Damned Don't Cry 1950

A history of the influential English punk band The Damned from their inception in 1976 through to 2015.

Henri Faust, retiring after 50 years as a professor in a circa-1700 French university, despairs at the ravages of old age … whereupon Mephistopheles, agent of Lucifer, appears as a virile, handsome young man and exchanges bodies with him to …

46 years after releasing the ground-breaking debut, 'Damned Damned Damned', The Damned return with 'Darkadelic', their 12th studio album. The album, from the band that launched punk and invented goth, once again innovate and expand upon their unique universe. 'The Invisible Man' is a showcase for Captain Sensible's riffadelic guitarwork and David Vanian's snarling baritone vocals. 'Darkadelic' barrels along from there and features some of The Damned's sharpest songwriting and genre-bending performances reaching peaks with othertracks such as 'You're Gonna Realise' and 'Beware of the Clowns', drenched in classic horror movie references, nods to swinging '60s London, and a refined palette of musical influences.

On October 28th, 2019, The Damned took the stage at London's prestigious Palladium Theater for a very special immersive musical and theatrical experience. 'A Night of A Thousand Vampires' teams the band with The Hammer House of Horror and the cast of The Circus of Horrors for an evening of shock, awe, and a fierce live rampage through their 40-year rich catalog. A night to remember for those of us amongst the living… and the undead! Following their formation in 1976, The Damned became the first UK punk band to officially release a single, 'New Rose', and an album 'Damned Damned Damned'. With 10 studio albums and several UK charts singles, the band are pioneers who emerged from the London punk scene, earning an ever-expanding fan base fuelled by legendary live shows.

AD 2022 - Live in Manchester is out this Friday Consisting of a 21-song set list drawn from ‘Damned Damned Damned’ & ‘Music For Pleasure’, this audio and visual release shows the reunion of original line up Dave Vanian, Brian James, Captain Sensible & Rat Scabies.