The Deathship Has a New Captain
The Deathship Has a New Captain is the debut studio album by German gothic metal band The Vision Bleak, released on 23 February 2004 through Prophecy Productions. The album counts with a guest appearance by Dame Pandora of Dark Sanctuary fame providing additional vocals.
Track listing
Trivia
- "The Night of the Living Dead" references George A. Romero's 1968 film of the same name.
- "Wolfmoon" references the classic 1941 film The Wolf Man.
- "Metropolis" is a reference to Fritz Lang's German Expressionist 1927 film of the same name.
- "Elizabeth Dane" is the name of the clipper which plays a prominent role on John Carpenter's 1980 film The Fog.
- "Horror of Antarctica" references in its lyrics H. P. Lovecraft's 1931 novella At the Mountains of Madness.
- The album's title itself references a dialogue card in F.W. Murnau's 1922 film Nosferatu.
Personnel
The Vision Bleak
- Ulf Theodor Schwadorf – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards
- Allen B. Konstanz – vocals, drums, keyboards
Guest musicians
- Otto Mellies – narrations
- Thomas Helm – additional tenor vocals
- Nadine Stock – woodwinds
- Dame Pandora – additional soprano vocals
Miscellaneous staff
- Martin Koller – production