Vampires Everywhere! - Lost in the Shadows EP

[Alex DiVincenzo]

Vampires Everywhere! - Lost in the Shadows
Record Label: Century Media Records
Release Date: April 13, 2010

Who?

Despite taking their name from The Lost Boys, Vampires Everywhere! have more in common with Twilight. Much like how that film is an insult to real monster movies, the California sextet is a poor excuse for a post-hardcore band. For reasons I’ll never understand (or perhaps just the almighty dollar), respected metal label Century Media signed these self-described outcasts. Lost in the Shadows, the group’s debut EP, features their first two songs: "Immortal Love" and "The Embrace".

How is it?

Vocalist Michael Vampire (the other members go by equally laughable monikers) used to sing for the pop punk band Love, She Wrote. Now that the genre is no longer marketable, he has hopped on the latest trend. His new vocal style includes screams and cheesy, auto-tuned vocals. Listeners over the age of 15 need not apply. The worst thing about about Vampires Everywhere! is not the music itself or even that they seem to put more effort into applying their make-up than writing songs, but rather the fact that the gimmick will undoubtedly sell. If this junk is passable as music these days, the world is in dire need of a Van Helsing to exterminate these Edward Cullen wannabes.

Attack Attack!; Escape the Fate; Alesana; Team Edward
myspace.com/vampireseverywhere (http://www.myspace.com/vampireseverywhere)

[Thomas Nassiff]

Team Edward is the best RIYL I have ever seen. No way Team Jacob would go for this.

TEAMJACOBXCORE

[Alex DiVincenzo]

Team Edward is the best RIYL I have ever seen. No way Team Jacob would go for this.

TEAMJACOBXCORE
Want to start a band called Team Jacob? Doesn't matter what we sound like; as long as we wear enough make-up and have a name like that, we'll get a record deal.

[Gregory Robson]

So glad you put this out there. Mad props. By the way that last line. Golden. You need to review more. God bless this review.

[Thomas Nassiff]

Want to start a band called Team Jacob? Doesn't matter what we sound like; as long as we wear enough make-up and have a name like that, we'll get a record deal.
I'm down. I'll be the hype man. I'll wear guyliner and hop around the stage and stick my hand out for all the 13 year old girls in the front to high five. After about a month of that, we'll have enough money to call it a career. :vampire:

[Keagan Ilvonen]

EP of the year

[Gregory Robson]

EP of the year
EP of the millenium.

[Alex DiVincenzo]

So glad you put this out there. Mad props. By the way that last line. Golden. You need to review more. God bless this review.
Haha thanks! I was quite proud of that last line. It's been difficult trouble finding things that inspire me enough to write to take the time to write a review during my busy semester, but this one was a no-brainer (in more ways than one).

[xapplexpiex]

The RIYL is terrible. And the review was pretty good. Short, but enough and to the point. I actually like this style of review. The "who?" part familiarises me with the band if I never heard of them. Cool.
To me, this is kinda sad. The music is supposed be meaningful to the performer. And if the band feels solely about money/conforming to the latest trend, then I'm losing hope.

[prefix-core]

Confirms everything I had assumed from the name and album title/seeing their ad in Alterantive Press. Haha.

[rawspinner]

I think Blade might be more badass.
http://i43.tinypic.com/23uefps.jpg

What type of music would be Werewolves Everywhere!/ Team Jacob?

[xapplexpiex]

I think Blade might be more badass.
http://i43.tinypic.com/23uefps.jpg

What type of music would be Werewolves Everywhere!/ Team Jacob?
I saw someone with a shirt that said something like "...and then Buffy killed Edward. The end." Made me chuckle.

[Alex DiVincenzo]

I think Blade might be more badass.
http://i43.tinypic.com/23uefps.jpg

What type of music would be Werewolves Everywhere!/ Team Jacob?
Genius. Thomas, scratch the Team Edward band. That market is over-saturated. We're starting the werewolf genre!

There is a cool psychobilly band called The Young Werewolves. Here (http://www.horror-101.com/?p=564) is a review I wrote for their last album a couple years back.

[cwhit412]

A whole 44%? Seriously?
I expected better of you guys.

[brandon_260]

Why did this 2 -track ep even get reviewed?

[Thomas Nassiff]

Genius. Thomas, scratch the Team Edward band. That market is over-saturated. We're starting the werewolf genre!

There is a cool psychobilly band called The Young Werewolves. Here (http://www.horror-101.com/?p=564) is a review I wrote for their last album a couple years back.
Werewolves Everywhere. Definitely has potential. We'll grow ferocious beards and we might have to jump on that Taylor Lautner ab workout and get some jorts but it'll be worth it.

[Alex DiVincenzo]

Why did this 2 -track ep even get reviewed?
It was submitted by the label.

Werewolves Everywhere. Definitely has potential. We'll grow ferocious beards and we might have to jump on that Taylor Lautner ab workout and get some jorts but it'll be worth it.
Way ahead of you on the beard front. Abs might take some time though.

[Yellowcard2006]

Rating is too high lol

[Thomas Nassiff]

It was submitted by the label.


Way ahead of you on the beard front. Abs might take some time though.
I recently started growing out my beard right after spring break. Hoping I can get a couple solid months in before I have to shave it for a job/necessity to not look so homeless.

[rawspinner]

Genius. Thomas, scratch the Team Edward band. That market is over-saturated. We're starting the werewolf genre!

There is a cool psychobilly band called The Young Werewolves. Here (http://www.horror-101.com/?p=564) is a review I wrote for their last album a couple years back.

eh.....I'm thinking it should be sxe broxcore. Because when it comes to the love of Bella...

(ahem)

"THIS IS A BATTLEGROUND!"

[Thomas Nassiff]

eh.....I'm thinking it should be sxe broxcore. Because when it comes to the love of Bella...

(ahem)

"THIS IS A BATTLEGROUND!"
Hey, I like Homesick. Yeah, I know. But when you want to bro down, you have to bro down.

[texasuckfest]

How can this be 44% when clearly its 666%... Duh... So Broootal! The autotune chorus is one of the toughest things I've ever heard. These guys are revolutionary. The first all vampire band. I wonder if they play during the day? Looks like no warped tour for them.... Sorry kids.

[rawspinner]

Hey, I like Homesick. Yeah, I know. But when you want to bro down, you have to bro down.

Ya, to tell you the truth......I do, too. SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[taylerx0]

The bio on their myspace makes me lol every time.

[Mikey Paine]

Saw an ad for this in AP, I lol'd.

[kylejoshuacox]

worst band of life. i'm pretty solid friends with a couple of the dudes in the band too. makes me sad every time i see them post a status update on facebook about the band. even if they do think it's cheesy (which i don't think they do...i think they're pretty serious) and are hoping to just make quick money and "retire," they're wrong. band's don't make money, especially new bands; labels do. the "music industry" (what a joke...) makes me sick. i hate it.

i hope for their sake i'm wrong and they make bank...but they wont. nor do any bands. if you're making a teacher's salary (40k a yr), you're doing pretty dang awesome.

this review was the most refreshing thing i've read on this website in months. thank you.

[tyramail]

i will not listen to this. this band lost any respect i may have had for them when they switched to this gimmick.

[cwhit412]

Rating is too high lol
Usually I'm okay with this shit. But this could possibly be the worst band I've ever heard. I may be biased cause I liked LSW, but yeah...

[Chiodosbros13]

Hey I'm Team Edward and I hated this

[Modern Leper]

How can you give this any score but a single digit one?

[Chris Fallon]

Funny stuff, Alex haha. For a band that's such a joke, they deserve an ample review, and you succeeded!

[Broclee]

Oh god lololol.

[threepunchjim]

Want to start a band called Team Jacob? Doesn't matter what we sound like; as long as we wear enough make-up and have a name like that, we'll get a record deal.
don't forget to de-shirt and flash those dude nips.

[Drow Swordsman]

A whole 44%? Seriously?
I expected better of you guys.
This. Lyrics too high, vocals too high. 5 should be considered "average", imo. Nothing special about this dude with all that autotune.

[Alex DiVincenzo]

This. Lyrics too high, vocals too high. 5 should be considered "average", imo. Nothing special about this dude with all that autotune.
Nothing special = average = 5

I agree I was a little easy on the scoring, to be honest. Looking back, my reviewer tilt and lasting value should have been a 2. But I think the review speaks for itself.

[Drow Swordsman]

Nothing special = average = 5

I agree I was a little easy on the scoring, to be honest. Looking back, my reviewer tilt and lasting value should have been a 2. But I think the review speaks for itself.
Agreed on both counts!

[Adam Pfleider]

Golden. You need to review more.

Greg and I are on the same brain wave...

[Argentine]

Man, I just hate vampires now. Vampires are officialy dead. These fuckers are just dragging that franchise's decomposing corpse around until it's arms fall off.

[CheckeredFloors]

The bio on their myspace makes me lol every time.
After reading your comment I headed over to their myspace to have a bit of a read.

hahahaha SUCH a poor bio

[simplejack]

If this junk is passable as music these days, the world is in dire need of a Van Helsing to exterminate these Edward Cullen wannabes.

best line ever

[drevans18]

just went to their myspace to listen. watched about half of the music video, came to a few conclusions:

1. similar to I Am Ghost in the whole we are gothic vampires way
2. their auto tune is on WAY too high
3. the girl in that video is really hot
4. like seriously really hot.

[Alex DiVincenzo]

just went to their myspace to listen. watched about half of the music video, came to a few conclusions:

1. similar to I Am Ghost in the whole we are gothic vampires way
2. their auto tune is on WAY too high
3. the girl in that video is really hot
4. like seriously really hot.
It's Trishelle from Real World Las Vegas, the biggest pseudo-celebrity they could get I guess

[aradiantsunrise]

I wish I could get back those 20 seconds of my life from attempting to listen to a song.

[drevans18]

It's Trishelle from Real World Las Vegas, the biggest pseudo-celebrity they could get I guess
would never have picked that out. and i think pseudo-celebrity may even be a bit generous... haha

[andthetruthwill]

Paul Leavitt produced these songs. Hopefully he does the full length too.

[Pete-Fish101]

i can get down with Love, She Wrote. this. is. awful. Worst band i have ever heard.

[i_versions]

EP of the millenium.
not only THAT but its a 2 track ep! :D

my personal favorite...

[CheckeredFloors]

Cullencore?

[pnkhrdwndr]

Confirms everything I had assumed from the name and album title/seeing their ad in Alterantive Press. Haha.
exactly what I thought

[NeonBlonde407]

so youre saying i should buy 2 copies?

[Gregory Robson]

so youre saying i should buy 2 copies?
Nope, 20.

[eatbabiesyum]

ughh.
i saw their name on a poster once for a local venue...didn't go cuz godawful black veil brides were playing...but damn...this was bad...the autotune sounded like it was done on an iPhone....

[eatbabiesyum]

Cullencore?

ahahaa :D

[COsunset]

i d strongly with this the band themselves doesnt in the least like the twilight trend and we're undead before the trend.
i thought the ep was pretty awesome and got more of an appriation for them seeing them on sacred ceremony tour
they band themselves stay in touch with fans and are very nice people as far as ive experinced and dispite the enitre vampire hatred most of us have aquired beacuse of the terrible twilight crap, i wish people would cut them some slack they're incredibly talented and i for one thought this EP was amazing

[AndrewDunham]

why would people people arguing over a band? so there sell outs big deal. nearly every band out there is a sellout so deal with it. all bands do and copy each others genre and make repetitive breakdowns.
seriously wheres the originality ? . these vampires everywhere songs arent that bad.
there actually pretty good to me. what so they would be a good band if they were full of nothing but useless repetitive breakdowns . im sick of bands that wear out a good thing.
at least this band doesnt over do the breakdown thing.
i didnt like the vocoder vocals at first then i ended up liking them.