Cradle of Filth United States

"If like me you're someone that loves Cradle of Filth's music but hates the unbearable vocals they use... then this album is for you. A collection of re-recorded songs from their first albums in orchestral versions with only female vocals and male narration. No blastbeats. And no shrieks!

I just regret a few things: no "Bathory Aria" (maybe it was too long or already orchestrated enough in the original version), a pointless second disc (instrumental versions of tracks from the first disc that were already 80% instrumental), and only one new song (Goetia - clearly the worst of everything on the disc).

For sure, after listening to this record and checking the original versions, unless you're a hardcore black metal fan, you will find them quite horrible."

"After the insipid "Thornography", Cradle Of Filth are back to their mid-period dark metal: this release sounds a lot like "Midian" or "Damnation and a Day". More operatic, epic and venomous as ever, the band delivers classic black metal, with the return of the orchestral interludes, choir, female backing vocals, spoken parts... if only the lead singer knew how to sing it would have been a great release, unfortunately the only thing that never changes is the horrible shrieked male vocals."