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Long dead poet John Keats may have described autumn as a “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” but for extreme metal legends CRADLE OF FILTH – led by iconic frontman Dani Filth – it’s a season of mischief and mayhem.
Nothing kicks off the spooky season like a hellacious CRADLE OF FILTH live extravaganza and the band have just unveiled eleven such auspicious UK & Ireland occasions, including a spine-chilling evening at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on Hallowe’en itself. Joining the purveyors of pandemonium for UK & Irish shenanigans will be Butcher Babies and High Parasite.
Do you dare get tickets for the By Order Of The Dragon tour? General sale begins Thursday 2nd May at 10am BST. Order at www.cradleoffilth.com. For VIP packages, head to www.cradleoffilthvip.com.
UK events are as follows:
Sun 27th Oct – BRISTOL O2 Academy
Mon 28th Oct – BOURNEMOUTH O2 Academy
Tue 29th Oct – BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute
Thu 31st Oct – LONDON O2 Forum Kentish Town
Fri 1st Nov – SWANSEA Patti Pavilion
Sat 2nd Nov – MANCHESTER Damnation Festival
Sun 3rd Nov – NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Tue 5th Nov – BELFAST Limelight
Wed 6th Nov – DUBLIN Academy
Thu 7th Nov – GLASGOW SWG3
Fri 8th Nov – NEWCASTLE NX
The tour then spreads its dark wings across Europe, extending to:
Wed 13th Nov – Germany – HAMBURG O2 Markthalle
Fri 15th Nov – Sweden – STOCKHOLM Fryshuset Klubben
Sat 16th Nov – Sweden – GOTHENBURG Brewhouse
Tue 19th Nov – Slovenia – LJUBLIANA Kino Siska
Wed 20th Nov – Italy – MILAN Live Club
Fri 22nd Nov – Spain – BARCDELONA Salamanda
Sat 23rd Nov – Spain – MADRID But
Sun 24th Nov – Portugal – LISBON Lisboa ao Vivo
Tue 26th Nov – Spain – BILBAO Santana 27
Thu 28th Nov – France – LYON La Rayonne
Fri 29th Nov – Switzerland – PRATTELN 27
Sat 30th Nov – France – VAUREAL Le Forum
Mon 2nd Dec – Luxembourg – LUXEMBOURG Rockhal
Wed 4th Dec – Germany – BERLIN SO36
Sat 7th Dec – Belgium – LEIGE OM
Special guests in mainland Europe will be Butcher Babies and Mental Cruelty.
Twelve months ago, the group unleashed a thirst-quencher of epic proportions in the form of their first live album to be released in over 20 years, Trouble And Their Double Lives, via Napalm Records. Watch a live performance music video HERE for one of the two new studio tracks cut from Trouble And Their Double Lives, entitled “Demon Prince Regent”. The record features a slew of fan favourites encompassing the band’s electrifying discography – such as “Nymphetamine (Fix)”, “Bathory Aria” and “Blackest Magick In Practice” – but also two bonus tracks and two entirely brand new songs, “She Is A Fire” and “Demon Prince Regent”. Trouble And Their Double Lives serves as a time-capsule of blisteringly intense live energy, and an astounding testament to CRADLE OF FILTH’s renowned latest era.
Trouble And Their Double Lives track listing:
1. She Is A Fire
2. Heaven Torn Asunder
3. Blackest Magick In Practice
4. Honey And Sulphur
5. Nymphetamine (Fix)
6. Born In A Burial Gown
7. Desire In Violent Overture
8. Bathory Aria
9. The Death Of Love
10. Demon Prince Regent
11. Heartbreak And Seance
12. Right Wing Of The Garden Triptych
13. The Promise Of Fever
14. Haunted Shores
15. Gilded Cunt
16. Saffron’s Curse
17. Lustmord And Wargasm (The Lick Of Carnivorous Winds)
18. You will Know The Lion By His Claw
ABOUT CRADLE OF FILTH
Positioned firmly at the top of the extreme black metal genre, CRADLE OF FILTH reign supreme as one of the most revered, formative, and notorious names in the scene, and are undeniably responsible for breaking ground for many of today’s top metal artists with their trademark mixture of grim blackened heaviness, macabre theatricality and scintillating gothic style. The rule of Filth began in 1991, followed by the unleashing of 1994’s The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh – humble beginnings that expanded into cinematic classics like Cruelty And The Beast and Midian.
The band’s unyielding international touring schedule has garnered them a massive following both in the cult underground and at the top of the mainstream, defying trends while staying true to their roots. More recent offerings such as 2015’s Hammer Of The Witches and 2017’s Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness Of Decay continued to bolster the unremitting legacy of Filth, until the band, along with the rest of the universe, was abruptly halted by the global pandemic in 2020. But, as is evident by the staggering response from their devoted legion of followers, that time was put to good use, spurring the emergence of the band’s breathtakingly heavy offering, 2021’s Existence Is Futile. The album debuted at #20 on the Billboard 200 with Hard Rock Genre, on the Hard Music Albums charts at #4 in the US and #5 in Canada, #9 on the German Album charts, #3 and #5 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums chart and UK Independent Albums chart respectively, #4 on the Finnish Albums chart and many more, proving that CRADLE OF FILTH continue to own the dark. Tantalising fans in 2023, the inimitable group dropped their first live album in over 20 years, Trouble And Their Double Lives, which also included two new studio tracks, perhaps a fiendish hint of what’s to come. Keep your eyes peeled for more from CRADLE OF FILTH in the months ahead.
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Photo credit – Anthony Ponce
