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Cradle of Filth - Cruelty and the Beast: Re-Mistressed
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Cruelty and the Beast: Re-Mistressed

Cradle of Filth

Type:
Full-length
Release date:
November 1st, 2019
Catalog ID:
19075880882
Version desc.:
Reissue, Remastered, Remixed
Label:
Music for Nations
Format:
CD
Reviews:
17 reviews (avg. 84%)
1. Once upon Atrocity 01:43   instrumental
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2. Thirteen Autumns and a Widow 07:14   Show lyrics
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3. Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids 07:18   Show lyrics
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4. Beneath the Howling Stars 07:42   Show lyrics
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5. Venus in Fear 02:20   instrumental
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6. Desire in Violent Overture 04:16   Show lyrics
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7. The Twisted Nails of Faith 06:50   Show lyrics
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8. Bathory Aria (I: Benighted Like Usher / II: A Murder of Ravens in Fugue / III: Eyes That Witnessed Madness) 11:02   Show lyrics
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9. Portrait of the Dead Countess 02:52   instrumental
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10. Lustmord and Wargasm (The Lick of Carnivorous Winds) 07:30   Show lyrics
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11. Hallowed Be Thy Name (Iron Maiden cover) 07:10   Show lyrics
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Original line-up
Band members
Dani Filth Vocals
Nicholas Drums
Robin Graves Bass
Stuart (R.I.P. 2022) Guitars
Lecter Keyboards
Gian Guitars
Guest/Session
Danielle Cneajna Cottington Vocals (backing)
Ingrid Pitt (R.I.P. 2010) Elizabeth Báthory Narration (tracks 7, 8)
Sarah Jezebel Deva Vocals (backing)
Miscellaneous staff
Mez Artwork, Layout
Mike Exeter Producer
Jan Peter Genkel Producer
Stu Williamson Photography
Mark Harwood Conductor
Dan Sprigg Engineering
Additional line-up
Miscellaneous staff
Dani Filth Liner notes
Dayal Patterson Liner notes
Stuart Williamson Cover art
Scott Atkins Remixing, Remastering
Original line-up
Dani Filth Vocals
Nicholas Drums
Robin Graves Bass
Stuart (R.I.P. 2022) Guitars
Lecter Keyboards
Gian Guitars
Original line-up
Danielle Cneajna Cottington Vocals (backing)
Ingrid Pitt (R.I.P. 2010) Elizabeth Báthory Narration (tracks 7, 8)
Sarah Jezebel Deva Vocals (backing)
Original line-up
Mez Artwork, Layout
Mike Exeter Producer
Jan Peter Genkel Producer
Stu Williamson Photography
Mark Harwood Conductor
Dan Sprigg Engineering
Additional line-up
Dani Filth Liner notes
Dayal Patterson Liner notes
Stuart Williamson Cover art
Scott Atkins Remixing, Remastering
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'Lustmord and Wargasm (The Lick of Carnivorous Winds)' lyric video.

Features new cover artwork, exclusive liner notes from Dani Filth and Cult Black Metal writer and documentarian, Dayal Patterson as well as a bonus track cover of Iron Maiden’s ‘Hallowed Be Thy Name’.

This is a concept album based on the legend of the Hungarian "blood countess" Elizabeth Báthory (Báthory Erzsébet in Hungarian).

On the song "Bathory Aria", there is a guest appearance by Ingrid Pitt, who starred in the 1970 film "Countess Dracula" - a film based on E. Bathory, which is who the album is based upon.

Recording information:

Recorded from January to March at DEP International / Abattoir Studios, Birmingham, 1998.
Co-Produced by Cradle of Filth.

Remixed and remastered from the original tapes at Grindstone Studios, Suffolk in 2017/18.

Identifiers:

Barcode: 1 90758 80882 6
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): Sony Music 57327658/19075880882 21
Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI LP 73
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 0713
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): Sony Music 57327658/19075880882 21
Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI LP 73
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 071Z
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): [Sony Music logo] 57327658/19075880882 21
Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI LP 73
Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 0710
Rights Society: BIEM / GEMA
Labelcode: LC 13989

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Added on: 2019-08-29 16:59:58 Last modified on: 2023-06-04 20:12:54