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Cradle Of Filth

Greetings all, and welcome!

The month of December brings with it spine chilling weather - enough to make the hardest of us turn into great big teddy bears, and seek refuge within warm blankets, followed by numerous hot drinks just to keep Jack Frost where he ought to be. Nothing would do, but that this month's review should meld itself so perfectly with its dark, chilling laments, and Goth rock operatic screams, than that of Cradle Of Filth's latest abomination, "Nymphetamine".



While I happen to like this album in particular, I have to confess, COF is not normally to what I choose listen. There are so many doing this style of music these days and they all sound the same. The difference here is Dani's razorblade-esque vocals, backed by his diabolical army of doom. They slash out some particularly extreme lyrics, followed up by pitch-black nightmarish riffs and backing gutturals. Though, in my opinion, the musical style is sometimes a little over the top, the lyrics more than make up for it.They are well orchestrated gothic horrors all their own.



For those of you who are and have been loyal fans of COF for whatever amount of time, this album comes with many rave reviews. Stating that, it's in keeping with other past COF albums and offers about what you could expect to find on previous albums. It starts out as any Goth metal opera would, by having an opener, plenty of filling content to warm even the coldest, blackest heart out there, and then closing up with a very good gut wrenching radio edit of the title track. Favorites on the album include "Gilded Cunt", which remind me lyrically of Type - O Negative's "Christian Woman". (For those TON fans out there, you'll understand immediately what I mean.)Then "Absinthe With Faust", which seems a rather intricate toast to all things macabre and wonderful, and perhaps even as a ode to Faust himself. Those who know the story of Dr. Faustus and why he summoned the demon, Mephistopheles, will especially appreciate COF's interpretation of this famous tragic story. Faustus sold his immortal soul to be made young again, and enjoy (and perhaps abuse) the pleasures of the flesh!



And of course there is the title song "Nymphetamine" of which you have both the long version, and the radio/video edit. This particular song puts me in mind of a plea from a donor to her vampiric host, inviting him to feed. He is well aware his condition is weakening, and needs the help only she can provide. It goes more in depth than just that, it suggests a very inviting pranic feeding session (yay!), and the lyrics are equally fascinating. On a scale of 5 stars, this album gets a 4 star rating. Basically, no album, in my opinion, deserves the full 5 stars, as there is always room for improvement. But COF have really come a long way within their genre and tend to lead the way for others which can best be summed up as "stragglers". Now onto the fun stuff, to which I know you all are looking forward :o)



Sights and sounds make the best reviews much more palatable, and therefore, I will be including links for your reading, listening, and viewing pleasures :o) Let's start by going to the Cradle Of Filth Official site. Now, in here, they have all sorts of lovelies lined-up for you to take part. Offerings include mp3 samples, full-length videos, images and other assorted wonders :o)



Now, for those of you who can hardly wait to hear some tunes from the album, you'll want to check out the "see evil" section. Click "video" on the left side of the screen, followed by your choice of 5 different videos, including "Renga Media - History Of Hell", which is highly recommended. If you'd like to hear some of the various mp3 clips, not just to "Nymphetamine", but from other past albums as well, go back to "hear evil" and click downloads, followed by your choice of song clip. To hear tracks from the whole of the album and decide if this is a good choice on which to spend those hard earned greenbacks I suggest a little trip to Amazon.com. You may have to scroll down the page to get to them, and as per usual, you'll need either Windows Media Player, or RealOne/RealPlayer.

Ok, that's it from me until next month! Hopefully, you all will much prefer the new format I have chosen to make use of, in my constant endeavors to become "less wordy"! Please enjoy the Holiday Season with your friends, family, and other loved ones, and I'll see you all next month in January with a new scorcher for you :o)

Very best regards, and here's to the upcoming New Year - May it be blessed.

Silver


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