Cradle of Filth discography

Cradle of Filth discography

Cradle of Filth performing at Metalmania in 2005
Releases
↙Studio albums	9
↙Live albums	1
↙Compilation albums	2
↙EPs	4
↙Singles	14
↙Video albums	3
↙Music videos	17

Cradle of Filth was formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. The band's original members consisted of vocalist Dani Filth, guitarist Paul Ryan, keyboardist Ben Ryan (Paul's brother), bassist John Richard and drummer Darren White. With this line-up, Cradle of Filth recorded a demo in 1992, entitled Invoking the Unclean. Soon after, they recorded their second demo, Orgiastic Pleasures Foul with new guitarist Robin Eaglestone (aka. Robin Graves). He left the band shortly afterwards, but following the departure of John Richard, Eaglestone returned to take his place as bassist. Guitarist Paul Allender joined the band at the same time. Following these changes, another demo was recorded, entitled Total Fucking Darkness. White left the band soon after, paving the way for the entry of drummer Nicholas Barker.

Cradle of Filth signed with Cacophonous Records in 1994, releasing their debut, The Principle of Evil Made Flesh. A series of differences between band members arose, and there were also problems between the band and the label. Their second work, the EP V Empire (Or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein), issued in 1996, saw further changes in the line-up. The Ryan brothers left, and Stuart Anstis (guitarist) and Damien Gregori (keyboardist) joined, and Paul Allender was replaced by Jared Demeter. While writing material for a new album, the band negotiated their departure from Cacophonus Records, and in November 1996, signed with European label Music for Nations. Later that year, they released Dusk... and Her Embrace, an album that substantially expanded the group's growing cult following.

Their next album was Cruelty and the Beast, released in 1998 featured new guitarist Gian Pyres. Two years later the group returned with From the Cradle to Enslave, an EP that featured new drummer Adrian Erlandsson (formerly of Sweden's At the Gates and The Haunted), as Barker had departed to join Dimmu Borgir. The band's several lineup changes continued apace as Paul Allender rejoined the group and Martin Powell (ex-Anathema and My Dying Bride) replaced Smith on keyboards for the full-length album Midian, Cradle's last for Music For Nations, which was appropriately released on Hallowe'en 2000. Bitter Suites to Succubi was released on the band's own Abracadaver label in the UK and Spitfire Records in the US in 2001. The group signed to Sony for one album in 2003, adding a choir and orchestra for Damnation and a Day, and moved to Roadrunner Records for 2004's Nymphetamine, 2006's Thornography, and 2008's Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder. 2010's Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa was independently released by Abracadaver through Peaceville.

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [1][2]	AUS [3]	AUT [4]	BEL (Fla) [5]	FIN [6]	FRA [7]	GER [8]	NLD [9]	SWE [10]	SWI [11]	US [12]
1994	The Principle of Evil Made Flesh Released: 24 February 1994 Label: Cacophonous (NIHIL 1CD) Format: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	Dusk... and Her Embrace Released: 28 August 1996 Label: Music for Nations (CDMFN 208) Format: CD, LP	107	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	Cruelty and the Beast Released: 27 April 1998 Label: Music for Nations (CDMFN 242) Format: CD, LP	48	—	24	—	13	34	47	37	—	—	—
2000	Midian Released: 30 October 2000 Label: Music for Nations (CDMFN 666) Format: CD, LP	63	—	—	47	11	50	30	41	57	—	—
2003	Damnation and a Day Released: 10 March 2003 Label: Sony (510963-2) Format: CD, LP	44	47	43	37	10	37	15	51	30	81	140
2004	Nymphetamine Released: 27 September 2004 Label: Roadrunner (RR 8282-2) Format: CD, LP	92	53[13]	56	59	32	44	25	29	23	64	89
2006	Thornography Released: 17 October 2006 Label: Roadrunner (RR 8113-2) Format: CD, LP	46	35	20	58	16	48	27	48	37	71	66
2008	Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder Released: 28 October 2008 Label: Roadrunner (RR 7923-2) Format: CD, LP	73	46	53	55	24	64	37	53	49	56	48
2010	Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa Released: 1 November 2010[14] Label: Peaceville (CDVILEF300) Format: CD, LP	95	89[15]	50	64	18	55	43	83	—	61	99
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Live albums

Year	Album details	FRA [7]	Notes
2002	Live Bait for the Dead[2] Released: 19 August 2002 Label: Abracadaver (COF006DD) Format: CD	134	Disc one was recorded live at Rock City in Nottingham, England on 14 April 2001.[16] Disc two consists of three remixes, two soundcheck recordings, a demo, an instrumental track ("Deleted Scenes of a Snuff Princess"), and a cover of Twisted Sister's "The Fire Still Burns" (originally on the tribute album Twisted Forever).[16]

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [1][2]	GER [8]
2002	Lovecraft & Witch Hearts Released: 13 May 2002 Label: Music for Nations (CDMFN 285) Format: CD	96	95

Extended plays

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [1]	AUT [4]	FIN [6]	FRA [7]	GER [8]	NLD [9]
1996	V Empire (Or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein) Label: Cacophonous (NIHIL 6CD) Format: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	From the Cradle to Enslave Released: 2 November 1999 Label: Music for Nations (CDMFNX 254) Format: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	Bitter Suites to Succubi Released: 18 June 2001 Label: Abracadaver (COF001CD) Format: CD, LP	63	36	17	89	45	73
2011	Evermore Darkly Released: 17 October 2011 Label: Peaceville Format: CD	—	—	—	177	—	—

Singles

Year	Title	UK [2]	FRA [7]	Album
1998	"Twisted Nails of Faith"[17]	—	—	Cruelty and the Beast
2000	"Her Ghost in the Fog / Dance Macabre"	—	—	Midian
2001	"No Time to Cry"	—	—	Bitter Suites to Succubi
2003	"Babalon A.D. (So Glad for the Madness)"	35	—	Damnation and a Day
	"Mannequin"	—	—
2004	"Nymphetamine"	162	—	Nymphetamine
2005	"Devil Woman"	—	—
2006	"Temptation / Dirge Inferno"	—	—	Thornography
2007	"The Foetus of a New Day Kicking"	—	—
2008	"Tragic Kingdom"	—	—	Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder
	"Honey and Sulphur"	—	98
2009	"The Death of Love"	—	—
2010	"Forgive Me Father (I Have Sinned)"	—	—	Darkly, Darkly Venus Aversa
2011	"Lilith Immaculate"	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Video albums

Year	Video details
1999	PanDaemonAeon Released: 5 October 1999 Label: Music for Nations (VFN 17) Format: VHS, DVD
2001	Heavy, Left-Handed & Candid Released: 25 November 2001 Label: Abracadaver (COF002DVD) Format: VHS, DVD
2005	Peace Through Superior Firepower Released: 22 November 2005 Label: Roadrunner (DVD 0940-9) Format: DVD CRIA cert.: Gold[18]

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
1999	"From the Cradle to Enslave"	Alex Chandon[19]
2000	"Her Ghost in the Fog"
2001	"Born in a Burial Gown"
	"No Time to Cry"
	"Scorched Earth Erotica"
2003	"Babalon A.D. (So Glad for the Madness)"	W.I.Z.[20]
	"Mannequin"	Thomas Mignone[21]
	"The Promise of Fever"	Paul Allender[22]
2004	"Nymphetamine"	Dani Jacobs[23]
2005	"From the Cradle to Enslave" (Live)	Steve Graham[24]
2006	"Temptation"	Adam Mason[25]
2007	"Tonight in Flames"	Paul Allender[26]
	"The Foetus of a New Day Kicking"	Lee Lennox[27]
2008	"Honey and Sulphur"	Michael Maxxis[28]
2009	"The Death of Love"	Will Wright[29]
2010	"Forgive Me Father (I Have Sinned)"	Dani Jacobs
2011	"Lilith Immaculate"	Ross Bolidai[30]

See also

• Cradle of Fear
• From the Cradle to the Grave
• The Gospel of Filth
• Dominator

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Chart Stats - Cradle of Filth". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=10165. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Chart Log UK: Chris C. - CZR". zobbel.de. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_C.HTM. Retrieved 2010-11-07. 
3. ^ "Discography Cradle of Filth". Australian charts. http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Cradle+of+Filth&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Diskographie Cradle of Filth" (in German). Austrian charts. http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Cradle+of+Filth&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 
5. ^ "Discographie Cradle of Filth" (in Dutch). Belgian charts. http://www.ultratop.be/en/search.asp?cat=a&lang=nl&search=Cradle+of+Filth. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Diskografia Cradle of Filth" (in Finnish). Finnish charts. http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Cradle+of+Filth&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 
7. ^ ^{a b c d} "Discographie Cradle of Filth" (in French). French charts. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Cradle+of+Filth&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 
8. ^ ^{a b c} "Diskographie Cradle of Filth" (in German). German charts. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Cradle+Of+Filth/longplay. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 
9. ^ ^{a b} "Discografie Cradle of Filth" (in Dutch). Dutch charts. http://www.dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Cradle+of+Filth&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 
10. ^ "Diskografi Cradle of Filth" (in Swedish). Swedish charts. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Cradle+of+Filth&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 
11. ^ "Diskographie Cradle of Filth" (in German). Swiss charts. http://www.hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Cradle+of+Filth&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 
12. ^ "Artist Chart History - Cradle of Filth". Billboard charts. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=172173&model.vnuAlbumId=915962. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 
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14. ^ http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/cradle-of-filth-name-new-album/
15. ^ "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 15th November 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. November 15, 2010. Archived from the original on November 16, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5uHCd3PXm. Retrieved November 16, 2010. 
16. ^ ^{a b} Serba, John. "Live Bait for the Dead > Review". Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r604792. Retrieved 2008-12-08. 
17. ^ http://www.discogs.com/artist/Cradle+Of+Filth#p=1&t=Releases_All
18. ^ "Search Certification Database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php. Retrieved 2008-07-22.  Note: User must define search parameters as "Cradle of Filth".
19. ^ "Alex Chandon biography". Film Network. BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/U3902959. Retrieved 2008-12-12. 
20. ^ "Cradle of Filth: New video posted online, former guitarist joins Christian Death". blabbermouth.net. 2003-02-15. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=9734. Retrieved 2008-09-23. 
21. ^ "Cradle of Filth to film video for "Mannequin"". blabbermouth.net. 2003-06-03. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=12470. Retrieved 2008-09-23. 
22. ^ Mannequin (DVD). Epic Records. 2003-12-09. 
23. ^ "Cradle of Filth > Music Videos > Nymphetamine". MTV. MTV Networks. 2004-09-13. http://www.mtv.com/videos/cradle-of-filth/36023/nymphetamine-fix.jhtml#. Retrieved 2008-12-07. 
24. ^ "Cradle of Filth > Music Videos > From the Cradle to Enslave". MTV. MTV Networks. 2005-11-15. http://www.mtv.com/videos/cradle-of-filth/67425/cradle-to-enslave.jhtml#. Retrieved 2008-12-07. 
25. ^ "Cradle of Filth > Music Videos > Temptation". MTV. MTV Networks. 2006-09-25. http://www.mtv.com/videos/cradle-of-filth/111631/temptation.jhtml#. Retrieved 2008-12-07. 
26. ^ "Cradle of Filth: 'Tonight in Flames' Video Posted Online". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 2007-06-26. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=75543. Retrieved 2008-12-07. 
27. ^ http://www.myspace.com/leelennox
28. ^ "Cradle of Filth > Music Videos > Honey and Sulphur". MTV. MTV Networks. 2008-10-30. http://www.mtv.com/videos/cradle-of-filth/294763/honey-and-sulphur.jhtml#. Retrieved 2008-12-07. 
29. ^ http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/cradle-of-filth-video-exclusive/
30. ^ http://vimeo.com/21756922

Footnotes

1. ^ Re-released in 2007 by Peaceville Records, with the new title of Eleven Burial Masses. The CD & DVD package consists of the entire first disc of Live Bait for the Dead, plus the DVD Heavy, Left-Handed and Candid without its original bonus features.

External links

• Cradle of Filth

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