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Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth at Metalmania in 2005.
Cradle of Filth at Metalmania in 2005.
Background information
Origin Suffolk, England
Genre(s) Extreme metal (see below)
Years active 1991–present
Label(s) Cacophonous, Music for Nations, Abracadaver, Sony Records, Roadrunner
Website cradleoffilth.com
Members
Dani Filth
Paul Allender
Dave Pybus
Martin Skaroupka
Charles Hedger
Sarah Jezebel Deva
Rosie Smith

Cradle of Filth are an extreme metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Extreme metal is an Umbrella term, somewhat loosely defined for a number of related heavy metal subgenres that have developed since the 1980s In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Cacophonous Records is an independent British Record label, specializing in metal, Black metal, Death metal, and Gothic Music for Nations was a British Independent record label focusing mainly on rock and metal. Roadrunner Records (Roadrunner Music Group BV is a Record label that concentrates on heavy metal bands Dani Filth (born Daniel Lloyd Davey) is the Lyricist, Vocalist and founding member of the British Extreme metal band Cradle of Filth Paul Allender is the guitarist of the British Extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. Dave Pybus (born June 4, 1970 in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England) Charles Hedger is the guitarist for the Extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. Sarah Jane Ferridge (born 25 February 1977 in Forest Gate, East London, England) better known by her stage name Sarah Jezebel Rosie Smith is a rock and metal musician best known as the keyboardist for British extreme metal band Cradle of Filth, as well as appearing on " Temptation " Extreme metal is an Umbrella term, somewhat loosely defined for a number of related heavy metal subgenres that have developed since the 1980s Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland They have been embraced and disowned with equal fervour by various metal communities, and their particular subgenre has provoked a great deal of discussion. A genre (ˈʒɑːnrə also /ˈdʒɑːnrə/ from French "kind" or "sort" from Latin: genus (stem gener-) is a loose set The band's sound evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily influenced by gothic literature, poetry, mythology and horror films. Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It often employs fast tempos shrieked vocals highly distorted guitars played with Tremolo picking, Symphonic metal or opera metal is a term used to describe Heavy metal music that has symphonic elements that is elements that sound similar to a Extreme metal is an Umbrella term, somewhat loosely defined for a number of related heavy metal subgenres that have developed since the 1980s Gothic fiction (sometimes referred to as Gothic horror) is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers The band have successfully broken free of their original niche by courting mainstream publicity (often to the chagrin of its early fanbase), and this increased accessibility has brought coverage by the likes of Kerrang! and MTV, frequent main stage appearances at major festivals such as Ozzfest and Download, and in turn a more "commercial" image. Kerrang! is a weekly rock Magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States (and in some years Europe) featuring performances by many heavy metal and Hard rock The Download Festival is a three day Music festival held annually at Donington Park (which hosted the Monsters of Rock Festivals between 1980 and 1996 They have sometimes been perceived as satanic by casual observers, although their outright lyrical references to satanism are few and far between, and use of satanic imagery has arguably always had more to do with the shock value than any seriously-held beliefs. For other uses of the word see Satanism (disambiguation. Satanism can refer to a number of belief systems depending on the user and context Vagina Imagery is used in literature to refer to descriptive language that evokes sensory experience Shock rock is a wide umbrella term for artists who combine Rock music with elements of theatrical Shock value in live performances According to Metal Hammer magazine, they are the most successful British metal band since Iron Maiden. Metal Hammer (sometimes MetalHammer) is a monthly heavy metal magazine in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in Germany The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For other uses see Iron maiden. [1]

Contents

Early years

Cradle's first three years saw three demos and a rehearsal tape recorded amidst the sort of rapid line-up fluctuations that have continued ever since (Cradle has generally had around half a dozen members at any one time, but can boast more than twenty musicians in its history). The band also recorded an unreleased album entitled Goetia prior to the third demo and their style shift. Goetia was set for release on Tombstone records, but all tracks were wiped when Tombstone went out of business and couldn't afford to buy the recordings from the studio. [2] The band eventually signed to Cacophonous Records and their debut album, The Principle of Evil Made Flesh, was also Cacophonous's first release in 1994. Cacophonous Records is an independent British Record label, specializing in metal, Black metal, Death metal, and Gothic The Principle of Evil Made Flesh is Cradle of Filth 's debut album released in 1993. A step up in terms of production from the rehearsal quality of most of their demos, the album was still nevertheless a sparse and embryonic version of what was to come, with lead singer Dani Filth's vocals in particular bearing little similarity to the style he was later to develop. Dani Filth (born Daniel Lloyd Davey) is the Lyricist, Vocalist and founding member of the British Extreme metal band Cradle of Filth The album was well-received however, and as recently as June 2006 found its way into Metal Hammer's list of the top ten black metal albums of the last twenty years. Metal Hammer (sometimes MetalHammer) is a monthly heavy metal magazine in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in Germany

Cradle's relationship with Cacophonous soon soured; the band accusing the label of contractual and financial mismanagement. Acrimonious legal proceedings took up most of 1995,[3] and the band finally signed to Music for Nations in 1996 after only one more contractually obligated Cacophonous recording: the EP Vempire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein which, it has since been conceded, was hastily written as a Cacophonous escape-plan. Music for Nations was a British Independent record label focusing mainly on rock and metal. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Vempire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein is Cradle of Filth 's second official release following The Principle of Evil Made Flesh. [3] Despite the circumstances of its release however, its handful of tracks are staples of the band's live sets to this day, and "Queen of Winter, Throned" was listed among twenty-five "essential extreme metal anthems" in a 2006 issue of Kerrang! magazine. Extreme metal is an Umbrella term, somewhat loosely defined for a number of related heavy metal subgenres that have developed since the 1980s Kerrang! is a weekly rock Magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom. [4] The EP also marked Sarah Jezebel Deva's debut with the band, replacing Andrea Meyer; Cradle's first female vocalist and self-styled "satanic advisor". Sarah Jane Ferridge (born 25 February 1977 in Forest Gate, East London, England) better known by her stage name Sarah Jezebel [5] Deva has appeared on every subsequent Cradle release and tour, but has never been considered a full band member,having also performed with The Kovenant, Therion and Mortiis, and fronted her own Angtoria project along with Cradle's current bass player, Dave Pybus. The Kovenant is a Norwegian band from Bergen which has evolved from Melodic black metal to an Industrial metal sound on more recent albums Therion is a Swedish Symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987 This article covers Mortiis the band For entries related to Mortiis go to Håvard Ellefsen. Angtoria is a Symphonic metal band composed of British singer Sarah Jezebel Deva (of Cradle of Filth) and Swedish brothers Chris Rehn Dave Pybus (born June 4, 1970 in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England)

Music for Nations era

Dusk...and Her Embrace followed the same year: a critically acclaimed breakthrough album that greatly expanded the band's fan-base throughout Europe and the rest of the world. Dusk and Her Embrace is Cradle of Filth 's second full-length album [6] A concept album of sorts based generally on vampirism and specifically (though loosely) on the writing of Sheridan Le Fanu, Cradle's inaugural album for Music for Nations set the tone for what was to follow. In Popular music, a concept album is an Album which is "unified by a theme which can be instrumental compositional narrative or lyrical" Vampires are mythological or folkloric revenants who subsist by feeding on the blood of the living Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (28 August 1814 &ndash 7 February 1873 was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels The album's production values matched the band's ambition for the first time, whilst Dani's vocal gymnastics were at their most extreme.

The increasingly theatrical stage shows of the 1997 European tour helped keep Cradle in the public eye, as did a burgeoning line of controversial merchandise; not least the notorious t-shirt depicting a masturbating nun on the front and the slogan "Jesus is a cunt" in large letters on the back. Masturbation refers to Sexual stimulation especially of one's own genitals ( self masturbation) and often to the point of Orgasm, which A Nun is a Woman who has taken special vows committing her to a religious life Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Cunt ( IPA:/kʌnt/ is an English language Vulgarism referring generally to the Female genitalia. A handful of fans have faced court appearances and fines for wearing the shirt in public, and some band members themselves attracted a certain amount of hostile attention when they wore similar "I Love Satan" shirts to the Vatican. Satan, ( Standard Hebrew Satan'el, English accuser) is a term that originates from the Abrahamic faiths, being traditionally Vatican City, officially the State of the Vatican City (Stato della Città del Vaticano is a Landlocked sovereign City-state whose territory [7] Alex Mosson, the Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1999-2003, called the shirts (and by implication the band) "sick and offensive". Alex Mosson, is a former Lord Provost of Glasgow. He was an official of the Transport and General Workers' Union and a member of the Labour Party and The Lord Provost of Glasgow is the Convener of the City of Glasgow council The band obviously approved, using the quote on the back cover of the 2005 DVD Peace Through Superior Firepower. Peace Through Superior Firepower is a DVD by Cradle of Filth released in 2005 through Roadrunner Records.

The infamous "Vestal Masturbation" t-shirt design.
The infamous "Vestal Masturbation" t-shirt design.

In 1998, Dani began his long-running "Dani's Inferno" column for Metal Hammer, and the band appeared in the BBC documentary series Living With the Enemy (on tour with a fan and his disapproving mother and sister)[8] and released its third full-length album Cruelty and the Beast. Cruelty and the Beast is Cradle of Filth 's third Album. It is a Concept album based on the legend of the Hungarian "blood countess" A fully-realised concept album based on the legend of the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Bathory, the album boasted the casting coup of Ingrid Pitt providing guest narration as the Countess: a role she first played in Hammer's 1971 film Countess Dracula. Ingrid Pitt (born November 21, 1937) is an actress best known for her work in Horror films of the 1960s and 1970s Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. Countess Dracula is a 1971 Hammer horror film based on the legends surrounding the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory. The album led to Cradle's U. S debut,[9] and Dani claimed it in 2003 as the Cradle album of which he was most proud, although he conceded dissatisfaction with its sound quality. [10]

The following year the band continued primarily to tour, but did release its first music video, PanDaemonAeon, and an accompanying EP, From the Cradle to Enslave, featuring the music from the production. Video is the technology of electronically capturing, Recording, processing storing transmitting and reconstructing a sequence of Still images PanDaemonAeon is a DVD by Cradle of Filth, originally released on VHS in 1999 and surfacing on disc in 2002 From the Cradle to Enslave is an EP by Cradle of Filth. It contains two original tracks the title track and "Of Dark Blood and Fucking" Replete with graphic nudity and gore, the video was directed by Alex Chandon, who would go on to produce further Cradle promo clips and DVD documentaries, as well as the full-length feature film Cradle of Fear. Nudity is the state of wearing no Clothing. The term' "nudity" can also occasionally be used to refer to wearing significantly less clothing than expected Graphic violence is the depiction of especially vivid brutal and realistic acts of violence in visual media such as Literature, Film, Television Alex Chandon is a film director writer and digital-artist He was once known primarily for specialising in straight-to-video micro-budget horror films but his latest projects especially Cradle of Fear is 2001 a Horror film directed by Alex Chandon. The band released their fourth full-length studio album on Hallowe'en, 2000. Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Midian was based around the Clive Barker novel Cabal and its subsequent film adaptation Nightbreed. Midian is the fourth full-length Album by Cradle of Filth, released on Hallowe'en 2000 Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English author film director and visual artist For other uses see Cabal (disambiguation. Cabal is a 1988 Novella by British Author Nightbreed is a 1990 Horror film written and directed by Clive Barker, based on his Novella Cabal. [11] Like Cruelty and the Beast, Midian featured a guest narrator, this time Doug Bradley, who starred in Nightbreed but remains best known for playing Pinhead in the Hellraiser films. Douglas William Bradley (born September 7 1954) is an English Actor. Fictional character biography Pinhead was not always a Cenobite, but was in fact once human Hellraiser is a 1987 British Horror film exploring the themes of Sadomasochism, pain as a source of pleasure and morality under duress and fear Bradley's line "Oh, no tears please" from the song "Her Ghost in the Fog" is a quote of Pinhead's from the first Hellraiser ("No tears, please. It's a waste of good suffering. . . ")[12] and Bradley would reappear on later albums Nymphetamine and Thornography. The video for "Her Ghost in the Fog" received heavy rotation on MTV2 and other metal channels, and the track also found its way onto the soundtrack of the werewolf movie Ginger Snaps. MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on Digital cable and Satellite television, and is progressively being See also Lycanthropy (disambiguation Werewolves, also known as lycanthropes, are mythological or folkloric humans with the ability to Ginger Snaps is a 2000 Canadian werewolf film directed by John Fawcett. Midian created a rift in fan opinion which has only increased with time: whilst taking the band to new heights of commercial popularity, it also provoked cries of "sell-out" from die-hard fans of the early albums.

Sony interlude

The longest-ever interim period between full-length Cradle albums was nevertheless a busy time for the band. Bitter Suites to Succubi was released on the band’s own "Abracadaver" label, and was a mixture of four new songs, re-recordings of three songs from The Principle of Evil Made Flesh, two instrumental tracks, and a cover of The Sisters of Mercy's "No Time To Cry. Cradle of Filth 's Bitter Suites to Succubi is essentially an EP - or "transitional mini album" as Dani Filth would have it - bridging the The Sisters of Mercy are an English Gothic rock band that formed in 1980 " Stylistically similar to Midian, the album is unique among Cradle albums in featuring exactly the same band members as its predecessor, but is generally regarded as an EP and often overlooked in the band's canon. [13] Further stop-gap releases followed in the form of the "best of" package Lovecraft and Witch Hearts and a live album; Live Bait for the Dead. Lovecraft & Witch Hearts is a compilation album by Cradle of Filth. Live Bait for the Dead is a live album by Cradle of Filth, recorded at Nottingham Rock City on April 14 2001 Finally, the band (principally Dani) also found time to appear in Cradle of Fear while they negotiated their first major-label signing with Sony Music. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with Damnation and a Day arrived in 2003; Sony's heavyweight funding underwriting Cradle's undiminished ambition[14] by finally bringing a real orchestra into the studio (the 80-strong Budapest Film Orchestra and Choir replacing the increasingly sophisticated synthesisers of previous albums) and thus marking the band's belated gestation - for one album only - into full-blown symphonic metal. Damnation and a Day From Genesis To Nemesis is the fifth studio album by Cradle of Filth. Damnation featured the band’s most complex compositions to date, outran its predecessors by a good twenty minutes, and produced two more popular videos: the Švankmajer-influenced Mannequin, and Babalon AD (So Glad For The Madness), based on Pasolini's infamous Salò. Jan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934 in Prague) is a Czech surrealist artist Mannequin was a DVD single by Cradle of Filth released in 2003 Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma ( Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom) is a controversial 1975 Film written and directed by Italian Roughly half the album trod the conceptual territory of John Milton's Paradise Lost - showing the events of the Fall of Man through the eyes of Lucifer[9] - while the remainder comprised stand-alone tracks such as the Nile tribute "Doberman Pharaoh"[15] and the aforementioned "Babalon AD"; a reference to Aleister Crowley. John Milton ( 9 December, 1608 – 8 November, 1674) was an English Poet, Prose Polemicist and Paradise Lost is an Epic poem in Blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. The Fall of Man, or simply the Fall, in Christian doctrine refers to the transition of the first humans from a state of innocent obedience to God, Lucifer is a name frequently given to Satan in Christian belief Nile is a brutal / Technical death metal band from Greenville, South Carolina that assembled in 1993 Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (ˈkroʊli (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947 was a British Occultist Writer, mountaineer "Babalon AD" was the first DVD-only single to reach the U. K. top 40, according to the Guinness Book of Records of British Hit Singles and Albums. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U Feeling that Sony's enthusiasm quickly palled however, Cradle jumped ship to Roadrunner Records after barely a year. Roadrunner Records (Roadrunner Music Group BV is a Record label that concentrates on heavy metal bands [16]

Roadrunner

2004's Nymphetamine was the band's first full album since The Principle of Evil Made Flesh to not be based around any sort of overarching concept (although references to the works of H. P. Lovecraft are made more than once). Nymphetamine is the sixth studio album by Cradle of Filth, released on September 28, 2004. Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy Cradle's bassist Dave Pybus described it as an "eclectic mix between the group's Damnation and Cruelty albums with a renewed vigour for melody, songmanship [sic] and plain fucking weirdness spat into the smelting bowl. A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind Dave Pybus (born June 4, 1970 in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England) In Music, a melody (from Greek μελῳδία - melōidía, "singing chanting" also tune, voice, or "[17] Cradle's growing acceptance by the mainstream was confirmed when the album's title track was nominated for a Grammy award,[18] but the band's cover version of Cliff Richard's "Devil Woman" for the Nymphetamine special edition did little to convince its detractors of the band's integrity. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Sir Cliff Richard, OBE, (born Harry Roger Webb on 14 October 1940 is an English Singer, Actor and Businessman. [19]

The band's most recent album, Thornography, was released in October 2006. Thornography is the seventh full-length studio album by Cradle of Filth released through Roadrunner Records in October 2006 According to Dani Filth, the title "represents mankind's obsession with sin and self. . . An addiction to self-punishment or something equally poisonous. . . A mania. "[20] On the subject of the album's musical direction, Filth told Revolver magazine, "I'm not saying it's 'experimental', but we're definitely testing the limits of what we can do. Revolver is a monthly Hard rock and heavy metal magazine published by Future US. . . A lot of the songs are really rhythmical - thrashy, almost - but they're all also really catchy. Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression "[21] A flurry of pre-release controversy saw Samuel Araya's original cover artwork scrapped and replaced in May 2006, although numerous CD booklets had already been printed with the original image. [16] Thornography received a similar reception to Nymphetamine, garnering generally positive reviews, but raising a few eyebrows with the inclusion of a cover of Heaven 17's "Temptation"[22] (featuring guest vocals from Dirty Harry), which was released as a digital single and accompanying video shortly before the album. Heaven 17 are a British Synthpop band originating from the city of Sheffield in the early 1980s Dirty Harry, born Victoria Harrison (May 10 1982 is a British rock singer who is now based in Los Angeles.

Long-term drummer Adrian Erlandsson departed the band in November 2006. Adrian Erlandsson (born October 27, 1970 in Malmö, Sweden) is a prolific Swedish Death metal and Black metal According to an official Roadrunner press release, Erlandsson left with the intention of devoting his energies to his two side projects Needleye and Nemhain (the former of which is now defunct): "I have enjoyed my time with Cradle but it is now time to move on. Needleye was a heavy metal band founded in 1999 by Duncan Wilkinson. I feel I am going out on a high as Thornography is definitely our best album to date". [20] On July 1st, 2007, the German band Samsas Traum stated that Erlandsson would be playing drums on the new album, Heiliges Herz—Das Schwert der Sonne, and its subsequent tour. Samsas Traum is an Avantgarde band from Germany fronted by Alexander Kaschte

Cradle announced in early 2008 that their eighth studio album was underway: "The world tour for the 'Thornography' album, which last saw COF in Russia, Ukraine, UK, Romania, Slovakia and North America with GWAR is now complete [and] the band has returned home to start writing for a new record over the dark months in the rehearsal room. GWAR is The new album, which is not yet titled, will be released some time in 2008 via Roadrunner Records. "[23]

The band's official message boards recently revealed parts of an interview with Paul Allender, conducted by MédiaMatinQuébec: "We already have four new songs ready and I have to say that they are. Paul Allender is the guitarist of the British Extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. . . much faster than the songs on Thornography. [They] sound like old Cradle of Filth. . . A mixture of Midian and Dusk. Midian is the fourth full-length Album by Cradle of Filth, released on Hallowe'en 2000 Dusk and Her Embrace is Cradle of Filth 's second full-length album . . " The interview goes on to state that the album is planned for summer 2008 and will be followed by a European and American tour. [24]

The band will go on a tour around Europe with Gorgoroth, Moonspell, and Septic Flesh in December 2008. Gorgoroth is a Black metal band from Bergen, Norway that was founded by Infernus in 1992 Moonspell is a Portuguese Black metal / Gothic metal band with Death/doom metal elements formed in 1989 as Morbid God Septic Flesh are a symphonic-influenced Death metal band from Athens, Greece with a dark and macabre synth atmosphere Possessed have also been added to the tour as of May 2008. Possessed is an influential American Death metal band and was formed in 1983 in San Francisco, California.

Genre

Cradle of Filth's first three demos bore a death metal feel, with occasional symphonic elements. However, when they released their fourth demo, Total Fucking Darkness, their genre became more akin to black metal. Their "true" black metal status however, has been in debate since near the time they became popular. Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It often employs fast tempos shrieked vocals highly distorted guitars played with Tremolo picking, [25] Dani, in a 1998 interview for BBC Radio 5 for example, said "I use the term heavy metal, rather than black metal, because I think that's a bit of a fad now. BBC Radio 5 was for three years and eight months a BBC Radio network that carried sports children's and educational programmes Call it what you like: death metal, black metal, any kind of metal. . . ",[26] while Gavin Baddeley's 2006 Terrorizer interview states that "few folk, the band included, call Cradle black metal these days. Gavin Baddeley is an ordained Reverend in the Church of Satan, and an experienced Journalist who has worked for The Observer and Metal Hammer Terrorizer is an Extreme music Magazine published by Dark Arts Ltd "[27]

Their format differs from most black metal, and they have thus, at one time or another, been labeled symphonic black metal;[28] extreme gothic metal;[29] melodic black metal;[30] satanic metal;[31] vampyric metal;[32] speed metal;[33] death metal;[34] melodic death metal;[35] horror metal;[36] and dark metal,[37] some of which are regarded by critics and fans alike as entirely apocryphal categories. Symphonic black metal is a style of Black metal that uses symphonic and Orchestral elements Melodic black metal is a style of Black metal. Much of the characteristics of "traditional" black metal are retained (shrieked vocals fast tempos high pitched For other uses of the word see Satanism (disambiguation. Satanism can refer to a number of belief systems depending on the user and context Speed metal is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music originating in the late 1970s and early 1980s that was the direct musical progenitor of Thrash metal. Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics Melodic death metal (also referred to as melodeath) is a Subgenre of Death metal which combines the melody of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal A number of heavy metal genres have developed since the emergence of heavy metal (often shortened to metal) during the late 1960s and early 1970s

However, the band's evolving sound has allowed them to continue resisting definitive categorisation. They are audibly influenced by Iron Maiden, have collaborated on projects like Christian Death's Born Again Anti-Christian album (on the track "Peek-A-Boo"), and have even dabbled outside of metal music with dance remixes ("Twisting Further Nails", "Pervert's Church" etc), although these have fallen by the wayside in recent years. For other uses see Iron maiden. Christian Death is an American Deathrock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1979 In a 2006 interview with Terrorizer magazine, current guitarist Paul Allender said "We were never a black metal band. Paul Allender is the guitarist of the British Extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. The only thing that catered to that was the make-up. Corpse paint (sometimes spelled corpsepaint) is a style of black-and-white or just white Makeup used extensively by Black metal bands during live Even when The Principle of Evil Made Flesh came out — you look at Emperor and Burzum and all that stuff — we didn't sound anything like that. Emperor is a Norwegian Symphonic black metal band formed in 1991 Burzum is the musical project of Varg Vikernes (under the pseudonym "Count Grishnackh" The way that I see it is that we were, and still are now, an extreme metal band. Extreme metal is an Umbrella term, somewhat loosely defined for a number of related heavy metal subgenres that have developed since the 1980s "[20]

Appearing on the BBC music quiz Never Mind the Buzzcocks on April 9 2001, Dani jokingly claimed Cradle's sound as "heavy funk", and in an October 2006 interview stated "We'd rather be known as solely 'Cradle of Filth', I think, than be hampered by stupid genre barriers. Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a Comedy Panel game show with a pop and Rock music theme currently presented by Simon Amstell Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul "[38]

Discography

Main article: Cradle of Filth discography

Members

Main article: List of Cradle of Filth band members

Current line-up

References

  1. ^ Metal Hammer, Issue 160, December 2006 - "British Steel", page 40. The Discography of Cradle of Filth, a British Extreme metal band consists of eight Studio albums one Live album, one compilation The Principle of Evil Made Flesh is Cradle of Filth 's debut album released in 1993. Vempire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein is Cradle of Filth 's second official release following The Principle of Evil Made Flesh. Dusk and Her Embrace is Cradle of Filth 's second full-length album Cruelty and the Beast is Cradle of Filth 's third Album. It is a Concept album based on the legend of the Hungarian "blood countess" From the Cradle to Enslave is an EP by Cradle of Filth. It contains two original tracks the title track and "Of Dark Blood and Fucking" Midian is the fourth full-length Album by Cradle of Filth, released on Hallowe'en 2000 Cradle of Filth 's Bitter Suites to Succubi is essentially an EP - or "transitional mini album" as Dani Filth would have it - bridging the Lovecraft & Witch Hearts is a compilation album by Cradle of Filth. Live Bait for the Dead is a live album by Cradle of Filth, recorded at Nottingham Rock City on April 14 2001 Damnation and a Day From Genesis To Nemesis is the fifth studio album by Cradle of Filth. Nymphetamine is the sixth studio album by Cradle of Filth, released on September 28, 2004. Thornography is the seventh full-length studio album by Cradle of Filth released through Roadrunner Records in October 2006 This is a list of past and present Cradle of Filth band members. Dani Filth (born Daniel Lloyd Davey) is the Lyricist, Vocalist and founding member of the British Extreme metal band Cradle of Filth Paul Allender is the guitarist of the British Extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder Charles Hedger is the guitarist for the Extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. Dave Pybus (born June 4, 1970 in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England) The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Sarah Jane Ferridge (born 25 February 1977 in Forest Gate, East London, England) better known by her stage name Sarah Jezebel A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US Rosie Smith is a rock and metal musician best known as the keyboardist for British extreme metal band Cradle of Filth, as well as appearing on " Temptation " A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Metal Hammer (sometimes MetalHammer) is a monthly heavy metal magazine in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in Germany
  2. ^ Cradle of Filth, Lovecraft & Witch Hearts liner notes, written by Damien Gregori 2002
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  5. ^ Gavin Baddely - Lucifer Rising (Nemesis Publishing, 1994, p. Kerrang! is a weekly rock Magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom. Gavin Baddeley is an ordained Reverend in the Church of Satan, and an experienced Journalist who has worked for The Observer and Metal Hammer 211)
  6. ^ Ankey, Jason. Cradle of Filth > Biography. All Media Guide. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  7. ^ Wilson, David Lee (2000). Magazine interview with guitarist Paul Allender of Cradle of Filth. KAOS2000. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  8. ^ Living With The Enemy. (unknown publisher) ((unknown date)). Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  9. ^ a b Getting Filthy With Dani Filth. KNAC. com (2002-06-11). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  10. ^ Metal Hammer magazine, March 2003
  11. ^ Fortnam, Ian (2000-06-01). Metal Hammer (sometimes MetalHammer) is a monthly heavy metal magazine in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in Germany 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Satan Laughing. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  12. ^ Hellraiser Script at IMSDb. (unknown publisher) ((unknown date)). Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  13. ^ Top Sellers: Cradle of Filth. Migraine Distribution ((unknown date)). Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  14. ^ Fisher, Jason (2006-10-30). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Cradle of Filth Interview with Paul Allender. The Gauntlet. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  15. ^ Metal Hammer magazine, March 2003
  16. ^ a b Smirinoti, Marilena (unknown date). Metal Hammer (sometimes MetalHammer) is a monthly heavy metal magazine in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in Germany Interview with Paul Allender. MetalEagle. com. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  17. ^ TESTAMENT, CRADLE OF FILTH, CANNIBAL CORPSE. Roadrunner Records (2005-12-22). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  18. ^ 2005 Grammy Award Nominations and Winners. MetroLyrics. com (date unknown). Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  19. ^ Tortured Soul Asylum - Message Board. ezboard Inc. . Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  20. ^ a b c Roadrunner Records Australia - Cradle of Filth. Roadrunner Records (unknown date). Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  21. ^ Cradle of Filth banned in the US. Future Publishing Limited (2006-05-22). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  22. ^ eg. Kerrang! issue 1130, October 21 2006; Terrorizer issue 150, November 2006; Metal Hammer issue 159, November 2006
  23. ^ CRADLE OF FILTH: In Writing Mode. Kerrang! is a weekly rock Magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom. Terrorizer is an Extreme music Magazine published by Dark Arts Ltd Metal Hammer (sometimes MetalHammer) is a monthly heavy metal magazine in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in Germany www. blabbermouth. com.
  24. ^ Interview by Metal Sanaz http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=24268302 www. myspace. com
  25. ^ Martinelli, Roberto (unknown date). Interview with CRADLE OF FILTH. (unknown publisher). Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  26. ^ Dani Filth. Dani Filth (born Daniel Lloyd Davey) is the Lyricist, Vocalist and founding member of the British Extreme metal band Cradle of Filth Yahoo!. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  27. ^ Terrorizer magazine, November 2006
  28. ^ Metal Storm - Cradle of Filth. Metal Storm. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  29. ^ Encyclopaedia Metallum - Cradle of Filth. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  30. ^ Dusk and Her Embrace Review. everything2. com. Retrieved on 2007-05-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held
  31. ^ Michael Moynihan - Lords Of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground. Interpunk Inc. . Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  32. ^ Tag:Vampyric Metal. last. fm. Retrieved on 2007-05-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held
  33. ^ Cradle of Filth: Bitter Suites to Succubi. Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
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  35. ^ Nymphetamine review. Global Domination. se. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  36. ^ Cradle of Filth - Dusk And Her Embrace. (publisher unknown) (2003-04-21). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Retrieved on 2007-05-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
  37. ^ Roadrunner artist: Cradle of Filth. Roadrunner. Retrieved on 2007-11-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca
  38. ^ Questions and Answers. www. cradleoffilth. com (archived on archive. org). Retrieved on 2006-10-16. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western

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