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Bands - C - Cradle of Filth Biography British black metal band
Cradle of Filth was formed in 1991, originally comprising vocalist Dani
Davey, guitarist Paul Ryan, his keyboardist brother Benjamin,
bassist John Richard and drummer Darren. After recording a demo
dubbed Invoking the Unclean a year later, the group recruited guitarist
Robin Eaglestone, who quit soon after recording a second demo,
Orgiastic Pleasures; however, when Richard exited the band a short
time later, Eaglestone stepped back in to assume bass duties, opening the
door for guitarist Paul Allender. Following a third demo, Total
Fucking Darkness, Cradle of Filth -- now with new drummer Nicholas
Barker -- signed with the Cacophonous label, issuing their proper debut
The Principle of Evil Made Flesh in mid-1994. The lineup changes continued
when the Ryan brothers both departed to form the Blood Divine (and
Allender left as well), making room for guitarists Stuart Antsis and
Jared Demeter and keyboardist Damien Gregori to debut on the 1996
mini-LP Vempire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein. For the full-length
Dusk and Her Embrace later that same year, Gian Pyres took Demeter's
spot, and afterwards, Gregori was replaced by keyboardist Les Smith;
at any rate, the album substantially expanded the group's growing cult
following. Cradle of Filth's next effort, Cruelty and the Beast,
appeared in 1998, amidst the group's steadily growing reputation for elaborate
Alice Cooper/Marilyn Manson-style concert theatrics. Two years
later the group returned with From the Cradle to Enslave, an EP that
featured new drummer Adrian Erlandsson (formerly of Sweden's At the
Gates and the Haunted), as Barker had departed to join
Dimmu Borgir. The band's dizzying lineup changes continued apace as Paul
Allender rejoined the group and Martin Powell (ex-Anathema and
My Dying Bride) replaced Smith on keyboards for the full-length
Midian, which was appropriately released on Halloween 2000. Bitter Suites to
Succubi was issued on Spitfire in summer 2001. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music
Guide Albums 2001 Bitter Suites to Succubi 1999 From the Cradle to Enslave 1998 Cruelty and the Beast 1996 VEmpire 1994 The Principle of Evil Made Flesh
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