Cruelty & Beast [Limited Edition]

Cradle Of Filth | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 3, 1998)
• Original Release Date: November 3, 1998
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Mayhem Records
• ASIN: B00000DGZO
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,876 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

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. Bathory Aria: Benighted Like Usher/A Murder of Ravens in ...

9. Portrait of the Dead Countess

10. Lustmord and Wargasm (The Lick of Carnivorous Winds)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hauntine, and heavy as a really big rock., October 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Cruelty & Beast (Audio CD)

When i first heard this band, I thought they were unbearable(though the music ruled, Dani sounded like a chipmunk). With a few repeated listens, i ended up enjoying it quite a bit. Amazing guitar work, Fast paced, double bass, amazing drums, haunting, Orchestrated keyboards, and screechy vocals make this record highly enjoyable. I might also add that this is probably the SCARIEST ALBUM EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I swear, when i first heard this, i figured that i would have nightmares. The words "hauntingly beautiful" come to mind. I find this a huge improvement over Dusk.....and her embrace. Dusk and her embrace's production was awful. Cruelty and The beast's production is perfect. Dani's vocals aren't as high pitched as they were on "Dusk". Which is a big improvement.

A complaint i have(not of this album, but of "some" people) is the fact that most Black Metal fans are automatically labeled as "Satanists". That really makes me angry. I am not christian, nor am i satanist. I don't beleive in anything except myself and other people. But i would never label anyone just because they aren't the same religion as I am. If Cradle of Filth are truly satanists, i don't think they'd be wasting their time making music. It's just an image. All you dumb, closed minded people who are so obsessed with image and don't even bother to take in the fact there could be some nice, caring people under the image. Image means nothing to me. I'm here for the music. Music is art; music is noise; music is beautiful.

There is some good poetry too. Dani may be a freak but he's a good lyricist. If you like Classical music, black metal, or whatever appeals to you, give this record a chance.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WARNING: NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART, August 8, 2000

By 

C. Bogart (Carrollton, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cruelty & Beast (Audio CD)

This album was first introduced to me about 8 months ago by a friend, and since has changed my life. The first time I heard it, the vocals alone took my breath away. They sounded like they were not human, to shrill and high, and in my mind I pictured they were being screamed by some kind of goblin or ghoul. Dani Filth is the only vocalist I have ever heard who sounds truly frightening.

This album is not for the faint of heart. Some friends of mine who listened to the CD confessed to having nightmares about it.To back Dani up, Cradle of Filth offers some of the spooky synths, moody bass lines, vicious and unrelenting drums, and some of the best double guitar work in music today.

This is a great starter album for someone looking to get in to Black Metal, and if you like COF, some other bands you might like are COVENANT, EMPEROR, DIMMU BORGIR, and MAYHEM. It takes a very special kind of metal head to like Black Meatl. But if you like to be blown away and scared stiff at the same time by some of the most angry, moody, and poetic music in the world today, this is the album for you.

Also, be sure to buy the special edition 2 disc version of "Cruelty and the Beast", it is worth your money and you will not regret it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantsuu!!, October 11, 2000

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"gastoryrguffa" (Kitee, Finland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cruelty & Beast (Audio CD)

This album was kinda emotional shock to me. It's so dark and brutal, but still so beautiful. I cried the whole night listening album, because it reminds me from my cat. Leevi, this one goes to you!!