The Deathship Has a New Captain

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 23 February 2004 through Prophecy Productions. The album counts with a guest appearance by Dame Pandora of Dark Sanctuary fame providing additional vocals.

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 prominent role on John Carpenter's 1980 film The Fog.
 * "Horror of Antarctica" references in its lyrics H. P. Lovecraft's 1931 novella At the Mountains of Madness.
 * The album's title itself references Alvin Rakoff's 1980 film Death Ship.

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