Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay explained
| Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Cradle of Filth |
| Cover: | Cradle of Filth, Cryptoriana album cover 2017.jpg |
| Released: | 22 September 2017 |
| Recorded: | December 2016 – April 2017[1] [2] |
| Studio: | Grindstone Studios (Suffolk, England) |
| Genre: | Extreme metal |
| Length: | 52:53 |
| Label: | Nuclear Blast |
| Producer: | Scott Atkins |
| Prev Title: | Hammer of the Witches |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | Existence Is Futile |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay is the twelfth studio album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. It was released on 22 September 2017 through Nuclear Blast Records.[3] It is the second and final album to feature Lindsay Schoolcraft on narration before her departure in February 2020.[4]
Background and promotion
Dani Filth said the album "is deeply infused with Victorian gothic horror and thus the title is a reflection of that. 'Cryptoriana' implies the Victorians' infatuation with the supernatural, the grave and the ghoulish. And the subtitle, 'The Seductiveness of Decay', further cements this attraction to death and the glittering lengthy process of self-annihilation".
The first promotional single, "Heartbreak and Seance", premiered alongside an accompanying music video on 11 July 2017.[5]
The second single, "You Will Know the Lion by His Claw", premiered together with a lyric music video on 8 August 2017.[6]
The third single, "Achingly Beautiful", was also released in conjunction with a lyric video on 15 September. Vocalist Dani Filth stated the single "has a very old-school Cradle vibe" and compared it to the song "A Gothic Romance" from the album Dusk and Her Embrace.[7]
Personnel
All information from the album booklet.[8]
Cradle of Filth
- Dani Filth – lead vocals, lyrics
- Martin 'Marthus' Škaroupka – drums, keyboards, orchestration, choir vocals, score arrangements, choir and soprano arrangements
- Daniel Firth – bass
- Lindsay Schoolcraft – narration
- Richard Shaw – guitars
- Marek 'Ashok' Šmerda – guitars
Additional musicians
- Liv Kristine – vocals on "Vengeful Spirit"
- Linda Nepivodova – choir and alto vocals
- Lucie Korinkova – choir, alto and soprano vocals
- Petr Janovsky – choir and bass vocals
- Vit Starka – choir and bass vocals
- Miloš Makovský – choir vocals
- Martin Franze – choir and baritone vocals, artistic leader
- Dana Toncrová – choir and soprano vocals
- Ivan Nepivoda – choir and tenor vocals
- Jakub Herzan – choir and tenor vocals
Production
- Chris Schäfer – engineering
- Arthur Berzinsh – artwork
- Scott Atkins – producer, engineering, mixing, mastering
- Roman Jez – engineering
- Igor Mores – engineering
- Flame Hel – photography
- Dan Goldsworthy – layout
Notes and References
- Web site: CRADLE OF FILTH To Begin Recording New Album In December . 12 October 2016 . . 17 January 2019.
- Web site: Vocals finished for Cradle of Filth's 12th studio album! . 25 March 2017 . Blabbermouth.net . 17 January 2019.
- Web site: CRADLE OF FILTH to release 'Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness of Decay' Album in September . 16 June 2017 . Blabbermouth.com . 16 June 2017.
- Web site: CRADLE OF FILTH Parts Ways With Keyboardist Lindsay Schoolcraft. Metal Injection. February 12, 2020. February 15, 2020.
- Web site: Video Premiere: CRADLE OF FILTH's 'Heartbreak And Séance' . 11 July 2017 . Blabbermouth.com . 11 July 2017.
- Web site: CRADLE OF FILTH: Lyric Video For New Song 'You Will Know The Lion By His Claw' . 8 August 2017 . Blabbermouth.com . 8 August 2017.
- Web site: CRADLE OF FILTH: Official Lyric Video For New Song 'Achingly Beautiful' . 15 September 2017 . Blabbermouth.com . 21 September 2017.
- (2017). "Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay liner notes". In Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay [CD booklet]. Nuclear Blast.
- Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #440. auspOp. 30 September 2017. 30 September 2017. 30 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170930132752/https://www.auspop.com.au/2017/09/aria-chart-watch-440/. dead.
