Cradle Of Filth's new video for the song "The Foetus Of A New Day Kicking", comes off the British extreme metallers' seventh album, "Thornography", which was released in October 2006 through Roadrunner Records.

The video can be watched at this location.

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Cradle Of Filth have line up for the following UK tour dates, with 13 shows scheduled for April.
Here the list of those shows:

April 16 Peterborough Cresset
April 17 Preston 53 Degrees
April 18 Newcastle Carling Academy
April 19 Glasgow ABC 1
April 20 Liverpool Carling Academy
April 22 Sheffield The Plug
April 23 Bristol Carling Academy
April 24 Exeter Great Hall
April 26 Oxford Brooks
April 27 Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
April 28 Nottingham Rock City
April 29 Cambridge Corn Exchange
April 30 Portsmouth Pyramids Centre

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Source:	cradleoffilth.com
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Event:	Cradle Of Filth: UK Tour

Cradle Of Filth are set to team up with Finland's The 69 Eyes for a North American tour in January/February.
Confirmed dates so far are as follows:

Jan. 23 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Jan. 24 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
Jan. 26 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
Jan. 27 - Quebec, QU @ Theatre Du Capitole
Jan. 28 - Montreal, QU @ Metropolis
Jan. 29 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Jan. 31 - Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
Feb. 01 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
Feb. 02 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
Feb. 03 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Eagles Club
Feb. 04 - Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
Feb. 06 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
Feb. 08 - Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Events Centre
Feb. 09 - Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall

Source:	blabbermouth.net
Band profile:	Cradle Of Filth
Event:	Cradle Of Filth: North American Tour

A replacement for just recently departed Cradle Of Filth drummer Adrian Erlandson has been announced. The band has recruited Czech drummer Marthus (Martin ?karoupka). ?karoupka is 25 and has previously played in such bands as Galactic Industry and Inner Fear.

Here is a comment by Cradle Of Filth: "A fine gent whose skills are second to none, Martin will be continuing to play on the rest of the tour. Those of you who have already seen us you will know that Martin is more than qualified for the job!"

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After months of rumors and speculation, British extreme metallers Cradle Of Filth have officially confirmed the departure of drummer Adrian Erlandsson. According to an official press release, "Erlandsson has found that his two side projects Needleye and Nemhain are taking up more and more of his time and has made the decision to leave Cradle Of Filth so he can concentrate more of his energies on them."

Commented Adrian: "I have enjoyed my time with Cradle but it is now time to move on. I feel I am going out on a high as 'Thornography' is definitely our best album to date."

Over the course of the last few months, rumors of Adrian's departure have been gaining strength, with several "in-the-know" parties claiming that Adrian was fired from the group just days before they were to sign a new publishing deal. As a result, it was reported (but not officially confirmed) that Erlandsson was relegated to the status of a "session" member (whereby he was paid only for time worked and was not entitled to any publishing or artist royalties), a situation which was rumored to have strained his relationship with the band's frontman Dani Davey (a.k.a. Dani Filth).

In the last few weeks, Erlandsson ? a native Swede who was in At The Gates and The Haunted prior to joining Cradle Of Filth ? has been getting increasingly involved in outside projects ? such as Nemhain (which is fronted by Erlandsson's wife, fetish model Morrigan Hel; a.k.a. Amber England) and Needleye ? culminating in his non-appearance in Cradle Of Filth's new video for the song "Temptation".

Source:	blabbermouth.net
Band profile:	Cradle Of Filth

Cradle Of Filth have posted a new live video on their official website. The video was taken from the show which took place on Sunday, November 12 at at 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. You can check it out by clicking here (QuickTime required).

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Cradle Of Filth have updated their tour schedule. They will now kick off the tour in Brighton, UK at Concorde 2 on November 11th. In addition, the dates for Spain have been shuffled and will now include a show in Bilbao on November 23rd. And finally, the show scheduled for December 5th in Stuttgart, Germany has been moved to Munich.

The complete schedule is now as follows:

November
11 - Concorde 2 in Brighton, UK (NEW DATE)
12 - 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands
13 - Bataclan in Paris, France
15 - ABBox in Brussels, Belgium
16 - La Laiterie in Strasbourg, France
17 - La Cooperative de Mai Clermont in Ferrand, France
19 - Apolo in Barcelona, Spain (NEW DATE)
20 - Paradise Garage in Lisbon, Portugal
21 - Hard Club in Porto, Portugal
23 - Rockstar in Bilbao, Spain (NEW DATE)
24 - Heineken Hall in Madrid, Spain (NEW DATE)
26 - Alcatraz in Milan, Italy
27 - Volkshaus in Zurich, Switzerland
29 - Boogaloo in Zagreb, Croatia
30 - Petofi Hall in Budapest, Hungary

December
01 - Planet Music in Vienna, Austria
02 - Novesta Hall in Zlin, Czech Republic
04 - Live Music Hall in Köln, Germany
05 - Georg Eiser Halle in Munich, Germany (NEW DATE)
07 - Alte Reithalle in Dresden, Germany
08 - Progresje in Warsaw, Poland
10 - Markthalle Klosterwall in Hamburg, Germany
11 - Train in Aarhus, Denmark
12 - Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway
13 - Amager Bio in Copenhagen, Denmark
14 - Karen in Gotheborg, Sweden
16 - Antwerp, Belgium at Hof Ter Lo
17 - Manchester, UK at Academy**
18 - Birmingham, UK at Academy**
19 - London, UK at Astoria**
** with Sabbat

Sabbat - featuring vocalist Martin Walkyier (ex-Skyclad) and producer/guitarist Andy Sneap - have reunited to play as support for the three UK dates in December. Deathstarts will suppport Cradle Of Filth for the duration of the tour.

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Event:	Cradle Of Filth: European Tour

Cradle Of Filth's video for the song 'Temptation' has been posted online in the following formats: Windows Media and Quicktime. The track comes off the British extreme metallers' seventh album, "Thornography", due on October 17 through Roadrunner Records.

As previously reported, a brand new Cradle Of Filth track, entitled 'Foetus Of A New Day Kicking', has been posted online at this location. An e-card for "Thornography" can be accessed here. Another full-length track from the CD, entitled 'Dirge Inferno', is available for streaming at this location.

The follow-up to 2004's "Nymphetamine", "Thornography" was recorded at Lincolnshire, England's Chapel studios with producer Rob Caggiano (Bleeding Through, Anthrax) and was mixed at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, England by Andy Sneap (Machine Head, Skinlab, Nevermore). The narraration for "Thornography" was once again laid down by Doug Bradley (a.k.a. "Hellraiser"'s chief Cenobite, Pinhead), who has previously worked with the group on 'Her Ghost In The Fog' and 'Swansong For A Raven'.

Speaking to MTV.com about the new CD, Cradle Of Filth frontman Dani "Filth" Davey said, "'Thornography' implies a self-hurt. Mankind's will to hurt God. It's like being an alcoholic and knowing you're not supposed to drink but you enjoy it so much so you do it anyway. Everything on the record has got a religious edge to it in a good or bad way. And it's not overtly satanic because sometimes you find that the darker stuff in life exists within the people who wield the power, who are supposedly in the light."

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A brand new Cradle Of Filth track, entitled 'Foetus Of A New Day Kicking', has been posted online here. The song comes off the British extreme metallers' new album, "Thornography", due on October 17 via Roadrunner Records. An e-card for the CD can be accessed here.

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
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Cradle Of Filth have announced three UK tour dates in December in support of their new album "Thornography" which will be released on October 16. Support comes from Sabbat (featuring producer extraordinaire, Andy Sneap), plus one other band tba. Tour dates are as follows :

Dec. 17 - Manchester, UK @ Academy
Dec. 18 - Birmingham, UK @ Academy
Dec. 19 - London, UK @ Astoria

EDIT :

Cradle Of Filth have announced three UK live dates in support of their new album "Thornography". They have since announced a live date for Antwerp, Belgium at Hof Ter Lo on December 16th.
Cradle Of Filth has confirmed that Sabbat, featuring Andy Sneap and Martin Walkyier, will reunite for the UK shows as one of two support acts. It's not known at this time if they will play the Belgium show.

Source:	cradleoffilth.com
Band profile:	Cradle Of Filth

A brand new Cradle Of Filthtrack, entitled "Dirge Inferno", is available for streaming here. The song comes off the British extreme metallers' new album, "Thornography", due on October 16 via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Nymphetamine", "Thornography" was recorded at Lincolnshire, England's Chapel studios with producer Rob Caggiano and was mixed at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, England by Andy Sneap.

"Thornography" track listing:

Under Pregnant Skies She Comes Alive Like Miss Leviathan
Dirge Inferno
Tonight in Flames
Libertina Grimm
Byronic Man
I Am The Thorn
Cemetery And Sundown
Lovesick For Mina
The Foetus Of A New Day Kicking
Rise Of The Pentagram
Under Huntress Moon
Temptation

The narraration for "Thornography" was once again laid down by Doug Bradley (a.k.a. "Hellraiser"'s chief Cenobite, Pinhead), who has previously worked with the group on "Her Ghost in the Fog" and "Swansong for a Raven".

On the subject of the album's musicial direction, Cradle Of Filth guitarist Paul Allender recently told Terrorizer magazine, "There are quite a few guitar solos on this album. To be honest, I've never really classed myself as a lead player as such, but this is the first time I've sat down and seriously practiced lead work. I've been so involved in actually writing new material and coming up with song structures that I haven't had time to practice all the frilly things that go on top of it. Up 'till now, there hasn't really been much room for guitar solos as such. The riffs we write, they're not riffs that are meant to be soloed on top of. They're melodic within themselves. But I'm a great believer than less is definitely more. I love listening to all the shreddy, widdly stuff, but I have no interest in playing it. This new album is quite guitar-orientated. The last album was, but this is definitely more melodic. Dare I say it, there are quite a lot of typical Maiden-esque harmonies in there."

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The final USA cover art for Thornography can be viewed here . Roadrunner Records rejected the first version as being to vulgar.

"This title represents mankind's obsession with sin and self. The thorn combines images of that which troubled Christ, the crown of thorns, thus intimating man's seeming desire to hurt God and also, of the protecting thorn and the need to enclose a secret place or the soul from attack. An addiction to self punishment or something equally poisonous. A mania. Twisted desires. Barbed dreams. A fetish. An obsession with cruelty. Savage nature. Paganism over Christianity. The title can also represent a sexual attraction to religious iconography as in the case of the 'possessed' Lourdon nuns. I like the title because to me it invokes images of a darker, sexier pre-Raphaelite scene wherein Sleeping Beauty's castle is won and she is awoken by a poisonous kiss. A darker adult fairy tale."

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Source:	thegauntlet.com
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Cradle Of Filth's new album will be titled 'Thornography' and will be released September 19th through Roadrunner Records. Song titles include: "Libertina Grim," "Tonight in Flames," "Cemetery and Sundown," "I Am the Thorn," "The Byronic Man," (featuring guest vocals from H.I.M.'s Ville Valo) and "Temptation."

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Cradle Of Filth

Cradle Of Filth's frontman Dani Filth posted following message in their website about upcoming album, line-up changes and more..

"Latest News...

Greetings fans, friends, fiends and boys and ghouls of all persuasions.

Things have been going exceptionally well in the Cradle Of Filth camp of late, with the American airing of 'Viva La Bam' being shown for public consumption at the beginning of the month; (we're pursuing the European showing date even as this is being written... )

And, more importantly we have over sixty per cent of the new album under our belts; including the following laments... 'I Am The Thorn', 'Lovesick For Mina', 'The Byronic Man', 'Cemetery And Sundown', 'Libertina Grimm', 'The Flora Of Nightfall, The Fauna Of War' and 'Dirge Inferno' to name but a few. There will also be a band instrumental on this new musical opus, which, although remaining untitled as yet, will be a first for the band in its eleven year career. The initial start date for recording the album is scheduled for October 10th.

On the DVD front, a cover representation will be posted shortly with the title of 'Peace Through Superior Firepower' and pending the documentary of backstage shenanigans, being completed over the next few weeks, by Dani and guitarist Paul Allender, a release date of late October/early November is to be expected.

Book-wise; 'The Gospel Of Filth -The Midian Bible' is coming on very nicely with the chapter about 'Serial Murderers' currently being expounded upon. Next month's arrival of the 'Member's Only' chamber on the website entitled, 'The Order Of The Dragon', will see excerpts from this unholy tome being revealed unto the unwary with the countdown to the release of the book's special edition (which features an extra chapter by Dani Filth and is signed by both authors alike in a gilded leather-bound cover... ); sometime early next year.

Incidentally, this 'Members Only' chamber will not only include up-to-the-minute information, but will also feature live band chats, video messaging, special promotional items, tickets for exclusive one-off shows, downloads, competitions to win band property and interaction with band decisions in the form of consensus and polls (i.e in deciding titles, themes, new products and songs etc, etc...) to name but a few. More on this as it arrives.

Last but not least, some other strange occurrences have been happening to the band line-up since last I put severed wrist to paper; in the form of a further departure, a turnaround and a come-back! It has been known to the select few that this band is a sum of it's parts and sometimes more than just a band, sometimes more a lifestyle, so it is not often surprising that, (as magazines and other creative workplaces do all the time), people unfortunately come and go; yet the entity that is the band remains the same. The plan has always been to deliver on the musical front for at least another five to ten years, regardless of what and whom are in the line-up.

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Source:	cradleoffilth.com
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ANGTORIA is the new band formed by female singer Sarah Jezebel Deva (CRADLE OF FILTH, THERION, MORTIIS), composer Chris Rehn (ABYSSOS) and Tommy Rehn (MOAHNI MOAHNA). The group recently completed a five-song demo at Virtual Symphony Studios in Sundsvall, Sweden and are currently seeking a record deal. The complete track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. Six Feet Under
02. Confide In Me
03. Little Girl
04. Deity Of Disgust
05. I Cried Alone

For more information, visit the band's official web site: http://www.angtoria.com/