In a last minute fill-in, Stefano “Vlad” Ghersi of Italian horror-inspired extreme metal act STIGMA, stepped into vocal duties for VIATROPHY at their last ever London show, which is part of their last tour before breaking up.

Fan-filmed live footage can be seen below.

Vlad commented on the experience: "I was in London doing interviews for our new album, Concerto For The Undead, and made plans to attend Viatrophy's last-ever London show with our UK PR agent and a friend.

When meeting with the band they told me Adam (vocals) was sick, so they were thinking about cancelling the show. They asked if I knew their songs and if I was up for singing.

Viatrophy is one of my favorite bands and has been an influence of ours, so of course I agreed and an hour later I was on stage!

It was definitely a great experience and huge honor! I wish Adam a quick recovery and best of luck to the rest of the band. It’s just a shame the band is splitting up, but I'm sure they'll do just great with any project they join!"

Stigma’s Concerto For The Undead was produced at Fear Studio by ex-BLEEDING THROUGH and current BRING ME THE HORIZON guitarist Jona Weinhofen and was mixed and mastered by Scott Atkins (BEHEMOTH, CRADLE OF FILTH, SYLOSIS).

This sophomore effort is due out April 30th in Europe, May 3rd in the UK and May 4th in North America via Pivotal Rockordings. The album features lyrics centered on the cult-classic comic book series Tales From the Crypt and includes guest vocal appearances by Jamie Hope (ex-THE RED SHORE) and Jon Hunt (ex-DEAD TO FALL).

Artwork for the album features stunning comic illustrations of the band’s now patent horror themed lyrics and was created by Andrea Berton of

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