Nymphetamine
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| Studio album by Cradle of Filth | ||||
| Released | September 28, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Extreme metal | |||
| Length | 75:47 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner Records | |||
| Producer | Rob Caggiano | |||
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Special edition cover.
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Nymphetamine is the sixth album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth, released on September 28, 2004. Nymphetamine marks the first and only recorded appearance of guitarist James Mcilroy (as "Germs Warfare") on a Cradle of Filth album.
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[edit] History
The title is a portmanteau of "nymphomania" and "amphetamine", and Dani Filth explained the track itself as referring to "a drug-like addiction to the woman in question, with her insidious vampire qualities literally bringing her lover back from the brink of the spiritual grave, only to bury him further on the strength of a whim. The album is written in the style of Edgar Allan Poe's works, and leaves one thinking that, despite the character's inner agonies, he is really a welcome submissive who readily enjoys the terrible highs and lows of his relationship with this alluring and filthy, depreciative succubus."[citation needed]
The title track was nominated for a 2005 Grammy award in the Best Metal Performance category.[1] It appears on the album twice; in a three-part, nine minute version -"Nymphetamine (Overdose)" - and again in a shortened five minute version - "Nymphetamine Fix" - as a bonus track. A video was released for the "Fix" version, and this track also appears on the soundtrack for the film Resident Evil: Apocalypse (without its suffix).
"Coffin Fodder" is mentioned in episode four of the UK comedy The IT Crowd, as "track 4" on a gift-wrapped CD given by the goth character Richmond to a grieving widow at a funeral. "Coffin Fodder" is track 9 on the actual album, but since we don't see the cover of the CD it's possible that it's a compilation that Richmond has burned himself.[2]
"Swansong for a Raven" is a sequel to the Midian song "Her Ghost in the Fog".
The album features guest appearances by ex Theatre of Tragedy and current Leaves' Eyes vocalist Liv Kristine, and Doug Bradley, who starred as the cenobite Pinhead in the Hellraiser series and also collaborated on Midian.
It was re-released as a special edition in 2005, with an extra disc featuring two new songs, an alternate version of the title track, three cover songs, a guest appearance by King Diamond and a CD-ROM of the "Nymphetamine" promo video.
In 2005, the song "Mother of Abominations" was used on the Alone in the Dark Original Soundtrack.
Nymphetamine debuted at #89 on the Billboard Top 200 chart selling 13,818 copies.[3]
[edit] Track listing
- "Satyriasis" (Instrumental) – 1:42
- "Gilded Cunt" – 4:08
- "Nemesis" – 7:18
- "Gabrielle" – 5:27
- "Absinthe with Faust" – 5:14
- "Nymphetamine (Overdose)" – 9:14
- "Painting Flowers White Never Suited My Palette" (Instrumental) – 1:57
- "Medusa and Hemlock" – 4:44
- "Coffin Fodder" – 5:17
- "English Fire" – 4:45
- "Filthy Little Secret" – 6:16
- "Swansong for a Raven" – 7:09
- "Mother of Abominations" – 7:33
- "Nymphetamine Fix" (Bonus Track) - 5:02
[edit] Special edition bonus disc
- "Devil Woman" (Cliff Richard cover) – 3:38
- "Soft White Throat" – 5:40
- "Bestial Lust (Bitch)" (Bathory cover) – 2:54
- "Prey" – 4:57
- "Nymphetamine (Jezebel Deva Fix)" – 5:03
- "Mr. Crowley" (Ozzy Osbourne cover) – 5:41
- "Nymphetamine" Video - 5:06
[edit] Credits
- Dani Filth - vocals
- Paul Allender - guitar
- James McIlroy (credited as "Germs Warfare") - guitar
- Martin Powell (credited as "Martin Foul") - keyboards
- Dave Pybus (credited as "Herr Pubis") - bass guitar
- Adrian Erlandsson - drums
- Doug Bradley - narration on tracks 1 & 12
- Colin Richardson - mixing
- Liv Kristine - vocals on Nymphetamine
- King Diamond - background vocals on Devil Woman
- Dan Turner- Engineer/Producer (various tracks)
[edit] Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Peak |
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| 2004 | UK Albums Chart | 162 |
| 2004 | Australian ARIA Chart | 56 |
| 2004 | Canadian Album Chart | 57 |
| 2004 | German Album Chart | 25 |
| 2004 | Finnish Album Chart | 32 |
| 2004 | Billboard 200 | 89 |
[edit] References
- ^ 2005 Grammy Award Nominations and Winners
- ^ The Red Door-Factual errors
- ^ "SOUNDSCAN REPORT: MARILYN MANSON, CRADLE OF FILTH, H.I.M., IOMMI/HUGHES". blabbermouth.net. 2004-10-06. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=27673. Retrieved 2004-10-06.
- ^ "Amazon". Blabbermouth.net. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=27673. Retrieved 2004-10-06.
- ^ "Blabbermouth". http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=27673. Retrieved 2004-10-06.
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