Bitter Suites to Succubi
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| EP by Cradle of Filth | ||||
| Released | 22 May 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Extreme metal | |||
| Length | 49:34 | |||
| Label | Abracadaver Spitfire Records |
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| Producer | Doug Cook | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Exclaim! | (favorable) [2] |
Cradle of Filth's Bitter Suites to Succubi is essentially an EP—or "transitional mini album" as the band's singer Dani Filth would have it; bridging the gap between Midian and Damnation and a Day while the band negotiated their label change from Music for Nations to Sony. It features six new tracks (two of which are instrumentals), but is bolstered to album-length with three reworkings of songs from The Principle of Evil Made Flesh ("The Principle of Evil Made Flesh", "Summer Dying Fast" and "The Black Goddess Rises"), and a cover of Sisters of Mercy's "No Time to Cry". It was the band's first release on their own Abracadaver label. Uniquely in the band's canon, it features exactly the same band members as the previous album. This would be the last studio album to feature guitarist Gian Pyres and long-term bassist Robin "Graves" Eaglestone.
"Dinner at Deviant's Palace" features a recording of Paul Allender's son reading The Lord's Prayer played backwards.
The special edition's track listing misspells "Scorched Earth Erotica" as "Scorched Earth Erotics". Early copies of the CD subtitled "The Black Goddess Rises II" with "Ebon Nemesis".
[edit] Track listing
All lyrics written by Dani Filth, all music composed by Cradle of Filth except for "No Time to Cry"
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Sin Deep My Wicked Angel" (Instrumental) | 2:23 |
| 2. | "All Hope in Eclipse" | 6:39 |
| 3. | "Born in a Burial Gown" | 4:46 |
| 4. | "Summer Dying Fast" (2001 Version) | 5:21 |
| 5. | "No Time to Cry" (Sisters of Mercy cover) | 3:22 |
| 6. | "The Principle of Evil Made Flesh" (2001 Version) | 4:49 |
| 7. | "Suicide and Other Comforts" | 6:57 |
| 8. | "Dinner at Deviant's Palace" (Instrumental) | 2:59 |
| 9. | "The Black Goddess Rises II" (2001 Version) | 7:22 |
| 10. | "Scorched Earth Erotica" | 4:56 |
The special edition features the video for "Born in a Burial Gown" as ROM content, along with a trailer for Cradle of Fear and a "Gallery of the Grotesque" (containing the sleeve art).
[edit] Personnel
- Dani Filth - Vocals
- Paul Allender - Guitar
- Robin Eaglestone - Bass
- Martin Powell - Keyboards
- Gian Pyres - Guitar
- Adrian Erlandsson - Drums
- Sarah Jezebel Deva - Backing Vocals
[edit] Notes
- ^ Bitter Suites to Succubi at Allmusic
- ^ Palmerston, Sean (August 2001). "Aggressive Tendencies Metal & Hardcore reviews:Cradle of Filth - Bitter Suites to Succubi". Exclaim!. http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid2=846&fid1=9919&csid1=21. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
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