Video Spotlight: Plasmata – ‘Tattoo Vampire’

Plasmata is a distinctive and electrifying fusion of hard-hitting alternative rock and dark electronica: part electro-industrial and EBM, part Hollywood glam metal and L.A. deathrock. Their latest video single is a spontaneous, guitar-driven cover version of Blue Öyster Cult’s “Tattoo Vampire,” offering just a tease of Plasmata’s glam-vamp shtick as they prepare for the release of their new EP in May 2021. Watch the video for “Tattoo Vampire” below: Led by project founder and mainstay Trent Jeffries, the Chicago band is re-emerging as an exciting new name on the scene, albeit not without a storied past. Trent Jeffries formed the original incarnation of Plasmata in Chicago back in 2005, releasing their debut single ‘Lifeblood’ the same year, followed by the Wails from the Crypt EP in 2007. ...

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