One would imagine, given my own proclivities, that any new release promising camp melodrama and Sunset Strip sleaze set to a soundtrack of gothic rock gloom would be exactly what the musical doctor ordered. Hence my excitement at the prospect of Death of Darkness, the latest album from the self-styled Helsinki vampires, The 69 Eyes. Before pressing play I found myself already imagining a nostalgic trip to 1990 and The Sisters of Mercy’s classic Vision Thing record. Alas, it was not meant to be. Death in Darkness has neither the requisite proportions of Death nor darkness to meet my goth-meets-Hollywood expectations. Leather, neon and snowclad castles: what more could you expect from Finnish goth/glam legends? But, in all honesty, following this first impression, I revisited that aforementi...