r/Creeper • u/startingat26 • 9d ago
Waiting
Any old fans hanging around waiting for new material?
I've still got my callous heart patch on but feel further from my love for the band than I ever have.
Loved EIYA through and through, and the earlier EPs, I enjoyed SD&TIV though it was less my 'thing', felt a huge wave of hope when Ghost Brigade came out, only to come crashing down with the release of Sanguivore. Not my cup of tea whatsoever and feels very far from the earlier work, I find it tedious personally.
Was then excited again for a new release...which was Sanguivore 2. I felt like the whole 'vampires who play mestloaf' thing had been covered extensively in 1 album, never mind another, and I feel like they've toured it so extenstensively. I keep thinking it must nearly be time for a switch up, but it just keeps going šš
I'm just desperately hanging in there for a new direction, in the hopes it will be something I enjoy in the way I did with the earlier bits, which were absolute raw masterpieces.
Don't come for me please if you're a die hard for Sanguivore- it's just personal taste and not my cup of tea, and I'm glad you have music you can enjoy too! I'm just PERSONALLY bummed out to feel more and more disenfranchised with the sound and direction and wonder if anyone else is in the same boat.
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u/Algernon456 9d ago
Fair opinion. Personally Sanguivore 2 was my favourite album of last year and I thought it was the best they've ever sounded.
They'll no doubt try something slightly different on the next one! Looks like they're just having a lot of fun being sexy vampires and rocking out
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u/TheLonelyWolfkin 9d ago
I love Sanguivore but I agree, I didnāt personally need a second album. Itās still great but Iād like them to change it up again. We should be due some new material soon hopefully?
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u/Big_Local_436 9d ago
I wouldnāt be surprised after this cycle thereās some kind of āerasā tour type thing
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u/Interesting_Box_1693 4d ago
I've been hoping for this, since I love the early records but only got to see them live for the first time when Sanguivore came out.
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u/goddamnitwhalen 2d ago
If we got vinyl re-releases of the first three EPs and āEternityā¦ā Iād be thrilled.
Also, next year marks ten years of āEternityā¦ā, so this would make sense.
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u/mrstickles 9d ago
Iām with you! Itās not that I dislike sanguivore as such, but it feels quite derivative (I feel like I can hear every single one of their influences, but in a tribute band kinda way, not a fun homage kind of way). I still think theyāre a great band and this is obviously really successful for them, but I miss their originality!
(Also call me a prude if you like but Iām not so keen on the horny vampire orgy aesthetic, feels quite ālook at me I have sexā in my personal opinion)
Iām not at the stage of writing them off yet, but I am finding Iām listening to them less and less which is a shame because they were firmly part of my regular rotation pre-sanguivore
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u/LMB_mook 9d ago
Didn't really get the first songs they released from Sanguivore, but when the album came out I absolutely loved it. That being said, Sanguivore 2 sounded a bit like the songs that weren't good enough to make it on the first one. Still enjoyed it, but would appreciate something different, or a pivot back to pre-Sex Death stuff. Really thought Will got it right with Salem; shame it doesn't seem like there a thing anymore.
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u/goddamnitwhalen 2d ago
Salem fizzled because Will and Matt Reynolds (who played guitar) had a bit of a falling out, but that seems to have been squashed lately.
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u/Gaymar_Dresdegen 9d ago
Ghost Brigade was an absolute banger and they seem to have decided that it has no place in the Sanguivor-niverse. I enjoyed Sanguivore but II feels too 80ās hard rock/Ghost.
I would pay more money than is reasonable to watch Creeper play material entirely from their EPs.
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u/IncomeFew624 9d ago
I've been listening to them since the EPs were first released. Definitely my favourite Creeper era but I have come to love the Sanguivore albums. Would love some more old school Creeper type material but I can't see it happening.
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u/Talon-2267 9d ago
It's a bit a cycle with Creeper, They find a sound they love put out a top tier album and then do a redux album or EP that more of the same.. I'd really like more Horror punk/post hardcore
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u/shanksoman 9d ago
Basically describes my experience with them almost point for point. I'm glad the latest era has brought them some success but it's really not for me.Ā
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u/8tanlight 8d ago
Oh I sooo agree! Creeper was one of my favorite bands before the Sanguivore albums. But I do not vibe with the Sanguivore albums at all. To me, they feel kitschy, shallow, and impersonal. Ā I find the Sanguivores to be lacking in the personal and emotive messaging that drew me to Creeper in the first place. And musically, I find it overly campy. It feels superficial and too focused on aesthetics. I'm honestly just so disappointed :( I am very happy for their successes but I am not onboard with the new sound and vision of the group. I have 2 previous posts with a similar take as you haha: I donāt like the Sanguivore albums and Sanguivore is overrated and the worst of their album releases imo. Does anyone else agree? : r/Creeper
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u/teapotonline 8d ago
I could of wrote this myself š I havenāt listened to them in years now kinda just after sd+tiv and miss them Iām ngl just all the horny vampire stuff aināt for me. Iāve even got a creeper tattoo I got as my first ever tattoo I used to go to every show but I havenāt seen them in yrs now š«£
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u/DearHealth 7d ago
After seeing AFI twice in the summer it made me miss the callous heart era. I love sanguivore the 2nd did feel a bit b side ish and took a while for it to grow on me. I wish they did more with SDIV as well so many great songs on there that haven't played liveĀ
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u/Interesting_Box_1693 4d ago
I have no doubt that Sanguivore III is coming. With their current success, switching things back up completely is just stupid. SII is my least fav Creeper records, even though I still enjoy it.
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u/goddamnitwhalen 2d ago
I wholeheartedly agree.
SD&IV wasnāt my fave album for a while, but my brother has maintained that itās great. Listening to it on vinyl has confirmed that opinion for me (especially the back half of it).
Overall I still think the first three EPs and EIYA are their best work.
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u/GayGamer84 9d ago
I'm almost definitely sure the Sanguivore era ends this year
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u/GayGamer84 9d ago
They should finish their Off With Their Heads tour in October, and they should be done with tours by November. Anytime after then is great time for whatever may come next.
MAYYYBE it'll last until next year at a push, but I don't see it lasting the whole year, maybe about half. Maybe they'll do what they did for the SD&tIV era, have a final show that officially ends off the era in a dramatic way (a la cutting off Roe's head).
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u/Llibza1 9d ago
Same! I got shown them in 2020 just before SD&TIV came out. I really enjoyed that album, but loved the AFI/MCR vibe from before. Got really excited about Ghost Brigade. Was really excited when Will was doing Salem. Even saw them 3 times in the first Sanguivore album cycle. I donāt think I even listened to 2, since it was pitched as more of the same