CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth discusses his new book, The Gospel Of Filth, with Pretty-Scary.net in the excerpt below:

Q: In Gospel Of Filth, what can women expect to learn about you as a person?

Dani: "The book is more a compendium of the dark-side rather than being autobiographic, so the emphasis is on the fun stuff all the time. I suppose there are some juicy insights, thankfully only a handful of conspirators have perused it so far, so I haven't been committed to an asylum yet."

Q: Why did you choose some of the contributors that you did for Gospel Of Filth?

Dani: I haven't slept with any of them if that's what you mean, but I once snogged Ville Valo for my wife. Some of the contributors are indeed friends or the band has had connections with them in the past, but they are all there to contribute to the subject matter, be it Vampyrism, the black Arts, sex and illicit opiates, femme fatales, serial killer chic, Satanism, Gothicism, film, music, art... to lend the topic legitimate weight. This book is akin to a black bible and a roadmap to hell and is fun for the whole family, not just great Grimoire!"

Q: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Death to false metal." Why or why not?

Dani: "I thought I did (eyes misting over). Before the war against Emo, we lived a fragile existence, the thrashers, the nu-metallers and the glamsters, but it was all for a common dream. Now, in these dark, oppressive times, what is right and what is wrong? What is pop and what is metal?"

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As previously reported, FAB Fest 5 - Death And The Devil is an all day film festival, live performance and book launch event to celebrate the publication of The Gospel Of Filth, written by Gavin Baddeley and Dani Filth.

The event will take place at Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London, England on Saturday, November 21st, from 11 AM till 11 PM (first film starts at 12.30 PM sharp). Tickets are priced at £30 in advance only, and are available to over-18s only on a strictly first-come-first-served basis.

The event will be hosted by author Gavin Baddeley.

For more information click here.

A previously posted press release on the book can be found here.