De Vampyrica Philosophia
| De Vampyrica Philosophia | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 6 February 2005 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic black metal | |||
| Length | 37:25 | |||
| Label | Officina Rock | |||
| Producer | Stefano Morabito | |||
| Lord Vampyr chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metalitalia.com | 6.5/10[1] |
| Noise.fi | 3/5[2] |
De Vampyrica Philosophia is the debut solo studio album by Italian extreme metal vocalist Lord Vampyr, released on 6 February 2005 through Officina Rock Records. The album was Lord Vampyr's first release following his departure from Theatres des Vampires. The title is a pun on the famous occult treatise De Occulta Philosophia.
The spoken-word portion of the track "De Vampyrica Philosophia" was taken from the opening lines of the 2003 film The Order, and the instrumentation is sampled from the 1992 film Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Tracks 6 and 7 contain quotations from poems by Oscar Wilde.
Critical reception
Noise.fi called the compositions good but lyrics terrible and album overall unoriginal.[2] Metalitalia.com said the production is very good and noted the singer as versatile but called the album too similar to Cradle of Filth.[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Lord Vampyr.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "De Vampyrica Philosophia" | 1:38 |
| 2. | "Carmilla... Whispers from the Grave" | 4:57 |
| 3. | "A Sad Litany of Vampires" | 5:00 |
| 4. | "Nocturnal Vampire's Orgy" | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Blood Lovers" | 2:37 |
| 6. | "Morgana" | 4:33 |
| 7. | "The Ophelia's Ghost" | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Die Herrschaft des Blutes"
| 10:44 |
| 9. | "...Now... Sleep..." (instrumental) | 0:34 |
- "Die Herrschaft des Blutes" is German for "Reign of Blood".
Personnel
- Lord Vampyr (Alessandro Nunziati) – vocals, drum programming
- Count Morgoth (Roberto Cufaro) – guitars, keyboards
- Alexiel – keyboards
- Nighthorn (Silvano Leone) – bass
- Stefano Morabito – production, additional guitars (track 8)
References
- ^ a b Vidmar, Paolo (18 May 2005). "LORD VAMPYR – De Vampyrica Philosophia". Metalitalia.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ a b Salonen, Jere (9 May 2005). "Levyarvostelut - Lord Vampyr - De Vampyrica Philosophia (Albumi)". Noise.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 9 October 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
External links
- Lord Vampyr's official website Archived 30 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine