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
Below is our complete Cradle Of Filth news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Cradle Of Filth Reveals New Album Title
Cradle Of Filth has announced that the band's new album is to be titled "Darkly Darkly Venus Aversa." The new album is currently set to be released on October 22nd through AbraCadavar. You can also catch Cradle of Filth live on the following dates:
12/12 2010 Teatro Metropol Bogotá, COLOMBIA
12/14 2010 Ciec Caracas, VENEZUELA
12/16 2010 Teatro Caupolican Santiago, CHILE
12/17 2010 El Teatro Flores Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
12/18 2010 Carioca Club São Paulo, São Paulo, BRAZIL
12/19 2010 Bar Opinião 834 Porto Alegre, Porto Aleg, BRAZIL
Cradle Of Filth Announces Colombia Show
Infamous British metal outfit Cradle Of Filth has added a show in Colombia to their upcoming tour of South America. The concert will take place in the city of Bogotá at the Teatro Metropol on December 12th.
The tour schedule for the South American trek is as follows:
December 12 - Teatro Metropol - Bogotá, Colombia
December 14 - Ciec - Caracas, Venezuela
December 16 - Teatro Caupolican - Santiago, Chile
December 17 - El Teatro Flores - Buenos Aires, Argentina
December 18 - Carioca Club - São Paulo, Brazil
December 19 - Bar Opinião - Porto Alegre, Brazil
Cradle Of Filth Announces South American Tour
British dark metal act Cradle of Filth have announced a small batch of tour dates set to take place across South America this coming December. The tour will be the first in support of the band's new album titled "All Hallows Eve" which is due for release on November 9th, 2010 through Nuclear Blast Records.
Confirmed South-American dates:
Dec. 14 - Ciec - Caracas, Venezuela
Dec. 16 - Teatro Caupolican - Santiago, Chile
Dec. 17 - El Teatro Flores - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dec. 18 - Carioca Club - São Paulo, Brazil
Nuclear Blast To Release New Cradle of Filth Album
On November 9, 2010 Cradle of Filth will have their latest album issued in North America by Nuclear Blast. The band signed with Peaceville Records earlier this year and the release will be a collaborative effort.
Frederick Jude, Managing Director of Peaceville Records, comments on this upcoming cooperative effort: "Football aside, we’re pleased to be teaming up with Nuclear Blast on this very important release. Given their resources, interest in the band, and track record in the U.S., we believe CRADLE OF FILTH will be best positioned to better the sales of their last album in North America."
This month, vocalist Dani Filth, guitarists Paul Allender and James McIlroy, bassist David Pybus, drummer Martin Skaroupka and keyboard player Ashley Ellyllon enter Monkey Puzzle Studios near Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk, England to begin work on the follow-up to 2008’s "Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder." CRADLE OF FILTH will compose another concept album, this time based on Adam's first wife, the lascivious demoness Lilith. "Throwing medieval nuns, Knights Templars, Greek mythology, lashings of sex, occult lore, and violent bloodshed together into a creative milieu, the band are poised to create a darkly erotic nightmare set to their unique scope of supreme vampyric metal," states the press release in regard to the new album.
Orbs Announces First Ever Tour
American/British supergroup Orbs have announced dates for their first ever tour together as a band, featuring members of Between the Buried and Me, Cradle of Filth, Fear Before the March of Flames (aka Fear Before) and Abigail Williams.
Orbs are setting out on a 16 date tour across the United States in support of thier debut album, "Asleep Next to Science", due for release on Equal Vision Records in August, 2010.
Support on the trek will come from Boston's Junius. More...
Cradle Of Filth Signs To Peaceville
Cradle Of Filth is set to unleash their latest release through Peaceville Records in October of 2010. Peaceville issued the following statement about the signing:
"Never shy of embracing the epic, Cradle have constantly sought to push the boundaries of their art. Whether through elaborately theatrical stage shows (incorporating giant lumbering puppets, fire-breathing dancers, freaks and stilt-walkers from the notorious Circus Of Horrors), provocative merchandise (including the now legendary ‘Jesus Is A Cunt’ t-shirt), breathtaking artwork or the weighty subject matter of their albums (their latest one was a concept album telling the story of a French Lord who fought alongside Joan Of Arc, before embarking on a horrific killing spree), this is a band who have refused to be confined by the labels that have been placed on them.
"The band enters Monkey Puzzle studios near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk this month to start work on their new album, the follow up to 2008’s Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder. Cradle Of Filth remain stalwarts to the satanic horror ethos by again composing a fully blown concept album, this time based on Adam's first wife, the lascivious Demoness Lilith; throwing Medieval nuns, Knights Templars, Greek mythology and lashings of sex, occult lore and violent bloodshed into the smelting pot, to create a darkly erotic nightmare set to their unique scope of supreme vampyric metal. More...
Lock Up Writing New Material
Lock Up, the extreme metal supergroup featuring Tomas Lindberg (At The Gates), Shane Embury (Napalm Death, Venomous Concept), Nick Barker (Cradle Of Filth, Testament, Exodus) and Anton Reisenegger (Pentagram, Criminal), have announced that they will not be hanging up the gloves just yet. The band have begun work on a brand new studio album and has announced three shows for later this year.
The tour dates are as follows: More...
Tonight's Headbangers Ball Line-Up Details
Tonight's Headbangers Ball on MTV2 at 2 AM ET/PT will feature Bam Margera and the following lineup of videos:
Isis - "20 Minutes / 40 Years"
Cradle of Filth - "Nymphetamine"
Janus - "Eyesore"
Mastodon - "Divinations"
Valient Thorr - "Tomorrow Police"
CKY - "Flesh Into Gear"
Killswitch Engage - "End of Heartache"
Killswitch Engage - "Rose of Sharyn"
Dream Theater - "Pull Me Under"
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...
Cradle Of Filth To Release New Book
Cradle of Filth has issued the following announcement about releasing a book titled the "Gospel of Filth:"
"The Gospel Of Filth, The Definitive Guide to the Realms of Darkness and Devilry. The Gospel of Filth is the boldest, most comprehensive and authoritative guide to the realms of darkness and devilry ever published. Taking in every significant milestone and major landmark, this lavishly illustrated volume will prove to be the definitive guide to the dark side for decades to come. From ancient formulae for conjuring the goddesses of hell, to the latest research on the psychopathology of serial murder, no tombstone remains unturned in this wide-ranging and witty dissection of the uncanny and unholy, of the esoteric and erotic. Music forms The Gospel's entry point, but every medium, from movies and literature, to comics and computer games is considered, while the authorities consulted range from Oxford academics to metal musicians as well known for their criminal records as musical ones. Details to order The Gospel Of Filth coming soon!!
"A 'Bible' style Signed and Numbered Special Edition. IMPORTANT NOTICE?T this 'Bible' style Signed and Numbered Special Edition will be available to buy as a PRE-ORDER ITEM ONLY. Act fast once this book goes on sale. We will shortly announce a CUT-OFF DATE after which it will not be possible to order this special edition. The cut-off date will be strictly enforced."
Cradle Of Filth Issues New Tour Blog
Cradle of Filth front man Dani Filth has issued the following tour blog:
"G'day sports! How the flamin' 'ell are ya?
"Since my last entry we have also undertaken the Australian leg of our world tour, playing Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane respectively, complete with the return of Charles Hedger on guitar, with James coming back for the forthcoming Finnish gig. It was pretty grueling on the traveling front, mainly because of the initial 23 hour flight to get there, where the jet-lag was continually being topped up by further internal flights, although these were on every other day, save for Sydney (where we played a row of two shows at the same venue). More...
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