Cryptic Rock, the music and horror based publication, recently caught up with Cradle Of Filth frontman Dani Filth to discuss the band's new album, Hammer Of The Witches, and how he would lik eto di in a horror film if the opportunity presented itself. An excerpt from the interview is available below:

Q: One of the most distinctive elements that stands out about Cradle of Filth is your unmistakable vocal style. When you think about the evolution of your vocals from the early days throughout your discography, what stands out as the most significant change you have had to make either by choice or in the interest of preserving your vocal chords?

Dani Filth: "When I was younger I used to go about it like an untrained X-Man and I did not really harvest my powers. So, I just used to scream and not really do it properly, but there is a technique you perfect over the years. I have also managed to procure Doctor Strokes singing guide. He works on lots of people in London’s West End and he is very operative and does stroke massage. It sounds really nice, it is really painful, but allows for the longevity of the vocal chords. He likened it to the fact that like tennis stars often getting cramps and things like tennis elbow and just the same as those muscles, the voice is a muscle, so it takes a bit to unblock it and untighten it, so that helps a lot, especially when he hooks his thumbs behind your ears to open your jaws, it is pretty painful! That could just be pain for torment though (laughs)."

Q: Have you seen any horror films of late that you really enjoyed?

Dani Filth: "We have got these cinema cards- my wife, daughter, and I. We were bored one evening and we decided to goto  the cinema to see the movie It Follows, which is an American Independent film, the director has done a few others I have seen before.  Just before it started, my wife was reading the description on her phone and said, 'Oh God, this sounds effing awful,' because it read like a teenage flick, but to my surprise, it was the complete opposite! Yes there are teenagers in it, but it was actually very well done and creepy as hell! I loved the soundtrack so much I bought the music. It is brilliant and has that kind of ’70s vibe with really distorted sounds and big noises. Really enjoyed that!"

Q: As an avid Horror fan, if you could choose how you die in a Horror film, how would you die?

Dani Filth: "It would have to be really spectacular and bloody, something Omen-esque like a dramatic steeple plunge!"

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Cradle Of Fith's fall tour schedule is as follows:

October
16 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
17 - Bristol, UK - Motion
18 - Norwich, UK - The Waterfront
20 - Wolverhampton, UK - Wulfrun Hall
21 - Glasgow, UK - The Garage
22 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Academy
23 - London, UK - Koko
24 - Cologne, Germany - Essigfabrik
26 - Munich, Germany - Backstage
27 - Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
28 - Paris, France - Caberet Sauvage
29 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix Muziekcentrum
30 - Hannover, Germany - Capitol
31 - Nürnberg, Germany - Hirsch

November
2 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage
3 - Lucerne, Switzerland - Schuur
4 - Treviso, Italy - New Age
6 - Rome, Italy - Orion
7 - Milan, Italy - Fabrique
8 - Dornbirn, Austria - Conrad Sohm
9 - Budapest, Hungary - Barba Negra
12 - Katowice, Poland - Mega Club
13 - Brno, Czeck Republic - Klub Fleda
14 - Berlin, Germany - C-Club
15 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
17 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset
18 - Oslo, Norway - John Dee
19 - Göteborg, Sweden - Sticky Fingers
21 - Helsinki, Finland - Nosturi
23 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
25 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Den Atelier
26 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013