ALL THE DAMN VAMPIRES Announce Debut Album; Share New Single "Last Man Standing"
 | Wed, October 22, 2025 at 7:09 AM |
Los Angeles based synthwave-meets-alternative-metal pioneers, All The Damn Vampires have dropped brand new single, "Last Man Standing" today, alongside a sprawling, neon-drenched visual that watches two lovers refuse to let go of eachother as Los Angeles, and everything around them, burns to the ground. The track blends vintage synthwave textures with crushing alternative metal and arrives as the first single from the project's debut album VICECORE, which the band are proud to announce is set for release February 4th, 2026. Fans can stream "Last Man Standing" HERE, watch the video HERE and pre-order VICECORE on vinyl HERE.
Founded, produced, mixed, and mastered entirely by multi-instrumentalist Davey Oberlin, a longtime touring member of Korn who's also played in Winds of Plague and Five Finger Death Punch, All The Damn Vampires fuses the cinematic grandeur of John Carpenter soundtracks with the emotional heft of Type O Negative and the retro-futuristic shimmer of Daft Punk. On VICECORE, Oberlin also plays guitar, bass, and keys, while powerhouse vocalist Ryan Rose, who makes his professional debut with the project, delivers soaring, classically trained performances that cut through the project's dense, atmospheric production. Virtuoso guitarist Miles Dimitri Baker rounds out the lineup.
"Last Man Standing is where I bring synthwave and crushing alt-metal together-the retro synths meet brutal guitar chugs in a way that just makes sense," Oberlin says. "At its core, though, the song is about loyalty and love: being there for someone no matter how much they hurt you or tear the world down, and still standing strong as the one who never leaves."
The video, created by The (John) Candy entirely using AI, unfolds like a fever dream through abandoned suburban Los Angeles. Golden hour light gives way to nighttime neon as rain-soaked streets, crumbling shopping malls, and dive bars flicker under pink and blue hues. A couple reaches for each other across porches and fog-choked alleyways while the city burns in the distance. By the final frame, they're suspended above a palm tree-lined street, silhouetted against the inferno, choosing each other as everything collapses around them. It's Drive meets Grand Theft Auto meets Miami Vice, shot through with Halloween gothic romance and apocalyptic longing.
There's a DIY ethos that runs through every element of VICECORE. Recorded over 18 months, the album weaves reimagined covers of classic tracks with original songs built to stand alongside them, creating what Oberlin describes as "an album you could really get lost in driving, something that might take people back while introducing them to new vibes through modern production." The album also features contributions from synthwave producer Sunglasses Kid on the title track, plus guitar solos from virtuosos Andy James and Miles Dimitri Baker. The aesthetic draws from Miami Vice, hardcore merch culture (think Nails), and Los Angeles gang imagery, filtered through Oberlin's deep love of film soundtracks such as Blade Runner, The Lost Boys and The Goonies and a childhood spent obsessing over Type O Negative, Korn, and Alice in Chains.
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All The Damn Vampires has already carved out a lane at the intersection of heavy music and visual media. The project's music appeared in cult horror film Terrifier 2, while Oberlin's collaboration with Avenged Sevenfold on a reimagined version of "Ordinary", which he produced and co-wrote, debuted via a secret Fortnite puzzle, introducing the project to an entirely unexpected audience. With over 11.7 million cross-platform streams and 2 million YouTube views to date, All The Damn Vampires continues to build a world where nostalgia can be both camp, cinematic and completely crushing, all at the same time.
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