

The band announced their fourth record named '"Vlad In Tears" which will be released on August 22, 2014 via ZYX Music. Vlad In Tears named bands like Korn and Marilyn Manson as their main influences while recording the new album.

They will be touring the UK for the first time in 2014 for their 'Kiss Our Souls' Tour

Purple Turtle, Camden, London 29 October 2014 Ivory Blacks, Glasgow, Scotland 30 October 2014 The Box, Crewe, 31 October 2014 The Dome, Liverpool, (with Danse Society Reincarnated and guest DJ from 'Songs of Preys' radio show DJ Mark M) 1 November 2014