Creeper have announced an intimate hometown album launch show

Creeper have announced a special hometown haunting to celebrate the release of their forthcoming album Sanguivore II: Mistress Of Death.

They hit Southampton Engine Rooms on October 30, the night before the album drops. And, they specify, it's a "Strictly Vampire Dress Code".

Speaking to K! about the long-awaited sequel to 2023's Sanguivore, head vampire William Von Gould explained that it's a tale of a vampire rock band in the 1980s, with all the OTT behaviour that implies.

“It’s a record about excess. It's a record about decadence and flamboyance. And it made no sense when we're making a record where the things we are referencing are so silly and so over-the-top to be conservative with it. It's a really proud, silly record. It’s even being released on Halloween! How cool is that? As soon as we spotted it was on a Friday this year, we went: done!

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“There’s a quote from Anton LaVey from The Church Of Satan,” Will smiles. “‘If I’m going to be a sinner, I’m going to be the biggest sinner on the block.’ I think that’s a big part of the vibe of this album.”

As well as launching the album, the show serves as a warm-up for the band's tour with Ice Nine Kills and The Devil Wears Prada, finishing with a spooktacular at Wembley.

A Work Of Art UK and European arena tour 2025

November

19 Milan Alcatraz
20 Zurich Halle 662
21 Paris Salle Pleyel
23 Vienna Gasometer
24 Munich Zenith
26 Brussels A.B.
27 Cologne Palladium
28 Prague Sasazu
30 Leipzig Haus Auensee

December

1 Warsaw Stodola
2 Berlin Uber Eats Music Hall
4 Hamburg Sporthalle
5 Tilburg 013
6 Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle
8 Manchester Co-op Live
9 Glasgow OVO Hydro
10 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
12 London OVO Arena Wembley

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