After many years of anticipation, what was fair, became suddenly completed. Cradle of Filth’s third album and milestone for the gothic/black metal genre, “Cruelty and the Beast” is finally released, remixed and remastered, with the addition of “Re-mistres
Mayhem, the Norwegian pioneers responsible for invigorating a global metal scene alongside originators such as Venom, Celtic Frost & Bathory, formed in 1984 & with a long history of tragedy, intrigue & infamy has become a revered legend of black metal.
They stamped their own identity on the metal world with the compositions becoming more fierce than cold, and with a great maturity in song writing and execution becoming clearly evident with each passing early release.
With their new opus Liturgy of Death, MAYHEM reaffirm their status as the most uncompromising force in Norwegian Black Metal. After four decades of extremity, the band has reached a new apex of darkness
A collection of tracks that feel both intense and theatrical hit with heavy driving riffs, sweeping orchestral touches and the inimitable bark of frontman Dani Filth.