Dusk... and Her Embrace
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Cover design by Nigel Wingrove
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| Studio album by Cradle of Filth | ||||
| Released | 19 August 1996 | |||
| Recorded | DEP International Studios, Birmingham, England, September–November 1995 | |||
| Genre | Extreme metal | |||
| Length | 53:13 | |||
| Label | Music for Nations | |||
| Producer | Kit Woolven and Cradle of Filth | |||
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Variant digipak edition
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Variant coffin box packaging
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Dusk... and Her Embrace is the second studio album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. It was released on 19 August 1996 and is their first release on the label Music for Nations.
The album was reissued in 2012 by The End Records.[1]
Contents
Background
A lot of material for the album was written while the band were still under Cacophonous Records' contract.[2] Speaking to Ryan Bird of Kerrang! In 2008, Dani Filth remembered: <templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />
This was a bit of a weird one. We actually recorded it as our second release, but we then had to take our label to court which meant that most of it was temporarily lost for legal reasons. The next thing I know the band had split into two-halves, and after releasing the V Empire EP my half was able to re-record and finally release the album. In a way it actually worked in our favour, because after nearly two years of legal battles and non-stop hassle I think the troubles of the times actually came through on the recording. We actually worked with Kit Woolven on that one, who most people knew from working with Thin Lizzy, so it had a very lush edge as well as this distinctive, dark vibe. To this day this is the album that a lot of our fans seem to be really drawn to. And it catapulted us into a whole new world.[3]
According to Dani Filth, a music video was produced for the title track, featuring the instrumental "Carmilla's Masque" as a coda.[2]
The album climaxes with a guest speech from Venom's Cronos on the final track, "Haunted Shores".
Dani Filth revealed plans for a 20th anniversary release of the original 1995 Cacophonous recordings in 2015, and a release date was officially announced in the spring of 2016. Filth told Team Rock:
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The original recordings of Dusk – which were literally just sat gathering dust on someone’s shelf – are actually going to see the light of day. It’s going to be a really cool part of Cradle history, and obviously they’ve never been heard before by anyone.[3]
The release date for digital and CD was later confirmed as July 8, 2016, with a vinyl version arriving sometime later. The album will be titled Dusk...and Her Embrace: The Original Sin.[4]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Dani Filth, all music composed by Cradle of Filth (Filth, Stuart Anstis, Gian Pyres, Robin Graves, Damien Gregori and Nicholas Barker) except "Hell Awaits" by Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Humana Inspired to Nightmare" (instrumental) | 1:23 |
| 2. | "Heaven Torn Asunder" | 7:06 |
| 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" (instrumental) | 2:28 |
| 8. | "Beauty Slept in Sodom" | 6:32 |
| 9. | "Haunted Shores" (feat. Cronos of Venom) | 7:04 |
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Total length:
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53:13 | |
| Coffin Box edition bonus tracks | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 10. | "Hell Awaits" (Slayer cover) | 5:41 |
| 11. | "Carmilla's Masque" (instrumental) | 2:54 |
| Leather "digibook" edition bonus track | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 5. | "Nocturnal Supremacy '96" | 5:59 |
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 8/10[6] |
| CMJ New Music Monthly | unfavourable[7] |
| Exclaim! | favourable[8] |
Critical reception of this album has been generally positive. AllMusic wrote, "Dusk and Her Embrace may be [Cradle of Filth's] finest moment."[5]
Personnel
Cradle of Filth
- Dani Filth – lead vocals
- Stuart Anstis – guitars
- Gian Pyres – guitars
- Robin Graves – bass
- Damien Gregori – keyboards
- Nicholas Barker – drums
- Sarah Jezebel Deva - backing vocals
Guest/session musicians
- Danielle Cneajna Cottington – backing vocals
- Cronos – vocals on "Haunted Shores"
Production
- Kit Woolven - producer, engineer
- Dan Sprigg - assistant engineer
- Mike "Exorcist" Exeter, Sato Devinn - additional engineering
- Nigel Wingrove - art direction and design
- Simon Marsden, Salvatore, Chris Bell - photography
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1996 | Finnish Albums Chart[9] | 24 |
| UK Albums Chart[10] | 107 |
References
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External links
- Dusk... and Her Embrace at Discogs (list of releases)
