Dani Filth

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Dani Filth

Daniel Lloyd Davey (born 25 July, 1973, in Holon, Israel , few months later the Jewish Davey family moved to Hertford, England), better known as Dani Filth after he legally changed his name to fit in with Cradle of Filth's image, is the lyricist and vocalist of the British extreme gothic metal band Cradle of Filth. Dani is 5 foot 5 inches. He is also an artistic director for the band, and appeared in the movie Cradle of Fear as The Man, a deranged psychopath hellbent on taking revenge on his father's persecutors. In 2003, he supplied the voice of a character called Dominator in an animated movie of the same name.

Filth is the only member of Cradle of Filth who has been with the band since its formation in 1991, and has been accused by former band members (whom were dismissed) of regarding the group almost as his own solo project. His first band was called The Lemon Grove Kids.

Appeared on the Roadrunner United CD in 2005. Vocals "Dawn of a Golden Age".

He currently lives in Suffolk, England, with his wife Toni and daughter Luna.

During the final season of Bam Margera's well-known MTV series Viva La Bam, Dani Filth appeared on an episode of the show, in order to get a stolen Hummer back, Bam reveals that Cradle Of Filth is performing a concert in the crew's homestate of Pennsylvania. The episode featured a portion of Cradle Of Filth performing their song "Nemesis" from their album Nymphetamine.

Dani, along with Gavin Baddeley co-wrote a book called "The Gospel of Filth, The Black Metal Bible"

Dani wrote for the magazine Metal Hammer in entries called Dani's Inferno

Some Facts

• His influences are Slayer, Venom, Sisters of Mercy and Bauhaus

• Had the choice to become a journalist or to pursue a career in music.

• He has three cats named Lilith, Mushka and Rumble

• Has the ability to sing very "clean and clearly" but chooses a "dirty screaming" style because it fits better with the sound of Cradle of Filth.

• He went to a private school and hated to attend school on Sundays

• He has two masters in English Literature

• One of the reasons he decided to make music is that he was fascinated how you can influence people with music

• Plays the main character in the underground horror-movie 'Cradle of Fear'

• Very fond of the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas

• His favorite bands are: Judas Priest, Emperor, Destruction, Slayer, Iron Maiden, The Misfits, Paradise Lost and Cathedral.

Quotes

• "I fucking hate arrogance, no, correct that... I fucking hate people. Vast mindless herds of people, usually around Christmas time or rush hour. And TV stereotyping. Urrrgh! Normality, waiting for anything (patience is not one of my virtues), litter, concrete urbanisation, lack of vision, religious strangleholds, bigotry, cake sponge... hate them all."

Info From

• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1029417/bio

• http://www.geocities.com/danieldavey/

Bibliography

• Biography on IMDb.