The Vampire Lestat Band Officially Hits Streaming Platforms and Fans are Losing It
AMC's rock god invades streaming platforms and he did it all without the Mind Gift
You’re standing shoulder to shoulder in a crowded room covered in glitter, fake blood, “VL” tattoos plastered in questionable and suggestive locations on your body, and your heart pounds with adrenaline. The first notes from an electric guitar begin to play accompanied by the snare of drums—the crowd roars with excitement. Eyes look upon the stage with nothing but silhouettes painting the darkness. For the first time ever, the bandmates of The Vampire Lestat make their presence known: Larry, Alex, and Tough Cookie.
Then the beat drops.
The one that’s lived with fans for over a year, and the crowd goes wild.
The first croon begins with a purposeful and seductive growl, “ooh ooh ooohhh wah aahhhh,” the bearer of that voice nowhere in sight. As the chords bang out leading into the first verse, the lights on the stage illuminate each member one by one—thrusting them from the shadows, allowing the crowd to fixate upon them like moths to a flame.
“Why the long face, my pretty baby?” crawls through the speakers like a siren song leading the crowd to its demise, with the elusive figure descending from the concert hall ceiling with otherworldly presence and control; his gaze fixed upon everyone and no one all at once. Covered in scars that should make you want to avert your eyes but he makes them a thing of great beauty. Glitter runs from his eyes down to his chest, a long chain accentuating the path down to what we can loosely refer to as “attire,” looking like a rock god among mortal men.
The Vampire Lestat is here.
From Teaser to Streamer, The Vampire Lestat has Arrived
In 2024, AMC released an interview with Lestat de Lioncourt that was more chaos than reflective quietude (and let’s be honest, when has Lestat ever been quiet). This teaser ushered in the first single from The Vampire Lestat “Long Face,” a raunchy, seductive rage bait highlighting deep feelings of insecurity from Louis’ (brief) dancing heart with Jonah. All hell broke loose into a song that only Lestat could deliver: taunting, seductive, dangerous, raw.
Since then, fans have demanded more than the lyric video posted on YouTube.
Did we know the words forwards and backwards? Yes.
But it wasn’t enough. Fans wanted Lestat.
On February 11, the Anne Rice social media team released a snippet of music—one of many teases over the last few months—with the caption “you might get lucky.” Many fans guessed correctly that music was the surprise for Friday the 13th. However, it’s one thing to guess. It’s another to be right and still completely blown away with pleasant surprise.
As The Vampire Lestat artist pages were erected across streaming platforms, fans were in a state of frenzy and complete and utter shock. Spotify. Apple Music. YouTube. Every major platform bearing an artist page for the band.
This is not a test. This is real, people.
And while some felt the sentiments of “yaaassss girl give us nothing” with the artist shell pages, many felt a seismic eruption within their bloodstream—urging them forward like a possession, offering themselves to the god himself while anxiously awaiting for the clock to strike midnight in their region.
But this isn’t just a song release.
It’s a fully realized crossover moment where television myth becomes a reality—from text, to the screen, to the big stage. The world of Interview With the Vampire makes an expansion that has never been done and the execution is unmatched. Lestat is no longer just the man you see on your TV during your one-thousandth rewatch. He’s now with you in your headphones, your car, your workout playlist, and during your late night “I want to feel him near me” music sessions.
He has infiltrated your life in every way…and you like it.
For Lestat, Perfection is Never Enough
In his first public statement covered with TV Insider, Lestat shared thoughts that only he could deliver:
“‘Long Face’ is the first song Daniel Hart ‘produced’ for my album. He decided early on to steal where he could from Bowie because he hasn’t had an original idea for five years now…As for ‘Long Face,’ the bass should have walked down the guitar at the end instead of pedaling on E. Predictable. Like everything Daniel Hart touches.”
Nothing is ever good enough for the artist affectionately know as The Brat Prince. But it could be worse. Daniel’s fate could have been that of the tenor—you know the one—but Lestat chose sharp words instead.
For fans, however, the reactions couldn’t be more rabid.
We Listened and the Reviews are In
The Vampire Lestat isn’t just teasing a rock era anymore—it’s happening now and fast. And after listening to the song endlessly, here at So There’s That, we rate the song 5 blood teardrops. It doesn’t get more perfect than that.
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Sharpen your fangs. The fun has only just begun.
He’s fantastic in this role!