Cradle Of Filth Speaks On Bloodstock Incident
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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.
"Why does someone buy a ticket for a festival where everyone should be enjoying the weekend and having a good time and then have to ruin it for other people? A very selfish, sad person, one can only imagine.
"So again, full apologies to everyone who was at Bloodstock to have a good time and to see the band and if you think you know who the person was that spoiled everyone else’s evening, please let us, the Bloodstock staff or the Police know as soon as possible, because next time someone may not be so lucky."
In the meantime Cradle frontman Dani Filth had this to say about the event:
"No-one could be more disappointed than I about the ridiculous and callous incident that happened on Saturday night. Bloodstock is an event that we have long endorsed and looked forward to headlining due to it's united European metal vibe, it's growing popularity and of course, it being one of the better festivals held on English soil. The crowd, as expected, were great and we were playing well with an arsenal of songs yet to deliver, when the stupidity started. I actually thought one of the balls thrown was an apple and was going to head-butt it as it flew past my head and on toward Ashley, then luckily thought twice about it. The missiles were the size of cricket balls but solid and almost a pound in weight. Enough to kill a person at that speed, according to a medic who attended Paul behind stage.
"Of all the years I have spent touring the world, nothing comes even close to this for downright sheer stupidity. My ten year old daughter Luna was also standing side of stage when the missiles came and although, thank the stars, she was unhurt, the incident indelibly left her frightened and more than a little shook up. This is NOT the reason I brought her along to witness a metal festival and this is certainly NOT the image I want her to take away from Bloodstock or indeed any other metal festival for that matter. I hope the perpetrator(s) are really proud of themselves (sic).
"So again, I apologise to all our fans who were awaiting our encore and can only hope that this selfish bastard who TRIED to ruin the night for everyone is caught and sorted out. Hail Cradle! Hail Bloodstock! Hail metal unity!"
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5. writes:
AE just f*** off and jump in front of a speeding bus you retard. Something tells me your just really jelus because he is in a band and doing what he loves and you have no talents so all u can do is b**** and complain about bands you think suck. If you dont like a band ignore them dont start sh** just because your a messed up f***tard. I mean I dont like alot of bands but I dont just go on how I want them dead I just ignore then like you should. p.s. f*** OFF!
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13. writes:
That's awful and "serious" the cruel incident that happened to CRADLE OF FILTH: it's no fun having things thrown at ya, especially something mighty hefty which can cause great damage. This gobbstopper/candy sounds like our jawbreakers/candy here in America (they were quite big giant monster balls in the 60's/70's & those things can seriously break your if not broken down to munch on. Anyway, I hope PAUL injury is healin' & that he & his bandmates COF won't face another harmful & uncaring incident as that 'cause by a few that can really mess it up for plenty. Peace!
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15. writes:
Weather you like Cradle or not, doesn't really matter. The point is some stupid person ruined a show for hundreds (if not more) people who wanted to see Cradle. Injured a band member and could have seriously hurt others. I know a lot you hate Cradle, that's fine, to each there own. But I personally hate when some dumb a$$ people screw up the event for everyone else. I've been to shows that have been stopped or cut short because of random acts of stupidity. It is not fun, and some shows cost a great deal of money. I'm sure if this was a band you actually liked, you would be p***ed as well. As for them being whimps? Maybe so, but not because of this situation. Almost any band or individual for that matter would be p***ed if this happened to them.
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18. writes:
o yes my eyeliner is runing how did u know and what im tryin to say is just because u dont like a band that doesnt mean you should try to cause harm to them just dont pay any attention to them that doesnt mean u have to stop makin fun of them because alot of the stuff ive read on this site is funny but put urself in there position i personally think it would suck to get hit with a jawbreaker while im tryin to make my fans happy and knowing that they could hit my kid and harm other ppl just because one dipsh** wants to throw sh**
22. writes:
AE when the f*** did i say any of you tryed to harm them in case your to f***ing retarded all im trying to say is be sympethetic about what happened espesially since someone was hit and had to be hospitalized im not in anyway sayin that u have to like them or stop callin dani a fag(cuz its not his fault lol) but show some respect for them since they rnt quiting they are still goin out and touring despite what happened.
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27. writes:
and by the way its a f***ing piece of candy people. ever stop to think about baseball players who get beaned by a 100mph pitch that is thrown right at their head? Take a guess what happens after they are hit, they get a concussion, heal up, and play baseball again.
28. writes:
Piss poor security as well......candy the size of a cricket ball which is in between the size of a golf ball and a baseball, thats one hell of a sweettooth......band did the right thing for cutting it short, no band should be subjected to hooligans and their childhood antics...
29. writes:
I dont care for cradles music but I think that what happened was really f***ing stupid. Its things like this which ruin it for the rest of us. Some selfish little bastard who obviously/hopefully, didnt know the damange he/she could have inflicted on anyone, not just the band. If you dont like a band, dont watch them, its pretty f***ing simple. And if you feel like you just HAVE to throw something at the band, which is a pretty sh**ty idea in the first place, make sure its not something thats potentially lethal, right?
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31. writes:
even though i might not like cradle, i'd be p***ed if that bullsh** happened to someone i loved like slayer. and what about the band ur just playing ur set then some prick throws a f***ing bottle or some sh** at u. but i guess most of thats been said before, just my 2 cents.
32. writes:
Yeah i was there when this happened. not nice at all. i actually really dislike them as to me they are just a borgir rip off band but hey, somebody likes them. i no for a fact if it had happened to satyricon i would have kicked off big time. so all you fools that think this is ok grow the f*** up...
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34. writes:
You guys are viscous.
Just because you don't like a band why do you wish harm on them?
It's not like Cradle is........Nickelback.
So what if they haven't written a decent album since Damnation?
I know everyone hates Nymphetamine but Gilded C*** is still one of my favorites.
You should see the looks from other cars going by when I've got that one blaring. LOL!!!
Live and let live.
So Dani is going through his "rock star" faze right now.
So did David Vincent back in the 90's.
Dani will get over it when he realizes that black metal like death metal will never be mainstream no matter how hard you try to commercialize it.
35. writes:
I remember those candies from when I was a kid. They were freaking HUGE. Nothing like those tiny movie-theater box gobstoppers/jawbreakers that you can pick at a gas station or.... a movie theater. They're seriously the size of baseballs and anyone getting hit by one of those will.... just go down (or stop what they're doing) if it's thrown at any decent speed.
#27, those baseball players have helmets on that're designed to absorb a good portion of the impact. Also, have you ever seen a baseball hit something in slow motion? It actually *gives* and squishes a tiny bit. These big gobstoppers that're effectively the same size are hard, hard candy. Someone might've as well have thrown a brick, for what it's worth.... and there wasn't any helmet to take the impact. It's a good thing no one was clocked in the head or else that person wouldn't be getting up for quite a while. It's not something you can shrug off.
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38. writes:
I personally don't wish harm on anyone and I also hate it when some douche bag throws something at the stage and ruins the show for everyone else, but part of me thinks this comes with the territory. I've been on stage enough times to know that you can't ever take your eyes off the crowd. It's hard to see with the lights in your face, but you have to be cognicent of your surroundings. My guitarrist was taken out by a stage diver once. Knocked him out cold. We kept playing (as I tended to him to make sure he wasn't dead) and when he came to, he jumped right back into the song and finished the night off without incedence. From then on he hasn't ever put himself into a position to be taken out again. It's metal, you have to expect the worst in any given situation and the show must go on.
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39. writes:
BG- ^^^ Yeah, but you have to kind in mind that Americans are the toughest mo-fos on the block!
I see above posts #'s 27 & 35 comparing a baseball player in the batter's box to this incident. As a baseball fan, let me point out that if the player is hit and it is an accident, the player will walk it off and take his base. But if it appears to be intentional, the player will charge the mound and the teams will "rumble"! Last week's Boston vs Detroit game was a great example!
So I ask, Cradle fans at this event, why was the thrower of this object not beaten to a bloody pulp?
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40. writes:
Bruno: Indeed! I remember taking a few "free kicks" to the rib cage on the a$$hole that pegged Maynard in the face with a bottle at the last TOOL show I saw. They carried that sorry a$$ fvcker off on a stretcher. And BTW, Maynard finished the night after being taped up backstage.
41. writes:
^nihilist lol...not all us americans are so judgmental, nice to see lithuania represented on the site..stay safe my friend
^ bruno if you say your a red soxs fan im gonna shoot myself in the fahqn head...lol btw astros, and the angels are my teams,..ya that bos det game was a hoot, but nothin compared to prince fielder being a bad azz against the dodgers going after the pitcher after the game in the clubhouse, or shane victorino gettting drowned by a beer in chicago...and he still made the catch
^bg you ever have any sh!t thrown at you while playing?...im sure you have, everyone has...cheer guys
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43. writes:
Thanx man \m/. sh** throwers does suck, but as a hater of the whimps in metal I couldn't kept my mouth shut. I remember watching documentary about thrash metal and saw thrashers booing and throwing bottles full of piss at Alice In Chains. Vocalist was hit by several, but still played full set. Thats the man, not a whimp!
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44. writes:
RTB- Bro I am insulted you thought I was a Red Sox fan, haha! Born and live in Anaheim, 2nd generation Angels fan right here!
Angels fans HATE the Roid Sox (as I'm sure you know)!
I did see that Fielder incident a few weeks back- I lost all respect for that fat SOB. Every player has the opportunity to charge the mound when they get hit, but that p***y waits unitl after the game to try and storm the clubhouse!?!? He showed no respect for the game- throw the punches on the field for fvck's sake! The fans want to see the fight
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46. writes:
Bruno: Lol.
RTB: Yes I have had things thrown at me, but usually it's the type of stuff I like having thrown at me from the ladies. I had a beer bottle whiz by my head once because a bar fight broke out in the mddle of one of our sets. Other than that, i'm unscathed.
Nihilist: Actually most of the regulars here never take it for granted that everyone here is from the US. It's usually the typical douche bag retards that make those kind of assumtions and then they end up eating sh!t from us regulars for it. Cheers brother and welcome to the mighty MU!!!
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48. writes:
Bg lmao on that one, well as long as the ladies arent throwing paternity suits and or pics on there children they claimed you fathered, chuck away right?...but being the pimp that you are i know you got all your bases covered, you got that david lee roth paternity/child support coverage right?..have a good one
49. writes:
Double post i suck
Bruno born and raised in redondo beach...
Love the oc though, especially the fans, theyre way more respectfull and civilized than la fans...well atleast most of em...should be back in so cal full time in janurary, oughta catch a ducks game one of these days...have a good one
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52. writes:
RTB- Right on bro! I am a Ducks fan as well and I am looking at possibly getting a partial season ticket plan, so let me know when you are around and we can catch a game!
I know what you mean about LA fans, but I do go to a handful of Dodgers games each season. Like this weekend, a few of my coworkers had any extra ticket for the Dodger game on Sunday. Angels are out of town anyway, so I will be at Doy-er Stadium to see them take on the Cubs.
You have a good one!
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54. writes:
That must have horrified Dani's little girl and I'm glad it didn't explode into a full blown throw down in front of her. The fans that didn't make a bad thing worse are to be commended. It could have been a huge black smear on the already misunderstood genre and while I'm not a CoF nut, I do have a young son that I will be taking to see Dethklok and hope there isn't any dangerous people to ruin it for him.
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Actually.......the reason I made the Nickelback comparison was because of the incident in Portugal when Nickel showed up at a death metal festival and got stoned off the stage.
Not that I condone what fans did there either but Nickel should have fired their management for even booking that gig in the first place.
Now....Cradle was playing at an appropriate festival and was STILL treated that way???
Comon.
Even though I'm not a Nickel fan, if I were at a festival where they played, I'd at least applaud the performance.
Any band who's up there busting their b**** deserves respect.
I remember some moron at Cannibal Corpse who had on a leather armband with nails through it and actually went into the mosh pit.
I'd love to know how many fans got messed up by that idiot.
It may be metal.
It may be chugga, chugga, chugga, grrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!
But for f**** sake people, show a little class.
56. writes:
Baseball players actually get beaned more in the arms, legs, torso, and chin (hense the term "chin music") then they do on the helmet.
I don't know about you, but I would rather be hit with a piece of hard candy being thrown by a stupid kid in the audience, then take a 100mph pitch.
Actually I remember a while back when Nirvanas bass player threw his bass up in the air only to have it crack him in the skull on it's way down.
I saw him the next day talking about the concussion and stitches he got from it.
Stupid Brits have to whine and cry about everything!
(haha I assume thats gonna piss some people off here so lets have at it!)
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57. writes:
Brianm, first time on here i've really agreed with a whole post. i don't like cradle or dani, but especially with his daughter there, that was really uncalled for. Mock him until he makes better music, perhaps. Don't kill him if he doesn't though. Kudos to you, bro.
AE: yeah, but nothing should have been thrown anyway - who cares whether it would hurt less than a baseball, it was still enough to kill. And baseball players do wear protection, and are trained for it. If cradle wear protection from gobstoppers and are trained to dodge them, then good for them, but i dopubt they are.
Oh, and we brits do moan about a lot of stuff, especially the weather. But so does everyone tbh, they just get picked on less. So let's just leave that load of complete sh** out of this please. :P
58. writes:
'm glad to see some of you understood my point. As for this situation being the norm for things to get thrown at a stage. I know these things happen, and it is a sad reality, it doesn't make it anymore right, just because it has become some what of a standard practice for metal/hard rock shows. As for people being tough and getting hit on stage, in baseball, or other situations it may depend on the individual. It can also depend on where a person is struck. By the others comments, this candy was heavier, and larger than a baseball. No matter who you are, it is harmful. And yes players are hit in sports, Baseball, Hockey, etc. but the players are usually angry when this occurs and some have had to stop playing because of injuries. Also a fly ball that hits someone in the stands has seriously injured people as well. They are usually taken for medical attention, either at the arena or to the local hospitals. Maybe some people are tougher than others, but it doesn't change the fact as many of us have stated, this was a stupid action that caused harm, and had the potential to be serious. Idiots like this person or people should not be tolerated at all. One more thing, even without considering the dangers of this situation...or other similar ones with objects being thrown. It is also down right disrespectful. And why should a band tolerate being disrespected like this or any other way. Yeah if they are drunk and playing like sh**, boo them off the stage, but if the are playing well...and doing their thing, there is no reason for the disrespect, even if you dislike the band. I caught Slipknot on tour last winter, and Coheed was with them. The crowd here did not like them much, but instead of letting the others who did like them and allowing the band their proper time, things wore thrown at them...mainly condoms and a shoe, which hit one of their members. They played on a little bit longer, but because of the disrespect they cut their set short. I didn't like them, but I didn't think they deserved that treatment. So a situation like Cradle's, with it being harmful and disrespectful, they had every right to stop their show.
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61. writes:
Just to clarify, I never said throwing things from the crowd is perfectly acceptable. I merely stated that it happens and there isn't a hell of a lot that anyone can do about it. Crying about it on a metal forum certainly isn't going to change what happened then, now, or in the future. It's a fact of life. So, I feel that it's best to be prepared for it in any given situation. I also feel that regardless; the show must go on. Surely i'm not the only one who's ever heard of this phrase.
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65. writes:
I am going to agree with Blindgreed1.
Yes the show must go on unless someone gets seriously hurt which sounded like this was the case with Cradle.
And your right, crying about it on here wont help.
This sort of "throwing things" happens everywhere.
Rap, Country, Metal.
Let's face it, the world is an endless sea of s*** heads.
S*** heads really have no one race, creed or musical taste.
They're everywhere.
Sadly it only takes one moron to ruin it for everyone else.
So.....what do we do?
Do we set the example by actually behaving like we're human?
Do we demand the same from our fellow metal heads?
Keep in mind we're in America the land of the free and the home of a million potential lawsuits, where no one is responsible for their own actions anymore.
I'm starting to sound like Dear F**** Abby.
This is why I wait for the DVD and stopped going to concerts.
Me and s*** heads don't mix.
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66. writes:
Brianmn: Agreed. Sh!theads don't mix with anyone but other sh!theads. I have a hard time keeping myself in check at shows that I attend and play at.
RTB: I have a pretty good raport with my crowd, so if something like this happened at one of our shows and it was obviously intentional (not accidental like my guitarrist's brush with a fan), then I would demand to know who did it and commit that individual to the pit where come what may justice would be served. My buddy Pestilence can attest to the fact that we have some heavy hitting loyal fans (Pestilence included) that once crossed can do some dammage.
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68. writes:
Well I agree with T_O_G and Zartan on this one.
As to my post #60, I certainly wasn't referring to you BG1, just saying in general. While I do agree with "The Show must go on", I'd say that in this case when the whole thing with COF actually happened, they weren't 100% sure of what had been throwed at them, nor if Paul was seriously injured or just scarred. He did actually collapse (according to them he did, I wasnt there).
I know it sounds funny, a band like Cradle of Filth whining about candies thrown at them, but even the smallest harmless objects can do a good amount damage.
And that's all I have to say about this one. Next!
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69. writes:
I have one last comment. If it weren't for the fact that Dani is prone to be a primadonna and walk off stage and end the show for no apparent reason I may have more sympathy for COF (even though I don't care for their material). But, as it stands they either cut short or cancel at least one show per month.
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71. writes:
I only have one more thing to add to this.
Before everyone jumps on Cradle for cancelling gigs.
Um.........how about Deicide who cancel every other show?
And I'm tired of hearing Benton blaming the Hoffman's for all the missed shows. The Hoffman's are long gone and Deicide still can't get their s*** together.
No one really gives Glen any crap for it.
And I know this is WAY off topic but where the hell are the Hoffman's anway?
I know Eric had a heart attack a few years ago and Brian works at Dean but I thought they were reforming Amon?
COMON AND PUT SOMETHIN' OUT THERE!!!!
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72. writes:
AE: and, like all good trolls, you should have been put down at birth. this is a metal forum - i doubt (hope tbh) anyone here wears eyeliner.
It doesn't matter who they are, it's still pretty damn close to murder - hell, i may not like the guy, but i'd object even if bush was on the firing line.
But clearly we english have a different stance on morality than you americans. =/
73. writes:
You know what the funniest part of this whole thing is...
I was just visiting family and my nephew had one of these gobstoppers. Take a guess at what he did? He threw it at me point blank!
I turned my body and the piece of candy hit me on my back as well. I admit it stung like a b****, but that was all.
Unlike Paul I did not go to the hospital only to have doctors say "your fine it was just a piece of candy"
I absolutely LOVE when little queers on this forum get all bent out of shape any time people go against their beliefs.
It humors me greatly.
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75. writes:
AE your funny, you talk about baseball players taking hits like that getting a concussion then healing up and playing again? he was hit in THE SPINE, have you ever been hit there?? that hurts a lot! and i have been hit by a cricket ball which is a lot more forgiving than a same sized piece of hard candy, believe me that would have caused serious pain. and no im not a fan a CoF in fac they only have one good song otherwise all their other stuff sucks IMO. that and baseball players kind of are used to bein hit by those kind of pitches a metal bands are not.
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80. writes:
yeah the site has all my contact info
regardless, I think they should have a separate thread for members to duke it out over senseless issues and see how many times we can spin that issue into a completely different issue.
all you would have to start with is a headline like "cradle of filth to guest star on american idol" or something to get everyones blood boiling
81. writes:
Hmmmmmm.......I do understand what you're saying about the different thread, but my problem is this, totally off topic.
Why is it that people can't argue their point intelligently without denigrating an entire group of people?
I don't care if it's gays or any other minority.
It's unacceptable.
Name calling does not get your point across.
This seems to be an internet wide problem not just a Metalunderground problem.
Would half of you out there really say these kinds of things to somebody's face?
And if you would?
That's even scarier. How do you function in society?
These comments aren't aimed at just you but at at least 60% of the posters on here.
It's sad really that you can't even come on here for a somewhat intelligent conversation without all the bs that goes with it.
This site really is the metal version of Topix.
A bunch of cyber bullies hiding behind their monitors trying to out bs the next guy.
I'm done posting on this site, besides Oz and a few others there's no reason to come here at all.
See ya..........
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83. writes:
81: I don't really look too deep into it. I leave the online banter online. I'm much more polite in person.
82: Your absolutely right, OLD cradle/dimmu/in flames
I suppose it's more of just bitterness suppressed by me towards the band for "expanding" their sound. I don't blame them for changing things up, it's not my position to do so.
However, if the new stuff sucks (which most of it does to me) I'm going to voice my opinion loudly on it whenever they are mentioned.
In most cases it turns into just name calling and bad insults.
84. writes:
first what i have to say about the incident in bloodstock was not accetable and personlly i think security did f.... all about the incident it was appauling because it was my first time open air festival and it will be the last after seeing paul allender injured i could not believe that some selfish f*** up retared stupid and idiotic c*** decides to ruin a good evening out for hundreds of people out sure they may be some out there that i know that don't like cradle but i don't see why they should ruin it just because they don't all i can say to the person now
thank you so f***ing much for ruining my chance of seeing cradle of filth and one more thing
if i ever see you or if pull stunt like that again i will make f***ing sure of it that they catch you with your head on a plaza
i hope they catch you
again thanks so much for a f***ing night ruined and my birthday treat
85. writes:
When Cradle Of Filth first came along they were a very unique band of the time. and I can probably guess that everyone who critizise's them have actually owned a Cradle album or might even still have it sitting in their room.
Whoever threw that GobStopper should have just gone back to their tent and hung out. Should of left the fans of Cradle to enjoy themselves. AKA ME!
Just damn right Selfish and ignorant.
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