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Dusk... and Her Embrace is Cradle of Filth's second full-length album, and their first under the label Music for Nations. The album differs greatly from the band's previous releases in terms of sound. The album is loosely inspired by the writings of Sheridan Le Fanu and many of the songs hint at vampirism, although vampires are not mentioned by name. The cover photography is by Simon Marsden.
Orchestral sounds (although mostly synthesized) are more fully integrated into the arrangements, here than on the previous two releases, although there are fewer purely instrumental tracks than on the previous full album The Principle of Evil Made Flesh. The album climaxes with a guest speech from Venom's Cronos on the final track, "Haunted Shores". This was the first album that featured the band not wearing corpse paint in the booklet's photos.
The album received widespread critical acclaim from critics and fans alike and sold over 500,000 copies worldwide.
Track listing * All music written by Cradle of Filth. * All lyrics by Dani Filth.
1. "Humana Inspired to Nightmare" – 1:23 [instrumental]
2. "Heaven Torn Asunder" – 7:06
3. "Funeral in Carpathia" – 8:24
4. "A Gothic Romance (Red Roses for the Devil's hore)" – 8:35
5. "Malice Through the Looking Glass" – 5:30
6. "Dusk and Her Embrace" – 6:09
7. "The Graveyard by Moonlight" – 2:28 [instrumental]
8. "Beauty Slept in Sodom" – 6:32
9. "Haunted Shores" (Featuring Cronos from Venom) – 7:04
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More about the band -
Cradle of Filth are an English Extreme metal band from Suffolk, formed in 1991. Their particular subgenre has provoked a great deal of discussion.The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily influenced by gothic literature, poetry, mythology and horror films. The band has successfully broken free from its original niche by courting mainstream publicity (often to the chagrin of its early fanbase), and this increased accessibility has brought coverage by the likes of Kerrang! and MTV, frequent main stage appearances at major festivals such as Ozzfest, Download and even the mainstream Sziget Festival, and in turn a more "commercial" image. They have sometimes been perceived as Satanic by casual observers, although their outright lyrical references to Satanism are few and far between, and use of Satanic imagery has arguably always had more to do with the shock value than any seriously-held beliefs. According to a 2006 issue of Metal Hammer magazine, they are the most successful British heavy metal band since Iron Maiden.
