Christian radicals in Russia scored a new victory after yet another show by a Western metal band was cancelled in Siberia.

The latest victim were the British black metal legends Cradle Of Filth, who were unable to play a show in Novosibirsk on Monday, reports The Moscow Times.

The original venue was unavailable because of a snap raid by drug police, the report said.

Organizers were unable to set up the equipment in time at an alternative venue, which left the band to hold a non-musical meeting with fans instead.

A spokesman for the organizers said they will be filing a complaint against Christian activists who opposed the show by a "satanic" band.

But he stopped short of blaming them for disrupting the show, the first of five that Cradle Of Filth is set to play in Siberia and the Russian Far East this week.

Russian fundamentalists have recently targeted a number of extreme metal bands coming to Russia, calling them offensive to Christian faith — a criminal offense in the country.

In other news, Cradle Of Filth, have set November 24th as the date they will be entering the studio to start recording their new album, with a release date tentatively etched for the beginning of June, 2015, under the raw working title of Hammer Of The Witches.

The tracklist for this decadent display of devilish misdemeanour is currently standing at the fifteen song mark, under the premise that several tracks will be special edition bonus material.

Speaking with Dimitris Kontogeorgakos of Metal Kaoz, vocalist Dani Filth revealed several song titles slated to appear on the new album including: "Enshrined In Crematoria", "Misery Code", "Yours Immotaly", "Achingly Beautiful", "Dantiesque", "Blackest Magic In Practice", "Deflowering The MaidenHead/Dispeasuring The Goddess"."