Cradle of Filth
| a.k.a. | C.O.F., ex-Burial |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Formed | 1991, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Symphonic Black Metal, Gothic Metal, Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal |
| Labels | Music for Nations, Roadrunner Records, Peaceville Records, Nuclear Blast Records |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Website | http://www.cradleoffilth.com |
Line-up (members)
- Dani Filth : Vocals, Lyrics (1991-present)
- Donny Burbage : Guitars (2022-present)
- Daniel Firth : Bass (2012-present)
- Marthus : Drums (2006-present), Keyboards, Orchestrations (2012-present)
Former members
- Jon Pritchard : Bass (1991-1992)
- Darren Garden : Drums (1991-1992)
- Paul Ryan : Guitars (1991-1995)
- Benjamin Ryan : Keyboards (1991-1995)
- Robin Graves : Bass (1992-1994, 1995-2001), Guitars (1992)
- Was Sarginson : Drums (1992-1993)
- Paul Allender : Guitars (1992-1995, 1999-2014)
- Nicholas Barker : Drums (1993-1999)
- Jon Kennedy : Bass (1994-1995)
- Stuart Anstis : Guitars (1995-1999)
- Damien Gregori : Keyboards (1995-1997)
- Gian Pyres : Guitars (1996-1999, 1999-2002)
- Lecter : Keyboards (1997-1999)
- Adrian Erlandsson : Drums (1999-2006)
- Dave Kunt : Drums (1999)
- Martin Foul : Keyboards, Guitars (2000-2005)
- Dave Pybus : Bass (2002-2005, 2005-2012)
- James McIlroy : Guitars (2003-2005, 2009-2014)
- Charles Hedger : Bass (2005), Guitars (2005-2009)
- Ashley "Ellyllon" Jurgemeyer : Keyboards, Backing Vocals (2009-2010)
- Caroline Campbell : Keyboards, Backing Vocals (2010-2012)
- Ashok : Guitars (2014-2025)
- Rich Shaw : Guitars (2014-2022)
- Lindsay Schoolcraft : Keyboards, Harp, Spinet, Additional Vocals (2014-2019)
- Anabelle Iratni : Keyboards, Orchestrations, Lyre, Female Vocals (2019-2022)
- Zoë Marie Federoff-Šmerda : Keyboards, Female Vocals (2022-2025)
Cradle of Filth Lyrics (210)
Cradle of Filth Discography
| Album title | Lyrics | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |||
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| Invoking the Unclean (1992) | Demo | 1992-01-20 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Orgiastic Pleasures Foul (1992) | Demo | 1992-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total Fucking Darkness (1993) | Demo | 1993-11-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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The Principle of Evil Made Flesh (1994) | Lyrics |  |
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Studio | 1994-02-24 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Dusk and Her Embrace / Vempire (1996) | |
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Compilation | 1996 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| V Empire, or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein (1996) | Lyrics | |
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EP | 1996-04-22 | 80 | 1 | 1 | |
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Dusk and Her Embrace (1996) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 1996-08-18 | 87.5 | 2 | 0 |
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Cruelty and the Beast (1998) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 1998-04-27 | 92.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Twisted Nails of Faith (1998) | Single | 1998-09 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Vempire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein / The Principle of Evil Made Flesh (1999) | |
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Compilation | 1999 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| PanDaemonAeon (1999) | |
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Video | 1999-10-05 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| From the Cradle to Enslave (1999) | Lyrics | |
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EP | 1999-10-30 | 80 | 1 | 1 | |
| Her Ghost in the Fog / Dance Macabre (2000) | Single | 2000 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Midian (2000) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2000-10-30 | 90 | 1 | 1 |
| Bitter Suites to Succubi (2001) | Lyrics | |
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EP | 2001-06-18 | 60 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heavy Left-Handed & Candid (2001) | |
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Video | 2001-11-25 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| No Time to Cry (2002) | Single | 2002 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lovecraft & Witch Hearts (2002) | |
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Compilation | 2002-05-13 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Live Bait for the Dead (2002) | |
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Live | 2002-08-19 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Babalon A.D. (So Glad for the Madness) (2003) | Single | 2003-03-03 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Damnation and a Day (2003) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2003-03-10 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mannequin (2003) | |
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Video | 2003-12-09 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilded Cunt / Medusa and Hemlock / Nymphetamine (Fix) (2004) | Single | 2004 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Nymphetamine (2004) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2004-09-27 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
| Devil Woman (2005) | Single | 2005 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Peace Through Superior Firepower (2005) | |
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EP | 2005-11-01 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peace Through Superior Firepower (2005) | |
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Video | 2005-11-22 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006 New Shit Sampler (2006) | |
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Split | 2006 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Thornography (2006) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2006-08-17 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Thornographic (2006) | |
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EP | 2006-09-03 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temptation / Dirge Inferno (2006) | Single | 2006-10 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Limited Edition 4 CD Slipcase (2006) | |
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Boxed set | 2006-10-31 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Foetus of a New Day Kicking (2007) | Single | 2007-02-04 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cruelty & the Beast / Dusk & Her Embrace (2007) | |
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Compilation | 2007-09-17 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Honey and Sulphur (2008) | Single | 2008 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tragic Kingdom (2008) | Single | 2008-08-27 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder (2008) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2008-10-20 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Death of Love (2009) | Single | 2009 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lilith Immaculate (2010) | Single | 2010-08-20 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Forgive Me Father (I Have Sinned) (2010) | Single | 2010-10-19 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa (2010) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2010-11-01 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Evermore Darkly... (2011) | |
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Compilation | 2011-10-17 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Midnight in the Labyrinth (2012) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2012-04-21 | - | 0 | 0 |
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The Manticore and Other Horrors (2012) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2012-10-29 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Six Pack of Hits (2013) | |
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EP | 2013-08-09 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Right Wing of the Garden Triptych (2015) | Single | 2015-05-15 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Hammer of the Witches (2015) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2015-07-10 | - | 0 | 0 |
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Dusk and Her Embrace (The Original Sin) (2016) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2016-07-08 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Classic Filth (2016) | |
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Boxed set | 2016-09-01 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Heartbreak and Seance (2017) | Single | 2017-07-11 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Cryptoriana (The Seductiveness of Decay) (2017) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2017-09-22 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Live at Dynamo Open Air 1997 (2019) | |
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Live | 2019-05-31 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Complete Albums 2004-2008 (2019) | |
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Compilation | 2019-06-07 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Existence Is Futile (2021) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2021-10-22 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Trouble and Their Double Lives (2023) | |
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Live | 2023-04-28 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Malignant Perfection (2024) | Single | 2024-10-22 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| The Screaming of the Valkyries (2025) | |
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EP | 2025-02-28 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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The Screaming of the Valkyries (2025) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2025-03-21 | - | 0 | 0 |
Best Cradle of Filth Songs
| Track title | Album title | Rating | Votes | |
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| 1 | Thirteen Autumns and A Widow | Cruelty and the Beast (1998) | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids | Cruelty and the Beast (1998) | 100 | 1 |
| 3 | Beneath the Howling Stars | Cruelty and the Beast (1998) | 100 | 1 |
| 4 | The Twisted Nails of Faith | Cruelty and the Beast (1998) | 100 | 1 |
| 5 | Bathory Aria | Cruelty and the Beast (1998) | 100 | 1 |
| 6 | Lustmord and Wargasm (The Lick of Carnivorous Winds) | Cruelty and the Beast (1998) | 100 | 1 |
| 7 | Funeral In Carpathia | Dusk and Her Embrace (1996) | 100 | 1 |
| 8 | Death Magick For Adepts | Midian (2000) | 100 | 1 |
| 9 | Her Ghost In The Fog | Midian (2000) | 95 | 2 |
| 10 | Venus In Fear | Cruelty and the Beast (1998) | 95 | 1 |
| 11 | Desire In Violent Overture | Cruelty and the Beast (1998) | 95 | 1 |
| 12 | Portrait of the Dead Countess | Cruelty and the Beast (1998) | 95 | 1 |
| 13 | Heaven Torn Asunder | Dusk and Her Embrace (1996) | 95 | 1 |
| 14 | A Gothic Romance (Red Roses For the Devil's Whore) | Dusk and Her Embrace (1996) | 95 | 1 |
| 15 | Dusk and Her Embrace | Dusk and Her Embrace (1996) | 95 | 1 |
Additional notes
Cradle of Filth's first album was supposed to be a record titled Goetia, which was recorded between their second and third demo releases. It was finished, but never released due to funding problems and the eventual shutdown of the label Tombstone Records. Almost all of the original studio tapes were erased when the label could not afford to pay the studio. The official re-release of the following Total Fucking Darkness demo in 2014 includes the only surviving track of the Goetia sessions, "Spattered in Faeces".
After the release of the debut album, The Principle of Evil Made Flesh, the band began recording Dusk and Her Embrace as the immediate follow-up but ceased due to disputes with Cacophonous Records. In the end, the band split in two, as Paul Allender and the Ryan brothers departed to form The Blood Divine, and the new Cradle of Filth line-up swiftly recorded the V Empire to fulfill their contract. Dusk and Her Embrace was then re-recorded from scratch by the new line-up, which is the version that saw a commercial release. The original version of Dusk wasn't officially released until 2016, then put out under the title Dusk and Her Embrace (The Original Sin).
Dani Filth appeared in the movie Cradle of Fear and has appeared on the MTV show Viva La Bam. Cradle of Filth performed later in that same episode.
Cradle of Filth released a comic book, "The Curse of Venus Aversa".
After the release of the debut album, The Principle of Evil Made Flesh, the band began recording Dusk and Her Embrace as the immediate follow-up but ceased due to disputes with Cacophonous Records. In the end, the band split in two, as Paul Allender and the Ryan brothers departed to form The Blood Divine, and the new Cradle of Filth line-up swiftly recorded the V Empire to fulfill their contract. Dusk and Her Embrace was then re-recorded from scratch by the new line-up, which is the version that saw a commercial release. The original version of Dusk wasn't officially released until 2016, then put out under the title Dusk and Her Embrace (The Original Sin).
Dani Filth appeared in the movie Cradle of Fear and has appeared on the MTV show Viva La Bam. Cradle of Filth performed later in that same episode.
Cradle of Filth released a comic book, "The Curse of Venus Aversa".