Transylvania 500

Transylvania 500, "the band from Transylvania", burst on to the Canadian music scene in 1996. They have played in shows around Southern Ontario in the decade since. They are favorites in Hamilton, Brantford, Toronto, London, Ottawa, Montreal, Lansing, Michigan and all places evil. The organ and drum combo consist of two brothers, the prepubescent Wolfboy and his brother, Count Suckula. Wolfboy is stuck at the age of 15, while his brother (a vampire) is over 1000 years old. It would seem their real identities are kept a secret from their audience, as they take to the stage in character and disappear after each show. (Not literally, they just sort of quietly leave the venue.) [http://weewanna.com/t-500interview.php] Though their shows are centered around Southern Ontario, they maintain residence in Transylvania. As Count Suckula said, "We still live in Transylvania! Anytime we are to come over to Canada to play a show I merely transform myself into a bat and fly while my brother Wolfboy rides on my shoulders." [http://weewanna.com/t-500interview.php] One of their shows was the The Hilarious House of Frightenstein tribute/convention in Toronto. [http://www.artofthemix.org/FindAMix/GetContents.asp?strMixID=50754] They have also been known to open for Bob Log III when he tours Ontario. This band simply put, blew the minds of a generation of Canadian fans.

Transylvania 500's reception in Canada

Exclaim! magazine has called them "one of the wildest rock duos ever" [http://www.exclaim.ca/index.asp?offset=680&layid=220&navid=1&csid=780&csid1=0&csid2=0&fid1=T&fid2=&fid3=&hiss=] and Toronto's Eye Weekly called them "Hilarious." [http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_10.26.00/thebeat/halloween.php] Any one who witnessed their act can attest to this fact. Nardwuar and CBC have both featured the brothers and their debut album "ROCK & ROLL PARTY." They are the driving force behind Wolfbeat Records. [http://www.geocities.com/wolfbeatrecords/] Why do they do it? As Suckula said in an interview, "There is only one reason. It is to take over the world. It also sometimes helps us meet the local ladies of the night as well as the odd free beer and glass of wine." [http://weewanna.com/t-500interview.php]

Discography

*AMALGAMATION COMPILATION (Compilation)Hot Tub Music - 2001
*SYRUP & GASOLINE TWO (Compilation) Grenadine Records - 2001
*ROCK & ROLL PARTY - Wee Wanna Records - 2000
*GO 500! - Wolfbeat Records - 1999
*Self titled - Wolfbeat Records - 1997

Filmography

*Live At The Casbah April 22nd 2005 (DVD) - Wolfbeat Records - 2006
*Live Transylvania 500 (Feb 20th 2004)split with Cartoon Khaki [http://www.geocities.com/cartoon_khaki] (Dec 27 2003)(VHS) - Wolfbeat Records - 2004
*Short, Short Story of... (VHS) - Wee Wanna Records - 2000
* Transylvania 500: THE MOVIE [http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-4289877766289509539&q=transylvania+500&total=6&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1] (Trailer) [http://youtube.com/watch?v=tzox919cY24]

External Resources:

*Transylvania 500's music: [http://www.geocities.com/transylvania500/mp3s.html]
*T-500's homepage: http://www.geocities.com/transylvania500/

See also

*The Ford Plant
*Christopher Lee
* Transylvania 500: THE MOVIE [http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-4289877766289509539&q=transylvania+500&total=6&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1]