
Cradle Of Filth - Cruelty And The Beast (6829062) CD
Originally released in 1998, Cruelty And The Beast is Cradle Of Filth’s third full-length album, a conceptual masterpiece based on the legend of Elizabeth Báthory, the infamous Hungarian "blood countess." Featuring symphonic gothic black metal, the album delivers haunting atmospheres, blistering riffs, and theatrical storytelling, with standout tracks like Thirteen Autumns And A Widow, Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids, and Bathory Aria
1. Once Upon Atrocity
2. Thirteen Autumns And A Widow
3. Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids
4. Beneath The Howling Stars
5. Venus In Fear
6. Desire In Violent Overture
7. The Twisted Nails Of Faith
8. Bathory Aria
9. Portrait Of The Dead Countess
10. Lustmord And Wargasm (The Lick Of Carbivorous Winds)