{"product_id":"cradle-of-filth-cof-cruelty-and-the-beast-cd-1998","title":"CRADLE OF FILTH (COF) Cruelty And The Beast CD (1998)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA concept album about Elizabeth Báthory written by a man who sings like a bat trapped in a pipe organ. \u003cem\u003eCruelty and the Beast\u003c\/em\u003e is exactly as deranged as that sounds, and it remains one of the most committed pieces of extreme metal theatre ever committed to disc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1998, and Cradle of Filth were operating in their own baroque dimension entirely. The blood countess concept gave Dani Filth and company a framework to push the symphonic black metal sound into full gothic horror territory, with Ingénue and Lustmord and Wargasm hitting like a velvet-draped battering ram. The production on this one has a dense, layered quality that rewards headphones and a dimly lit room. Dimmu Borgir and Graveworm were doing similar things at the time, but nobody was doing it with quite this level of grand guignol commitment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull length CD, 1998 pressing. UK origin. Genre: Death\/Symphonic\/Black Metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of: Dimmu Borgir, Graveworm, Therion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Modern Invasion Music MIM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45549536837823,"sku":"828768290620","price":29.66,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/3633\/0175\/files\/original_27a190e7-eccf-4d50-a24d-6f9c2a8f0a15.jpg?v=1777055813","url":"https:\/\/www.alt-cvlt.com.au\/products\/cradle-of-filth-cof-cruelty-and-the-beast-cd-1998","provider":"ALT CVLT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}