Cruelty and the Beast
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| Studio album by Cradle of Filth | ||
| Released | May 5, 1998 | |
| Recorded | January 1998--March 1998 | |
| Genre | Debated | |
| Length | 58:46 | |
| Label | Music For Nations Mayhem Records (USA) |
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| Producer(s) | Jan Peter Genkel & Cradle of Filth | |
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| Cradle of Filth chronology | ||
| Dusk... and Her Embrace (1997) |
Cruelty and the Beast (1997) |
From the Cradle to Enslave (1999) |
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| Variant cover for 2-disc Mayhem Records edition | ||
Cruelty and the Beast (1998) is Cradle of Filth's fourth release and third full-length album. It is a concept album based on the legend of the Hungarian "blood countess" Elizabeth Báthory. The album features guest narration on certain passages by Ingrid Pitt in character as Bathory; a role she first played in the Hammer film Countess Dracula in 1971. Orchestral and symphonic keyboard elements are given more emphasis than previously, and the album was well received on its release. Its production has come in for some criticism however; particularly the sound quality of the drumming. Drummer Nicholas Barker would quit the band the following year to join Dimmu Borgir.
The track "Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids" has remained a staple of the band's live setlist since the album's release.
[edit] Track listing
- 1. Once upon Atrocity – 1:42
- 2. Thirteen Autumns and a Widow – 7:14
- 3. Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids – 7:18
- 4. Beneath The Howling Stars – 7:42
- 5. Venus in Fear – 2:20
- 6. Desire in Violent Overture – 4:16
- 7. The Twisted Nails of Faith – 6:50
- 8. Báthory Aria – 11:02
- Benighted Like Usher
- A Murder of Ravens in Fugue
- Eyes That Witnessed Madness
- 9. Portrait of the Dead Countess – 2:52
- 10. Lustmord and Wargasm (The Lick of Carnivorous Winds) – 7:30
All music by Cradle of Filth
All lyrics by Dani
[edit] Limited Editions
This album was also released in a limited edition with "Celtic Cross" packaging, and in a two-disc edition with five extra tracks:
- 1. Lustmord and Wargasm II (The Relicking of Cadaverous Wounds)
- 2. Black Metal (Venom Cover)
- 3. Hallowed Be Thy Name (Iron Maiden cover)
- 4. Sodomy and Lust (Sodom cover)
- 5. Twisting Further Nails (The Cruci-Fiction Mix)
[edit] Credits
- Dani Filth - Vocals
- Robin Eaglestone - Bass
- Stuart Antsis - Guitar
- Gian Pyres - Guitar
- Les Smith - Keyboards
- Nicholas Barker - Drums
- Sarah Jezebel Deva - Backing Vocals
- Danielle Cneajna Cottington - Backing Vocals
| Cradle of Filth |
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| Dani Filth | Paul Allender | Dave Pybus | Charles Hedger | Sarah Jezebel Deva |
| Official discography |
| Albums and EPs: The Principle of Evil Made Flesh (1994) | V Empire (or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein) (1996) | Dusk and Her Embrace (1997) | Cruelty and the Beast (1998) | From the Cradle to Enslave (1999) | Midian (2000) | Bitter Suites to Succubi (2001) | Lovecraft and Witch Hearts (2002) | Live Bait for the Dead (2002) | Damnation and a Day (2003) | Nymphetamine (2004) | Thornography (2006) |
| Demos: A Pungent And Sexual Miasma (1992) | Invoking the Unclean (1992) | Orgiastic Pleasures (1992) | The Black Goddess Rises (1992) | Goetia (1992) | Total Fucking Darkness (1993) |
| DVDs: PanDaemonAeon (1999) | Heavy, Left-Handed and Candid (2002) | Babalon AD (So Glad For The Madness) (2003) | Mannequin (2003) | Peace Through Superior Firepower (2005) |
| Singles: Temptation (2006) |
| Related articles |
| Abracadaver | The Blood Divine |
