| Cradle of Filth | | Genre(s) | | Black/Gothic Metal (early), Extreme Gothic Metal (recent) | | Lyrical theme(s) | | Vampires, Dark Erotica, Legends, Tales... | | Origin | Formed in | Current label | Status | | United Kingdom (Ipswich, Suffolk) | 1991 | Roadrunner Records | Active | | Current line-up | Dani Filth (Daniel Lloyd Davey) - Vocals (1991-) (guest for Obsidian (UK), PDA, Feast of Excrement, The Lemon Grove Kids) Paul Allender - Guitar (1992-1994, 1999-) (The Blood Divine, Primary Slave) Charles Hedger - Guitar, (Bass) (2005-) Dave Pybus - Bass (2002-2005, 2005-) (Angtoria, Anathema (UK), Dreambreed, Darkened (UK))
Session Performers: Sarah Jezebel Deva aka Sarah Jane Ferridge - Backing Vocals (1994-) (Angtoria, Covenant (Nor), Ex-Mortiis, Therion (Swe), Tulus, The Gathering (Guest)) Rosie Smith - Live Keyboards (2005-) Martin "Marthus" �karoupka - Live Drums (2006-) (Mantas (UK), Entrails (Cze), Inner Fear (Cze), Galactic Industry, Monastery (Cze)) | | Former/past member(s) | Guitar: Paul Ryan (1991-1994) (The Blood Divine) Gian "Pyres" Piras (1996-2002) (ex-Extreme Noise Terror, ex-Solstice (UK), Dragonlord (Session), Screamin' Daemon, Gorerotted, ex-Bal-Sagoth, Christian Death) Stuart Anstis (1996-2000) (Bastardsun) James McIlroy (2004-2005) (ex-Ashmolean, ex-Matron)
Bass: Jon Richard (1991-1992) (ex-Hecate Enthroned, Daemonum) Robin "Graves" Eaglestone (1992-2002) (Criminal, December Moon, ex-Grimfist, Belphegor (Aut) (Session))
Drums: Darren White (1991-1992) (Anathema (UK), The Blood Divine, Dead Men Dream, Serotonal) Nicholas Howard Barker (Atrocity (Ger), Leaves' Eyes, Lock Up, Dies Irae (Pol), Catalepsy (UK), Monolith (UK), Benediction, Driven By Suffering, ex-Testament, ex-Dimmu Borgir, ex-Old Man's Child, ex-Brujeria, Anaal Nathrakh (live), Gorgoroth (live), session for Winter's Thrall) William A. "Was" Sarginson (1999, Keyboards 1999-2000) (ex-Extreme Noise Terror, December Moon, The Blood Divine, ex-Deinonychus, Gorgoroth) Dave Hirschheimer (1999) (Obsidian (UK), Infestation (UK), Gorerotted) Adrian Erlandsson (1999-2006) (Tenet, Brujeria, At the Gates, Decameron, The Haunted, Code, Terror (Swe), H.E.A.L., Needleye (Session), Samsas Traum)
Keyboards: Benjamin Ryan (1991-1994) (The Blood Divine) Damien Gregori (1994-1997) Les "Lecter" Smith (1997-1999) (Anathema (UK)) Martin ''Foul'' Powell (2000-2005) (My Dying Bride, Anathema (UK), Cryptal Darkness)
Female vocals: Andrea Meyer (1994) Danielle Cneajna Cottington (1996) | | Additional notes | Photo From left to right: Dave Pybus, Paul Allender, Sarah Jezebel Deva, Dani Filth, Charles Hedger, Martin �karoupka, Rosie Smith.
Cradle of Filth originally played death metal in their demo era. Their sound has since changed into a more extreme form of gothic metal, with hints of symphonic black metal.
Dani Filth appeared in the movie Cradle of Fear and has appeared on the MTV show "Viva La Bam" and Cradle of Filth performed in the show.
Sarah Jezebel Deva appears on the Dead Can [...] [read more] | | Buy their stuff | Buy from The End Records Buy merchandise on Fearshop Search on Amazon.com more... >> search on eBay more... >> search on Gemm.com
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