Cradle of Filth - Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder
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Artist: Cradle of FilthEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2008-10-28
Music Label: Roadrunner Records
Soundtracks:
- In Grandeur And Frankincense Devilment Stirs
- Shat Out Of Hell
- The Death Of Love
- The 13th Caesar
- Tiffauges
- Tragic Kingdom
- Sweetest Maleficia
- Honey And Sulphur
- Midnight Shadows Crawl To Darken Counsel With Life
- Darkness Incarnate
- Ten Leagues Beneath Contempt
- Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder
- Corpseflower
Music reviews of Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder
Music Review: I am not in "filthy denial" about this release at all
Rating: 2 Stars
Don't get me wrong; I love Cradle of Filth. They are my favorite band of all time, and I've listened to them since I was in the tenth grade. Not a week has gone by that I don't listen to an album or a song of theirs since my purchase of "Damnation and a Day" back in 2003, shortly after I turned 16. Currently, I am of 22 years and I still love the haunting, beautiful, horrifying, hair-raising music that this band has made, from "The Principle of Evil Made Flesh" to their most successful "Midian". But "Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder" is, sadly, an obvious decline of Cradle's musical and lyrical talents (like "St. Anger" was to Metallica). Whether it's because Dani Filth is trying different things that aren't quite working, or because the current line-up of the band is so incredibly weak at bringing forth a sound that in no way, shape, or form can even compare to the brutality and melody of classics like "Dusk... and Her Embrace", I can't say it's one over the other. However, I can say that this album was a huge disappointment, even after I tried so many times to like it and find something about it that was outstanding. That isn't to say that there aren't any good tracks in "Godspeed..", because that isn't true, in my opinion (I enjoy "The Death of Love" and "Honey and Sulphur"). And it wouldn't be entirely fair to compare this release with the previous releases the band created back in their prime. All of this said, though, it's still a pretty awful album (and not in a good way, like "Vempire" was). Dani Filth's vocals reached their limits some time after "Nymphetamine", understandably so; I mean, could you scream your lungs out for ten years without something happening to your vocal cords? It's not his faded screams that really bother me in the end. It's his newly found method of songwriting that just doesn't take the songs up to the par that I would've expected. Read the lyrics from any song from "Nymphetamine" and compare them to "Godspeed..." and you'll immediately see what I mean. He's lost (or rather foresaken) his touch on that oh so clever, incredibly articulate, and wondrous gothic style of writing he used for earlier albums, and in turn, has starting writing in a more convential manner, which doesn't do anything for me. As far as the others in the band, the actual musicians, they aren't a "bad band" as far as that definition would read, but they don't have that extra satanic mojo to really make their sound anything special. The riffs are low and dull, much like a Korn record, and the drums sound hollow and distant. In a manner of speaking, I feel more like I'm listening to Avenged Sevenfold (ugh) than Cradle of Filth with this line-up. All I can really say to explain it is that the sound is so much weaker.
Granted, "Godspeed..." is a bit heavier than "Thornography" (the experimental, commercially-aimed release, which had a few catchy tunes that were okay, but the only song on that album that really stood out to me was "The Byronic Man"), but it isn't heavy enough, in my opinion, to be called Cradle of Filth. All bands have their rise and fall, though, and I have enough macabre memories of their music to keep me satisfied and headbanging in the darkness for a lifetime. So, in other words, if you feel like giving it a shot, go ahead, but be forewarned if you are a big fan of the band: you may regret your decision to purchase it.
Description of Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder
After 8 menacing albums, the kings of black metal return with their most dastardly tale yet. Chronicling the story of the world's first serial killer, French nobleman and soldier of Joan of Arc, Gilles De Rais. Like they had done with the story of Elizabeth Bathory, Cradle of Filth weave a tale of murder, the occult, and sinister deed around their trademark metal sound. Fueled by breakneck speed, crushing guitars, and haunting vocals- the band has delivered their hardest most aggressive and chilling piece yet.Alternative Rock CDs
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