Extreme vocalist, Dave Masud. Dave has been playing instruments since he was very young. Aside from being the lead singer, Dave plays drums, bass and guitar.

Guitarist, Chris Fox,
Chris is finishing his degree in Music Business at Southern Oregon University.

Drummer, Chris Tufino. Chris is from Reno and also plays with a band called Twelve Gauge Facelift there.

Bass player, Pat Mayfield.
Pat has a degree from SOU in Music Performance.

The band bounces between Ashland and Reno, NV and perform in venues throughout Oregon, Nevada, and California. They are influenced by other hardcore bands such as NOFX, Adolescents, and the Circle Jerks, with whom the Vampirates played with this past January in Reno.

Five months after the band formed with former members, Eddie Condon, and Geoff Huber in 2003, they recorded their first CD, entitled "Shitpanzimps" in a studio that doubled as a Tofu Factory during the day. When Eddie and Geoff moved on, the band picked up Chris Tufino and Dave Masud. The band members migrate back and forth, functioning together in Reno as often as possible to write songs, record, and perform. In 2004 they recorded "Summer Ale." In the summer of 2005, they produced another CD entitled "Muffstache," which they will be recording professionally this July. Look for the CD release in the next couple months. A few members produced separate projects which later came together to form Edepit and Butthak.

Besides the numerous shows they are doing, the Vampirates are a huge hit at the Burning Man Festival where they were voted Best Camp. They will be at Burning Man from August 25-September 1

Upcoming Shows:
Burning Man and CD release party in the very near future! Voted Best Camp Black Rock City, Nevada

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