Biography
The name Cradle of Filth was 'invented' by Dani. He also started the group. That happened in 1991. They recorded 3 demo's
and a rehearsal. They are called Invoking the Unclean, Orgiastic Pleasures, Total Fucking Darkness and The black Goddess
Rises. The song and sound quality of the demo's is a bit terrible. Dani called Total Fucking Darkness the only demo with a bit
of importance. On all the demo's they sound like a plain death-metal band like Cannibal Corpse. The demo Total Fucking
Darkness earned them a contract with Cacophonous, and finally in 1994 they brought out their first cd The Principle of Evil
Made Flesh. They also appeared on the ...Death is Just the Beginning II sampler from Nuclear Blast with To eve the art of
witchcraft.
And then: trouble. The trouble with their record company "Crap"ophonous. They had singed a contract for 3 cd's but they
wanted to get rid of that contract. So they recorded Vempire and signed for Music For Nations who bought off the other cd.
Vempire was released by Cacophonous as a full length cd (and you had to pay for that), but it is with a length of 35 minutes
and inclusion of an instrumental and a redone song rather a mini-cd. Fortunately the cd is 'blessed' with a fantastic sound and
fantastic songs. This cd also meant the start of their Vempire-ish image.
In 1996 CoF brought out their last CD Dusk ...and Her Embrace. This cd earned them big attention, not only from Black
Metal fans but also from more mainstream metal fans. We also were able to see what it meant that CoF signed for a 'big'
record label. Music For Nations brought out (this is the last counting): 2 digipack versions, the 'normal' cd and a 'coffin' edition
of Dusk ... and Her Embrace.
Who Are They?
Nicolas:
Dani:
Stuart:
Gian:
Gian:
Sound Clips
funeral in Carpitia:
Dusk and her Embrace:
A Path to Victory:
Complete Lyrics
The principle of evil made flesh:
Vempire dark Faerytails in Phallustine:
Dusk and her Embrace:
Cruelty and the beast: