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Vempire or Dark Faerytales in Phallestein
1996 Official Album (Cacophonous)
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After already making what I considered to be the greatest black metal album and certainly one
of the greatest ever debut albums, it would seem impossible for a band to improve on something
that was already so brilliant. Cradle of Filth, however, are of such mastery and creative
perfection that they have managed to do just that.
According to Nicholas (the bands drummer) this EP was made simply as an 'out-of-court settlement' to release the band from their contract with Cacophonous, the record label who they'd been fighting with since the release of The Principle of Evil Made Flesh. Considering that this was just an EP between albums and between record labels it is truly a remarkable effort, for it would be an impossibility for other bands to achieve something this brilliant under the best of circumstances. |
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The CD starts with what is one of the best, most intense intros that you could ever hope for.
The opening track, Ebony Dressed for Sunset, builds up and launches the album with the
classic high-paced drumming, a furied combination of intertwining leads and synthesised
effects and ends with the sexy, desire-filled female voice. The track flows beautifully onto
what is a reworking of The Forest Whispers My Name. I was ecstatic when I first heard this
track again because it was a favourite of mine from The Principle of Evil Made Flesh. They
sped it up quite a lot, used some new synthesised effects, and introduced new female speech
elements.
The track is indicative of the differences between Vempire and The Principle of Evil Made Flesh. Vempire, it can be said, is generally a faster album whereas TPoEMF is perhaps a slower and more passionate masterpiece. Vempire also has more occurrences of female vocals, some being slightly different from those on TPoEMF, as well as more prominent synthesised effects. |
| After The Forest Whispers My Name, comes what is my equal favourite (along with the final) track on the album - Queen of Winter, Throned. It starts off in the same way as 'A Dream of Wolves in the Snow' did. (On your first listen you might start to get worried that this EP was just a reworking of their first album.) However, it soon moves boldly in its own direction in what is an epic tale that is made up of 2 or 3 sections, that altogether lasts 10 minutes. It contains everything that makes Cradle of Filth so brilliant (see my TPoEMF review). |
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Nocturnal Supremacy starts off slowly, but impressively, with catchy bass drumming and
gradually builds up speed until it is flying along with Dani's screams and an 'in-tune'
female choir voice synthesis, which is used a lot in this song. It too is another classic
Cradle of Filth track. The album now has its sole instrumental track in a lead-up to the
final assault that is The Rape and Ruin of Angels. This starts off with extreme speed in a
brilliant opening section which is then broken down to a short keyboard / synthesiser
intermission. It then builds up again with many further twists and turns to finish off the
album in perfect, classy and powerful Cradle of Filth style.
Vempire has more of an underlying sexual theme with sounds of 'vestal masturbation' as well as burning orgies and the like. A lot of work went into the CD covers of which there are two (one being 'Vempire' and the other 'Dark Faerytales in Phallestein') as well as other images of vampiric, sadomasochistic lesbians and a naked, gashed woman. |
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| 16 Oct 12:46 | 10/10 | vendetta | |
| Kickass!!!! | |||
| 17 Sep 19:46 | 10/10 | emofilthfan | |
| The blackness in it's album is a disasterpiece its rough riffs and bloody howl and woes throughout the cd are BADASS!!!I want to go to a COF concert and get stoned!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK GWAR |
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| 09 May 16:47 | 10/10 | hnay | |
| very very good that music, blowin' in my mind | |||
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| 17 Jan 11:53 | 10/10 | phatpat | |
| Actually i change my mind, i think this is probably their greatest release, u really can't beat this stuff in the meta scene.......................www.thestonerstriangle.tk | |||
| 07 Jan 14:07 | 10/10 | blackestsoul | |
| man...that last pict is hot!! | |||
| 17 Sep 12:18 | 10/10 | rouge | |
| not more porn pleaseeeeeeeeeeee no more porn it's disturbing every time i look @ my lerics it's there MAN! my mom got mad 2 when she saw there was more of it but the music is GREAT! |
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| 24 May 15:33 | 9/10 | phat_pat | |
| This again a great Cof album, one of there best. has arguably one of there best ever tracks "Queen of Winter Throned" and leads up to their third in a row fantastic album Dusk and Her Embrace. PhatPat: ov da STONERS TRIANGLE; 'Begin to toke, Feel the smoke, As depression dies, Ignite to the skies.' (P.S to contact the stoners triangle visit www.everyonedoesit.com and search in the forum for two of our members "westy" and me PhatPat) |
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| 31 Jan 23:33 | 10/10 | dani_girl | |
| It's fliping sweet.I totally love this snap.I'm so in love with this kind of sh**. | |||
| 05 Jul 13:29 | 9/10 | dracula | |
| salut salut salut | |||
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| 16 Jun 11:25 | 4/10 | aviel | |
| this is really satanic version........we like to say that cradle of filth is banned in my country..but dont worry because we have all of you album,fanzine,vcd,and many more stuff....specially about dani,.. anandal rod nicholas...malaysia.. |
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| 24 May 12:56 | 10/10 | alundra | |
| it is very cool because i love vampires | |||
| 15 May 20:44 | 10/10 | hell_iot | |
| Amazing album. If anyone knows where to find explanations to any of the CoF songs, please email me. | |||
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| 12 Feb 09:50 | 10/10 | hornedgod | |
| cradle of filth is one of the best death metal bands i've ever seen!!!belgian metal mans,we love you and we loves your fantastic music!and your movie "Cradle of fear"many blood,murders,stanic stuff and sex...thats what we like!!!!oooohww yeah baby!cradle of filth RRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZ da motherfucking world!!!!!!!!!!!we love the belgians, we do....have a nice nightmare,i'll see you in mine |
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| 28 Jan 19:05 | 9/10 | koalkhamber | |
| yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy go america. | |||
| 16 Oct 16:01 | 5/10 | blackhell | |
| CRADLE OF FILTH IS THE BEST BAND OF THE WORLD, AND VEMPIRE OR DARK FAERYTALES IN PHALLESTEIN IS THE BEST ALBUM ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| 07 Aug 20:37 | 10/10 | nickjones | |
| CoF Fucking Rules I met them at ozzfest 2003 It was cool! They are the best band in the whole fucking world, i promise. And vempire is a kick ass fucking cd |
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| 15 May 03:52 | 8/10 | manashes | |
| Not quite scary, add more bloody gore in it... | |||
| 15 Mar 14:57 | 10/10 | skullmaster | |
| The album is as good as your covers from all the albums i have. Keep up the nice job! Greetings, Lord of the Morgue. |
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| 17 Feb 00:49 | 10/10 | spydertech | |
| Anything by COD is amazing :P | |||
| 06 Jan 12:34 | 10/10 | jaktheripper | |
| i listened to this album and was blown away!!! this album is everything i expected of cradle and more! i think that jezebel is fucking hot! but with everything that they do and the sacrifices they make they still have a bloody future. jaktheripper |
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| 04 Jan 11:42 | 7/10 | blackdeath | |
| I'm a boy from Iran! I like dead music.It's exicting for me or for all stupeds! However,I like it. Dead music is nice for me,I like The bands that are 666. For example: Cradle of filth & children of bodom. DEAR FRIEND ALWAYS BE CRAZY. Thanks. |
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| 13 Dec 18:00 | 10/10 | psycho_chick | |
| Dani is hot as hell and his voice makes his music the best I have ever heard. | |||
| 08 Nov 12:40 | 10/10 | filthandfury | |
| i'm not a huge fan of black metal (Not to say it doesn't kick ass) but Cradle of Filth are truly the kings of the genre! Nocturnal Supremacy is my fave song; it's dark and gothic! keep up the good work guys!!! |
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| 24 Sep 07:13 | 10/10 | devil_lady | |
| sweet | |||
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| 17 Sep 10:30 | 9/10 | bloodline | |
| not there best work but still a fucking great album cof fans i think you should buy it...see ya | |||
| 21 Aug 14:53 | 9/10 | hellzfear | |
| It's not my favorite but it definitely kicks ass!!! I love Dani's voice! | |||
| 14 Aug 14:37 | 10/10 | vempire_lust | |
| vempire is everything i have come to expect from cradle i just baught it about a week ago and i feel its one of the best works that they have done | |||
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| 03 Jul 16:01 | 10/10 | azmodani | |
| i just got this yesterday.this is a wonderful album and i love the artwork.the best lyrics ever.dani is a fuckin genius.might i add that every cradle album ever kicks ass and i dont know all the complaning is about.midian is probably my favorite and bitter suites to succubi is astonishing as well.i just got lovecraft and witchhearts.vempire is a kick ass album.anyone who hates any cradle of filth cd should die of a sexually transmitted disease and burn in hell forever. | |||
| 25 Jun 20:27 | 9/10 | elvira | |
| It was phantastic. I found it to be the most wonderful piece I've heard by CoF. Praise be. I loved it. | |||
| 11 Jun 06:49 | 9/10 | reagan | |
| yes it is me thou shallt trust thy judgement vempire classicly superioir instrumental's vertually unchallenged in the world of metal take time to indulge really a fucking masterpiece |
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| 08 Jun 11:33 | 9/10 | gothic_chyld | |
| What more to say than nice. | |||
| 30 May 12:53 | 10/10 | daveh | |
| The best album to date by cof. It includes arguably their best song so far `Queen of Winter,throned`. No major Critisms, except that it only lasts for about thirty-five minuites. | |||
| 16 Apr 20:48 | 10/10 | bafomet | |
| one of the Cradle of Filth best albums | |||
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| 27 Feb 13:55 | 8/10 | help | |
| I loved this album it was'nt as good as midian but still an awsome album | |||
| 28 Nov 14:25 | 1/10 | clam | |
| another awesome album but I like "cruelty and the beast" better. "from cradle to enslave" is a perfect song but I dont know why they dont record that song in another album.. they recorded 2 songs again in new album. but I can't understand why they didn't put "from cradle to enslave" |
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| 22 Nov 09:36 | 10/10 | da_sprinkla | |
| One of the best albums ever made by Cradle of Filth. It may be a short album, but it is how good it is that counts. It is full of good vampyric shit. | |||
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| 12 Nov 17:52 | 10/10 | ciupi | |
| great album!!!the greatest drums i've ever heard and the most wonderful vocals...great songs...too bad it's so damn short! | |||
| 10 Nov 22:53 | 10/10 | mipler | |
| WWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!!!!1 again dani shows his powerfull voice..... god damn his great.... but we can´t take the eyes off from the rest of the band too..... Great work guys |
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| 25 Oct 06:08 | 8/10 | adde | |
| another great album...what can I say.... | |||
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| 22 Oct 15:54 | 10/10 | azhaphat | |
| NICOLAS IS A LORD ON DRUMS DANI A DEMON SINGER CRADLE IS ALL I NEED TO SLEEP ALL DAY AZHAPHAT |
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| 19 Oct 01:01 | 8/10 | blacksatanic | |
| kill George "fucking" W Bush cut his own DICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and give to the dog |
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| 01 Oct 16:14 | 10/10 | demona | |
| Ya era hora ese disco esta sangrientamente cool.deseo mas que la cancion #3 me describe todo lo que tengo dentro de mi.sigan asi | |||
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| 19 Sep 22:51 | 10/10 | stefan | |
| Fucking awesome!!! One of Cradle's best...my favorite of them all!!! | |||
| 18 Sep 12:10 | 9/10 | darkwabbit | |
| Great album! Go check out the Cradle section at my webpage: www.geocities.com/jamiejimbo | |||
| 15 Sep 05:40 | 2/10 | black_moon | |
| Dark Faerytales In Phallustein queen of winter is the best track..... total fucking great music .... vampiric blackmetal rules!!! 666 |
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| 11 Sep 10:37 | 1/10 | klima | |
| It,s the worst album of COF. No, it's not album it's a shit. I don'n like it at all. |
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| 08 Sep 12:25 | 2/10 | lip_ | |
| nice :) | |||
| 24 Aug 08:56 | 8/10 | gorak | |
| this album is sic best track queen of winter throned | |||
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| 12 Aug 17:23 | 10/10 | cradlefan | |
| Qué más puedo decir que no se haya dicho!!! Aunque corto, Cradle volvió a dar en el clavo con su Vempire... Otra muestra más de porque Cradle Of Filth es la mejor banda de Black Metal en todo el mundo. El track 3 es mi favorito, donde se observa la capacidad creativa del grupo en mu máximo esplendor!! Que Viva Cradle Of Filth!!!!!! retrograda@hotmail.com |
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| 07 Aug 16:57 | 9/10 | jesussuicide | |
| Absolutely brilliant | |||
| 06 Aug 17:57 | 10/10 | fructoric | |
| Such an amazing masterpiece, definetly worth the searching to find the album (Damn Cacophonous). I was totally blown away. My favorite track is "The Rape and Ruin of Angels." | |||
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| 30 Jul 00:01 | 10/10 | vampiric | |
| This is one of the best albums of cradle of fucking filth dani,s perfomance on this album is fucking amazing is a good follow up of the principle of evil made flesh and i think that the lyrics are great too my favorite song is defently nocturnal supremacy a great fucking song i you dont like cradle of filth go and listen to limp bizkit shit and be a fuckin fag........................ prety fucking clever huh. |
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| 19 Jul 09:08 | 9/10 | jestere | |
| Not their best album, but it does contain their best song ever: Queen of winter. The songs structure reminds me a bit of "cruelty", which is my fav album. If only more bands like this on existed... |
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| 10 Jul 02:53 | 10/10 | unholygoat | |
| Vempire is by far the most well made music I ever heard. (as with all of their albums) I need to get "The principle of evil made flesh & my CoF collection will be complete!! I say to All of Cradle of Filth, keep it up. I'm one of your biggest fans & enjoy your music very much!! (I wonder if I spelled any of this right!!!!!!!!) | |||
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| 29 Jun 13:53 | 8/10 | kennyfilth | |
| Shit this Cd is good, like all thier other Cd's of course. Queen of winter thrown is a master piece and the remake of forest whispers my name is sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rememer Cradle of Filth is the greatest band ever to exist and keep on fucking rocking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| 27 Jun 18:21 | 10/10 | stormraiser | |
| Best work by Cof since they're out from hell kicking arses! Musicaly and lyrically excellent. Dani's voice in it's best performance ever. F**king Perfect! One negative point--> it's length. It should be an album an not an EP. AVE Cradle Of Filth!!! | |||
| 26 Jun 08:08 | 10/10 | vampirebitch | |
| YET AGAIN...ITS FUCKING AMAZING!!!!!! DANNI U R MY SATAN!!!! |
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| 04 Jun 22:03 | 10/10 | azmodious | |
| i found this album to be very satisfying! for some perhaps it was not the greatest but i feel all of cradle's albums are works of art and should be charished by all! | |||
| 21 May 15:00 | 8/10 | diavlo | |
| "V empire" is not their best work but nevertheless it's of high quality and has some very nice songs... but at least it has a too short playing time which could also be a reason for giving just eight points... ...and just for those unbelievers to test the following three tracks...: "Queen Of Winter Throned", "Nocturnal Supremacy" & "The Forest Whispers My Name" (and this renewed version of the song from TPoEMF is much better)... of course the other tracks are kicking ass too... |
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| 29 Apr 12:03 | 9/10 | mazzasangel | |
| as with all cradle albums it's beautiful But it will never hold the place in my heart that crultey and the beast does! | |||
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| 03 Apr 05:30 | 9/10 | anttihanski | |
| Queen of winter, throned! Damn it's good. This whole album is great! But still I think that Midian is the best... | |||
| 22 Mar 07:20 | 1/10 | zeppelin | |
| I love Dani's voice....It's fantastic. | |||
| 20 Mar 22:13 | 10/10 | Demonschainsa | |
| By far CoF`s best album if not the greatest Black Metal album or even greatest album ever. Definetly up there with Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks album. The artwork is at its best. The 3-d Images r fucking amazing. Danis voice rules and all the other voices r just right. The remake of The Forest Whispers my Name is fucking the citizen kane of BM tunes. Not since Black Sabbath as metal sounded this good. Fuck Korn or Limp Bizkit and the other shit not so heavy metal bands. No matter what anyone says this album kicks Midians ass. What I dont get is how this album is better than Dusk and Her Embrace when this is the sounds not good enough for that album. Fucking Buy It Now!!! | |||
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| 15 Mar 15:41 | 8/10 | hellbound_hea | |
| The music here is very good, not quite as good as their more evolved work in ''Cruelty...'' or the mighty ''Midian'', but it is a very enjoyable album if you are into CoF. It is considered a mini-CD, but its duration of 40 minutes certainly is not small. Prepare yourself for a very twisted roller coaster with this album. The band had fun while creating it, and it shows... 1. Ebony Dressed For Sunset - After a short SFX intro it starts off furiously. Very dark and hateful in tone, with its tongue placed in its cheek, but very cool nonetheless. 2. The Forest Whispers My Name - It begins slower than the previous track. Cool bass. Again, it has a very mysterious tone. There are also many thrash elements. Some twisted melodies are thrown in for good measure. Very very twisted...The part where a female voices says a monologue is brilliant. I can't say anything bad for this track. Thrash, goth, black, a blending of styles... 3. Queen Of Winter, Throned - Perhaps the best track. Its intro irritates me...you will either love it or hate it...When the music starts however it's excellent. Peculiar mournful melodies...a very twisted outcome. The lyrics also are completelly insane...there are many parts with female vocals as well. Some parts remind me of a later effort, ''Cruelty...''. Close to the middle there is a slower goth part, with some female moaning chorals that is brilliant. After this we are treated to utter thrash. Dani's vocals at this point are almost desparate. Usually I am not a big fan of his vocal style (the highlight of CoF is the excellent musicâ¦), but he does a good job. A rythym section at the last half of the song is one of the best thythm guitars I have listened...The track closes brilliantly with some female moaning. 4. Nocturnal Supremacy - Its intro is the best in any of the tracks of the album. A very imposing rhythm guitar part. Very dark and twisted...Some backing female chorals add a lot. Then thrash kicks off. Very good drumming. Dani's vocals kick serious ass. This and track 3 are the best on the record. 5. She Mourns A Lengthening Shadow - Now we are treated to something different. A mournful instrumental. Cradle of Filth's instrumental pieces are good, and this is no exception. A very sad melody, that reminded me a bit of the soundtrack of the film ''Frankenstein'' with Robert de Niro. A very good piece, with some ''Elfmanesque'' elements... As in ''Prtrait of the Dead Countess'', this track sounds very emotional, and if you don't know that it's Cradle of Filth you might be tricked that it is indeed a sad piece...as for me...I enjoy it even if I know that it has its tongue in its cheek... 6. The Rape And Ruin Of Angels - The closing track of the album really serves. It is like dark thrash metal, with the distinctive Dani vocals. Some goth melodies in it are brilliant. A brilliant track. All in all, all I have to say is that this is a very good album. All of the tracks are good or excellent. I am a huge fan of the ''campy'' goth style of Cradle of Filth, and this album in my opinion is a must for any fan. However, if you are new and you have never bought any albums by them, try ''Dusk...and Her Embrace'' first. My Rating: 8/10 - The Hellbound Heart |
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| 22 Feb 13:30 | 9/10 | wargasm666 | |
| Definately one of their best albums with songs like Nocturnal Supremecy and the Rape and Ruin of angels it is one of my favorites and I am sorry to say that I don't have it | |||
| 18 Feb 19:13 | 10/10 | doe1 | |
| i dont own this one, im definately looking to get it. | |||
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| 19 Jan 06:11 | 10/10 | mr.666 | |
| all, i can say for this album, is FUCK YEAH, kepp those albums coming, its the second great installment and a fucking wicked one at that a more crisp and clear sound than tpoem, it really kicks your head in and throws your brains against the wall the first 1:45 of rape and ruin of angels is the best part of any fucking song i have been lucky enough to hear |
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| 15 Dec 01:00 | 1/10 | bloodlust666g | |
| You canceled your concerts in greece 3 times and now that i am in UK to study, you finally played in Greece. I just can't seem to be able to find any concert dates in England. Can someone please help me? Midian is fuckin' great!!! Even better than "dusk..." in my opinion. Keep up the good work mates. |
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| 24 Nov 19:30 | 7/10 | Iscariot | |
| Su segundo álbum comenzaría a marcar las diferencias entre una etapa algo más lúgubre y oscura hacia otra donde se muestra un esplendor y estado de éxtasis infinito, el cual se mantiene hasta su último álbum "Midian". En este disco vuelve a destacar de sobremanera el tema "The Forest Whisper my name" con un remake del original francamente bestial. No tan compacto como el primero, ni tan apoteósico como el "Dusk and her Embrace", este "Vempire" vuelve a rayar a un gran nivel y comienza a sentar las bases del nuevo rey del Black-Metal. | |||
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| 23 Nov 14:59 | 7/10 | batty | |
| all i have to say is dani is beautiful and his voice is oral plesures... | |||
| 21 Nov 04:20 | 10/10 | Ondatra | |
| I love you Sarah.This album is just fucking good.Dani you are a real Satan. | |||
| 17 Nov 08:17 | 9/10 | Iehov | |
| Esta corta muestra musical de COF es brillante. Introducen grandes dosis de una velocidad y poder aplastante. Es uno de mis albumes favoritos. Simplemente es de lo mejor que se ha podido hacer en estos tiempos. | |||
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| 13 Nov 12:07 | 9/10 | apacius | |
| One of my favourite albums (if I had to pick one, i like them all really). CoF does it again with a redo of some of their earlier stuff. The sound seams to be recorded with a better quality. Once again CoF shows its superb blend of harmonic keyboard melodies and female vocals (not to mention great guitar and a variety of vocalistic sounds by Dani). I believe CoF is the best well rounded band that I have ever heard. I would have to say that 'Queen of Winter, Thorned' is my favourite song off the album. | |||
| 05 Oct 12:52 | 9/10 | Angi.L | |
| Yep. it's fucking great and it will beat shit out of anything else | |||
| 02 Oct 21:57 | 7/10 | Max_Goth | |
| Im sorry, but i think this is one of cradles weaker albums. I do own it, and enjoy listening to it but tracks like queen of winter stink. Dusk, TPOEMF and cruelty is much better |
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| 30 Sep 05:06 | 10/10 | AnEnigma | |
| Ahhh...darkly brilliant | |||
| 25 Sep 16:44 | 10/10 | HATE | |
| A COMPLETE BRUTAL PURE FUCKING NOISE | |||
| 23 Sep 20:56 | 10/10 | Denizined | |
| YET AGAIN.......EVERY FUCKING TIME ITS GOOD.....I HATE ALL THE OTHER FUCKING BANDS....THIS IS "IT"....METALLICA ( 90s) ISN'T EVEN METAL COMPARED TO THIS | |||
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| 18 Sep 11:44 | 9/10 | Vampyrie | |
| Yep. It's fucking great. | |||
| 17 Sep 22:26 | 10/10 | lecter | |
| Cradle Of Filth remain the best band the world as ever seen. This album is fantastic especially the song the forest whispers my name. They just get better and better!!! | |||
| 14 Sep 14:02 | 10/10 | covened wolf | |
| THIS FUCKING ROCKS!! COVENED WOLF ASMODEUS@DAYOFDESTINY.CO.UK |
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| 08 Sep 12:06 | 10/10 | InFeRnO | |
| CoF has a great Talent 4 putting up Masterpieces of albums. This i probably my most favorite CoF cd together with Cruelty and.. which is actually very different from this cd I like The Forest whispers my name the most because of it's melodious and high paced pieces :) Truly a master piece 9.5/10! |
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| 10 Aug 15:18 | 8/10 | visia | |
| every time i listen to it it just gives me a willing to kill and eat fucking flesh!!!!!!!oh god what is this...however there some parts that are similar at "principle..."but it is real that it is magnificent.one of my best cds. | |||
| 07 Aug 04:23 | 9/10 | skitz | |
| this has to be their best release to date with such great song as nocturnal supremicy and the forest whisper my name(this shits all over tpoemf version) and it has the best song of all the rape and ruin of angels | |||
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| 04 Aug 11:03 | 10/10 | toni666 | |
| Best C.o.F cd ever.... so fucking heavy... and the pictures are very fucking porno and vampyric. |
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| 29 Jul 15:59 | 8/10 | Corwin | |
| Although it is the last album I still have to buy (but I already got it all thanx to mp3 :), it contains CoF's Best Track Ever : 'Queen of Winter (Throned)'. Yeah, this one sounds Gr3aT!!! 10 minutes of Pure Ecstasic Adrenalin flowing like a virgin's blood through your veins... Still hope there will be an as good f**king track on Midian. Better than evrything. It really deserves to have a clip on it someday (if one exists yet, forgive me --I discovered CoF only a month ago and I'm back online for only three days)... A clip with less gore-slashing-and-blood than FtCtE... Something that could be considered as visually great as the Fabulous Lyrics o' the track... Definitely the best CoF track ever, which makes stuff like Nocturnal Supremacy sound unachieved. (I thought Summer Dying Fast and A Dream of Wolves in the Snow were the limit of what is great until I found QoW.) I just regret that the other tracks sound way too short --why ain't QoW the last track of the disc?? 'The Blood is the Life Love is Forever' <left>--Hail and kill.</left> |
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| 21 Jul 02:44 | 10/10 | Mircalla | |
| "vempire of dark faerytales in phallustein" is excellent, "queen of winter" and "the forest whispers" my name are my favourit tracks. this album is a classic, everyone should have it. Mircalla |
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| 19 Jul 12:39 | 8/10 | Srdjo | |
| Great album. Forest Whispers My Name is so-fuckin`-great that I`m amazed. Queen.. Is a master-piece. She Mourns a Lightening Shadow , though it is instrumental and a short one it is fantastic. But Vempire is not going to get 10, because next album can be better than anyone they produced till now. | |||
| 08 Jul 18:11 | 1/10 | Qeonmagoria | |
| Everything is good except for the pornographic album cover. My mom saw that and threw my album away and I hadn't even listen to it yet. :( | |||
| 13 Jun 09:21 | 10/10 | cerberos | |
| CERBEROS, "DARK FAERYTALES IN PHALLUSTEIN" Well done , DANI and the boys you've created a fucking monster! this E.p delivered so much intencity, i almost fucking killed myself from drinking so heavily while listening! compared to "DUSK" and "CRUELTY" the guitar value and orchestral manoeuveres fucking R.I.P literaly.I fucking love you guy's! |
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| 11 Jun 03:28 | 10/10 | Valek | |
| Out of all the cuts on the CD, "Oueen of Winter, Throned" is the best one. Ok, truth, it is the best one to Fuck to. | |||
| 08 Jun 15:41 | 7/10 | Viking | |
| Not their best, but not their worst. The reworking of The Forest Whispers my name is fucking EPIC! I just feel that something is lacking with this, but I can't put my finger on it... | |||
| 07 Jun 21:38 | 10/10 | guyagra | |
| cradle at its best this must be the hardest album i have ever found although some might say from the cradle to enslave is not far behind ! | |||
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| 27 May 22:26 | 1/10 | Avdeniel | |
| Creo que es quizas el album que haya cambiado mi forma de ver las cosas y el cruelty and the beast pues completo esa forma de ver todo mi mundo esterior. Mi palabra favorita es: CRUELDAD. Att:vempire... |
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| 12 May 18:55 | 9/10 | DeadSummer | |
| This is probably the most damn near flawless piece of work that CoF have released, and the fact that it was released as a filler just to get Cacophonous off their backs accentuates the band's supremity even more. "Ebony Dressed..." (great title) is easily among the greatest album openers ever, and pisses all over "Humana Inspired to Nightmare" (which I never liked much) later in their career. The reworking of "Forest..." was fucking ASTOUNDING and gets my vote for the most brutal thing Cradle have ever done - compound that with the fact that it has some of Nick's grooviest beats..."Queen Of Winter" was my favourite CoF song for a while, then I realised that while it is absolutely stellar, it has equals on every album. Then "Nocturnal Supremacy" - I fucking hated this track when I first heard it; thought it was way too monotonous. But now I love it cos 1) it's fucking heavy, 2) it's fucking fast and 3)It's got some real poignant atmospheric riffs (check the live track doing the rounds to see how it can make your ears weep). "She Mourns a Lengthening Shadow" ranks alongside "Carmilla's Masque" and "Portrait..." as being the most endearingly over-dramatic lament in the Cradle repertoire. BUT! I never liked "Rape and Ruin..." much - it has a killer intro and first few minutes, and no other metal band has ever sampled tweeting birds to such excellent effect, but then Cradle must have imbibed too much joy-juice, cos the riffs become pretty unlovable. Still rocks though, esp. that middle bit with the bass riff and keyboards, that rocks.....The lyrics have no equal, but then that's always been the case...yadda yadda, lovely yadda, yadda, conclusion: this album contains Cradle's best work, shame it only has 6 tracks.........yuss, my first review! *crowd roars* |
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| 11 May 19:49 | 10/10 | Sarnath | |
| By far Cradle's best release. This is the album where the production and the talent come together to shine like it should. From beginning to end this EP burns. Starting with ever ominous intro "Ebony Dressed for Sunset", which is the perfect precursor to the stellar re-make of "The Forest Whispers My Name" from their first release. However, I do question the inclusion of this track on the cd. What was it's purpose? To show that the new members have the talent of the members they replaced, or was it to give the fans a reason to get into the cd? Either way, much better than the original recording. Then enters the almost 18 minute deluge of music as "Queen of Winter, Throned", by far the best track on the cd, and probably of COF's career, explodes. This track is 10 minutes plus of classic black metal with some interesting elements of thrash which never seems to lose the attention of the listener. As this song hits it's final chord, it is immediately followed by the first COF song I ever heard, "Nocturnal Supremacy." A great song, but probably my choice for weak link on this cd. "Nocturnal" is followed by the instrumental "She Mourns a Lengthening Shadow" which is composed entirely of instrumental of all time. It just seems to have this infinate sadness to it that draws me into Damien's world. Truly, he is missed since his departure after the "Dusk..." album. To close the album, COF picked up the pace and burned through "The Rape and Ruin of Angels." Not much can be said to describe this song other than great. It was a great choice to close this album and to end COF's bitter relationship with Cacophonous Records. This is truly the album that was the blueprint for 90's black metal. However, it seems that COF has been unable to follow this album up completely. Multiple personnel problems and musical differences plague the band and many wonder if they have the ability to produce another cd with the production and song quality of "Vempire." We shall se what the future holds. |
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| 11 May 06:58 | 10/10 | Sinned | |
| This album is certainly the best that Cradle of Filth have done. Where TPoEMF lacked in production (and I still hate Of Mist and Midnight Skies) and was too slow in the middle of the album, Vempire totally rips. Perhaps it's better that black metal albums stay under the 45 minute mark, because you can't remain so extreme for a prolonged period of time before the extremity wears thin. However, putting in slow parts to create valleys creates just that: valleys, and boredom. Vempire manages to keep a high the entire time. The reworking of The Forest Whispers My Name is even more brutal than the original version, and was a great choice to show that the new members had the talent required to propel the band into the upper ranks (which it did). However, the problem with Vempire and Dusk would become apparent on Cruelty: The new members couldn't write as wicked material as the people they replaced. Still, Vempire manages to rip and snarl, but I question Dani's statement that this album was comprised of material that wasn't as good as the Dusk material... because quite frankly, Vempire is the best album they have ever done. | |||
| 09 May 15:07 | 8/10 | Kilthor | |
| I have to say that Queen of Winter, Throned was the best song on this album. The reworking of "The Forest Whispers My Name" was absolutly amazing. | |||
| 08 May 05:20 | 10/10 | BLOODUSK | |
| A beatifully executed album of mass proportions. What an incredible gitar sound this album posseses. Dani vokills are quite astonishing. BLOODDUSK | |||
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