Live Bait for the Dead explained

Live Bait for the Dead
Type:live
Artist:Cradle of Filth
Cover:Cradle of Filth - Live Bait for the Dead.jpg
Caption:Cover art by John Coulthart
Released:19 August 2002
Recorded: at Rock City in Nottingham (disc one)
Genre:Extreme metal
Length:74:54
Label:Abracadaver
Producer:Cradle of Filth
Prev Title:Lovecraft & Witch Hearts
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Damnation and a Day
Next Year:2003

Live Bait for the Dead is a live album by British metal band Cradle of Filth, recorded at Nottingham Rock City on 14 April 2001 and released on 19 August 2002. The album was released and (uniquely, so far) distributed on the band's own Abracadaver label. The same gig is included on the DVD Heavy, Left-Handed and Candid. Following the same format as Lovecraft & Witch Hearts, the main album is supplemented by a second disc of rare tracks and remixes. This would be bassist Robin Eaglestone's final recorded appearance.

Eleven Burial Masses

A 2007 release by Peaceville Records combines the first disc of Live Bait for the Dead with the Heavy, Left-Handed and Candid DVD (minus the bonus features). The "eleven" of the title does not take into account the instrumentals "The Ceremony Opens" and "Creatures That Kissed in Cold Mirrors".

In October 2011 it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 75,000 copies throughout Europe.[1]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote, "the performance and set list are impeccable, but it's ultimately redundant, and strictly for fans only."

Track listing

CD ROM Extras

Personnel

Cradle of Filth

Charts

YearChartPosition
2002French Albums Chart134[2]
UK Albums Chart175[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: color . impalamusic.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107023149/http://www.impalamusic.org/arc_static/docum/04-press/2011/PR%20-%2020111012.htm . 2017-11-07.
  2. Web site: Cradle of Filth – Live Bait for the Dead (album) . 2014-04-26. Lescharts.com . Media Control Charts. French.
  3. Web site: Chart Log UK: Chris C. – CZR . zobbel.de . 2010-11-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120502174631/http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_C.HTM . 2 May 2012 .