Tracklist: At the gates of Midian Cthulhu dawn Saffron's curse Death magick for adepts Lord abortion Amor e morte Creatures that kissed in cold mirrors Her ghost in the fog Satanic mantra Tearing the veil from grace Tortured soul asylum

Band members: Dani - Vocals Paul - Guitars Gian - Guitars Martin - Keyboards Robin - Bass guitar Adrian - Drums

Rating:
After the boring E.P "From the cradle.." Cradle Of Filth is back and kicking, they've returned to the "Dusk.." sound although many of the riffs are thrash metal-oriented but it's still COF so don't worry. Their excellent drummer Nicholas is gone (ok I know he was already by the time of the E.P), but when you hear the album you'll not spend many seconds missing him cause the new guy, Adrian Erlandsson fron At The Gates, hits hard and fast just as expected - I tell ya this is one hell of a drummer. Also Stuart, one of the guitarists, is replaced by Paul, who I believe was a member of the band on the debut album, anyway now he's learned his lesson so no complaints. They even have a new keyboardist, also he is doing a magnificent job.
As usual with COF we get lots of great melodic leads and solos, and Dani does his thing love it or hate it. The production is fantastic, much better than on "Cruelty.." but the most surprising part of the whole thing, is that if we're talking quality of the album, I'd say it's right up there with "Dusk and her embrace", so if that one's the best black metal album of all time or something like that, this one would be number 2. So I guess you'd better buy it.







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