Cradle of Filth
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United Kingdom
- Born: 1991 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
- Active: 1991 - present
Biography
Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band formed in Ipswich in 1991 by vocalist Dani Filth. 'Dusk and Her Embrace' and 'Cruelty and the Beast' made them Britain's biggest black metal export, blending gothic horror with symphonic keyboards. Later albums include 'Hammer of the Witches', 'Existence Is Futile' and 'Screaming of the Valkyries'. Dani Filth remains the band's only constant member.
Genres
Cradle of Filth Discography
- The Principle of Evil Made Flesh (1994) - Album - rated 2.92/5
- Dusk and Her Embrace (1996) - Album - rated 3.65/5
- V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein (1996) - EP - rated 3.76/5
- Cruelty and the Beast (1998) - Album - rated 4.12/5
- Twisted Nails of Faith (1998) - Single
- From the Cradle to Enslave E.P. (1999) - EP - rated 3.2/5
- The Princess of Darkness (1999) - Album - rated 3.24/5
- Midian (2000) - Album - rated 3.62/5
- Her Ghost in the Fog / Dance Macabre (2000) - Single - rated 3.59/5
- Bitter Suites to Succubi (2001) - EP - rated 2.41/5
- No Time to Cry (2001) - Single - rated 3.17/5
- Live Bait for the Dead (2002) - Album - rated 3.13/5
- Lovecraft & Witch Hearts (2002) - Compilation - rated 3.41/5
- Heavy, Left-Handed and Candid (2002) - Album - rated 3.73/5
- Damnation and a Day (2003) - Album - rated 2.65/5
- Nymphetamine (2004) - Album - rated 2.79/5
- Thornography (2006) - Album - rated 2.27/5
- Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder (2008) - Album - rated 3.84/5
- Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa (2010) - Album - rated 2.9/5
- The Manticore and Other Horrors (2012) - Album - rated 2.73/5
- Hammer of the Witches (2015) - Album - rated 3.28/5
- Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness of Decay (2017) - Album - rated 3.45/5
- Existence Is Futile (2021) - Album - rated 3.81/5
- The Screaming of the Valkyries (2025) - Album - rated 3.45/5
Members
- Dani Filth - vocals (1991–Present)
- Paul Allender - guitar (1992–1994; 2000–2014)
- Robin Graves - bass (1995–2002)
- Nicholas Barker - drums (1993–1999)
- Stuart Anstis - guitar (1995–1999)
- Gian Pyres - guitar (1996–2002)
- Sarah Jezebel Deva - backing vocals (1995–2008)
- Adrian Erlandsson - drums (1999–2006)
- Martin Powell - keyboards (2000–2005)
- Dave Pybus - bass (2002–2012)
- James McIlroy - guitar (2003–2005; 2009–2014)
- Charles Hedger - guitar (2005–2010)
- Martin Škaroupka - drums (2006–Present)
- Daniel Firth - bass (2012–Present)
- Lindsay Schoolcraft - keyboards, vocals (2013–2020)
- Richard Shaw - guitar (2014–2022)
- Marek Šmerda - guitar (2014–Present)