Dusk and Her Embrace - Cradle of Filth

[Mustis1524]

its something special with that voice in the very begining that like so damn much

[crabid]

Old Cradle is soooo much better... I really don't understand why people like terrible music made by bands once they sell out; it all sounds exactly the same : /

[bloodyleech]

the first song that got me into cradle....... the First song i ever heard was her ghost in the fog........ and the video scared me and i couldn't concentrate in it..... BUT THIS SONG SHA BAM! got me hooked

[samothzyklon]

@ofchertograd anything off their midian or damnation and a day albums if you like that sound. stop there though cus after they released damnation they went DOWNHILL.

[vvvxvShelby]

I'm a 97-pound, 15 year-old girl...and this album makes me feel like I could take over the fucking world. in awe at the brutality and beauty. fuck, man.

[shithead067]

@vvvxvShelby will you marry me?

[TJMAXX1216]

@vvvxvShelby yea....probably ignore shithead067...but its nice to kno theres young people out there who listen to the real shit!

[roxterat]

@vvvxvShelby

:) that's just what it does ;)

[TheAndreaFactory]

I love that intro<3

[MrNorwayRock]

i love dany's vois so fucking hard!!!

[TheWarcraftPhenom]

@MrNorwayRock dani*

[MrNorwayRock]

@MrNorwayRock

okay

[Maury32588]

Best black metal band eva XD

[ThrashMetaltillDeth]

@Maury32588 No. Just no.

[tylerp8569]

@Maury32588 you're embarrassing yourself. yes they are very good. but no they are not the best, nor are they black metal

[1milion97]

@Maury32588 yes yes.... ahahahahahahah black metal are Mayhem, darkthrone, dark fortress, gorgoroth....not CoF.

[Wilberfoerce]

@Maury32588 theyre a fine mixture of symphonic, black, and goth metal. theyre their own niche, and when i talk about them i just consider them black. oh well :)

[BigDeanomc36]

i first bought this song 10 years ago or more....and it still sends shivers down my spine, amazing piece of art!

[Goetterdaemmerung7]

I always thought this Band was so gay, but this song is really the first I heard of them just yesterday and I judged them by their outfits before, but this is a very good song, a bit Romantic.

[metalheadedtothemax]

@Goetterdaemmerung7 me too dude! but i just kept giving them chances for some reason and meh.

heheeh

[k3ksi23]

Sarah Jezebel Deva on backing female vocals, owns my heart

[falombia]

one of the best songs ive ever heard,truly a masterpiece <3

[oprescuflorin]

"Through twilight, darkness and moonrise

My scarlet tears will run

As stolen blood and whispered love

Of fantasies undone"

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Lovely :)

[sftf1]

this has 20k views, the new shit has millions.. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE WORLD

[docbeetle]

@sftf1 Iknow,,,it's all kids now. =\

[BlackMetalInferno]

EVERYTHING!

[ItsDeeable]

@sftf1 People just don't know what good music is. :\

[roxterat]

@sftf1

seems like this is only for the top of the world. :)

[PTR01981]

@sftf1 Since your comment 37138 new views have come - that just goes to show that CoF are advertising their new stuff, and hiding their old stuff, and people only found this track beacause they listened to Nymphetamine or something like that.

[JEFFISWEE]

i want dani to sing the song with the style of singing from midian

[krstndevore]

90 % of the song's on this and midian r on the early'r album warcraft and witchhearts it came with 2 cd's and were great true cradle in my opinion

[OctavianKorax]

@krstndevore warcraft? i think you mean lovecraft and witchhearts.

[tDeathwingr]

@OctavianKorax xDDDD Warcraft xDD

[dartheden]

An awesome song!

[indoom666]

Respond to this video... 6:11 minuts, turn the 6 upside down and its 9 11, just our government rubbing it in our faces, Its everywere our government did it, This video is only more proof of the corruption

[MAMqu]

I have the thingy of this. I sleep with it! hehe!

[blackplague616]

actually theres a band that sounds like Cradle Of Filth. check out Lamia Antitheus I promise if you like Old Cradle you will fall in love with this band. Don't spam me till you check it out or else you will be missing out.

[Critic863]

@blackplague616 - No other band will ever come close to being compared to Cradle of Filth.

[blackplague616]

@Critic863 OK then fine. Suit yourself and miss out. Lamia Antitheus is probably the only band out there that can replicate Dani's vocals and the infamous atmosphere of COF and honestly does a better job at it than newer Cradle.

[Critic863]

@blackplague616 - I don't like imitation bands.

[blackplague616]

@Critic863 fine, that's you and quite frankly your problem.

[Critic863]

@blackplague616 - Ask anyone else. Would you rather have the original band or imitation band?

[blackplague616]

@Critic863 Well if both bands are good, I'd listen to them both, it won't hurt you to do so. Or If the original band started making good music in the beginning then started to go downhill and another band came along capturing the essence and golden era of the other, original band. I'd go with the Imitation.

[Critic863]

@blackplague616 - Started good music in the beginning? Cradle of Filth did, that's what they're famous for. Look up some facts before you start saying stuff like that, dude. Their first couple albums made them go uphill, Midian and Nymphetamine made them go ever further up, Thornography made them go down a bit, now this new album is making them go back up. Capture the essence? You mean stole the essence, right? No one likes rip-off bands.

[blackplague616]

@Critic863 Yeah they've gone downhill for the older fans of The Demo Days, Dusk and Principles, even for some Midian and Scorched Erotica fans. Popularity does not necessarily mean or create a good album so do not pull of some CD sells statistics on me kid, I know what Cradle has accomplished. As for Lamia, Stealing means, well stealing riffs and lyrics which they haven't done. Just cause you don't like bands that sound SIMILAR to others doesn't mean everyone else is like you.

[Critic863]

@blackplague616 - Who cares about the older CoF fans? They're trying to appeal to a newer generation because that's where their money is. If they made every album sound the same, then it would be boring as hell. Apparently to you, "stealing" and "imitating" are interchangeable words. Also, what's with the "kid" thing? You say it as if it were an insult. Plus I never said that anyone else is like me, nor do I want everyone to be.

[blackplague616]

@Critic863 How fucking stupid are you?! older fans made them into what they are today. Thats COF's problem if they sold out or whatever, good for them since they are raking up Hot Topic kid money and getting rich of it. You know theres something called influences and everyone is inspired by others. So technically everyone is an imitation, no one is original, not me or you. I can be more insulting cause your acting like a childish bitch right about now. Whats up with that?

[Critic863]

@blackplague616 - The better question is, how stupid are you? You really think that they'll make good money just appealing to the older fans? Imitating a band implies that they were inspired by them. CoF is original because they have a unique singer, complex lyrics, and a very creepy atmosphere to their music. How am I acting like a childish bitch? You're the one who's all butthurt just because I am presenting you with facts.

[blackplague616]

@Critic863 If COF didn't care about old fans why did they go back to their Midian roots for Godspeed? Dani said it himself that he was trying to appeal OLDER AND NEWER fans back. As for the imitation thing, COF once "imitated" a couple of bands in their time such as Emperor and Hecate Enthroned just to name a few. COF is not original in the sense that they sound like just about most symphonic gothic/black metal bands such as Graveworm, Hecate Enthroned, Chthonic, etc. It's not a bad thing either

[lamentate07]

@blackplague616 how can Cradle be 'imitating' these bands when they released records before almost all of them except Emperor?  Hecate Enthroned were a pure COF clone at the start. you got it backwards. H.C ripped off COF.

anyway. COF's sound was that gothic black/death metal hybrid and it was very unique for the time. there was no lyricist like Dani in metal. the closest was the guy from Skyclad in terms of prose. nobody else.

[blackplague616]

@Critic863 a ton of bands have "unique" singers, complex lyrics and creepy atmospheres along with COF. It's all a matter of opinion if you think thats ALL that makes COF original. What a retarded statement think before you fucking speak and explore the world and stop being such a closed minded childish bitch. And I'm not butthurt at all just because your the one spewing a bunch of opinions you call facts.

[Critic863]

@blackplague616 - You're just sitting over there cussing at me and denying everything I say. And by the way, you can't really compare CoF to gothic/black metal bands since CoF is not under that category. If CoF did imitate other bands, then why would you like to listen to an imitation of an imitation? Isn't that just descending the ladder? And there you go with the "childish bitch" thing again. I respect you, now why can't you respect me? Seriously, gain a little maturity please.

[blackplague616]

@Critic863 I deny what you say because half of what you say is simply not true and I use profanity to express shock & anger. Yeah you could compare COF to the Gothic Extreme "Black Metal" bands like Graveworm & Chthonic but not the the actual Symphonic Black Metal bands like Emperor. People listen to imitations of imitations its just the way it always has been and will be.Then if you wan't to be treated with respect then call your opinions, opinions not facts if they can't be proven

[lamentate07]

@Critic863 yeah, COF didn't really imititate anybody that's why they took the metal world by storm. you could argue they dumbed down the black metal sound, but that's not really true as Dusk and Cruelty were quite complex albums in their own right and certainly sounded like nothing else at the time. they opened the doors for bands like Dimmu etc, who were nothing but a cheap Gehenna clone before they changed their sound

[blackplague616]

@lamentate07 yeah COF did imitate they wanted to sound like most death metal acts sounded at the time in their early demos. Bal Sagoth and Emperor were probably the bands that opened the gate to most symphonic black metal bands. COF took that and added their touch and some gothic tendancies. Anyways im not debating towards talent, im just debating the facts that everyone copies each other. Dani was popular in the mainstream but there were other underground acts that wrote similar music to COF

[lamentate07]

@blackplague616 hmmm...not sure about Bal Sagoth. their first album was more of a tentative hybrid of black and death. i'm not sure it really influenced anybody. Starfire was one of the best symphonic metal albums of its time thoiugh, one of the only genuinely symphonic metal albums, even moreso than Nightside, but i'm not sure how influential it was, if at all.

well the fact that 'everyone copies each other' isn't the issue. what matters is style. who has their own style. and COF have theirs.

[lamentate07]

@lamentate07 i do agree with you that COF were influenced by bands like Emperor though, but they put the 'elements' together in a fairly unique way for their time. I'm not disputing the fact that they were influenced by those earlier black metal bnads. that is undeniable. their demo was more death metal, that's true, but they never completely shed those early influences either. the death metal ones.

[blackplague616]

@lamentate07 COF is a hybrid like many bands. they all have their sound style of course, but the general discussion I had with Critic863 was leaning towards the simple face I find no one original. At some point and time everything has been done before. Also everyone takes bits and pieces and turns them into their own signature art piece so to speak.

[lamentate07]

@blackplague616 yeah everyone takes bits and pieces, but few actually create distinctive styles. that's my point, and that's what i believe. COF are one of those bands, like Emperor, that have, undoubtedly achieved this. It's not an either/or situation here. Some bands put together their influences distinctively, and may even innovate in the process, while most do not. I"m weary of these kind of arguments because, more often than not, they lead a general apathy about the creative process

[lamentate07]

@blackplague616 and this apathy, i believe, is part of the reason so much metal is generic as hell nowadays. There is always room for a personal signature, but it's difficult, esp in this day and age when so much ground has already been covered by great bands.

i'm hopeful though, even though i haven't been that impressed with the newer metal bands of the last 10 years.

[blackplague616]

@lamentate07 I agree, but creating a signature sound requires trial and error, time and effort. Something most people don't care about or don't want to go through. Being generic is just the easy thing to do.

somewhere out there in the underground, there is probably some musician out there creating some amazing music.

[Glassphxie]

the lady in this song (Elizabeth, i'm assuming) has a very sexy speaking voice.

[511gillymot]

the first minute of this song is beautiful

[rambomoore9999]

all albums were great except nymphetamine and thornography. those two were awefuly popy. clean vocals, repetitive, slow, teenage friendly. very gay

[dmh091]

This album is cool but I remember when Damnation came out in 2003: that album topped all the others for me. It is the most intricate, progressive, and above all, DARK album Cradle has ever produced.

[Neuroneos]

@dmh091 Nothing sounds darker than Dusk and Her Embrace ! This album is a vampiric masterpiece, combining passionate love with malice and unbearable madness. The ambience is incredibly gloomy and blackish, the keyboards are hypnotic, Dani's high screams are maddening and the female voices are very raw. Its almost scary at some point, stifling.

[mquirk00]

genius sounding blackmetal > if they wouldve stayed like this theyd be gods.

[gothliban]

Dusk and her Embrace , Midian and Principle of Evil made Flesh these albums were the reason enough for me to be ultimate fan of COE .

[pedigo101]

I like this song, but I only have one question... Why the hell does the Meow Mix theme song kick in at 2:23?? lol

[WillzMaster85]

@pedigo101 i thought of that too

[Somethingreallycool]

@pedigo101

I'VE THOUGHT THAT FOR YEARS AND THOUGHT I WAS COMPLETELY FUCKING CRAZY. THANK YOU. FUCKING THANK YOU.

[goulddd11]

@Somethingreallycool thought what?

[XxmukmukxX]

@pedigo101 Right?

[XxmukmukxX]

@pedigo101 lol cradle like teh kitties...

[jaymz985]

@pedigo101 Ahahahahaah! Man, I'm from Italy, didn't know what the fuck the Meow Mix was. Cheked on youtube... unbelievable!

[YewLogs026]

this has got to be my favorite album!

[esraretin]

also picture is wonderfull

[bloodculprit111]

in adoration of the moon and thee.....

[Neuroneos]

Through twilight, darkness and moonrise

My scarlet tears will run

As stolen blood and whispered love

Of fantasies undone

[thingupstairs]

Lmao I was singing that at work the other day :D

Absolutely awesome song though. It's a shame they went a bit panto after Cruelty.

[bwomp89]

By the way jerks, I love this song..

[Esoremada]

CoF has awesome song names.

[holwad9454]

They have even more awesome lyrics.... Cradle > Nile

[Nihillness]

Oh please don't shit on other bands. You know, some people prefer Nile over Cradle of Filth and that's my case. But old Cradle of Filth is awesome nonetheless.

[666x666Slipknotx]

Do you like Decapitated?

[tDeathwingr]

@Esoremada Yap, Dani is a genius.

[RainingBlood1982]

@Esoremada of couse lol xD 

[ifurstupidenuf2fukme]

i saw them with nile...and nile was way better...

[nordemoniac]

I love that you can't hear a thing he says...

"Dap-dap-dap-dap-dap-dappa-dap­pa-dap-dap-dappa-dappa-da-dapp­a-dappa-dapa!

[FoxMcCloud08]

AHAHAHAHAHAHHA

[ShannaMyers]

LMMFAO It's fucking true!

[Bongokaj]

Right..

[GuitarGodReborn]

I have a question...who else is bothered that they replaced Rosie Smith with Ashley Ellyon (Misspelled?) from Abigail Williams? (If you haven't heard of abigail williams, they are a black metal band with hardcore vocals going on...I wish they had black metal vocals...that'd complete them) I think its outrageous anyway...OH!! And check out ceremonail castings kids! Black metal from the darkest depths of oregon. ^_^ lol

[666squrill666]

im not trying to start shit but i was very disappointed when cradle moved away from black metal and towards the goth metal movement that all these little kids like. vampire, principle, cruelty were bad ass fuckin albums and i think they should go back to that style. i think they should stop thinking about what is gonna sell albums and get back to the fucking metal

[lilmamawolfe]

I agree with you 200%.

[ritual3]

i couldnt agree more with you.

[mike23335]

i know how u feel squrill cruelty and the beast album was a masterpiece

[shadowsthatmove23]

haha its all good to me man!

[doommetaldoom]

Well I think they did alright black metal, I like their goth style very much too.

[Griefshire16]

I cant tell about Thornography cause I dont have it...but Nymphetamine is a really great album!!

[punkandmetal90]

I don't care if they change their style, I just thought those couple albums were weaker than the rest. :S As long as they can change their style and stay strong, I don't mind.

[nikronomicon]

me to dani should have takne better care of his vocals

[Nanumir]

fuck yeah baby! \m/ all the way

[mquirk00]

i wish they would have stayed like this

[psyshock918]

me too

[swordninja567]

I'm fairly certain every COF fan wanted that

[The15thCentury]

The Beginning of this song is epic like GOD!!!!

[AshaDeVille]

Great song \m/ \m/

[dak00lestnerd]

w/o a doubt one of cradles best songs.

[wotanzorz]

Back when Cradle was still good. -sigh-

[PhuckYouT00]

it was better before´

their demos > all their work together imo

[KINGDOMofFILTH]

wtf there still good but not the same sound but they still have the same meanings thats what counts to me

[punkandmetal90]

They've actually gone back to this style - have ya heard the new album? If not, I'd suggest checking it out. I was pretty disappointed with albums like "Nymphetamine" and "Thornography" too, but "Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder" has rekindled my faith in this band. =P

[The15thCentury]

Your right PUNKANDMETAL90. While it isnt as deep as this album, it is well worth listening to and getting into. The 13th Ceasar and Tragic Kingdom and Shat Out of Hell will grab you and kick your ass. GODSPEED ON THE DEVILS THUNDER!! CHECK IT OUT BECAUSE CRADLE OF FILTH HAS RETURNED WITH A KICK YOUR ASS ALBUM!!!!!

[Griefshire16]

Yeah I absolutely agree with you,Godspeed on the devil´s thunder is an extremely awesome and epic album!!!!!

[anselm98]

I was just about to post exactly the same comment :). If you compare Thornography to Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder then you'll see a big change upwards.

[Griefshire16]

Yeah Godspeed on the devil´s thunder is an amazing and awesome album,I also recommend it a lot!!!

[devonherrington]

Best Halloween Metal ever!!!!

And yes, guy below me, hail Cradle!!!!

[Nanumir]

HAIL CRADLE!!!

[nissen555666]

Masterpiece

[alxln301]

this the song

[anatomiaf]

Este es un buen disco que todo conocerdor del metal deberian tener en su coleccion se volvio una mierda comercial.

[inscap]

la cancion y el album como tal es pasado cagada que con el tiempo cradle se volvio una mierda

[xoEmosk8rxo]

Cradle Of Filth is the best and i love this song

[dresse13]

this and damnation and a day

[wurdulak34]

This and Midian were by far Cradle's best works. Period.

[shredfantom]

@wurdulak34 Personally, I think Cruelty and the Beast was better than Dusk and Midian combined.

[stew360]

vampire and dusk are both the best album for cradel of filth after thats they fall in a deep hole of shit

[TheDarkestHour123]

best album by cradle!!

[drummerkid904]

best album ever iTUNES NEEDSTA GET IT!

[iluvtreefrogs]

this is THE BEST album from cof!!!

[kimimila138]

this is mi favorite album from c.o.f!!

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[Norway616]

cradle kicks ass