Los Angeles synthwave-meets-alternative-metal outfit All The Damn Vampires have released “Sunset Over The Final Chapter,” the closing track from their debut album ‘VICECORE,’ out now. The single serves a dual purpose: it formally introduces guitarist and official live member Miles Dimitri Baker (Ice Nine Kills) to the band’s fanbase, and brings the narrative woven throughout ‘VICECORE’ to its conclusion. A live performance video accompanies the release, trading the AI-generated visuals of previous singles for smoky, neon-drenched band footage spliced with cinematic shots of a young woman looking out over Los Angeles from the Hollywood Hills.
The track delivers everything that has made All The Damn Vampires compelling, vintage synthwave textures colliding with crushing alternative metal, industrial elements threading through the arrangement, and gut-punch beatdowns that land like emotional catharsis. Baker’s guitar solo is the centrepiece, dripping with emotion and technical firepower in a performance that will surprise listeners who know him primarily from Ice Nine Kills. Powerhouse vocalist Ryan Rose delivers one of his most vulnerable performances on the album, his classically trained voice cutting through the dense production with raw force. Baker is direct about the experience: “So stoked on this track and video finally coming out. I really like how the solo turned out and it’s awesome to be doing something not only with my friends, but musicians I respect.”
‘VICECORE’ was recorded over 18 months and entirely self-produced by founder, songwriter, and guitarist Davey Oberlin, with contributions from synthwave producer Sunglasses Kid on the title track and a guitar solo from Andy James on “Is This Love.” The album weaves together reimagined covers of Benny Mardones’ “Into The Night,” Whitesnake’s “Is This Love,” Phil Collins’ “In The Air Tonight,” and Cutting Crew’s “(I Just) Died In Your Arms” alongside original tracks, building a narrative Oberlin describes this way: “It’s up to the listener to pinpoint exactly what is being told. This song closes out the story with subtle direction, where we see ourselves walking away from a day that never seems to end, finally letting this next sunset be its last.” With over 12.7 million cross-platform streams, music featured in cult horror film Terrifier 2, and a collaboration with Avenged Sevenfold that debuted via a secret Fortnite puzzle, All The Damn Vampires have already carved out a lane entirely their own.