Released 19 August 2002 Producer Cradle of Filth Release date 19 August 2002 Genre Black metal | Length 74:54 Artist Cradle of Filth Label AGAT Company Ltd. | |
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Recorded 14 April 2001 at Rock City in Nottingham, England (disc one) Live Bait for the Dead
(2002) Damnation and a Day
(2003) Similar Cradle of Filth albums, Symphonic black metal albums, Other albums | ||
The ceremony opens
Live Bait for the Dead is a live album by Cradle of Filth, recorded at Nottingham Rock City on 14 April 2001 and released on 19 August 2002. The album was released and (uniquely, so far) distributed on the band's own Abracadaver label. The same gig is included on the DVD Heavy, Left-Handed and Candid. Following the same format as Lovecraft & Witch Hearts, the main album is supplemented by a second disc of rare tracks and remixes. This would be bassist Robin Eaglestone's final recorded appearance.
Contents
Cradle of filth no time to cry taken from live bait for the dead
Eleven Burial Masses
A 2007 release by Peaceville Records combines the first disc of Live Bait for the Dead with the Heavy, Left-Handed and Candid DVD (minus the bonus features). The "eleven" of the title does not take into account the instrumentals "The Ceremony Opens" and "Creatures That Kissed in Cold Mirrors".
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote, "the performance and set list are impeccable, but it's ultimately redundant, and strictly for fans only."
Track listing
Personnel
Songs
1Intro: The Ceremony Opens2:46
2Lord Abortion6:33
3Ebony Dressed for Sunset2:56