fyrir alla þá sem hata mig út af því að ég stóð fast við það að CoF er black metal eða Shymponic Black Metal með Gothic metal overlay… hérna er ég með nokkrar síður sem eru áhugaverðar…

Cradle of Filth, formed in 1991, is a conglomeration of black metal and gothic metal, although their music has been somewhat difficult to classify. The group has progressed from a rawer, more traditional black metal sound to a fully orchestrated symphonic metal feel. Their music has often touched on gothic metal overtones, and has been both ridiculed and praised by critics. Most black metal fans criticise the group as coverage by Kerrang and MTV have brought them a much more mainstream and commercial image. Thus some black metal fans deem them “sell outs”, while hardcore fans remain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradle_Of_Filth




Often Black metal bands (especially the underground ones) have accompanied the passion for the Occult side with extreme right winged politics. In the second half of the nineties, the genre has evolved in a most commercial way with the use of keyboards and strings and lyrics concerning less controversial arguments like vampirism and horror cinema. In the Symphonic Black Metal, the most important bands still in activity are Cradle Of Filth and Dimmu Borgir

http://www.rarevinyl.net/death_blackmetal.htm




Symphonic Black Metal

The battle for the ultimate supremacy in the symphonic underworld is between Dimmu Borgir and Cradle of Filth. Others may try, but they still haven't come close to the dark lords. Cradle of Filth is probably the front runner with albums such as Dusk and Her Embrace and Beauty and the Beast. Dimmu Borgir's best work is Spiritual Black Dimensions which steers a bit more towards guitar-oriented black metal than their earlier releases. They mix large amounts of guitar-oriented metal with classical symphonic pieces and/or operatic singers and toss in the feel of a horror movie soundtrack. I am amazed at the talent level of most of the symphonic black metal singers, some could be performing opera, many have been operatically trained (Kimberley Goss when she was with Dimmu Borgir and most if not all of the supporting singers for Cradle of Filth). Dani Filth (lead singer of Cradle of Filth) has an amazing, albeit sometimes irritating, range. There are hundreds of bands performing symphonic metal: Hecate Enthroned, early Negura Bunget (now transformed by the addition of Romanian folk) and Arcturus (Aspera Hiems Symfonia, an underproduced classic).

http://www.earpollution.com/nov99/coolbyproxy/coolbyproxy2.html




Artist: Cradle of Filth
Genre: Rock/Pop
Styles: Symphonic Black Metal, Goth Metal, Heavy Metal, Death Metal/Black Metal

http://www.mp3.com/cradle-of-filth/artists/171285/summary.html




Cradle of Filth ; The Principle of Evil Made Flesh [1994]

It was a long time coming but England’s wait for a new Black Metal monster was over. Cradle of Filth burst onto the scene with a blistering album that deserved the attention they got. Dark and atmospheric, killer songs and a vocalist who sounded like he was being shredded alive.

http://www.live4metal.com/blackmetal2.htm




Cradle Of Filth
Origin: England
Genres: Black Metal
Status: Active

http://www.bnrmetal.com/groups/cof.htm

… the end