Dusk... and Her Embrace
Album by Cradle of Filth
Released	January 21, 1997
Recorded	1996
Genre	Symphonic black metal
Length	53:12
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Producer(s)	Kit Woolven
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Cradle of Filth chronology
V Empire (or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein) (1996)	Dusk... and Her Embrace (1996)	Cruelty and the Beast (1998)

Limited edition coffin packaging

Cradle of Filth's third album, Dusk... and Her Embrace differs greatly from the band's previous two releases in terms of sound. The music is faster and more accomplished, and Dani Filth's vocal gymnastics are at their most extreme. The album is loosely inspired by the writing of Sheridan Le Fanu and many of the songs hint at vampirism, although vampires are not mentioned by name. Some versions of the album include three extra tracks: a cover of Slayer's "Hell Awaits", the instrumental "Carmilla's Masque", and a reworking of a V Empire track, "Nocturnal Supremacy '96". In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... Cradle of Filth is an English heavy metal band formed in 1991. ... V Empire (or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein) is Cradle of Filths second official release, following The Principle of Evil Made Flesh. ... Cruelty and the Beast (1998) is Cradle of Filths fourth release and third full-length album. ... Image File history File links Duskcoffin. ... Image File history File links Duskcoffin. ... Cradle of Filth is an English heavy metal band formed in 1991. ... Sheridan Le Fanu Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (August 28, 1814 – February 7, 1873) was an Irish writer of short stories and mystery novels. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band, founded in Huntington Park, California (not Huntington Beach, as has often been reported), in 1981 by Tom Araya (bass guitar and vocals), Kerry King, Jeff Hanneman (guitars) and Dave Lombardo (drums). ... V Empire (or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein) is Cradle of Filths second official release, following The Principle of Evil Made Flesh. ...

Orchestral sounds (although mostly synthesised) are more fully integrated into the arrangements here than on the previous two releases, although there are fewer purely instrumental tracks than on the previous full album The Principle of Evil Made Flesh. The Principle of Evil Made Flesh (1994) is Cradle of Filths first album. ...

The album climaxes with a guest speech from Venom's Cronos on the final track, "Haunted Shores". Venom is a black/thrash metal band, formed in 1979, in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Influenced by rock and heavy metal acts such as Judas Priest, The Sex Pistols, KISS and Motörhead, Venom created a sound as well as an image that would be a big influence to early...

Quite a few reviewers claim this to be Cradle of Filth's best album, and at it's peak creatively.

Track listing

All music written by Cradle of Filth

All lyrics by Dani

1. "Humana Inspired to Nightmare" - 1:23
2. "Heaven Torn Asunder" - 7:04
3. "Funeral in Carpathia" - 8:24
4. "A Gothic Romance (Red Roses for the Devil's Whore)" - 8:35
5. "Malice Through the Looking Glass" - 5:30
6. "Dusk and Her Embrace" - 6:09
7. "The Graveyard by Moonlight" - 2:28
8. "Beauty Slept in Sodom" - 6:32
9. "Haunted Shores" - 7:04

Personnel

• Dani Filth - Vocals
• Stuart Antsis - Guitar
• Damien Gregori - Keyboards
• Robin Eaglestone - Bass
• Nicholas Barker - Drums
• Gian Pyres - Guitar