The Manticore and Other Horrors
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| Studio album by Cradle of Filth | ||||
| Released | 29 October 2012 (Europe) 30 October 2012 (USA) |
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| Recorded | 2011–2012 | |||
| Genre | Extreme metal | |||
| Length | 51:37 / 62:17 (Deluxe edition) | |||
| Label | Peaceville (Europe) Nuclear Blast (USA) |
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| Producer | Scott Atkins, Daniel Lloyd Davey, Paul Allender, Martin Škaroupka | |||
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| Singles from The Manticore and Other Horrors | ||||
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The Manticore and Other Horrors[4] is the tenth studio album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. It was released on 29 October in Europe and on 30 October in USA in 2012.[5] It is the band's first album as a three-man group rather than its six-man staple. It was also the last release with Paul Allender on guitar, who departed the band for a second time in April 2014.
Pre-release information
Guitarist Paul Allender told Ultimate Guitar that "The last thing we want to do is come out with another album that sounds like the last two. We decided to change direction and go back to what we used to do with the female vocals; all the strong melody lines and harmonies... I've put a lot of punk orientated riffs back into it again. It's really gone quite dark and pretty hardcore."[6]
A press release in August 2012 revealed that the album was conceived as "a bestiary, a collection of stories on monsters," including "personal demons, chimeras, literary fiends, and world-enslaving entities..." The title track, "Manticore", was described as being "about a beautiful mythological horror that comes to be feared as the disfigurehead [sic] of foreign occupation in the Indian provinces." "Illicitus" and "Pallid Reflection" meanwhile, involve "lycanthropy and vampirism"; "For Your Vulgar Delectation" and "Frost on Her Pillow" are "grim fairy tales"; and "The Abhorrent" and "Siding With the Titans" are said to "extol tentacular Lovecraftian values."[7]
"Frost On Her Pillow" was the first video to promote the album, after "For Your Vulgar Delectation" and "Manticore" were uploaded to Peaceville's SoundCloud account.
Track listing
The finalised track listing was revealed by Peaceville in September 2012.[7][8][9]
All lyrics written by Dani Filth, all music composed by Paul Allender, Martin "Marthus" Škaroupka and DJ Gunnarson.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Unveiling of O." (Instrumental) | 2:07 |
| 2. | "The Abhorrent" | 5:53 |
| 3. | "For Your Vulgar Delectation" | 4:46 |
| 4. | "Illicitus" | 5:24 |
| 5. | "Manticore" | 5:53 |
| 6. | "Frost on Her Pillow" | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Huge Onyx Wings Behind Despair" | 4:23 |
| 8. | "Pallid Reflection" | 5:34 |
| 9. | "Siding with the Titans" | 5:17 |
| 10. | "Succumb to This" | 4:43 |
| 11. | "Sinfonia" (Instrumental) | 3:25 |
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Total length:
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51:37 | |
| Deluxe edition | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 11. | "Nightmares of an Ether Drinker" | 4:32 |
| 12. | "Death, the Great Adventure" | 6:18 |
| 13. | "Sinfonia" (Instrumental) | 3:25 |
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Total length:
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62:17 | |
Personnel
- Cradle of Filth
- Dani Filth – vocals
- Paul Allender – guitars
- Martin "Marthus" Škaroupka – drums & orchestration
- Daniel Firth – bass
- Guest/session musicians
- Lucy Atkins – vocals
- Choir formed by Jill Fallow, Scarlet Summer, Lucy Atkins, India Price, Janet Granger, Petra Stiles-Swinton, Anita Kilpatrick, Robert L. Friars, Daniel Oxblood, Joseph Kelly, Jasper Conway.
- Choir conducted & arranged by Will Graney.
- Additional personnel
- Scott Atkins – mixing, engineering & mastering
- Mark Harwood – additional engineering
- Doug Cook – additional engineering
- Matt Vickerstaff – album art
- Travis Smith, Kewin Miceli - additional images
References
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- ↑ http://www.amazon.de/The-Manticore-and-Other-Horrors/dp/B009IS5SZC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1348911853&sr=8-4
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/manticore-other-horrors-deluxe/id567408623
