England
Black Metal
Last update/review:
October 23, 2021
Cradle Of Filth
One of the most popular extreme
metal bands from England,
Cradle Of Filth has
parlayed a keen eye for marketing along with stunning visuals,
and provocative/controversial lyrics
to forge a stellar career that, even deep into their second decade
of existence, still commands attention.
While they are often thought of as a black metal band, they have little
in common with the more traditional Norse bands, instead opting
for a more symphonic, gothic black hybrid style,
highlighted by increasingly versatile, yet always distinctive,
vocals of mainman and visionary Dani Filth.
Predictably, the band has survived numerous lineup changes over the years,
with many members serving time in other prominent bands.
Like many veteran bands, arguably the band has lost some luster in recent
times, as it's increasingly hard for a band accustomed to living on the
edge and pushing boundaries to continue to do so after some fifteen
albums, yet Dani and crew continue to deliver.
Recent album: Trouble And Their Double Lives ,
released on April 28, 2023.
Current Members
Dani Filth (Dani Davey)
vocals (Devilment )
Ashok (Marek Smerda)
guitars (ex-Root )
Donny Burbage
guitars
Danny Firth
bass
Zoe Marie Federoff
keyboards
Martin Skaroupka
drums (Masterplan )
Former Members/Guests
Paul Ryan
guitars (ex-The Blood Divine )
Paul Allender
guitars (ex-The Blood Divine )
Stuart Anstis
guitars RIP: August 21, 2022, age 48
Jared Demeter
guitars
Gian Piras
guitars (ex-Solstice )
James McIlroy
guitars
Charles Hedger
guitars (Mayhem )
Rich Shaw
guitars
Robin Eaglestone
bass (ex-December Moon )
Dave Pybus
bass (ex-Anathema , ex-Angtoria )
Benjamin Ryan
keyboards (ex-The Blood Divine )
Damien Gregori
keyboards
Les Smith
keyboards (ex-Anathema )
Martin Powell
keyboards (ex-Anathema , ex-My Dying Bride )
Ashley Ellyllon
keyboards
Lindsay Schoolcraft
keyboards/backing vocals
Anabelle Iratni
keyboards (Devilment )
Nick Barker
drums (Brujeria , ex-Dimmu Borgir , ex-Lock Up , ex-Old Man's Child )
William Sarginson
drums (ex-The Blood Divine , ex-December Moon , ex-Deinonychus )
Adrian Erlandsson
drums (At The Gates , ex-Brujeria , guest for Code , The Haunted , ex-Netherbird , ex-Paradise Lost , ex-Vallenfyre )
Discography
Studio
Live
Compilation
The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh
1994
Cacophonous
Darkness our bride (Jugular wedding)
The principle of evil made flesh
The forest whispers my name
Iscariot
The black goddess rises
One final graven kiss
A crescendo of passion bleeding
To eve the art of witchcraft
Of mist and midnight skies
In secret love we drown
A dream of wolves in the snow
Summer dying fast
Dani Filth
Paul Ryan
Paul Allender
Robin Eaglestone
Benjamin Ryan
Nick Barker
1994 Readers' Album
#22
Vempire/Dark Faerytales In Phallustein
1996
Cacophonous
Ebony dressed for sunset
The forest whispers my name
Queen of winter, throned
Nocturnal supremacy
She mourns a lengthening shadow
The rape and ruin of angels (Hosannas in Extremis)
Dani Filth
Stuart Anstis
Jared Demeter
Robin Eaglestone
Damien Gregori
Nick Barker
Dusk ... And Her Embrace
1996
Music For Nations
Humana inspired to nightmare
Heaven torn asunder
Funeral in Carpatia
A gothic romance (Red roses for the devil's whore)
Nocturnal supremecy '96
Malice through the looking glass
Dusk and her embrace
The graveyard by moonlight
Beauty slept in Sodom
Haunted shores
Dani Filth
Stuart Anstis
Gian Piras
Robin Eaglestone
Damien Gregori
Nick Barker
1996 Readers' Album
#7
Cruelty And The Beast
1998
Music For Nations
Once upon atrocity
Thirteen autumns and a widow
Cruelty brought thee orchids
Beneath the howling stars
Venus in fear
Desire in violent overture
The twisted nails of faith
Benighted like usher
A murder of ravens in fugue
Eyes that witnessed madness
Portrait of a dead countess
Lustmord and wargasm (the lick of carnivorous winds)
Dani Filth
Stuart Anstis
Gian Piras
Robin Eaglestone
Les Smith
Nick Barker
1998 Readers' Album
#5
From The Cradle To Enslave
EP
1999
Music For Nations
From the Cradle To Enslave
Of Dark Blood And Fucking
Death Comes Ripping
Sleepless
Funeral In Carpahia (Be Quick Or Be Dead Version)
Dawn Of Eternity
Dani Filth
Stuart Anstis
Gian Piras
Robin Eaglestone
Les Smith
Nick Barker
William Sarginson
Adrian Erlandsson
1999 Readers' Album
#53
Midian
2000
Music For Nations
At The Gates Of Midian
Cthulhu Dawn
Saffron's Curse
Death Magick For Adepts
Lord Abortion
Amore E Morte
Creatures That Kissed In Cold Mirrors
Her Ghost In The Fog
Satanic Mantra
Tearing The Veil From Grace
Tortured Soul Asylum
Dani Filth
Paul Allender
Gian Piras
Robin Eaglestone
Martin Powell
Adrian Erlandsson
2000 Readers' Album
#6
Bitter Suites To Succubi
2001
Spitfire
Sin Deep My Wicked Angel
All Hope In Eclipse
Born In A Burial Gown
Summer Dying Fast
No Time To Cry
The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh
Suicide and Other Comforts
Dinner at Deviant's Palace
The Black Goddess Rises II
Scorched Earth Erotica
Dani Filth
Paul Allender
Gian Piras
Robin Eaglestone
Martin Powell
Adrian Erlandsson
Lovecraft & Witch Hearts
COMPILATION
2002
Spitfire
Creatures That Kissed In Cold Mirrors
Dusk and her Embrace
Beneath The Howling Stars
Her Ghost In The Fog
Funeral In Carpathia(Be Quick Or Be Dead Mix)
The Twisted Nails Of Faith
From The Cradle To Enslave
Saffrons Curse
Malice Through The Looking Glass
Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids
Lord Abortion
Once Upon Atrocity
Thirteen Autumns And A Widow - Red October mix
For Those Who Died Return To The Sabbat Mix
Sodomy And Lust
Twisting Further Nails (remix)
Amor E Morte - Lycanthroy mix
Carmillas Masque
Lustmord And Wargasm-The Relicking Of Cadaverous Wounds
Dawn Of Eternity
Of Dark Blood And Fucking-Stripped To The Bone mix
Dance Macabre (remix)
Hell Awaits
Hallowed Be Thy Name
2002 Readers' Album
#42
Live Bait For The Dead
LIVE
2002
Abracadaver
Intro - The Ceremony Opens
Lord Abortion
Ebony Dressed For Sunset
The Forest Whispers My Name
Cthulhu Dawn
Dusk And Her Embrace
The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh
Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids
Her Ghost In The Fog
Summer Dying Fast
Interlude - Creatures That Kissed In Cold Mirrors
From The Cradle To Enslave
Queen Of Winter Throned
Born In A Burian Gown - The Polished Coffin Mix
No Time To Cry - Sisters Of No Mercy Mix
Funeral In Carpathia - Soundcheck Recording
Deleted Scenes Of A Snuff Princess
Scorched Earth Erotica - Original Demo Version
Nocturnal Supremacy - Soundcheck Recording
From The Cradle To Enslave - Under Martian Rule Mix
The Fire Still Burns
Dani Filth
Paul Allender
Gian Piras
Robin Eaglestone
Martin Powell
Adrian Erlandsson
Damnation And A Day
2003
Abracadaver
A Bruise Upon The Silent Moon
The Promise Of Fever
Hurt And Virtue
An Enemy Led The Tempest
Damned In Any Language (A Plague On Words)
Better To Reign In Hell
Serpent Tongue
Carrion
The Mordant Liquor Of Tears
Presents From The Poison-Hearted
Doberman Pharaoh
Babalon A.D. (So Glad For The Madness)
A Scarlet Witch Lit The Season
Mannequin
Thank God For The Suffering
The Smoke Of Her Burning
End Of Daze
Dani Filth
Paul Allender
Dave Pybus
Adrian Erlandsson
2003 Readers' Album
#9
Nymphetamine
2004
Roadrunner
Satyriasis (Intro)
Gilded Cunt
Nemesis
Gabrielle
Absinthe with Faust
Nymphetamine (Overdose)
Painting Flowers White Never Suited My Palette
Medusa and Hemlock
Coffin Fodder
English Fire
Filthy Little Secret
Swanson For A Raven
Mother of Abominations
Dani Filth
Paul Allender
James McIlroy
Dave Pybus
Martin Powell
Adrian Erlandsson
2004 Readers' Album
#5
Thornography
2006
Roadrunner
Under Pregnant Skies she Comes Alive Like Miss Leviathan
Dirge Inferno
Tonight in Flames
Libertina Grimm
Byronic Man
I am the Thorn
Cemetery and Sundown
Lovesick for Mina
The Foetus of a New Day Kicking
Rise of the Pentagram
Under Huntress Moon
Temptation (Heaven 17)
Dani Filth
Paul Allender
Charles Hedger
Dave Pybus
Adrian Erlandsson
2006 Readers' Album
#22
Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder
2008
Roadrunner
In Grandeur and Frankincense Devilment Stirs
Shat Out of Hell
The Death of Love
The 13th Caesar
Tiffauges
Tragic Kingdom
Sweetest Maleficia
Honey And Sulphur
Midnight Shadows Crawl to Darken Counsel With Life
Darkness Incarnate
Ten Leagues Beneath Contempt
Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder
Corpseflower
Dani Filth
Paul Allender
Charles Hedger
Dave Pybus
Martin Skaroupka
2008 Readers' Album
#23
Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa
2010
Abracadaver
. The Cult of Venus Aversa
One Foul Step From the Abyss
The Nun with the Astral Habit
Retreat of the Sacred Heart
The Persecution Song
Deceiving Eyes
Lilith Immaculate
The Spawn of Love and War
Harlot on a Pedestal
Forgive Me Father (I Have Sinned)
Beyond the Eleventh Hour
Dani Filth
Paul Allender
James McIlroy
Dave Pybus
Ashley Ellyllon
Martin Skaroupka
2010 Readers' Album
#29
Evermore Darkly ...
2011
Peaceville
Transmission From Hell?
Thank Your Lucky Scars
Forgive Me Father (I Have Sinned) - Elder Version
Lilith Immaculate (Extended Length)
The Persecution Song - Elder Version
Forgive Me Father (I'm In A Trance)
The Spawn Of Love And War - Elder Version
Summer Dying Fast ("Midnight In The Labyrinth" breadcrumb trail)
Dani Filth
Paul Allender
James McIlroy
Dave Pybus
Martin Skaroupka
2011 Readers' Album
#86
Midnight In The Labyrinth
2012
Peaceville
A Gothic Romance (Red Roses for the Devil's Whore)
The Forest Whispers My Name
The Twisted Nails of Faith
The Rape and Ruin of Angels (Hosannas in Extremis)
Funeral in Carpathia
Summer Dying Fast
Thirteen Autumns and a Widow
Dusk and Her Embrace
Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids
Goetia (Invoking the Unclean)
The Rape and Ruin of Angels (Hosannas in Extremis)
Dusk and Her Embrace
Summer Dying Fast
The Twisted Nails of Faith
Funeral in Carpathia
The Forest Whispers My Name
Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids
A Gothic Romance (Red Roses for the Devil's Whore)
Thirteen Autumns and a Widow
The Manticore & Other Horrors
2012
Nuclear Blast
The Unveiling of O
The Abhorrent
For Your Vulgar Delectation
Illicitus
Manticore
Frost on Her Pillow
Huge Onyx Wings Behind Despair
Pallid Reflection
Siding with the Titans
Succumb to This
Sinfonia
Dani Filth
Paul Allender
Danny Firth
Martin Skaroupka
2012 Readers' Album
#37
Hammer Of The Witches
2015
Nuclear Blast
Walpurgis Eve
Yours Immortally
Enshrined in Crematoria
Deflowering the Maidenhead, Displeasuring the Goddess
Blackest Magick in Practice
The Monstrous Sabbat (Summoning the Coven)
Hammer of the Witches
Right Wing of the Garden Triptych
The Vampyre at My Side
Onward Christian Soldiers
Blooding the Hounds of Hell
Dani Filth
Ashok
Rich Shaw
Danny Firth
Lindsay Schoolcraft
Martin Skaroupka
2015 Readers' Album
#17
Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness Of Decay
2017
Nuclear Blast
Exquisite Torments Await
Heartbreak and Seance
Achingly Beautiful
Wester Vespertine
The Seductiveness of Decay
Vengeful Spirit
You Will Know the Lion by His Claw
Death and the Maiden
Dani Filth
Ashok
Rich Shaw
Danny Firth
Lindsay Schoolcraft
Martin Skaroupka
2017 Readers' Album
#17
Live At Dynamo Open Air 1997
LIVE
2019
Dynamo
To Eve the Art of Witchcraft
The Forest Whispers My Name
Dusk and Her Embrace
Malice Through the Looking Glass
Haunted Shores
The Black Goddess Rises
Dani Filth
Stuart Anstis
Gian Piras
Robin Eaglestone
Damien Gregori
Nick Barker
Existence Is Futile
2021
Nuclear Blast
The Fate of the World on Our Shoulders
Existential Terror
Necromantic Fantasies
Crawling King Chaos
Here Comes a Candle... (Infernal Lullaby)
Black Smoke Curling from the Lips of War
Discourse Between a Man and His Soul
The Dying of the Embers
Ashen Mortality
How Many Tears to Nurture a Rose?
Suffer Our Dominion
Us, Dark, Invincible
Sisters of the Mist
Unleash the Hellion
Dani Filth
Ashok
Rich Shaw
Danny Firth
Anabelle Iratni
Martin Skaroupka
Trouble And Their Double Lives
LIVE
2023
Napalm
She Is a Fire
Heaven Torn Asunder
Blackest Magick in Practice
Honey and Sulphur
Nymphetamine (Fix)
Born in a Burial Gown
Desire in Violent Overture
Bathory Aria
The Death of Love
Demon Prince Regent
Heartbreak and Seance
Right Wing of the Garden Triptych
The Promise of Fever
Haunted Shores
Gilded Cunt
Saffron's Curse
Lustmord and Wargasm (The Lick of Carnivorous Winds)
You Will Know the Lion by His Claw
Dani Filth
Ashok
Rich Shaw
Danny Firth
Lindsay Schoolcraft
Martin Skaroupka