Punk rock never grows old: Vampirates celebrate 20 years

SPRINGFIELD – There was a time when The Vampirates used to get a little wild onstage, and “sometimes even beat the (heck) out of each other a little bit,” recalls drummer Dave Masud.

“We were playing a show in France, and someone there said they liked our music but they couldn’t describe it,” Masud said Thursday night at The Spot, where The Vampirates played as part of their 20th anniversary tour. “So someone wrote it…