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Released
  
30 October 1999

Producer
  
Cradle of Filth

Artist
  
Cradle of Filth

Genre
  
Death metal/black metal

Length
  
32:01

From the Cradle to Enslave (1999)
  
Midian (2000)

Release date
  
30 October 1999

Label
  
Music for Nations

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Recorded
  
Parr Street Studios, Liverpool and Springvale Studios, Ipswich, England, 1999

From the Cradle to Enslave is the second EP by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth, released on 30 October 1999 by record labels Music for Nations (Europe) and Metal Blade (US).

Contents

Recording and content

The EP was recorded during a period of upheaval for the band, with Gian Pyres and Nicholas Barker leaving prior to its release (Pyres would return for the recording of Midian) and Stuart Anstis and Les Smith departing the band soon afterwards.

From the Cradle to Enslave contains two original compositions: the title track and "Of Dark Blood and Fucking". The rest of the disc consists of cover versions and a re-recording of a track from the album Dusk... and Her Embrace.

Release

From the Cradle to Enslave was released on 30 October 1999 by record labels Music for Nations (Europe) and Metal Blade (US). It reached number 84 in the UK Albums Chart.

Reception

AllMusic described the EP as "a worthy addition to any fan's collection, featuring several songs that rank with the best of their work".

Dani Filth revealed his antipathy towards the title track in Kerrang!: "We have to play it at every gig... I'd like to erase it, so I wouldn't have to play it again. After a while you just want to play something different. There's something about the hook that just strikes a chord of fear down my spine."

PanDaemonAeon

"From the Cradle to Enslave" was the first of Cradle of Filth's songs to have an accompanying music video. It was directed by Alex Chandon, who would go on to produce further promo clips and DVD documentaries for the band, as well as the full-length feature film Cradle of Fear. The video features explicit images of nudity and gore and was released in two versions, one edited (supposedly to make it MTV-friendly) and one uncut. Both contain a reference to the Cruelty and the Beast cover art, when a woman is seen emerging from a bathtub filling with blood. Both versions can be found on PanDaemonAeon, which was released on VHS on October 5, 1999 and on DVD in 2002. The DVD also includes a "Making-of" documentary and a short live show, recorded at the London Astoria on 5 June 1998.

Astoria Show track list

  1. "Dusk and Her Embrace"
  2. "Beneath the Howling Stars"
  3. "Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids"
  4. "Malice Through The Looking Glass"

Personnel

Cradle of Filth
  • Dani Filth – lead vocals
  • Stuart Anstis – guitars
  • Gian Pyres – guitars
  • Robin Graves – bass
  • Lecter – keyboards
  • Was Sarginson – drums on "From the Cradle to Enslave", "Death Comes Ripping" and "Sleepless"
  • Adrian Erlandsson – drums on "Of Dark Blood and Fucking" and "Dawn of Eternity"
  • Nicholas Barker – drums on "Funeral in Carpathia (Be Quick or Be Dead Version)"
  • Sarah Jezebel Deva – backing vocals
    • Production
  • Mike Exeter, Dan Spriggs - engineers on tracks 1-4, mixing on tracks 3-4
  • John Fryer - mixing on tracks 1 and 2
  • Mark Harwodd - engineer and mixing on "Funeral in Carpathia" and "Dawn of Eternity"
  • Damien Clarke and Lecter - remixing of "Perverts Church"
  • Noel Sommerville - mastering

    • Songs

    1From the Cradle to Enslave6:35
    2Of Dark Blood and Fucking6:03
    3Death Comes Ripping1:57

    References

    From the Cradle to Enslave Wikipedia
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