Lovecraft & Witch Hearts
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Lovecraft & Witch Hearts is a compilation album by Cradle of Filth
. It is described in Dani Filth's sleeve notes as "a favoured grimoire of tracks coupled with the rare and unreleased, rather a 'mess of' than a 'best of'..." It was one of two releases in 2002 (the other being Live Bait for the Dead
) and was designed to round off Cradle of Filth's contract with Music For Nations
before their short-lived signing to Sony
.
Disc One (Lovecraft) consists of album tracks from their Music For Nations back-catalogue. Disc Two (Witch Hearts) consists of extra tracks culled from limited and import editions of their MFN releases (e.g. the two-disc version of Cruelty and the Beast
...however the versions on here are slightly altered), along with some remixes.
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...
. It is described in Dani Filth's sleeve notes as "a favoured grimoire of tracks coupled with the rare and unreleased, rather a 'mess of' than a 'best of'..." It was one of two releases in 2002 (the other being Live Bait for the Dead
Live Bait for the Dead
Live Bait for the Dead is a live album by Cradle of Filth, recorded at Nottingham Rock City on April 14, 2001. The same gig is included on the DVD Heavy, Left-Handed and Candid. Following the same format as Lovecraft & Witch Hearts, the main album is supplemented by a second disc of rare tracks and...
) and was designed to round off Cradle of Filth's contract with 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....
before their short-lived signing to Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
.
Disc One (Lovecraft) consists of album tracks from their Music For Nations back-catalogue. Disc Two (Witch Hearts) consists of extra tracks culled from limited and import editions of their MFN releases (e.g. the two-disc version of Cruelty and the Beast
Cruelty and the Beast
Cruelty and the Beast is the third studio album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. It is a concept album based on the legend of the Hungarian "blood countess" Elizabeth Báthory...
...however the versions on here are slightly altered), along with some remixes.