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CRADLE OF FILTH Release 12th Studio Album ‘Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness Of Decay’
September 22nd, 2017

British extreme metal group Cradle Of Filth issued 12th full-length studio album Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness Of Decay on September 22nd, 2017 through Nuclear Blast Records.

Frontman Dani Filth commented: “The album is deeply infused with Victorian gothic horror and thus the title is a reflection of that. ‘Cryptoriana’ implies the Victorian’s infatuation with the supernatural, the grave and the ghoulish. And the subtitle ‘The Seductiveness Of Decay’ further cements this attraction to death and the glittering lengthy process of self-annihilation.”

The outing was recorded at Grindstone Studios in Suffolk, England with producer Scott Atkins.

Cover artwork duties fell to Artūrs Bērziņš.

The track listing is as follows:

01. ‘Exquisite Torments Await’
02. ‘Heartbreak And Séance’
03. ‘Achingly Beautiful’
04. ‘Wester Vespertine’
05. ‘The Seductiveness Of Decay’
06. ‘Vengeful Spirit’
07. ‘You Will Know The Lion By His Heart’
08. ‘Death And The Maiden’
09. ‘The Night At Catafalque Manor’
10. ‘Alison Hell’ (Annihilator cover)

Cradle Of Filth’s line-up was as follows:

Dani Filth (vocals)
Richard Shaw (guitars)
Ashok (guitars)
Daniel Firth (bass)
Martin Skaroupka (drums)
Lindsay Schoolcraft (keyboards and female vocals)

Directed by Artūrs Bērziņš, a music video was filmed for the track ‘Heartbreak And Séance’. In addition official lyric videos were created for the songs ‘You Will Know The Lion By His Heart’ and ‘Achingly Beautiful’. Both clips can be viewed below.

Eleventh studio record Hammer Of The Witches was released in July 2015.

Promotional photograph by Artūrs Bērziņš.