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Vampires Everywhere! was conceptualized in the beginning of 2010 by Michael Orlando later known as Michael Vampire. The band started its journey in Hollywood, CA. Michael’s obsession with the 1987 cult classic film “The Lost Boys” fueled his desire to start a band around his love for horror movies and his passion for rock music. Michael had a brief encounter with death when he was killed by a drunk driver and quickly revived in the ambulance on the way to the ER. Michael became obsessed with the idea of living in the moment and wasted no time pursuing his dream.
VE quickly gained notoriety in 2010 with the band’s debut music video “Immortal Love”. The video quickly hit a half a million views and landed on the iconic MTV Headbangers Ball. Following the video’s success giant metal blogs started adamantly posting the band. A few months later VE was signed to Century Media records. VE joined the Hot Topic Tour in 2010 with the powerhouse rock band Black Veil Brides around the United States and Canada. The band also landed an opening spot on X Japan’s first North American Tour; playing for over 5,000 people a night. Till this day VE is the only band to open for X Japan in the United States. In 2012 VE landed a coveted spot on the Vans Warped Tour.
VE played the Monster stage and spots on the Main Stage all summer. After an amazing run on the Warped Tour the band was asked by Kevin Lyman to Headline “Rob Zombie’s Great Adventure” in Pomona, CA. Vampires Everywhere! has toured with the likes of BVB, MIW, AIDEN, Alesana, Orgy, Filter, Falling In Reverse, Escape The Fate, X Japan and countless others. Michael took a hiatus from Vampires Everywhere! in 2017 to pursue another project put together by himself and Ronnie Radke. The band had a great 4 year run; Signing to Victory Records and achieving 2 singles on Billboard’s Active Rock Charts. However, Michael felt something was missing and decided to dedicate all of this time reviving an old friend.
The 2021 rebirth of VE! has generated major attention and spawned a whole new generation of VE fans! VE signed a deal with Cleopatra Records in 2021 releasing a groundbreaking EP. However, Michael decided it would be more beneficial for the band to be Independant and release new Material on his own boutique label “Dark Kingdom Records.” In 2023 VE! released “Cry Little Sister” the theme song from the 1987 film “The Lost Boys” which hit #34 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts as touring with Alesana and released the E.P. ‘Belladonna’. Now VE! are set to release the full length compilation album ‘The Devil Made Me Do It’ with two new tracks on January 7th, 2025 the day prior to the start of the band’s “Colder Than Hell Tour” with Priest & Julien-K.