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CRADLE OF FILTH: New Video Interview!

Metal Til Death conducted an interview with guitarist Paul Allender of British extreme metal band, CRADLE OF FILTH!

CRADLE OF FILTH's new album, "Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder", entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 37. The CD sold a little over 11,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 48 on The Billboard 200 chart.

"Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder" is the follow-up to "Thornography", which sold nearly 13,000 copies in the U.S. alone in its first week out! It even entered The Billboard chart at No. 66. This was roughly in line with the performance of its predecessor, "Nymphetamine", which premiered with almost 14,000 copies way back in October 2004.

That was 5 years ago...which leaves me wondering, does anyone listen to this crap anymore? Oh my goth! I mean I've listened to a few songs and it's not really my cup of tea, in fact I wish they would kick the bucket already...pretty much all their songs sound the same and their new album...not so great...Okay i'm obviously not their biggest fan, but they do have a large fan base...lets just leave it at that.

In more Cradle of Filth news: "Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder" is conceptual and is based on the well-documented, true-life fall from grace of a shadowy historical figure named Gilles de Rais, a wealthy French nobleman who was one of Joan of Arc's brothers-in-arms. He was best known, however, as a prolific serial killer who mixed prayers with his nightly murders as well as an aspiring alchemist. He was accused of a panoply of crimes, among them heresy, demonology and kidnapping. There's even an extreme fringe sect of historians who question de Rais' true status, with some convinced he was framed.

Metal Til Death conducted an interview with guitarist Paul Allender of British extreme metal band, CRADLE OF FILTH. The interview was conducted February 26, 2009, Prior to the band's concert at Rams Head Live in Baltimore, Maryland. Watch the chat in two parts below.

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PART 2:

Pre-show interview with fans:

CRADLE OF FILTH: Las Vegas Signing Session Announced!

CRADLE OF FILTH's new album, "Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder", entered the German Media Control chart, darting in and taking position No. 37! The Album has also sold a little over 11,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 48 on The Billboard 200 chart!

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH will take part in a signing session at Zia Records in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, February 14 between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

The details are as follows:

Zia Records - Sahara Location
4503 W. Sahara Av
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Phone: 702-233-4942

Wristbands with purchase will get front-of-line preference for event.

Cradle of Filth is Back with Another Crappy Album!

Hardcore British goth band Cradle of Filth is back again with another crappy album, "Oh Joy!" This time the album's called, "Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder"

Their latest album, "Godspeed on the devils thunder" debuted at No. 37 on the charts. The CD sold a little over 11,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release and took position No. 48 on The Billboard 200 chart.

"Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder" is the follow-up to "Thornography", which sold 13,000 copies in the U.S. the first week of being released. This was roughly in line with their biggest hit yet, "Nymphetamine", which sold barley 14,000 copies back in October 2004 which isn't a whole lot. I actually listened to the album and to be honest, i'm surprised they even sold any.

The band is known for their goth like tunes with most of their songs going on and on and on and on about grave-yards, funerals, black magic and devil worship. "All the songs on their new album, "Godspeed on the Devils Thunder" sound exactly the same and blend from one song into another. None of them really leave an impression and listening to the album was like pure torture; all the songs are like ten minutes long..it was like the album that never ended!" according to our staff which was required to listen to the entire album and report on each song.

"Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder" is based on the true life fall from grace of a shadowy historical figure named Gilles de Rais, a wealthy French nobleman who was one of Joan of Arc's brothers-in-arms and blah blah blah...Enough of this crap, does anyone actually listen to this or is this article just taking up space? Sometimes I wonder.

If you do listen to this gothic band known as Cradle of Filth then you're in luck, because Cradle of Filth will return to the U.S. this winter with a full new tour..The catch? They'll be on tour with Soil! (which is a pretty killer band if I do say so myself) Talk about clever! This will be their first headline tour since the Viva La Bands in fall 2007.

For all you Cradle of Filth fans, here's the behind-the-scenes footage from the warm-up show for the band's recently completed European tour! The four-minute clip was filmed backstage in Northampton, England and can be viewed below.

CRADLE OF FILTH: BEHIND THE SCENES FOOTAGE!

BEHIND THE SCENES ON TOUR

Cradle of Filth, One Hardcore Death Metal Band!

It's hard to believe Cradle of Filth has been in the business over 15 years now. Having formed in England in 1991, the group went on to dominate the death metal genre for the duration of their career. This band is loved by hardcore metal heads and satanic worshipers alike. Their debut album, "The Principle of Evil Made Flesh", arrived in 1994 after a number of demos were tried out.  From there on out, the band's lineup would change almost too many times to follow. The band's sophomore effort, 1997's "Dusk and Her Embrace", was perhaps their most critically acclaimed, and would set the pace for their subsequent releases. Their most recent effort was, 2006's Thornography, which put them in the best spot career wise that they've ever been.
It's difficult not to like a band who grins for photos while sporting extensive goth makeup and making crazy faces like they're going to jump right out and murder you senseless. A group who's praised by all those deeply depressed souls and metal head devil worshippers  who are obsessed with death alike. Cradle of Filth defy's all expectations and, best of all, they don't take themselves too seriously, because with all that make up on who's going to? It's not like these guys are Slipknot or Mudvayne for crying out loud. Their music is over-the-top and theatrical, which darkly engages in witch-craft and anything and everything satanic as well. This group is so hardcore, they're almost like a more consistent version of White Zombie but way darker and way more hardcore! This is about as hardcore as it gets when it comes to metal and music these days. They're still considered death metal, though their sound has expanded in recent years to be rather mainstream creepy vampire version of hardcore rock at times.