Calling All Vampires To Parsippany in May for Dark Force Fest

By Mike Greenblatt
Dark Force Fest 2025

The mind-blowing three-day orgy of Dark Force will take place in Parsippany, Morris County, May 2-4, when hordes of metalheads, punks, goth kids, monsters, vampires, rockers, zombies and adventurers descend upon the Sheraton Hotel on Smith Road to witness 35 bands from around the globe on two stages of Hard Rock, Industrial, Goth, Punk, Post-Punk, Darkwave, Metal (be it trad, black, death, power or nu) and alternative. The 100+ vendors, tattoo artists, Costume Contests, infamous sideshow performers, panels plus all sorts of extracurricular activities (all legal, we assure you) will provide shock and awe.

Bands include Orgy, The Birthday Massacre, Covenant, Suicide Commando, Aesthetic Perfection, Genitorturers, Funker Vogt, Razed In Black, Calabrese, SITD, Haujobb, Klutæ, TRAITRS, Beborn Beton, God Module, Flesh Field, Dead On A Sunday, Rosegarden Funeral Party, Amelia Arsenic, NYXX, Panic Priest, 2 Shadows, Seraphim Shock, Dancing Plague, genCAB, Occults, SINE, Circuit Preacher, Corbeau Hangs, Die Sexual, Frenchy and the Punk, Everything Goes Cold, Contracult, Project .44, and Whorticulture. (Dark Force Fest is brought to you by VampireFreaks. Founded in 1999, VampireFreaks is a globally-leading lifestyle brand that has been hosting gothic events and designing alternative clothing for over 20 years).

DARK FORCE FEST online: https://darkforcefest.com

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-force-fest-2025-tickets-939828511377?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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