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Formed in 1991 in England, Cradle Of Filth spent two years producing demos,
such as Invoking the Unclean (1992),
Orgiastic Pleasures (1992) and
Total Fucking Darkness (1993).
By the time they released their debut album,
The Principle of Evil Made Flesh (Cacophonous, 1994),
the line-up had mutated into a sextet:
Daniel Davey (vocals), Paul Ryan (guitar),
Robin Eaglestone (bass), Paul Allender (guitar), Benjamin Ryan
(keyboards) and Nicholas Barker (drums).
The album immediately established them at the top of the black-metal pyramid.
With a new keyboardist and singer-guitarist Stuart Anstis, the band released
the six-song mini-album
Vampire or Dark Faerytales in Phallestein (Cacophonous, 1996), mainly
for contractual obligations,
and finally their masterpiece,
Dusk and Her Embrace (Music For Nations, 1997).
By fusing heavy metal and progressive-rock, Cradle Of Filth achieved a kind
of epic gothic that recalls more King Crimson than Venom
(the instrumental The Graveyard By Moonlight).
After more internal turmoil, the band released
Cruelty and the Beast (Myahem, 1998)
and their first single ever, From the Cradle to Enslave (1999).
The band's skills at arrangement and pomp get out of control on
Midian (Koch, 2000), that nonetheless represents a significant change
of sounds, and
Bitter Suites to Succubi (Koch, 2001), that returns to their classic
sound with little or no inspiration.
Lovecraft and Witch Hearts (Music for Nations, 2002) is a double-CD anthology.
Vocalist and guitarist Stuart Anstis started the ambient project
Aphelion I-IV (Iris Light, 2001)
Cradle Of Filth's Damnation And A Day (Sony, 2003) marks a return to the
heavy sound of their origins, although in a lighter, poppier version.
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Tradotto da Alessandro
Bracaloni)
Formatisi nel 1991 in Inghilterra, I Cradle Of Filth trascorrono due anni
producendo demo, tra i quali ricordiamo Invoking the Unclean
(1992),Orgiastic Pleasures (1992) e Total Fucking Darkness
(1993).
Al momento dell'uscita del loro album di debutto, The Principle of Evil
Made Flesh (Cacophonous, 1994), la formazione è divenuta un
sestetto: Daniel Davey (vocals), Paul Ryan (guitar), Robin Eaglestone
(bass), Paul Allender (guitar), Benjamin Ryan (keyboards) e Nicholas Barker
(drums).
L'uscita dell'album li pone immediatamente alla sommita` della piramide del
black metal.
Aggiunto un nuovo tastierista e chitarrista-cantante Stuart Anstis la
band, principalmente per assolvere a residui obblighi contrattuali, produce
un mini-album di sei brani intitolato Vampire or Dark Faerytales in
Phallustein (Cacophonous, 1996), e finalmente il suo capolavoro Dusk
and Her Embrace (Music For Nations, 1997). Fondendo Heavy Metal e
Progressive-Rock, i Cradle Of Filth creano sonorit… Epico Gotiche che
riportano alla mente pi— i King Crimson che i Venom.
Dopo ulteriori problemi interni, la band rilascia Cruelty and
the Beast (Myahem, 1998) ed il loro primo singolo assoluto, From
the Cradle to Enslave (1999).
L'abilit… negli arrangiamenti e nelle orchestrazioni sfugge di mano alla
band in Midian (Koch, 2000) ed in Bitter Suites to Succubi
(Koch, 2001).
Lovecraft and Witch Hearts (Music for Nations, 2002) e` una
raccolta in due CD.
Il chitarrista cantante Stuart Anstis avvia il progetto ambient
Aphelion I-IV (Iris Light, 2001)
Il loro album Damnation And A Day (Sony, 2003) segna il ritorno al
sound aggressivo delle loro origini, anche se in una veste piu1 pop e
leggera.
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