CRADLE OF FILTH

Release Year: 2012
Artist Origin: ENG
Style: majestic expressive orchestral black metal

much anticipated successor of Midian album, fascinating and multifaceted hellride, is also commercially highest crossbar that openly visible black metal entity has ever challenged, encouraged after signing to a major label, yet the ambitious result [2003] is more powerful and aggressive than skeptics could ever expect, telling the story of Satan’s fall from heaven through treacherous shrieks, brutal riffs, lightning-fast drums, and serene harmonies, not to forget traditionally dark, seducing vampyric attributes and dramatic vibe spread wide through its seventeen tracks, while the entire Budapest Film orchestra with a choir accompanies this diverse and inventive opus, which is definitely far from Schwäbisch hit parades!; recent double yellow/black 180g vinyl edition with inner sleeves for audiophiles is limited to 1000 machine-numbered units, copy #578