Cradle of Filth formed in Suffolk in 1991 and after a string of demo recordings released their debut album, 'The Principle of Evil Made Flesh' in 1994. The band have gone on to become one of the UK's most successful metal acts, known for their dynamic symphonic style of gothic black metal, along with the dark poetic lyrics from the hand of enigmatic front-man Dani Filth. The title of this, Cradle of Filth's tenth studio full-length, can be likened to a bestiary, a collection of stories on Monsters; personal demons, Chimeras, literary fiends and world-enslaving entities to blame but a few, 'Manticore' being the ravening title track. It is a song about a beautiful mythological horror that comes to be feared as the disfigurehead of foreign occupation in the Indian provinces.
Track Listing:
1. The Unveiling of O - Cradle of Filth
2. The Abhorrent - Cradle of Filth
3. Pallid Reflection - Cradle of Filth
4. Illicitus - Cradle of Filth
5. Manticore - Cradle of Filth
6. Frost On Her Pillow - Cradle of Filth
7. Huge Onyx Wings Behind Despair - Cradle of Filth
8. For Your Vulgar Delectation - Cradle of Filth
9. Siding With the Titans - Cradle of Filth
10. Succumb to This - Cradle of Filth
11. Sinfonia - Cradle of Filth
Year of Production: 2012
