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│ Cradle_Of_Filth-Total_Fucking_Darkness-REISSUE-CD-FLAC-2014-DEMONSKULL │
│ │
│ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ : : │
│ │
│ Artist: Cradle Of Filth │
│ Album : Total Fucking Darkness │
│ http://www.cradleoffilth.com/ │
│ │
│ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ : : │
│ Genre : Black Metal │
│ Date : 2014.08.05 │
│ Year : 2014 │
│ Grabber : EAC │
│ Encoder : FLAC 1.2.1 │
│ Quality : 933kbps │
│ 44.1kHz / Stereo │
│ Songs : 10 │
│ CD Songs : 10 │
│ Playtime : 57:32 │
│ Company : Mordgrimm │
│ Size : 395.15 MB │
│ Streetdate : 2014.05.16 │
│ Language : English │
│ Country : United Kingdom │
│ Format : FLAC │
│ Type : Album │
│ Source : CDDA │
│ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────[ ReleaseNotes ]───────────────────────────┐ │
│ : : │
│ There are few bands as divisive, as utterly polarizing, as Cradle of │
│ Filth. Bashing them was second nature from the mid to late nineties │
│ onward. Black metal pretenders, posers, false Satanists . . . the │
│ torrents of derision that came their way took on a life of their own. │
│ But for every hater, it seemed there were five black-eyeliner sporting │
│ goth-kids ready to embrace them. Most of the Cradle-hate stemmed from │
│ the simple fact that what they were in the beginning is not what they │
│ became later on; more Maiden than Mayhem, they took that template and │
│ added to it the keyboards and gothic pastiche of horror, literature, │
│ and history. And now, more than twenty years since its inception, │
│ Cradle of Filth is re-releasing Total Fucking Darkness, their third │
│ demo, on May 5th, 2014 via Mordgrimm Records. Is this just another │
│ polished re-recording of old material, or is there something special on │
│ offer here for fans to devour? │
│ │
│ As it turns out, Dani Filth got together with former guitarist Paul │
│ Ryan and Cacophonous Records label founder Frater Nihil to compile this │
│ release. Harking back to the old days, Nihil is the man who signed the │
│ nascent band to their first recording deal. Working with renowned │
│ engineer Tim Turan (Emperor, Thin Lizzy), the band took great pains to │
│ bring something special to long-time fans. This limited release, │
│ bedecked by the artwork of occult painter Daniel Carter, begins with │
│ the track "Spattered in Faeces," the only remaining track from the lost │
│ Goetia sessions. │
│ │
│ The story goes that Cradle of Filth had material for Goetia û what │
│ would have been their debut album û wiped when their first prospective │
│ label Tombstone went tits up back in 1992. The following five songs │
│ represent the bulk of the original Total Fucking Darkness demo. "Devil │
│ Mayfair (Advocatus Diaboli)" is another unreleased track. This and the │
│ rest of the songs were originally recorded during Samhain 1992, and │
│ most certainly would have appeared in some form or another on that │
│ Goetia album had it not been so tragically aborted. Also featured are a │
│ couple of instrumental tracks written by former keyboardist Ben Ryan. │
│ │
│ So can anyone who is a fan of latter day Cradle of Filth find enjoyment │
│ in these rough, raw recordings? Another question would be, will anyone │
│ who was a fan of their early stuff, but has long since lost interest │
│ and moved on be bothered to care about this release? │
│ │
│ I myself fell under Cradle of Filth's spell in the mid 90's, thanks to │
│ hearing "Funeral in Carpathia" off of the magnificent Dusk and Her │
│ Embrace album. To me, Dusk, Principle of Evil Made Flesh, and (yes I'm │
│ going to say it because I firmly believe it) Cruelty And the Beast were │
│ the pinnacle of Dani Filth's creative output. There were moments of │
│ splendor after that, but these became fewer as the noughties were on. │
│ With the exception of 2008's Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder, Cradle of │
│ Filth had replaced much of what made them dangerous and wild with the │
│ same orchestration and more careful songwriting that genre colleagues │
│ Dimmu Borgir employed. The results? Much more commercial success but │
│ far less of their early audience's approval. But Dani Filth is nothing │
│ if not persistent. He never cared much what people thought of him or │
│ his band, choosing instead to steer its course boldly to where he and │
│ only he wished it to go. │
│ │
│ Let's look at this release based solely on the music. Forgetting all │
│ the preconceived notions, when you spin Total Fucking Darkness you will │
│ immediately notice that each song on offer is a ripping, bass-heavy │
│ blast of UK black metal goodness. "Spattered in Faeces," hidden gem │
│ that it is, shows that Cradle of Filth always enjoyed the keyboards and │
│ even then they were honing the horror vibe they would inject into │
│ future releases. │
│ │
│ Any fan worth their black nail polish will be familiar with the morose │
│ "The Black Goddess Rises," but they will have to wipe off a few layers │
│ of grimy grave soil to recognize this version from the more familiar │
│ one off Principle of Evil Made Flesh. Dani's narrative is a croak from │
│ the basement of Hades, with none of his histrionic enunciation │
│ apparent. He had yet to take his gut-busting growl and wrench it up to │
│ the grating, staccato wail of future releases. Thus virtually all │
│ vocals on the demo are limited to pure low-register death-grunts. │
│ │
│ That other unreleased track, "Devil Mayfair (Advocatus Diaboli)," is │
│ another lo-fi gem, replete with some ominous synthesizer accompaniment │
│ to go along with the basement dwelling production. There are times when │
│ the charm of the old days gets lost in the amateurish execution of the │
│ music; for example in some of the keyboard parts in "Unbridled At │
│ Dusk." One must keep in mind that they were kids when they made this │
│ demo, and the treatment it received in this reworking has preserved │
│ this aspect of the sound. │
│ │
│ Overall, Total Fucking Darkness could act as the perfect gateway drug │
│ for younger Cradle of Filth fans to start experimenting with more │
│ extreme forms of music. It is certainly the most face-ripping kick in │
│ the ass they've put out in quite some time. Perhaps it can stand as a │
│ reminder that behind the stellar productions and opulent recording │
│ budgets, Cradle of Filth were just a couple of kids from Suffolk who, │
│ while absolutely melting faces with their own take on black metal, │
│ opted in the end to fill their chalices with wine instead of blood. │
│ With Total Fucking Darkness, you still get the blood. Drink up because │
│ this album is surely going to sell out fast. │
│ ┌──────────────────────────────[ GroupNews ]─────────────────────────────┐ │
│ : : │
│ ┌──────────────────────────────[ Tracklist ]─────────────────────────────┐ │
│ : : │
│ 01.Spattered In Faeces [05:46] │
│ 02.The Black Goddess Rises [06:46] │
│ 03.As Deep As Any Burial [04:25] │
│ 04.Unbridled At Dusk [07:59] │
│ 05.The Raping Of Faith [06:25] │
│ 06.Fraternally Yours, 666 (Outro) [01:22] │
│ 07.Devil Mayfair [05:07] │
│ 08.The Black Goddess Rises [06:23] │
│ 09.The Raping Of Faith [05:55] │
│ 10.Unbridled At Dusk [07:24] │
│ ------- │
│ 57:32 │
│ 57:32 min │
│ 395.15 MB │
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