In support of the upcoming Cradle Of Filth album, Dani Filth spoke with Duke TV about his Victorian influences, working with video director Artūrs Bērziņš, recording a cover version of Annihilator’s “Alison Hell”, re-releasing a remixed version of Cruelty And The Beast in 2018 and starring in the movie Baphomet.

As an occult specialist, Dani also gives his opinion on Gene Simmons’ devil horns trademark issue. Watch below:

Cradle Of Filth will release their new album, Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness Of Decay, on September 22nd via Nuclear Blast Records. The album is available for pre-order here.

The new record was recorded at Grindstone Studios, Suffolk, UK by the very honourable Scott Atkins, esq. who has been the resident go-to producer for Cradle Of Filth for several albums. Dani sat in during the mix, serving up flaming mugs of teas, making the studio couch his own and lending his ears when necessary.

The cover artwork by Artūrs Bērziņš can be seen below. Bērziņš is the mastermind behind the new record’s artwork, photography and videography – best known for his defiant neo-symbolism raster graphics and oil paintings; postmodern interpretations of classic myths. He has been proclaimed as a “sacred monster of Latvian postmodernism”.

Tracklisting:

“Exquisite Torments Await”
“Heartbreak And Seance”
“Achingly Beautiful”
“Wester Vespertine”
“The Seductiveness Of Decay”
“Vengeful Spirit”
“You Will Know The Lion By His Claw”
“Death And The Maiden”
“The Night At Catafalque Manor”
“Alison Hell”

“You Will Know The Lion By His Claw” lyric video:

“Heartbreak And Seance” video:

Trailers:

Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3:

Part 4:

The band has also announced their first full scale UK and Ireland tour in years, starting in Belfast, Northern Ireland on October 30th.

Dani Filth: "We, as a band, are incredibly excited about hitting the UK and Ireland for a full run of dates around All Hallows Eve, as playing the band's home country is always great fun and the audiences here are very receptive. And nuts. The dates will be the first in a long line of shows that will extend throughout the rest of the World throughout 2018. We aim to be very prolific on the live front, delivering a show worthy of our fan’s exalted expectations and more.”

Tour dates:

October
30 - Belfast, Ireland - Limelight
31 - Dublin, Ireland - Academy (Halloween Show)

November
2 - Manchester, England - Academy 2
3 - Glasgow, Scotland - Garage
4 - Birmingham, England - O2 Institute 2
5 - Leeds, England - Church
7 - Oxford, England - O2 Academy
8 - Southampton, England - Engine Rooms
9 - Norwich, England - Waterfront
10 - London, England - Electric Ballroom
11 - Bristol, England - Bierkeller

Cradle Of Filth have announced a run of European tour dates, with Moonspell confirmed as special guests for the duration of the tour. The schedule is as follows:

January
18 - Roxy - Prague, Czech Republic
19 - Garage - Ostrava, Czech Republic    
20 - MMC - Bratislava, Slovakia
21 - A38 - Budapest, Hungary    
23 - Kwadrat - Kraków, Poland
24 - Progresja - Warsaw, Poland
25 - B90 - Gdansk, Poland
27 - Hellraiser - Leipzig, Germany
28 - C-Club - Berlin, Germany    
29 - Grunspan - Hamburg, Germany   
30 - Schlachthof - Bremen, Germany

February
1 - 013 - Tilburg, Netherlands    
2 - Patronaat - Haarlem, Netherlands
3 - Hyde Park - Osnabruck, Germany     
4 - Essigfabrik - Cologne, Germany
6 - Zeche - Bochum, Germany     
7 - Batschkapp - Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
8 - Hirsch - Nuremberg, Germany
9 - Garage - Saarbrucken, Germany
10 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland     
12 - Live Club - Trezzo Sull'adda, Italy     
13 - Zona Roveri - Bologna, Italy    
14 - Le Fil - Saint Etienne, France
15 - Salamandra 1 - L'hospitalet De Llobregat, Spain    
16 - Mon Live - Madrid, Spain    
18 - CC John Lennon - Limoges, France    
19 - La Machine Du Moulin Rouge - Paris, France    
20 - Le Metaphone - Lille, France     
21 - La Rondia - Besancon, France
23 - LKA Longhorn - Stuttgart, Germany         
24 - MS Connexion Complex - Mannheim, Germany
25 - Conrad Sohms - Dornbirn, Austria
26 - Simm City - Vienna, Austria    
27 - Backstage Werk - Munich, Germany    

March
1 - Trix - Antwerp, Belgium    
2 - Roxy - Flensburg, Germany    
3 - Posten - Odense C, Denmark
4 - Vulkan Arena - Norway, MI   
5 - Fryshuset Klubben - Stockholm, Sweden     
7 - Nosturi - Helsinki, Finland    
8 - Zal Oyhidaniya - St Petersburg, Russia
9 - Red - Moscow, Russia