Cruelty and the Beast

Cradle of Filth's third full-length is another slab of uncompromising black metal, a darkly melodramatic opus where the song titles alone ("Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids," "The Twisted Nails of Faith," and "Lustmord and Wargasm [The Lick of Carnivorous Winds]") tell almost the entire story; fans of the genre will embrace Cruelty and the Beast, but the unconverted are likely to find it all rather silly. (www.allmusic.com)

1. Once Upon Atrocity 1:43
2. Thirteen Autumns And A Widow 7:14
3. Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids 7:18
4. Beneath the Howling Stars 7:39
5. Venus In Fear 2:20
6. Desire In Violent Overture 4:16
7. The Twisted Nails of Faith 6:50
8. Bathory Aria 11:02
9. Portrait Of The Dead Countess 2:40
10. Lustmord And Wargasm (The Lick Of Carbivorous Winds) 7:30