*** Invoking the Unclean (1992) ***



Invoking the Unclean is a demo release by the British band Cradle of Filth. It was released in 1992.

Tracks:
1. "Chewing Your Guts"
2. "Circle of Perversion"
3. "Loathsome ~censored~ Christ"
4. "Darkly Erotic"
5. "Dead Orchestra"

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*** Orgiastic Pleasures Foul (1992) ***



Orgiastic Pleasures Foul is a demo release by the British band Cradle of Filth. It was released in 1992.

Tracks:
1. "Bleeding in Heaven (Intro)"
2. "As My Stomach Churns"
3. "Funeral"
4. "Darkly Erotic"
5. "Graveyard by Moonlight"
6. "So Violently Sick"
7. "Foul Winds Threaten"

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*** Total Fucking Darkness (1993) ***



Total Fucking Darkness is a demo release by the British metal band Cradle of Filth. Vocalist Dani Filth often says that this demo is "the only important demo the band ever made".

Tracks:
1. "The Black Goddess Rises"
2. "Unbridled at Dusk"
3. "The Raping of Faith"
4. "As Deep as any Burial"
5. "Fraternally Yours, 666 (outro)"

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*** The Principle of Evil Made Flesh (1994) ***



The Principle of Evil Made Flesh is Cradle of Filth's first album. It is the most primitive-sounding of all their albums, though the production is slightly more refined than their demos. Dani Filth's vocals here bear little resemblance to his now well-established style.

Tracklist:
1. "Darkness Our Bride (Jugular Wedding)"
2. "The Principle of Evil Made Flesh"
3. "The Forest Whispers My Name"
4. "Iscariot"
5. "The Black Goddess Rises"
6. "One Final Graven Kiss"
7. "A Crescendo of Passion Bleeding"
8. "To Eve the Art of Witchcraft"
9. "Of Mist and Midnight Skies"
10. "In Secret Love We Drown"
11. "A Dream of Wolves in the Snow"
12. "Summer Dying Fast"
13. "Imperium Tenebrarum"(hidden track)

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*** Vempire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein (1996) ***



Vempire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein is Cradle of Filth's second official release, following The Principle of Evil Made Flesh. The title is a play on the words "vampire" and "empire". It was the band's final release for Cacophonous Records, and was hastily written and recorded for that label as a contractual obligation, before the band jumped ship to Music for Nations. It is generally considered an EP rather than a full album. The back cover describes it as "a ritual comprised of six parts and having a duration of forty minutes". Despite the circumstances of its release, Vempire was generally well-received.

Tracks:
1. "Ebony Dressed for Sunset"
2. "The Forest Whispers My Name"
3. "Queen of Winter, Throned"
4. "Nocturnal Supremacy"
5. "She Mourns a Lengthening Shadow"
6. "The Rape and Ruin of Angels (Hosannas in Extremis)"

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*** Dusk... and Her Embrace Digipack Edition (1996) ***



Dusk... and Her Embrace is Cradle of Filth's third release and second full-length album. The album differs greatly from the band's previous two releases in terms of sound. The music is faster and more accomplished, and Dani Filth's vocal gymnastics are at their most extreme. The album is loosely inspired by the writing of Sheridan Le Fanu and many of the songs hint at vampirism, although vampires are not mentioned by name. Some versions of the album include three extra tracks: a cover of Slayer's "Hell Awaits", the instrumental "Carmilla's Masque", and a reworking of a V Empire track, "Nocturnal Supremacy '96".

Tracks:
1. "Humana Inspired to Nightmare"
2. "Heaven Torn Asunder"
3. "Funeral in Carpathia"
4. "A Gothic Romance (Red Roses for the Devil's ~censored~)"
5. "Malice Through the Looking Glass"
6. "Dusk and Her Embrace"
7. "The Graveyard by Moonlight"
8. "Beauty Slept in Sodom"
9. "Haunted Shores"

The two extra tracks that came with the special edition Coffin Box Set are:
10. "Hell Awaits" (Slayer Cover)
11. "Carmilla's Masque"

The Digipack version has the extra track between track 4 and 5
5. "Nocturnal Supremacy '96" - 5:58

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*** Cruelty and The Beast Limited Edition "Celtic Cross" (1998) ***



Cruelty and the Beast (1998) is Cradle of Filth's fourth release and third full-length album. It is a concept album based on the legend of the Hungarian "blood countess" Elizabeth Báthory. The album features guest narration on certain passages by Ingrid Pitt in character as Báthory; a role she first played in the Hammer film Countess Dracula in 1971. Orchestral and symphonic keyboard elements are given more emphasis than previously, giving the music a darker and more morbid approach, and the album was well received on its release. Its production has come in for some criticism however; particularly the sound quality of the drumming.

Tracks:
1. "Once Upon Atrocity"
2. "Thirteen Autumns and a Widow"
3. "Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids"
4. "Beneath the Howling Stars"
5. "Venus in Fear"
6. "Desire in Violent Overture"
7. "The Twisted Nails of Faith"
8. "Báthory Aria"
1. "Benighted Like Usher"
2. "A Murder of Ravens in Fugue"
3. "Eyes That Witnessed Madness"
9. "Portrait of the Dead Countess"
10. "Lustmord and Wargasm (The Lick of Carnivorous Winds)" – 7:30

Bonus CD:
1. "Lustmord and Wargasm II (The Relicking of Cadaverous Wounds)"
2. "Black Metal" (Venom Cover)"
3. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (Iron Maiden Cover)"
4. "Sodomy and Lust" (Sodom Cover)"
5. "Twisting Further Nails (The Cruci-Fiction Mix)"

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*** From the Cradle to Enslave - EP (1999) ***



From the Cradle to Enslave is an EP by Cradle of Filth. It contains two original tracks; the title track and "Of Dark Blood and ~censored~". The rest of the disc consists of two cover versions, a re-recording of a track from the album Dusk and Her Embrace, and a dance remix.

Tracks:
1. "From the Cradle to Enslave"
2. "Of Dark Blood and ~censored~"
3. "Death Comes Ripping" (Misfits cover)
4. "Sleepless" (Anathema cover)
5. "Perverts Church (From the Cradle to Deprave)" (Remix of FTCTE only on European release)
6. "Funeral in Carpathia (Be Quick or Be Dead Version)"

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*** Midian (2000) ***



Midian is the fourth full-length album by Cradle of Filth, released on Hallowe'en 2000. At the time it was considered their most commercial and accessible album to date. It is a concept album inspired by Clive Barker's novel Cabal and his subsequent film version Nightbreed, and Doug Bradley - who had a small role in the film but is better known as Pinhead from Barker's Hellraiser and its sequels - provides narration on some tracks. While keyboards remain prominent, Midian is more guitar-oriented than its predecessors. The cover art was created by JK Potter.

Tracks:
1. "At the Gates of Midian"
2. "Cthulhu Dawn"
3. "Saffron's Curse"
4. "Death Magick for Adepts"
5. "Lord Abortion"
6. "Amor E Morte"
7. "Creatures that Kissed in Cold Mirrors"
8. "Her Ghost in the Fog"
9. "Satanic Mantra"
10. "Tearing the Veil from Grace"
11. "Tortured Soul Asylum"
12. "For Those Who Died" (Sabbat cover with guest vocals by Martin Walkyier) (Japanese Bonus Track)

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*** Bitter Suites to Succubi - EP (2001) ***



Bitter Suites to Succubi is essentially an EP - or "transitional mini album" as Dani Filth would have it - bridging the gap between Midian and Damnation and a Day while the band negotiated their label change from Music For Nations to Sony. It features only six new tracks (two of which are instrumentals), but is bolstered to album-length with three reworkings of songs from The Principle of Evil Made Flesh ("The Principle of Evil Made Flesh", "Summer Dying Fast" and "The Black Goddess Rises"), and a cover version. It was the band's first release on their own Abracadaver label. Uniquely in the band's canon, it features exactly the same band members as the previous album. This would be the last studio album to feature long-term bassist Robin Eaglestone.

Tracks:
1. "Sin Deep My Wicked Angel" (Instrumental)
2. "All Hope in Eclipse"
3. "Born in a Burial Gown"
4. "Summer Dying Fast"
5. "No Time to Cry" (Sisters of Mercy cover) – 3:22
6. "The Principle of Evil Made Flesh" – 4:49
7. "Suicide and Other Comforts" – 6:57
8. "Dinner at Deviant's Palace" (Instrumental) – 2:59
9. "The Black Goddess Rises II" – 7:22
10. "Scorched Earth Erotica" – 4:56

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*** The Evil's Bitter Sweet - Bootleg (2001) ***



Limited edition Aussie import containing live recordings from the COF stint on Tattoo The Plant in Sporthalle Boblingen, Germany (1-9); the rare Orgastic Pleasures Foul demos '92 (10-16); b-sides from Midian and from the Dusk and Her Embrace Coffin Set (17-19).

Tracks:
* 01 - "Dani's answering machine message"
* 02 - "Intro / Ave Satani" (Live)
* 03 - "Cruelty brought thee orchids" (Live)
* 04 - "The principle of evil made flesh" (Live)
* 05 - "Her ghost in the fog" (Live)
* 06 - "Lord Abortion" (Live)
* 07 - "Born in a burial gown" (Live)
* 08 - "From the cradle to enslave" (Live)
* 09 - "Ebony dressed for sunset" (Live)
* 10 - "Bleeding in heaven"
* 11 - "As my stomach churns"
* 12 - "Funeral"
* 13 - "Darkly erotic"
* 14 - "The graveyard by moonlight"
* 15 - "So violently sick"
* 16 - "Foul winds theater"
* 17 - "Krieg, Kindersoldaten"
* 18 - "For those who have died"
* 19 - "Carmilla`s masque"

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