Cradle of Filth

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Cradle of Filth

Cradle of Filth is an English extreme metal band from Suffolk formed in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from death metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily influenced by gothic literature, poetry, mythology and horror films.

[edit] About

The first three years of the group saw them record three demo CDs and a rehearsal tape recorded amidst several line-up changes. The band have more than twenty musicians in its colorful history also recorded an unreleased album entitled Goetia prior to the third demo and their style shift.

Just about when Goetia was set to be released, everything was wiped out after its record label decided to go out of business. Subsequently, they signed to Cacophonoous records and released their debut album "The Principle of Evil Made Flesh" on 1994. The album was considered as a step up in terms of production. The album gained recognition and was well-received by many. By June 2006, the group found its way into Metal Hammer's list of the top ten black metal albums of the last twenty years.

When their relationship with Cacophonous soon went sour, both parted ways. The band accused the label of contractual and financial mismanagement. They went on a legal battle on most parts of 1995, and the band finally signed to Music for Nations on 1996 thereby releasing their next albums up to the present times.

Today, the band has released a total of eight albums and they have been named as the most successful British heavy metal band since Iron Maiden.

[edit] Members

Paul Allender
Ashley Ellyllon
Dani Filth
Charles Hedger
Dave Pybus
Martin Škaroupka

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[edit] Chart Toppers

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
Year	Album details	UK	AUS	AUT	BEL	FIN	FRA	GER	NLD	SWE	SWI	US
1996	Dusk... and Her Embrace	107	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	Cruelty and the Beast	48	—	24	—	13	34	47	37	—	—	—
2000	Midian	63	—	—	47	11	50	30	41	57	—	—
2003	Damnation and a Day	44	47	43	37	10	37	15	51	30	81	140
2004	Nymphetamine	162	—	56	—	32	44	25	29	23	64	89
2006	Thornography	46	35	20	—	16	48	27	48	37	71	66
2008	Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder	73	46	53	50	24	64	37	53	49	56	48

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[edit] Discography

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[edit] Albums

The Principle of Evil Made Flesh February 24, 1994 Cacophonous	Dusk... and Her Embrace November 19, 1996 Music for Nations	Cruelty and the Beast May 5, 1998 Music for Nations	Midian October 31, 2000 Kooch Records
Damnation and a Day March 25, 2003 Sony	Nymphetamine September 28, 2004 Roadrunner	Thornography October 17, 2006 Roadrunner	Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder October 27, 2008 Roadrunner