“Dracula Invitational 1791”: unveiling the soundtrack to a fictional B-Horror movie by THE HAMILTONES!

You are about to hear the score of the most ridiculous, b-movie Dracula film no one has ever seen (and may not even really exist). THE HAMILTONES debut LP is an instrumental, surf-punk adventure that has as much in common with Ennio Morricone and The Cramps as it does with the Ventures. Nimble guitars, lurking bass, swirling organs, and eerie violin create a sound that can transform from uptempo and raucous to dark and baroque, harkening back to an era when ghouls lurked in every Eastern European forest. Beyond being sonically rooted in surf-punk, it’s really a concept record. Functioning as the soundtrack to a fictional B-Horror movie of the same name “Dracula Invitational 1791“. This “film” also stars The Hamiltones (feat. SCIENCE MAN) and unfolds the story of how they ...

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