Cruelty and the Beast | 
| Artist: Cradle Of Filth
Label: Mayhem Records
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
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Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 111276
Format: Limited Edition
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 5 x 0.3
UPC: 090861112929
EAN: 0090861112929
ASIN: B00000DGZO
Release Date: November 3, 1998
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| Tracks:
| • | Once upon Atrocity | | • | Thirteen Autumns and a Widow | | • | Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids | | • | Beneath the Howling Stars | | • | Venus in Fear | | • | Desire in Violent Overture | | • | Twisted Nails of Faith | | • | Bathory Aria: Benighted Like Usher/A Murder of Ravens in ... | | • | Portrait of the Dead Countess | | • | Lustmord and Wargasm (The Lick of Carnivorous Winds) |
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Album Description
Limited edition double disc version of the '90s top black metal group's 1998 offering with considerably different artwork and a bonus CD featuring five previously unreleased tracks, 'Black Metal', 'Sodomy And Lust', a cover of Iron Maiden's 'Hallowed Be Thy Name', and remixes of 'Lustmord And Wargasm' (The Relicking Of Cadaverous Wounds) & 'The Twisted Nails Of Faith' re-titled as 'Twisting Further Nails' (The Crucifiction Mix). A combined total of 15 tracks. Double slimline jewel case. A Peaceville/ Music For Nations/ Mayhem Records release.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 47 more reviews...
Hauntine, and heavy as a really big rock. October 14, 1999
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
When i first heard this band, I thought they were unbearable(though the music ruled, Dani sounded like a chipmunk). With a few repeated listens, i ended up enjoying it quite a bit. Amazing guitar work, Fast paced, double bass, amazing drums, haunting, Orchestrated keyboards, and screechy vocals make this record highly enjoyable. I might also add that this is probably the SCARIEST ALBUM EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I swear, when i first heard this, i figured that i would have nightmares. The words "hauntingly beautiful" come to mind. I find this a huge improvement over Dusk.....and her embrace. Dusk and her embrace's production was awful. Cruelty and The beast's production is perfect. Dani's vocals aren't as high pitched as they were on "Dusk". Which is a big improvement. A complaint i have(not of this album, but of "some" people) is the fact that most Black Metal fans are automatically labeled as "Satanists". That really makes me angry. I am not christian, nor am i satanist. I don't beleive in anything except myself and other people. But i would never label anyone just because they aren't the same religion as I am. If Cradle of Filth are truly satanists, i don't think they'd be wasting their time making music. It's just an image. All you dumb, closed minded people who are so obsessed with image and don't even bother to take in the fact there could be some nice, caring people under the image. Image means nothing to me. I'm here for the music. Music is art; music is noise; music is beautiful. There is some good poetry too. Dani may be a freak but he's a good lyricist. If you like Classical music, black metal, or whatever appeals to you, give this record a chance.
WARNING: NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART August 9, 2000
C. Bogart (Carrollton, Texas USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This album was first introduced to me about 8 months ago by a friend, and since has changed my life. The first time I heard it, the vocals alone took my breath away. They sounded like they were not human, to shrill and high, and in my mind I pictured they were being screamed by some kind of goblin or ghoul. Dani Filth is the only vocalist I have ever heard who sounds truly frightening. This album is not for the faint of heart. Some friends of mine who listened to the CD confessed to having nightmares about it.To back Dani up, Cradle of Filth offers some of the spooky synths, moody bass lines, vicious and unrelenting drums, and some of the best double guitar work in music today. This is a great starter album for someone looking to get in to Black Metal, and if you like COF, some other bands you might like are COVENANT, EMPEROR, DIMMU BORGIR, and MAYHEM. It takes a very special kind of metal head to like Black Meatl. But if you like to be blown away and scared stiff at the same time by some of the most angry, moody, and poetic music in the world today, this is the album for you. Also, be sure to buy the special edition 2 disc version of "Cruelty and the Beast", it is worth your money and you will not regret it.
Fantsuu!! October 11, 2000
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This album was kinda emotional shock to me. It's so dark and brutal, but still so beautiful. I cried the whole night listening album, because it reminds me from my cat. Leevi, this one goes to you!!
BEST C.O.F. ALBUM EVER August 17, 2005
Marcelino Marquez (Whittier,CA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
THIS IS THE BEST CRADLE OF FILTH ALBUM EVER. I LOVE EVERY BIT OF THIS ALBUM. DANI FILTHS VOCS OM THIS CD IS AWSOME AND AMAZING DRUMMING BY NICHOLAS (WHO NOW DRUMS FOR DIMMU BORGIR AND OLD MAN'S CHILD). ALSO THE SECOND DISC HAS ANOTHER VERSION OF "LUSTMORD AND WARGASM" AND A COVER OF VENOMS "BLACK METAL" SODOMS "SODOMY AND LUST" AND IRON MAIDENS "HALLOWED BE THY NAME". AND A TECNO VERSION OF "TWISTING FURTHER NAILS". THIS MUST OWN BLACK METAL CD.
Unholy acts of Depravity May 24, 2000
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Cradle of Filth was introduced to me about 5 months ago by a friend who loves them, and I have to say this band changed my entire appreictaion of music. Dani Filth has such powerful vocals, and song number 3 on this CD is unbelievable. Dani has a voice unlike any singer I've ever heard, highpitched to the point that it would sound if you put Satan's genitals in a vice. If you want a GREAT CD, with real genuine POETIC LYRICS, that will turn you into a rabid animal, BUY THIS CD NOW! xxxxfilthxxxx@aol.com
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