The Deathship Has a New Captain

The Deathship Has a New Captain
Studio album by The Vision Bleak
Released	February 23, 2004
Genre	Gothic metal
Length	25:29
Label	Prophecy Productions
Producer	Martin Koller
The Vision Bleak chronology
The Vision Bleak (2003) The Deathship Has a New Captain (2004) Carpathia: A Dramatic Poem (2005)

The Deathship Has a New Captain (subtitled 9 Songs of Death, Doom and Horror) is the debut studio album by German gothic metal band The Vision Bleak, released on February 23, 2004 through Prophecy Productions. The album counts with a guest appearance by Dame Pandora of Dark Sanctuary fame providing additional vocals.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by The Vision Bleak. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Shadow Arose"	2:52
2.	"The Night of the Living Dead"	3:44
3.	"Wolfmoon"	5:29
4.	"Metropolis"	4:46
5.	"Elizabeth Dane"	5:07
6.	"Horror of Antarctica"	3:31
7.	"The Lone Night Rider"	5:04
8.	"The Grand Devilry"	4:46
9.	"Deathship Symphony"	5:54

Trivia

• "The Night of the Living Dead" references George A. Romero's 1968 film of the same name.
• "Wolfmoon" references the classic 1941 film The Wolf Man.
• "Metropolis" is a reference to Fritz Lang's German Expressionist 1927 film of the same name.
• "Elizabeth Dane" is the name of the clipper which plays a proeminent role on John Carpenter's 1980 film The Fog.
• "Horror of Antarctica" references in its lyrics Edgar Allan Poe's 1838 novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket.

Personnel

The Vision Bleak

• Ulf Theodor Schwadorf (Markus Stock) — vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards
• Allen B. Konstanz (Tobias Schönemann) — vocals, drums, keyboards

Guest musicians

• Otto Mellies — narrations
• Thomas Helm — additional tenor vocals
• Nadine Stock — woodwinds
• Dame Pandora — additional soprano vocals

Miscellaneous staff

• Martin Koller — production

External links

• The Vision Bleak's official website