VAMPS ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF NEW STUDIO ALBUM,
　　　　　　　　　　　‘BLOODSUCKERS’
　　　VIA SPINEFARM RECORDS FOR MARCH 2015…

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　PLUS
 　　　VAMPS HOST & HEADLINE ‘VAMPARK FEST 2015’
　　　　　　　WITH FULL INTERNATIONAL LINE-UP,
　　PRIOR TO TOURING THE US WITH SIXX:A.M. IN APRIL AND
 　　　　A HEADLINE SHOW IN NEW YORK ON MAY 1ST
 


VAMPS, THE Japanese rock band formed by and featuring HYDE (L’Arc~en~Ciel) and K.A.Z (Oblivion Dust), will release a new studio album, ‘BLOODSUCKERS’, through Spinefarm Records on March 23rd in the UK/EU and March 24th US.
 
This 13 track release – produced by VAMPS and Josh Wilbur (whose previous credits include Gojira and Lamb Of God) and housed in the artwork of mysterious Japanese artist Rockin’ Jelly Bean – is the follow-up to ‘SEX BLOOD ROCK N’ ROLL’, also issued via Spinefarm in 2013.
 
Songs on ‘BLOODSUCKERS’, which will be available on CD & download, include ‘WORLD’S END’ (a UK single in 2014, and used in the Sony campaign for the Xperia UK mobile,), ‘GET AWAY’, ‘REPLAY’, ‘THE JOLLY ROGER’ & ‘VAMPIRE’S LOVE’ – not just a Top 3 single in Japan but also the song selected to launch Hollywood blockbuster, ‘Dracula Untold’, in that market.
 
In addition, ‘REPLAY’ was the theme song of ‘Dark Labyrinth’, one in a series of a world-famous smartphone apps from ‘Dark Summoner’ (the app has been downloaded over six million times), whilst ‘THE JOLLY ROGER’ features in the TV commercial for Nissan’s X-Trail SUV… no surprise then that the album has already been a Top 5 success in Japan…
 
Says HYDE, who launched VAMPS with K.A.Z in 2008: “‘Bloodsuckers’ is a record that we spent almost one year putting together. For me, this is the best work we’ve done so far, and we would love to tour around the world with these songs…”
 
‘BLOODSUCKERS’ sees VAMPS pushing their take on contemporary hard rock to exotic new heights, blending melody and message over 50 minutes of dramatic, impassioned music…
 
“Our aim was to build on the excitement of our headline show at Koko in London last year, and of course our appearance at the Download Festival in the UK,” explains HYDE…
 
 
ON THE live front, VAMPS have played over 300 dates around the world in the past five years, including shows in North America; they have also visited the South American continent, where their second album, ‘BEAST’(2010), charted in the Top 4 – a unique achievement for a Japanese act.
 
Most recently, they completed a run of dates in Japan (33 shows to 65,000 people), climaxing with a worldwide webcast of their Zepp Tokyo show on January 25th.
 
Next, on February 18th / 19th, VAMPS will be hosting & headlining their own festival, ‘VAMPARK FEST’, set to take place at the legendary Nippon Budokan in Tokyo – the bill will be completed by Special Guests SIXX:A.M., plus Buckcherry, Gerard Way and Nothing More.
 
Outside of Japan, VAMPS will tour the US with SIXX:AM in April; this major run of dates – which also features Finland’s Apocalyptica – kicks off in in San Francisco on April 8th at The Regency Ballroom.
 
Says Nikki Sixx of SIXX:A.M. “SIXX:A.M. just played our first Japanese show ever with VAMPS in Tokyo at Budokan. They really gave us our first opportunity to play in front of so many rock fans in Japan. We now want to extend the same for them by bringing them out on tour with us. We can’t wait for our fans to discover them all across the US.”

The full list of shows – including festival appearances plus a New York headliner in May – is as follows…
 

APRIL 2015

WED 8 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom w/SIXX:A.M. and Apocalyptica
FRI 10 Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint w/SIXX:A.M. and Apocalyptica
SAT 11 Los Angeles, CA Club Nokia w/SIXX:A.M. and Apocalyptica
MON 13 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre w/SIXX:A.M. and Apocalyptica
TUE 14 Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre w/SIXX:A.M. and Apocalyptica
THU 16 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live w/SIXX:A.M. and Apocalyptica
FRI 17 Dallas, TX @ Bomb Factory w/SIXX:A.M. and Apocalyptica
SUN 19 Minneapolis, MN @ Mill City Nights w/SIXX:A.M. and Apocalyptica
MON 20 Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theater w/SIXX:A.M. and Apocalyptica
TUE 21 Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre w/SIXX:A.M. and Apocalyptica
SAT 25 Ft. Myers, FL @ Ft. Rock Festival
SUN 26 Jacksonville, FL @ Welcome to Rockville
TUE 28 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory w/SIXX:A.M. and Apocalyptica
WED 29 Silver Springs, MD @ The Fillmore w/SIXX:A.M. and Apocalyptica

MAY
Fri 1 NY, NY @ Best Buy Theatre (Headline show)
Fri 15/Sat 16/Sun 17 Rock On The Range @Columbus, OH

<Ticket Link>
VAMPS LIVE 2015 NY - May 1st @Best Buy Theater
http://hyperurl.co/VAMPS_LIVE_NY2015

SIXX:A.M. The Modern Vintage Tour
w/ special guests Apocalyptica and VAMPS
http://www.axs.com/artists/211925/sixx-a-m-tickets


VAMPS “BLOODSUCKERS - International Edition “
iTunes Pre-order from February 19th :http://po.st/itvampsinterblood

<Product Info>
Release date – March 23th (UK/EU) , 24th(US)
Label - Spinefarm
Track list
1.REINCARNATION / 2. ZERO / 3. LIPS / 4. WORLD’S END / 5. EVIL / 6. GHOST / 7. VAMPIRE’S LOVE / 8. DAMNED /
9. GET AWAY / 10. REPLAY / 11. BLOODSUCKERS / 12. THE JOLLY ROGER / 13. INSIDE MYSELF

<VAMPSVEVO>
https://www.youtube.com/user/VAMPSVEVO