Band Photo: Cradle Of Filth
Formed: 1991
From:
Suffolk,
United Kingdom
Last Known Status: Active
Background
It all began in 1991, the first of an unholy trinity of demos was complete. The young lads knew they had started something dark; something evil; something out of this world. They didn't disappoint with the release of their debut album 'The Principle of Evil Made Flesh' in 1994 on the label Cacophonous. The full length CD was a menagerie of gothic keyboards, metal riffing and Vampyric imagery. In other words the ultimate hammer horror soundtrack.
Drawing from an incredibly infinite list of influences, including the likes of Bathory, Celtic Frost and Diamanda Galas, and also the literary genius of Lord Byron, Sheridan LeFanu, Friedrich Nietzsche, Bram Stoker and Charles Baudelaire, Cradle Of Filth have produced albums of ever increasing quality. Soaring, sonic masterpieces that envelop you and take you away into the darkest depths of the collective Cradle mind. A dreamlike place full of legend, myths and Vampyres.
With 10 years in the past, Cradle Of Filth only have the future to conquer. Their recent concerts have built a fan base they never dreamed of. They truly have withstood the test of time.
Latest Cradle Of Filth News
Cradle Of Filth Issues Band Update
Cradle Of Filth front man Dani Filth has issued the following band update:
"Greetings to all you merchants of menace and skinny villainesses, Dani here again with a belated update on all things fantastic and filthy;
"At the time of writing, September is almost through, with skies fire-paved and a gorgeous Indian Summer settling like a phoenix on the East coast of England, the last few weeks finding me extremely busy with the trivialities of being at home and working in a band at the same time. Thus creativity has flourished under this wonderful boon and the first ideas for a new Cradle album have started to creep and crawl in the far-flung shadows of our combined imaginations. Bearing in mind we have merely the skeletal structures of a few songs laid out, that Autumnal vibe is already spreading like a mist, and the tunes are sounding very malefic indeed. Very much like the 'Godspeed...' album thrust up a gear.
"Paul has moved to a luxury apartment on the dockside quay in Ipswich, the apocalyptic vision of a reddened sun split by the thin silhouettes of bobbing yacht masts, highly inspirational, tempering his writing with furious abandonment. In the meantime Martin is hard at work on his practice kit back in the Czech Republic, providing the midi backbone to Paul's initial structures, which are then later embellished by guitars and keyboards. Luckily Dave lives in spitting distance of Paul's new gaff, so he's in partnership with the basic skeleton of every track, which is then flown past Ashley (who has just moved this week from Phoenix to LA...), who then goes all symphonic on it's rugged ass. Things therefore are moving well towards our new, as-yet-untitled album, with a possible studio start date of early January to be ringed in all gothic diaries. Bring it on! More...
Ex-Cradle Of Filth Drummer Joins Benediction
Veteran metal drummer Nick Barker, who has previously been a part of Cradle Of Filth, Testament, Dimmu Borgir, Exodus, Lock Up and Brujeria, will be joining British death metal veterans Benediction on their upcoming tour of South America which is scheduled to kick off in December. A message from the band reads as follows:
"Venues and cities are still coming through but this is what is shaping up so far. Our good friend, Nick Barker, will be on the drums for Benediction on this tour so it should be a full on holocaust!"
Cradle Of Filth Announces "Fab Fest 5" Details
Cradle of Filth has announced the "Fab Fest 5 - Death and the Devil" festival will take place at Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London on Saturday 21 November 2009, from 11am till 11pm. The Fab Fest 5 is an all day film festival, live performance, and book launch event to celebrate the publication of "The Gospel of Filth," written by Gavin Baddeley and Dani Filth.
Tickets are priced at £30 in advance only, and are available to over-18s only on a strictly first-come-first-served basis. The event will be hosted by author Gavin Baddeley For more information click here.
Cradle Of Filth Speaks On Bloodstock Incident
As was previously reported, British metal outfit Cradle Of Filth was forced to cut their set short at the Bloodstock Open Air festival after one of the members was hit by an object thrown by a member of the audience. The band has issued a statement about the incident which reads as follows:
"COF would just like to apologise to all COF fans at Bloodstock for not being able to perform the full length of set on Saturday. This was due to a selfish and stupid person in the crowd throwing dangerous objects at the band and injuring Paul, who then had to be hospitalised.
"This person threw what were being sold at the site as ‘gobstoppers’, but which were actually heavy, solid, pieces of candy, approximately the size of a cricket ball and weighing close to a pound, at the band. Approximately 6 of these were thrown, one narrowly missed hitting Ashley in the face and also a terminally ill young fan in a wheelchair sitting side of the stage, a couple just missed Dani and then one hit Paul in the spine, causing him to collapse. The paramedics called an ambulance and Paul was taken to hospital with suspected spinal damage; where he was subjected to numerous tests before the doctors said they didn’t think Paul had sustained any lasting damage.
"This act of stupidity caused the show to finish prior to the encore, caused Paul serious pain and everyone else a lot of anxiety. This person is lucky that no one was seriously injured or worse, which could easily have been the case and a serious police matter. More...
Cradle Of Filth Cuts Short Bloodstock Performance
Cradle of Filth has issued the following update about cutting short their Bloodstock Open Air performance:
"Cradle Of Filth were forced to cut their set short after guitarist Paul Allender was hit by an object thrown by a member of the audience, resulting in Paul being unable to finish the performance and requiring medical attention.
"Bloodstock are disappointed that one selfish ticket holder soured an amazing day and a stunning performance by the closing headliners, and hope that the rest of the fans in attendance will enjoy the rest of weekend with the camaraderie and unity that has made Bloodstock Open Air the great festival it is."
"Brutal Legend" Track Listing Revealed
GameDaily.com is reporting that the track listing for the upcoming heavy metal themed video game "Brutal Legend," which features the voice of Jack Black, has been revealed. The projected track listing can be viewed below. "Brutal Legend" is set to be released on October 13th in North America and October 16th in Europe. More...
Read the full article at GameDaily.com.
Cradle Of Filth To Enter The Studio In November
British extreme metal outfit Cradle Of Filth has announced that they are currently planning to enter the recording studio by November to start work on their next album. The album is expected to be released around the March/April period of 2010 through Roadrunner Records. Stay tuned for more details.
Cradle Of Filth Issues Tour Report
Cradle Of Filth front man Dani Filth has issued the following update about the band's recent and upcoming activities:
"Greetings from the pearl and poo-strewn gutters of heaven!
"First things first then. The long Summer months are finally upon us and here in the rustic backwaters of England they have brought with them some surprisingly hot weather, that is of course unless I decide to wash my car and then, lo and behold, the rain clouds come amassing just like they did minutes before the band played at Sonisphere in Sweden recently. And just like they did in Oz. And in Finland. And, and, and. More on this in good time...
"Well, finally The Gospel Of Filth is finished and the really, really special edition is now available for pre-order via the site. Just click on the 'Gospel' link to access it from either our myspace or our main website page. More...
Cradle Of Filth Posts "The Death Of Love" Video
Cradle Of Filth has posted a new music video online for the track "The Death of Love," which comes from their latest album "Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder." The video can be viewed below. More...
Lock Up To Play Last Ever Show?
Lock Up, the Grindcore supergroup which features At The Gates frontman Tomas Lindberg, guitarist Anton Resisenegger of Pentagram and Criminal, Napalm Death bass player Shane Embury and drummer Nick Barker, formerly of Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir, will be headlining the Terrorrizer stage at this year's edition of Britain's, Damnation Festival. And although this will be the bands first show in the United Kingdom for ten years, as well as the live debut of Resisenegger, who replaces the late guitarist Jesse Pintado (formerly of Napalm Death and Terrprizer,) bassist Shane Embury has stated that it will be the bands final performance.
"LOCK UP has not played the UK since the summer of 2000 when we did a small tour with Poland's Decapitated - in fact the band has only ever done around 15 shows since we formed ten years ago. More...
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