Principle of Evil Made Flesh [VINYL]

Fantastic (white / blood splatter) 2017 repressing of this legendary Black / Death Metal album!

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Debut album for cradle of filth, principle of evil made flesh sees the Suffolk boys enter the world of metal. And what an entrance this is!The production is poor, the sound quality is low, Dani's vocals are inexperienced, but the effort into this debut phenomenal.The musicianship is spot on, and every song has its own sound and identity. The album is also professionally layed out, with instrumentals breaking up the songs and giving the album a great flow.It's hard hitting, it's Cradle at their youngest, rawest, most vile.For a debut album it has to be a 5 star, purely for the obvious effort and diversity put into every single track. A true masterpiece of metal!

The first Cradle of Filth album I bought was 'Midian', which I was very impressed by. After reading some reviews I decided to buy 'Cruelty And The Beast'. However, due to a mix up I received this album instead. So I thought "What the hell? I might aswell listen to it!". Little did I know that my taste in music would be changed so dramatically by this album. The first thing I noticed was the contrast between the production on this album and on Midian. The "wall of sound" on Midian is replaced by a sparse sonic landscape. The guitars are fuzzy, the bass cold, the drums tight; all backed by keyboards, brimming with elegance. The vocals Dani produced on this album are raw, more true to the 'black metal' that was beginning to surface in Norway. The songs themselves are brutal yet still elegant. Ranging from the harsh 'Princible of Evil Made Flesh' to the dreamy, floating imagery of 'In Secret Love We Drown'. There is something here for most extreme metal fans. This album does lack the maturity of the ensuing albums but in my opinion contains an energy that the others lack. It is one of my favourite albums and will remain so. I cannot reccomend it more. If you like this album and wish to experience more black metal then I reccomend 'In The Nightside Eclipse' by Emperor and 'Pure Holocaust' by Immortal. By these albums, you shant regret it.

Cradle of filth's first album is definetely 1 of their best. Ever since i first got this album I have been listening to it for ages. Veteran COF fans will notice that Dani's vocals are different-they are more raspy and menacing than his later work. here are a run-down of the songs :1.Darkness our bride(jugular wedding)= A nice opener but a bit weak as far as COF intros are concerned.2.The principle of evil made flesh= 1 of the best on here. heavy-as-hell !!3.The forest whispers my name= a hauntingly good song with a chilling keyboard riff4.Iscariot= A so-so instrumental but, again, not quite up to regular COF standards5. The black goddess rises= Another standout track on the album. was later redone on "bitter suites to succubi" and made better but the original is still good6.One final graven kiss= Absolutely BEAUTIFUL !! the best instrumental on the album7. A crescendo of passion, bleeding= Brilliantly fast guitar riffage and an interesting mix of tempos throughout the song8. To eve the art of witchcraft= An intersting song, this one. It starts off mixing organ melodies with thrash guitar riffs and in the middle of the song, the fury breaks down into a sweetly erotic tune...absolutely hypnotic. One of my favs on the album9. Of mist and midnight skies= A huge organ intro at the start followed by guitars playing, this is perhaps one of the darkest songs on this album, not that the rest arent10. In secret love we drown= Not a very good instrumental. in my opinion, this is the worst song on the album. its ok but is a bit naff11. A dream of wolves in the snow= Starts off with a line quoted from Dracula and follows with a slow guitar riff and keyboard tune. This is one of the more melodic songs12. Summer dying fast= The finishing number. This song has been appropriately put at the end as it is very dramatic and changes a lot during the songSo, overall, id reccommend this album to COF fans and newcomers alike as it contains some mindblowing heavyness and hypnotic, catchy melodies. Doesnt quite compare to cruely and the beast, midian etc. but is better than Bitter suites to succubi.Buy this NOW !!!!