Dusk and Her Embrace
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Dusk... and Her Embrace is Cradle of Filth
's second full-length album, and their first for the label Music for Nations
. The overall production on this album is similar to their other 1996 release V Empire
, being more refined than on The Principle of Evil Made Flesh
and the symphonic elements are more integrated into the overall sound, resulting in a more gothic feel to the music. This album would also introduce the vocal styling that would typify future releases, ranging from high pitch rapid fire screams, low pitch spoken word oratory and female vocals/speech. The album is loosely inspired by the writings of Sheridan Le Fanu
and many of the songs' lyrics hint at vampirism and paganism, replacing the Satanic elements on the previous two albums, although vampires are not mentioned by name. The cover photography is by renowned photographer and artist Simon Marsden
. 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.
Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk in 1991. 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...
's second full-length album, and their first for the label Music for Nations
Music For Nations
Music For Nations was a British independent record label focusing mainly on rock and metal. They were a subsidiary of the larger label distributor Zomba Records who in turn is owned by BMG....
. The overall production on this album is similar to their other 1996 release V Empire
V Empire (or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein)
V Empire is an EP by British metal band Cradle of Filth, and their first release following their 1994 debut album, The Principle of Evil Made Flesh. It was the band's final release for Cacophonous Records, and was hastily written and recorded for that label as a contractual obligation, before the...
, being more refined than on The Principle of Evil Made Flesh
The Principle of Evil Made Flesh
The Principle of Evil Made Flesh is the debut album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. Its sound is significantly rawer than the style the band would subsequently develop, and Dani Filth had yet to find the voice he would use on future recordings...
and the symphonic elements are more integrated into the overall sound, resulting in a more gothic feel to the music. This album would also introduce the vocal styling that would typify future releases, ranging from high pitch rapid fire screams, low pitch spoken word oratory and female vocals/speech. The album is loosely inspired by the writings of Sheridan Le Fanu
Sheridan Le Fanu
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the leading ghost-story writer of the nineteenth century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era....
and many of the songs' lyrics hint at vampirism and paganism, replacing the Satanic elements on the previous two albums, although vampires are not mentioned by name. The cover photography is by renowned photographer and artist Simon Marsden
Simon Marsden
Sir Simon Neville Llewelyn Marsden, 4th Baronet is an English photographer and author. He is known best for his uncommon black-and-white photographs of allegedly haunted houses and places throughout Europe...
. The album climaxes with a guest speech from Venom
Venom (band)
Venom are an English heavy metal band that formed in 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Coming to prominence towards the end of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Venom's first two albums—Welcome to Hell and Black Metal —are considered a major influence on thrash metal and extreme metal in general...
's Cronos
Conrad Lant
Conrad Thomas Lant is a British musician who is the vocalist and bass player of the influential black/thrash metal band Venom, from 1979 to 1987 and from 1995 to present.- Early life :...
on the final track, "Haunted Shores". This was the first album that featured the band not wearing corpse paint
Corpse paint
Corpse paint or corpsepaint is a style of black-and-white makeup, used mainly by black metal bands during live concerts and photo shoots. The makeup is used to intensify the bands' imagery of evil, inhumanity, and corpse-like decay. It is most commonly used just on the face, but also on arms and...
in the booklet's photos.
Track listing
Personnel
- Dani FilthDani FilthDani Filth is the lyricist, vocalist and founding member of the metal band Cradle of Filth.-Personal life:...
- Vocals - Stuart AnstisStuart AnstisStuart Anstis is a former guitarist and songwriter for the British metal band Cradle of Filth. He was in the band from 1994 until 1999, appearing on four releases, as well as in the video for From the Cradle to Enslave...
- Guitars - Gian PyresGian PyresGian Pyres is a British guitarist, best known for his work with extreme metal band Cradle of Filth for which he co-wrote and recorded guitars for Dusk And Her Embrace , Cruelty and the Beast , Midian , Bitter Suites to Succubi and Lovecraft & Witch Hearts...
- Guitars - Robin EaglestoneRobin EaglestoneRobin Mark Eaglestone is a British musician.- Biography :He was the bassist for the metal band Cradle of Filth. Also known as Robin Graves, he joined Cradle of Filth in 1992 as 2nd guitarist for the recording of the Invoking the Unclean demo then later changed to bass for the Total Fucking...
- Bass - Damien GregoriDamien GregoriDamien Gregori aka Greg Moffitt is an Irish musician.-Cradle Of Filth:Damien was keyboard player with UK band Cradle of Filth from 1995 to 1997, and appeared on two of the band’s albums, Vempire, Or Dark Faerytales In Phallustein and Dusk And Her Embrace...
- Keyboards - Nicholas BarkerNicholas BarkerNicholas Howard Barker is an extreme metal drummer .- Biography :He was the original drummer for British metal band Cradle of Filth, playing on the first three albums. After leaving in 1999, he joined Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir...
- Drums - Sarah Jezebel DevaSarah Jezebel DevaSarah Jane , better known by her stage name Sarah Jezebel Deva, is a British vocalist. She was the female vocalist in Cradle of Filth for 14 years and also fronts her own band, Angtoria. In 2009, Deva started her self-titled solo project. The debut album A Sign of Sublime was released in February...
- Female vocals - CronosConrad LantConrad Thomas Lant is a British musician who is the vocalist and bass player of the influential black/thrash metal band Venom, from 1979 to 1987 and from 1995 to present.- Early life :...
- Guest vocals on "Haunted Shores"