Name: Cruelty and The Beast
Brand: Cradle Of Filth

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

82876829062

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2006-06-03

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Sony

Tax rate GB

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Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Cradle Of Filth

Genre GB

Metal

Label GB

a 1998 concept album based around the bloody legend of the murderous hungarian countess elizabeth bathory,' cruelty and the beast' finds the english black-metal act cradle of filth indulging in a wagnerian symphonic sound. while some of cruelty's tracks stick to a more straightforward metal aesthetic (see the demonic, driving "cruelty brought thee orchids"), "desire in violent overture" and the sweeping "bathory aria" embody frontman dani filth's vision of a more grandiose depiction of narrative horror. subsequent outings would see the goth-leaning ensemble reaching a wider audience, but beast stands out as one of cradle of filth's most ambitious and impressive achievements.

Cruelty and The Beast

Music GB