Cradle Of Filth announce Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder as new CD title
Cradle of Filth are gearing up to release their darkest, most dastardly album of all, titled Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder, for Roadrunner Records on October 28. The album, which will have a special edition with an extra disc and bonus material, arrives just in time for Halloween.
The album is conceptual and is based on the well-documented, true-life fall from grace of a shadowy historical figure named Gilles de Rais, a wealthy French nobleman who was one of Joan of Arc's brothers-in-arms. He was best known, however, as a prolific serial killer who mixed prayers with his nightly murders as well as an aspiring alchemist. He was accused of a panoply of crimes, among them heresy, demonology and kidnapping. There's even an extreme fringe sect of historians who question de Rais' true status, with some convinced he was framed.
Cradle of Filth's vocalist Dani Filth elaborated on the album's concept, saying, "By far this is our most extreme, dramatic and deeply disturbing album to date. The legend of Gilles de Rais has been given fresh, vampyrical life in this conceptual meisterwerk, swathed in pitch-black magic and a viciousness unsurpassed in the annals of Cradle history. Screw what our detractors say, everyone who has heard this album has bruised their jaws on the pentagram-bejewelled floor."
The tracklisting for Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder is as follows:
"In Grandeur And Frankincense Devilment Stirs"
"Shat Out Of Hell"
"The Death Of Love"
"The 13th Caesar"
"Tiffauges"
"Tragic Kingdom"
"Sweetest Maleficia"
"Honey And Sulphur"
"Midnight Shadows Crawl To Darken Counsel With Life"
"Darkness Incarnate"
"Ten Leagues Beneath Contempt"
"Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder"
"Corpseflower"
Comments
At 60, I may be Cradle’s oldest fan in that sense. I really hope it’s as good as Dani says. After Bathory and de Rais, what next in the way of historical maniacs? Caligula, perhaps? I mean, a Caesar doing a Caesarian on his sister without anaesthetic, promising there would be no pain….
i wouldnt say im the youngest fan or anything close to it, yet im pretty fairly certain that most of the cradle of filth fans are a bit older than me. Although i know plenty of fans around my age. Im 21 years old, haha
Come on guys. We’re all the same age when the lights go out.
Caligula would be an awesome chapter!
Judging from the “Tragic Kingdom” download, it does sound like it could be Midian’s deformed sibling…. …which is just great.
Them maybe I’m one of Cradle of Filth youngest fans, I’m only 14 years old. I have listened too CoF since I was 13. And I totally agree in the fact that it’s way better to go back after the old style like Midian and Dusk and her Embrace style.
I’m hoping this is a great album. I’ll be so sad if it’s a flop.
I’m a huge Cradle fan and I’m 15. I’d say most Cradle fans are my age.
I did prefer them before the turn of the century, but their new stuff is still ok. I heard “Tragic Kingdom” and that was ok so hopefully the rest of the album’s even better.
im 17 been listing to cradle scince i was like 3 and i must say i like the use of speed in these songs i already have half the album and i love it
this album should be amazing … the dmo’s i’ve heard are all really good
cant wait for the 28th 
I’m 16, but I’ve been in love with Cradle since I heard From the Cradle to Enslave at around 14. I love all of Cradles work, but my favourite albums are definitely Midian and Bitter Suits to Succubbi. I’ve been counting down to the 28th, I’m so glad it’s so close now!!!!
omg i cant wait any longer, cradle if your listening release this blasted album a day early i need it now!!! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
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