There is more than one artist named Nosferatu: 1) an English Gothic rock band 2) a German krautrock band 3) a heavy metal band from Brazil 4) a death metal band from Sweden 5) an alias to Hardcore Techno producer Erwin van Kan. 6) a hardcore band from the US 1) Nosferatu is an English Gothic rock band formed in March 1988 by Damien DeVille, Vlad Janicek, and Sapphire Aurora. They are one of the most successful second wave Gothic rock groups in the world.