Night of the Vampire

from Tunnel by Extar

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I'm a big fan of Entombed. One of my favourite songs of theirs is a cover of the Roky Erickson song 'Night of the Vampire'. Thanks to that, I am now also a fan of Roky Erickson (see: neglected 'side project' Two Headed Dogs). It was only a matter of time before I put together another Entombed or Roky Erickson cover.

Is it a cover of Roky Erickson, or a cover of Entombed covering Roky Erickson? This is why I usually try to avoid 'covers of covers'. Anyway, hopefully it turned out reasonably well. I actually started recording this before 'Out of View', but was unhappy with it at the time and left it unfinished. So here it is, finished off. Sadly, there aren't any Vincent Price samples in this.

I had a really hard time mixing and recording this, so much so that I had to go back and re-record all but about two or three parts.

lyrics

He comes from Transylvania,
On Saint Swithen's Day he was born,
Eyes stare through the darkness with no form,
Maidens his bite harms.

Tonight is the night of the vampire.

If it's raining and you're running don't,
Slip in mud 'cos,
If you do you'll,
Slip in blood.

Tonight is the night of the vampire.

The moon may be full,
The moon may be white,
All I know is,
You'll feel his bite.

Tonight is the night of the vampire.

Never sleeps in the night,
Comes out when the moon is bright.

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from Tunnel, released August 18, 2012

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