One of the cornerstones of British extreme metal, Ipswich fiends Cradle Of Filth have a new tune for Spooktober, guys and ghouls! With 13 albums under their belt, including classics like 1996’s ‘Dusk And Her Embrace’ and 2003’s ‘Damnation And A Day’, they have flown the black flag of gothic symphonic black metal since the early 90s, causing controversy wherever they go, even hitting a late-career high with total rippers like 2015’s ‘Hammer Of The Witches’ and 2021’s ‘Existence Is Futile’.
New track ‘Malignant Perfection’ arrives just in time for the Halloween season, hauntingly laden with eerie keys, ominous atmosphere, spine-tingling riffs, and Dani Filth’s iconic screeching vocals. The track is accompanied by a deliciously dark music video, which promises to be only the first of several upcoming visual delights brought to you by Cradle as they creep closer to the release of their 14th full-length album and Napalm Records studio debut.
Chief fiend Dani Filth divulges about the track and video: “Our new single and video, ‘Malignant Perfection’, is our horrific homage to All Hallows Eve, as embodied by the female deification of evil. It is a perfect musical accompaniment to the spirit of the witching season; invoking dark, Autumnal splendour and celebrating the time when the thin line between life and death is at its most tenuous and the denizens of the otherworld seek to break the veil into ours. The video, directed by the imitable Vicente Cordero and featuring the creative masterstrokes of one Missy Munster, is a playground of seductive darkness rife with malicious monsters and cryptid creations, all vying voraciously for the viewer’s eternal soul.”
This comes at a perfect juncture for the Halloween period and the band’s ‘By Order Of The Dragon’ UK/European Autumn tour. It also arrives on the back of a sensational collaboration with massive fashion label Vetement and also Blackcraft Clothing, and in the fiery wake of a successful sold-out Australian tour.
Catch the band on tour at these dates:
Sun 27th Oct – BRISTOL O2 Academy
Mon 28th Oct – BOURNEMOUTH O2 Academy
Tue 29th Oct – BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute
Thu 31st Oct – LONDON O2 Forum Kentish Town
Fri 1st Nov – SWANSEA Patti Pavilion
Sun 3rd Nov – NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Tue 5th Nov – BELFAST Limelight
Wed 6th Nov – DUBLIN Academy
Thu 7th Nov – GLASGOW SWG3
Fri 8th Nov – NEWCASTLE NX
Watch the new video here: