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Cruelty and the Beast
Cradle of Filth
- Type:
- Full-length
- Release date:
- April 27th, 1998
- Catalog ID:
- CDMFN 242
- 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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| Band members | |
| Dani Filth | Vocals |
| Stuart (R.I.P. 2022) | Guitars |
| Gian | Guitars |
| Robin Graves | Bass |
| Lecter | Keyboards |
| Nicholas | Drums |
| Guest/Session | |
| Sarah Jezebel Deva | Vocals (backing) |
| Danielle Cneajna Cottington | Vocals (backing) |
| Ingrid Pitt (R.I.P. 2010) | Elizabeth Báthory Narration (tracks 7, 8) |
| Miscellaneous staff | |
| Dan Sprigg | Engineering |
| Mike Exeter | Producer |
| Mark Harwood | Conductor |
| Mez | Artwork, Layout |
| Stu Williamson | Photography |
| Jan Peter Genkel | Producer |
| Dani Filth | Vocals |
| Stuart (R.I.P. 2022) | Guitars |
| Gian | Guitars |
| Robin Graves | Bass |
| Lecter | Keyboards |
| Nicholas | Drums |
| Sarah Jezebel Deva | Vocals (backing) |
| Danielle Cneajna Cottington | Vocals (backing) |
| Ingrid Pitt (R.I.P. 2010) | Elizabeth Báthory Narration (tracks 7, 8) |
| Dan Sprigg | Engineering |
| Mike Exeter | Producer |
| Mark Harwood | Conductor |
| Mez | Artwork, Layout |
| Stu Williamson | Photography |
| Jan Peter Genkel | Producer |
| Cold, majestic,... | 100% | Absinthe1979 | February 23rd, 2023 | |
| Adventurous metal that... | 88% | Agonymph | February 12th, 2023 | |
| Great music, terrible... | 76% | lukretion | October 2nd, 2021 | |
| Hail to Provincial England | 91% | Acrobat | April 17th, 2020 | |
| I'm Not Impressed | 65% | EvilAllen | June 3rd, 2019 | |
| Black metal erotica at its... | 98% | TheEndIsNigh | May 10th, 2018 | |
| The final masterpiece. | 92% | DSOfan97 | February 28th, 2016 | |
| Cradle and the Masterpiece | 97% | TheLegacyReviews | November 21st, 2015 | |
| A Blood Wine Toast to the... | 90% | doomknocker | May 26th, 2015 | |
| Patchy and indecisive | 68% | gasmask_colostomy | May 26th, 2015 | |
| Cradle of Filth - Cruelty... | 75% | Orbitball | August 15th, 2013 | |
| Well written, but not much... | 68% | InsomniumVR | August 9th, 2012 | |
| To possess such a lustrous... | 78% | autothrall | October 23rd, 2011 | |
| An orchestral homage to... | 95% | DracuLeo | August 5th, 2011 | |
| Die Blutgrafin; heroine des... | 96% | vicioustroll | July 14th, 2007 | |
| A Coming-of-Age... but an... | 63% | woeoftyrants | February 24th, 2007 | |
| Beauty and the Beast | 95% | loinclarm | June 15th, 2004 |
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.
Identifiers:
Barcode (Text): 5 016583 124229
Barcode (String): 5016583124229
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): CDMFN242 DOCDATA :1:1:9:
Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L042
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): CDMFN242 DOCDATA
Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L042
Price Code: M7.862
Labelcode: LC 8541
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