BW&BK; has received the following press release:

CRADLE OF FILTH is spreading ample doses of mayhem, malice and macabre music to the stage as the headliners of Viva La Bands 2007 North American Tour, sponsored by MTV personality Bam Margera and Rockstar Energy Drinks.

Known for its morbid stage shows and goth-tinged, extreme tragic-romance music, each Cradle Of Filth performance is accentuated with a visual treat rife with barbed wire, scorched earth and three-dimensional projection imagery. The Grammy-nominated sextet’s nightly exhibitions are serving a most appropriate backdrop to the autumn and Halloween season.

Vocalist Dani Filth describes the tour as metaphorically “darkening of the seasons.” He continues, “the show gets nastier as the night goes on.” Sharing the stage with Cradle Of Filth this fall are VAINS OF JENNA, CKY, and the mighty GWAR, whose horrifically costumed presence has also caused some consternation amongst the religious elite.

The concerts have been so intense of late that it became targeted for cancellation in Orlando, FL by Disney officials. “The cancellation of our show on grounds of inappropriate content is a joke,” says Filth vehemently.

“We’ve already played there three times in the past,” he continues, “so I'm guessing that the added antics of Bam and the barbarian grossness of Gwar to the unholy brew has warranted only further worry for the corporation. Lucky then that our 'Jesus Is A C**t' t-shirts are inappropriate everywhere!

“Anyway, if Disney didn't want to see hordes of black-clad figures lurking around their jaded kingdom then they should've thought twice about creating characters like Cruella DeVille and Maleficent in the first place. The main difference being that this tour is no fairytale and that we're the real fucking deal!”

Cradle Of Filth is touring in support of its latest Roadrunner Records release Thornography, which was described by Entertainment Weekly as “excellent” and “gruesomely themed.” Thornography’s brooding energy is accentuated by guest vocals by goth rock hero Ville Vallejo of H.I.M. and Doug Bradley (Pinhead of the Hellraiser film series and longtime Cradle Of Filth collaborator).

Two new videos have launched exclusively under the videos tab on the band’s MySpace page and its official YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/cradleoffilth): the live performance of 'Tonight In Flames' directed by guitarist Paul Allender, and 'The Foetus Of A New Day Kicking', which Filth considers “a post-apocalyptic anthem depicting strength revived…with tanks, hot girls and scorched earth erotica.”

Filth also recently lent his unique vocal talents to the theme song of Dario Argento’s latest horror/suspense film The Third Mother: Mother of Tears. The film stars Asia Argento (Land of the Dead), Udo Kier (Grindhouse, Rob Zombie’s Halloween), and Cristian Solimeno (Footballers’ Wives). Cradle Of Filth’s previous soundtrack credits include Underworld: Evolution, Alone In The Dark, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Ginger Snaps, and Faust.

Cradle Of Filth’s sinister music and outrageous stage show is the ideal atmosphere for Halloween. With the infamous Bam Margera behind the band and an arsenal of ghoulish mischief in tow, autumn is sure to be anything but ordinary.

Tour dates can be found here.