Dusk and Her Embrace

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Dusk... and Her Embrace: Litanies of Damnation, Death, and the Darkly Erotic is Cradle of Filth's third release and second full-length album. The album differs greatly from the band's previous two releases in terms of sound. The music is faster and more accomplished, and Dani Filth's vocal gymnastics are at their most extreme. The album is loosely inspired by the writing of Sheridan Le Fanu and many of the songs hint at vampirism, although vampires are not mentioned by name. Some versions of the album include three extra tracks: a cover of Slayer's "Hell Awaits", the instrumental "Carmilla's Masque", and a reworking of a V Empire track, "Nocturnal Supremacy '96".

Orchestral sounds (although mostly synthesized) are more fully integrated into the arrangements here than on the previous two releases, although there are fewer purely instrumental tracks than on the previous full album The Principle of Evil Made Flesh. The album climaxes with a guest speech from Venom's Cronos on the final track, "Haunted Shores".

Track listing

All music written by Cradle of Filth.

All lyrics by Dani Filth.

1. "Humana Inspired to Nightmare" – 1:23
2. "Heaven Torn Asunder" – 7:04
3. "Funeral in Carpathia" – 8:24
4. "A Gothic Romance (Red Roses for the Devil's Whore)" – 8:35
5. "Malice Through the Looking Glass" – 5:30
6. "Dusk and Her Embrace" – 6:09
7. "The Graveyard by Moonlight" – 2:28
8. "Beauty Slept in Sodom" – 6:32
9. "Haunted Shores" – 7:04

The two extra tracks that came with the special edition Coffin Box Set are
10. "Hell Awaits" (Slayer Cover) – 5:38
11. "Carmilla's Masque" – 2:54

The Digipack version has the extra track between track 4 and 5
5. "Nocturnal Supremacy '96" - 5:58

Credits

Variant coffin box packaging

• Dani Filth - Vocals
• Stuart Antsis - Guitar
• Damien Gregori - Keyboards
• Robin Eaglestone - Bass
• Nicholas Barker - Drums
• Gian Pyres - Guitar

External links

• Official Website