UK post-metal outfit Vandampire announces debut album »Hope Scars« on Ripcord Records and shares first single »Ultralow«!
UK post-metal outfit Vandampire is gearing up to release their debut album »Hope Scars« on October 31st, 2025 via Ripcord Records.
Listen to the album’s first single »Ultralow« below!
Tracklist:
01. Only Truth
02. Hope Scars
03. Ultralow
04. In Ascension
05. Eaves
06. A Promise
07. I Will Miss Everything I Forgot
08. Let Ruin End Here
Courtesy of Viral Propaganda PR:
South West England’s Vandampire are set to drop their debut full-length »Hope Scars« on October 31 via Ripcord Records, and it’s a beast.
To kick things off, the band just unveiled the crushing lead single »Ultralow«, now streaming at Heavy Blog Is Heavy.
Heavy Blog Is Heavy praised the track: “Infusing the hazy atmospheres of post-metal with the fury of sludge and angst of noise rock, Vandampire surrounds and suffocates like a weighted blanket. »Ultralow« captures their sound at its most urgent, pummeling the ear with massive grooves that teem with agitation.”
Vandampire is a post-metal band from South West England featuring ex-members of We Heart Records alumni andtheywillriot! and Serena Joy. Formed in 2018, the band fuses crushing riffs and post-rock atmospherics with a raw hardcore edge.
Their debut EP »You Will Be The Bones« (2018) was self-released, followed by »The Last Good Thing Has Happened« (2020, Land Of Treason/Trepanation Recordings), which earned strong reviews across the DIY doom and post-metal scenes.
Now, Vandampire return with their first full-length album, »Hope Scars«, recorded at The Bookhouse and Hackney Road Studios, London, produced by Jack Ashley and mastered by Magnus Lindberg (Cult Of Luna).
»Hope Scars« marks the first Vandampire release to feature a second guitarist, broadening their sonic scope to expansive new heights. The record shifts seamlessly between visceral heaviness and immersive atmosphere: crushing guitars, thunderous drums, and searing vocals drive a sound as punishing as it is captivating. Refusing easy classification, Vandampire draw from sludge, post-metal, and noise rock, anchored by their DIY screamo and post-rock roots, channeling emotional depth through uncompromising heaviness.
Conceived as an audio journey from city to country, »Hope Scars« reflects the band’s navigation through major life changes, moving between sprawling, atmospheric passages and moments of raw intensity, always circling back to their core weapon: The Riff.
Pre-order »Hope Scars« here: ripcordrecords.bandcamp.com
Recorded at The Bookhouse & Hackney Road Studios.
Produced by Jack Ashley.
Mastered by Magnus Lindberg.
Art & layout by Mark Litchfield, Cheryl Billingham & Craig Murray.
FFO: Old Man Gloom, Cult Of Luna, Kowloon Walled City, Big Business, Neurosis, Russian Circles, Torche, Pelican, Isis, Hey Colossus.
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well