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Thornography
Thornography cover
Studio album by Cradle of Filth
Released October 17, 2006
Recorded 2006
Genre Extreme metal
Length 64:44
Label Roadrunner Records
Producer Rob Caggiano
Professional reviews
Cradle of Filth chronology
Nymphetamine (2004) Thornography (2006) Untitled 8th album (2008)
Alternate Cover
Limited edition "First Day" cover
Limited edition "First Day" cover

Thornography is the seventh full-length studio album by Cradle of Filth released through Roadrunner Records in October, 2006. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 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 In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Roadrunner Records (Roadrunner Music Group BV is a Record label that concentrates on heavy metal bands In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Robert Caggiano (born 1976 is an American guitarist and producer best known as the lead guitarist of metal band Anthrax from 2001-2005 2007-present exiting allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Nymphetamine is the sixth studio album by Cradle of Filth, released on September 28, 2004. Roadrunner Records (Roadrunner Music Group BV is a Record label that concentrates on heavy metal bands The album is produced by Anthrax guitarist Rob Caggiano and mixed by Andy Sneap, and once again features narration by Doug Bradley (as with Midian and Nymphetamine). Anthrax is a New York City -based heavy metal band that released its first full-length album in 1984 Robert Caggiano (born 1976 is an American guitarist and producer best known as the lead guitarist of metal band Anthrax from 2001-2005 2007-present exiting Andy Sneap (1969 is an English Record producer, Recording engineer, mixer guitarist and songwriter Douglas William Bradley (born September 7 1954) is an English Actor. Midian is the fourth full-length Album by Cradle of Filth, released on Hallowe'en 2000 Nymphetamine is the sixth studio album by Cradle of Filth, released on September 28, 2004.

Contents

Background

Dani Filth explained the album's title thus: "This title represents mankind's obsession with sin and self. Dani Filth (born Daniel Lloyd Davey) is the Lyricist, Vocalist and founding member of the British Extreme metal band Cradle of Filth The thorn combines images of that which troubled Christ, the crown of thorns, thus intimating man's seeming desire to hurt God and also, of the protecting thorn and the need to enclose a secret place or the soul from attack. Spines are leaves that have been modified into cylindrical hard structures with sharp ends Christ is the English term for the Greek ( Khristós) meaning "the anointed " In Christianity the Crown of Thorns, one of the instruments of the Passion, was the woven chaplet of thorn branches worn by Jesus before his Crucifixion God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. The soul, according to many religious and philosophical beliefs is the self-awareness, or Consciousness, unique to a particular living An addiction to self-punishment or something equally poisonous. The term " addiction " is used in many contexts to describe an obsession compulsion or excessive Physical dependence or psychological dependence such as Self-injury ( SI) or self-harm ( SH) is deliberate Injury inflicted by a person upon their own body without suicidal intent A mania. Mania (from Greek μανία and that from μαίνομαι - mainomai, "to rage to be furious" is a severe medical condition Twisted desires. Barbed dreams. A fetish. Sexual fetishism, or erotic fetishism, is the Sexual attraction to materials and objects not conventionally viewed as being sexual in nature An obsession with cruelty. Savage nature. Paganism over Christianity. Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "country dweller rustic" is a word used to refer to various religions and religious beliefs from across the world Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings The title can also represent a sexual attraction to religious iconography as in the case of the 'possessed' Loudun nuns. Generally speaking human sexuality is how people experience and express themselves as sexual beings A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Iconography is the branch of Art history which studies the identification description and the interpretation of the content of images The Devils Of Loudun, a non-fiction book by Aldous Huxley, was first published in 1952 I like the title because to me it invokes images of a darker, sexier pre-Raphaelite scene wherein Sleeping Beauty's castle is won and she is awoken by a poisonous kiss. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (also known as the Pre-Raphaelites) was a group of English painters Poets, and critics founded in 1848 by Sleeping Beauty ( "La Belle au Bois dormant" (The Beauty asleep in the wood is a Fairy tale classic the first in the set published in 1697 by A darker, more adult fairytale. "[1]

Paul Allender told Terrorizer magazine, "There are quite a few guitar solos on this album. Paul Allender is the guitarist of the British Extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. Terrorizer is an Extreme music Magazine published by Dark Arts Ltd To be honest, I've never really classed myself as a lead player as such, but this is the first time I've sat down and seriously practiced lead work. I've been so involved in actually writing new material and coming up with song structures that I haven't had time to practice all the frilly things that go on top of it. Up 'till now, there hasn't really been much room for guitar solos as such. The riffs we write, they're not riffs that are meant to be soloed on top of. They're melodic within themselves. But I'm a great believer that less is definitely more. I love listening to all the shreddy, widdly stuff, but I have no interest in playing it. Shred guitar or shred refers to lead Electric guitar playing that relies heavily on fast passages the act of playing fast passages on an electric guitar is termed This new album is quite guitar-orientated. The last album was, but this is definitely more melodic. 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 Dare I say it, there are quite a lot of typical Maiden-esque harmonies in there. For other uses see Iron maiden. " [2]

In news posted on the official Cradle of Filth website in mid May 2006, it was revealed that the planned artwork for Thornography had been vetoed by Roadrunner Records. Roadrunner Records (Roadrunner Music Group BV is a Record label that concentrates on heavy metal bands A replacement was soon forthcoming (see box), although numerous CD booklets had already been printed with the original image. Dani Filth stated in an interview with Metal Hammer that the controversy was over the nakedness of the female figure's legs on the original cover: "When we put the original next to the new version, it was so slightly changed. Dani Filth (born Daniel Lloyd Davey) is the Lyricist, Vocalist and founding member of the British Extreme metal band Cradle of Filth Metal Hammer (sometimes MetalHammer) is a monthly heavy metal magazine in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in Germany . . The nymph's skirt was a little longer. It was like a game of spot the difference". Charles Hedger told Gothtronic. Charles Hedger is the guitarist for the Extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. com that the new cover "is practically the same. . . A lot of Americans are really religious and Roadrunner were basically saying that Wal-Mart was not going to take Cradle albums with that on the cover. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores But Wal-Mart never takes Cradle albums anyhow, so it doesn’t make any difference. "[3]

Three cover versions were recorded during the album's sessions, namely Samhain's "Hallowe'en 2", Shakespears Sister's "Stay", and Heaven 17's "Temptation". In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Samhain was a Death rock / Horror Punk band formed by singer Glenn Danzig in 1983 Shakespear's Sister (originally Shakespeare's Sister) was a synth-pop-rock band formed by former Bananarama singer-songwriter Siobhan Fahey " Stay " is a 1992 single from the album Hormonally Yours by Irish/US pop duo Shakespears Sister. Heaven 17 are a British Synthpop band originating from the city of Sheffield in the early 1980s "Hallowe'en 2" (renamed "HW2") was released on the Underworld: Evolution soundtrack, and is the first Cradle track to feature clean vocals by Dani. Underworld Evolution is the second film in the ''Underworld'' series, following Underworld in 2003 The term clean vocals is used to describe melodic and clear singing styles It is included as a bonus track on the Japanese release of the album. "Temptation" is part of Thornography's finalised track listing, and features vocals by Dirty Harry. Dirty Harry, born Victoria Harrison (May 10 1982 is a British rock singer who is now based in Los Angeles. Harry also stars in the promo video for the track, which was released a week before the album as a digital single. "Stay" surfaced in early 2008 on the Harder, Darker, Faster re-release (see below). Press releases by both Liv Kristine[4] and Cradle themselves[5] announced that "Stay" would be Kristine's second guest vocal spot with the band (following "Nymphetamine"). A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull (born February 14, 1976 in Stavanger, Norway) better known as Liv Kristine, is the former Vocalist Adrian Erlandsson later confirmed however that the duet never actually took place, although versions were recorded with both Harry and Sarah Jezebel Deva. Adrian Erlandsson (born October 27, 1970 in Malmö, Sweden) is a prolific Swedish Death metal and Black metal Sarah Jane Ferridge (born 25 February 1977 in Forest Gate, East London, England) better known by her stage name Sarah Jezebel [6] The latter is the version included on the re-release.

Early reports during the album's production process mentioned a track called "The Flora of Nightfall, The Fauna of War". [7] It is unknown which track this was the working title for, although the words appear as a lyric in "Cemetery and Sundown".

The album was leaked to p2p and torrent internet sources a month before its official release date. See Shared resource for the conventional meaning of file sharing File sharing refers to the providing and receiving of digital files over a BitTorrent is a Peer-to-peer File sharing protocol used to distribute large amounts of Data.

Press reviews

Track listing

  1. "Under Pregnant Skies She Comes Alive Like Miss Leviathan" (Instrumental) – 1:40
  2. "Dirge Inferno" – 4:53
  3. "Tonight in Flames" – 5:55
  4. "Libertina Grimm" – 5:51
  5. "The Byronic Man" [ft. Metal Hammer (sometimes MetalHammer) is a monthly heavy metal magazine in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in Germany Ville Valo] – 5:03
  6. "I Am the Thorn" – 7:06
  7. "Cemetery and Sundown" – 5:37
  8. "Lovesick for Mina" – 7:00
  9. "The Foetus of a New Day Kicking" – 3:43
  10. "Rise of the Pentagram" (Instrumental) – 7:02
  11. "Under Huntress Moon" – 6:58
  12. "Temptation" (Heaven 17 cover) [ft. Ville Hermanni Valo ( (born 22 November 1976 is a Finnish Singer, Songwriter, and frontman of the Finnish rock band HIM "Temptation" is a single by Sheffield band Heaven 17, originally released in April 1983 peaking at number 2 in the UK charts Heaven 17 are a British Synthpop band originating from the city of Sheffield in the early 1980s Dirty Harry] – 3:47
  13. "HW2" (Samhain cover) (Japanese release only) - 3:38

Harder, Darker, Faster: Thornography Deluxe

Alternate cover art for Harder, Darker, Faster: Thornography Deluxe.
Alternate cover art for Harder, Darker, Faster: Thornography Deluxe.

In a September 2007 interview from the band's official MySpace page, Dani Filth revealed details of a forthcoming Thornography special edition. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and Dani Filth (born Daniel Lloyd Davey) is the Lyricist, Vocalist and founding member of the British Extreme metal band Cradle of Filth Harder, Darker, Faster: Thornography Deluxe is a CD/DVD package; the original album in standard format and DVD Audio, with the following additional bonus tracks:

  1. "Murder in the Thirst" - 1:17
  2. "The Snake-Eyed And the Venomous" - 5:47
  3. "Halloween II" - 3:36
  4. "Courting Baphomet" - 5:20
  5. "Stay" - 4:55
  6. "Devil to the Metal" - 6:20

Thornography Deluxe also includes the entire album in mp3 format, live footage taken from Philadelphia and Worcester, a mixing feature for the tracks "Lovesick For Mina" and "Under Huntress Moon", and the promotional videos for "Temptation", "Tonight in Flames" and "The Foetus of a New Day Kicking". DVD-Audio (commonly abbreviated as DVD-A) is a digital format for delivering very High-fidelity audio content on a DVD. " Stay " is a 1992 single from the album Hormonally Yours by Irish/US pop duo Shakespears Sister. Samhain was a Death rock / Horror Punk band formed by singer Glenn Danzig in 1983 MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a Digital audio encoding format using a form of Lossy data compression Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Worcester (ˈwʊstə is a city and County town of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands of England. Audio mixing is the process by which a multitude of sound sources are combined into one or more channels [9] Original plans to include "Mater Lacrimarum" from the soundtrack to Dario Argento's The Mother of Tears were scrapped due to rights issues. Dario Argento (born September 7 1940) is an Italian Film director, producer and Screenwriter. The Mother of Tears ( Italian title La Terza madre) is a 2007 Italian / American Supernatural

On November 06, 2007, Dani Filth spoke about the new tracks in the magazine BW&BK:

“[they] were written during the Thornography session, but actually finished slightly later. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles is a Canadian heavy metal Magazine. . . There’s "Murder in the Thirst" - that’s one of our classic intros. The title was stolen from the lyrics of "Cemetery And Sundown". "The Snake-Eyed And the Venomous" is sort of an anti-critic song; it’s metaphorical. "Halloween 2" (a Samhain cover) has been remixed and remastered, so it sounds a bit better than it did on the Underworld 2 soundtrack – which was the only place it was available prior to this. Samhain was a Death rock / Horror Punk band formed by singer Glenn Danzig in 1983 Underworld Evolution is the second film in the ''Underworld'' series, following Underworld in 2003 "Courting Baphomet" is another fable-type song in the vein of "Her Ghost in the Fog". Again, it’s metaphorical. "Stay" is a track by Shakespears Sister that we’ve bastardized. Shakespear's Sister (originally Shakespeare's Sister) was a synth-pop-rock band formed by former Bananarama singer-songwriter Siobhan Fahey Now it sounds a bit more like a symphonic "Nymphetamine". Nymphetamine is the sixth studio album by Cradle of Filth, released on September 28, 2004. "Devil to the Metal" is a celebration of everything dark and nasty really. It could have come off Vempire; it’s really fast and brutal. Vempire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein is Cradle of Filth 's second official release following The Principle of Evil Made Flesh. It’s got some really nice drop-downs and weird bits. ” [10]

Personnel

  • Christopher John - additional keyboards on original edition, keyboards on "The Snake-Eyed and the Venomous"
  • Chris Rehn - composition and performance of "Under Pregnant Skies She Comes Alive Like Miss Leviathan", orchestral arrangements on "Stay"
  • Tommy Rehn - additional arrangements of "Under Pregnant Skies. 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. Charles Hedger is the guitarist for the Extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. Dave Pybus (born June 4, 1970 in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England) Adrian Erlandsson (born October 27, 1970 in Malmö, Sweden) is a prolific Swedish Death metal and Black metal Sarah Jane Ferridge (born 25 February 1977 in Forest Gate, East London, England) better known by her stage name Sarah Jezebel Mark Newby-Robson (Mark de Sade is a classical keyboard player composer and writer from Suffolk, England. . . ", orchestral arrangements on "Stay"
  • Veronica Rehn - vocals on "Under Pregnant Skies. . . "
  • Tony Konberg, Tommy Rehn, Chris Rehn, Hanna Tornqvist and Linnea Kibe - supporting vocals on "Under Pregnant Skies. . . "
  • Rob Caggiano - producer, drums on "Stay", backing vocals on Halloween II
  • Dan Turner - engineering
  • Aric Prentice, Keith Halliday, Charlie Jenkins, Moira Johnson, Ruth Nixon, Chris Mitchell, Rachel Line, William Harrison, Sophie Allen, Laela Adamson - choir voices
  • Laura Reid - cello
  • Martin Walkyier - backing vocals on "The Snake-Eyed and the Venomous"

Chart positions

Year Chart Peak
2006 UK Albums Chart 46
2006 Australian ARIA Chart 35
2006 Canadian Album Chart 50
2006 German Album Chart 27
2006 Finnish Album Chart 16
2006 Billboard 200 66

References

  1. ^ [1]
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  3. ^ Gothtronic | Music | Interviews
  4. ^ [3]
  5. ^ [4]
  6. ^ Cradle Of Filth Nederland | © | Official Dutch Cradle Of Filth Website
  7. ^ eg. Martin Walkyier is an English singer who began his career with Heavy metal band Sabbat in the late 1980s releasing two albums The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard http://musica.mustdie.ru/en/band/cradle_of_filth/
  8. ^ Release date for Harder, Darker, Faster. www. cradleoffilth. com (archived on archive. org). Retrieved on 2008-1-26.
  9. ^ HMV.com: albums: Thornography/Harder Darker Faster: Dvd Audio: Includes Cd (2008)
  10. ^ Bravewords.com > News
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