Cradle of Filth Announce UK Tour
Long dead poet John Keats may have described autumn as a "season of mists and mellow fruitfulness" but for extreme metal legends CRADLE OF FILTH - led by iconic frontman Dani Filth - it's a season of mischief and mayhem.
Nothing kicks off the spooky season like a hellacious CRADLE OF FILTH live extravaganza and the band have just unveiled eleven such auspicious UK & Ireland occasions, including a spine-chilling evening at London's O2 Forum Kentish Town on Hallowe'en itself. Joining the purveyors of pandemonium for UK & Irish shenanigans will be Butcher Babies and High Parasite.
Do you dare get tickets for the By Order Of The Dragon tour? General sale begins Thursday 2nd May at 10am BST. Order at www.cradleoffilth.com. For VIP packages, head to www.cradleoffilthvip.com.
UK events are as follows:
Sun 27th Oct - BRISTOL O2 Academy
Mon 28th Oct - BOURNEMOUTH O2 Academy
Tue 29th Oct - BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute
Thu 31st Oct - LONDON O2 Forum Kentish Town
Fri 1st Nov - SWANSEA Patti Pavilion
Sat 2nd Nov - MANCHESTER Damnation Festival
Sun 3rd Nov - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Tue 5th Nov - BELFAST Limelight
Wed 6th Nov - DUBLIN Academy
Thu 7th Nov - GLASGOW SWG3
Fri 8th Nov - NEWCASTLE NX
Positioned firmly at the top of the extreme black metal genre, CRADLE OF FILTH reign supreme as one of the most revered, formative, and notorious names in the scene, and are undeniably responsible for breaking ground for many of today’s top metal artists with their trademark mixture of grim blackened heaviness, macabre theatricality and scintillating gothic style. The rule of Filth began in 1991, followed by the unleashing of 1994’s The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh – humble beginnings that expanded into cinematic classics like Cruelty And The Beast and Midian.
The band’s unyielding international touring schedule has garnered them a massive following both in the cult underground and at the top of the mainstream, defying trends while staying true to their roots. More recent offerings such as 2015’s Hammer Of The Witches and 2017’s Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness Of Decay continued to bolster the unremitting legacy of Filth, until the band, along with the rest of the universe, was abruptly halted by the global pandemic in 2020. But, as is evident by the staggering response from their devoted legion of followers, that time was put to good use, spurring the emergence of the band’s breathtakingly heavy offering, 2021’s Existence Is Futile. The album debuted at #20 on the Billboard 200 with Hard Rock Genre, on the Hard Music Albums charts at #4 in the US and #5 in Canada, #9 on the German Album charts, #3 and #5 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums chart and UK Independent Albums chart respectively, #4 on the Finnish Albums chart and many more, proving that CRADLE OF FILTH continue to own the dark. Tantalising fans in 2023, the inimitable group dropped their first live album in over 20 years, Trouble And Their Double Lives, which also included two new studio tracks, perhaps a fiendish hint of what's to come. Keep your eyes peeled for more from CRADLE OF FILTH in the months ahead.
