Cradle Of Filth are a band from the United Kingdom that h as been featured before in this zine and is the worlds most well known symphonic black metal band and this is a review of the original and unreleased version of "Dusk And her Embrace" that never got released as was eventually re-recorded and the album will be released in July by Cacophonous Records.
A very dark, epic and symphonic sound starts off the album and after the intro the music goes into a heavier direction while also retaining the symphonic elements and when the music speeds up a great amount of blast beats can be heard and the vocals are high pitched black metal screams and the music also adds in a touch of goth.
You can also hear a great amount of melody in the guitar riffing while all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them and operatic female vocals along with spoken word parts are also added into certain sections of the recording and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.
In some parts of the songs a small amount of whispers can be heard and when growls are utilized it also adds a slight death metal influence onto the recording while the solos and leads are done in a very melodic style and a great portion of the tracks are very long and epic in length and some songs also bring in a small amount of violins and a lot of the fast riffs also use a great amount of tremolo picking and on the demo tracks a brief use of Gregorian chants can be heard.
On this recording Cradle Of Filth expanded on the style of the first full length and started taking their style in a different direction and this original version has more of a rougher style than the re-recording which was released and made the band more popular in the day, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Satanism, Occultism, Gothic Horror themes.
In my opinion this is a very great sounding recording from Cradle Of Filth lost in the days and if you are a fan of this band, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Nocturnal Supremacy" "A Gothic Romance" "Funeral In Carpathia" and "The Haunted Shoes Of Avalon". 8 out of 10.
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