Building the Ultimate Vampire Dance Club Playlist

The fog machine is on and the red lights are low. Chris and Rachel run through every song they picked for this week’s Vinyl Verdicts theme, a vampire nightclub playlist packed with goth classics, industrial, darkwave, synthwave, and a few deep cuts from the crypt.

Chris goes underground with ghostbells, Lebanon Hanover, The Cramps, and Type O Negative. Rachel brings the dance floor fillers with Depeche Mode, The Cure, New Order, and Siouxsie. Then there’s the battle of the Closers: Rachel’s 1994 Nine Inch Nails original against Chris’s 2026 Nine Inch Noize remix. Which one wins? Tell us in the comments.

🦇 Chris’s picks

Killing Joke, Love Like Blood
Lebanon Hanover, Gallowdance
ghostbells, Curses
ghostbells, Darkness Saves
Type O Negative, Be My Druidess
Sidewalks and Skeletons, Goth
Dead On A Sunday, Dance Like Hell
Dance With the Dead, Near Dark
The Cramps, Human Fly
The Cramps, Ultra Twist
Nine Inch Nails & Boys Noize, Closer (Nine Inch Noize Version)
The Chemical Brothers, Hey Boy Hey Girl
The Chemical Brothers, Star Guitar
Portishead, Silence
Team Sleep, Blvd. Nights

🖤 Rachel’s picks

Siouxsie and the Banshees, Cities in Dust
The Cult, She Sells Sanctuary
Echo & the Bunnymen, The Killing Moon
New Order, Blue Monday
New Order, Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction)
Depeche Mode, Enjoy the Silence
Depeche Mode, Policy of Truth
Depeche Mode, Personal Jesus
The Cure, The Lovecats
The Cure, Lullaby
Billy Idol, Eyes Without a Face
Oingo Boingo, Dead Man’s Party
She Wants Revenge, Tear You Apart
Nine Inch Nails, Closer

Our listeners added 40 more songs to the full 68-track playlist, so a big thank you to everyone who added a pick.

Stream the whole thing on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7uWJ7tDFIH4leHCsJQICIC?si=e8e0648a133e424e

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