Cradle Of Filth have announced the release of a never-before-heard version of their 1996 release Dusk… And Her Embrace.

Says the band: “Cradle Of Filth begin writing for their next album (due in fall 2017) over the next few months, and the band are intrigued as to what fans are expecting/keen on, both in direction, theme and sound.

“Obviously we're going to partially ignore the naysayers who want everything to sound exactly like Cradle 1996 - the never-before-released version of Dusk.. And Her Embrace subtitled The Original Sin (1995) is out in July via Cacophonous Records, by the way - but everything will be taken onboard, baring in mind that people understand that the band is Cradle Of Filth 2016, and one that will be expanding on the continued success of last year's Hammer Of The Witches.

“And we are definitely curious, so please fire away…”

Cradle Of Filth will be returning to Belarus and Russia in May with support from Xandria. Dates are listed on the poster below.

The band’s video for the track "Blackest Magick In Practice" (streaming below) was directed by Sam Scott-Hunter. The track is taken from the groups latest tome of horror and romance, Hammer Of The Witches.

Comments the director: "There’s dark madness in this video. “Blackest Magick In Practice” is a deeply tragic tale of lost love. It’s the grief stricken insanity of trying to bring back that loved one from the dead; desperately trying to hold onto that person who’s gone, even if that leads down a dark and gruesome path. I don’t want to give it all away, but I will say that the hardest part of the production was getting hold of a human ear.

"I wanted to convey the power of the band too, in amongst the romance, madness and magick. Behind the imagery of the lyrics is a great and powerful metal band of amazing musicians, and I hope people can feel the intensity of the band when they watch this. It is intense viewing. There should be a bit of madness in the video, because there’s madness in this song."