CRADLE OF FILTH keyboardist and female vocalist LINDSAY SCHOOLCRAFT is embarking on her first ever solo tour, and has chosen the far-flung and haunted shores of Australia for a round of DJ sets in Sydney, Perth and a world-first solo headline show in Melbourne.
Schoolcraft’s tour will hit Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, beginning with a very special New Year’s Eve performance! Next she hits Melbourne for a show at the renowned Evelyn Hotel, before finally making her way West to throw down with her Perth fans.
Best known for her beguiling keyboard and vocal performances with Cradle of Filth, taking on classics such as Nymphetamine and Her Ghost in the Fog live, as well as performing on latest studio albums ‘Hammer of the Witches’ and ‘Cryptoriana: The Seductiveness of Decay,’ Schoolcraft breaks away from the Filthy mould (and spores, mildew and fungus) to perform her own decadent works. With deft hands flying as gracefully over her electric harp as her keys, Lindsay Schoolcraft brings a sonic spectacle of Gothic rock, Nu Metal and subtle electronics not to be missed.
This is a rare opportunity for Australian fans to be among the first to witness such a momentous event! Schoolcraft’s new band, featuring former Evanescence drummer ROCKY GRAY, are ready to tour with their debut EP ‘Martyr’ to be released very soon.
After a rousing reception for Cradle of Filth in May, Schoolcraft and her band will be expecting a very warm welcome Down Under!
Tickets for Schoolcraft’s headline show in Melbourne available now!
Limited VIP meet and greets available in Melbourne! VIP Meet and Greet package to include:
– One(1) General Admission ticket to see Schoolcraft.
– Pre-Show Signing & Photo Session with Lindsay Schoolcraft.
– One(1) A3 Schoolcraft Tour Poster
TOUR DATES:
SYDNEY: December 31 – Incursion Alternative Parties New Year’s Eve – Tickets: TBA
MELBOURNE: January 4 – Evelyn Hotel – Tickets: https://bit.ly/2OfwDLn
PERTH: January 5 – TBA – Tickets: TBA
ALPHA OMEGA Management has a huge pleasure to announce that Gothenburg’s atmospheric Death/Black act NOX VORAGO will be co-headlining “Oskorei Midvinter Festival” with UK’s legendary extreme metal icons CRADLE OF FILTH, taking place on December 8th, 2018 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Facebook Event page here.
As previously announced NOX VORAGO, alongside their roster mates ATREXIAL and ANIMAE SILENTES, will perform at the 2nd edition in 2018 of “Winter Days of Metal” Festival, taking place on November 29th – December 2st, 2018, in Slovenia! Get more information on “Winter Days of Metal” at https://www.facebook.com/WinterDaysOfMetal | https://www.winterdaysofmetal.com
Formed in 2006, Gothenburg’s atmospheric Death/Black act NOX VORAGO‘s goal has always been, and always will be to create something inspired by the entire width of the metal scene, thus incorporating the elements they like into their music and creating a well-written chaos without confines. NOX VORAGO released their new full-length album “Al Chem” on February 26th, 2017. Order your copy here: https://noxvorago.com/shop! Check out the short promo-video showcasing the band image (The video is directed and produced by Max Ljungberg):
Greek Symphonic Dark Metallers W.E.B., who just recently played two shows with CRADLE OF FILTH, have posted online video footage and photos from the shows, check them out below.
June 1 – Thessaloniki, GR – Principal w/ Cradle of Filth
Next W.E.B. Show
July 20 – Malakasa, GR – Terra Vibe Park w/ Iron Maiden at Rockwave Festival
More dates TBA.
W.E.B. is a Dark / Black / Death / Goth Metal band based in the ashes of Athens – Greece. The Fall of 2002AD was the time that the idea of W.E.B. was born and started to take a lifeform shape from an embryonic state to a music challenge expressing darkness and death through adrenaline and poetry. An expression both straight but at the same time theatrical. W.E.B. is here to move you, provoke you, and invite you to the journey through ravendark starless nights with a fire made of Metal music. Their fourth album, “Tartarus” came out on November 10th (2017) via Apathia Records, which is probably the band’s most diverse album, so far! “Tartarus” focuses on a deeper inclusion of orchestrations, making it sound more epic, while keeping the band’s very own Dark Metal genre. The album also features a noticeable guest apparition by Sotiris Vayenas (Septic Flesh) on the ninth track “Thanatos Part I – Golgotha”. In March 2018, W.E.B. announced their new bass player and backing vocalist, Hel Pyre (AfterBlood, TV WAR co-hostess, live appearances with King Diamond, Hel Pyre Darkworks).
Greek Symphonic Dark Metallers W.E.B. are confirmed, as Special Guests, for CRADLE OF FILTH shows in Greece. See the details below.
June 1st – Thessaloniki, GR – Principal Club Theater
June 2nd – Athens, GR – Gagarin 205
As previously announced, W.E.B. joins MOONSPELL in Moscow and St.Petersburg, on their “1755 Metal Theater Show” tour in March, as follows:
March 23th – Moscow – Arbat Hall
March 24th – St.Petersburg – Club Zal
W.E.B. is a Dark / Black / Death / Goth Metal band based in the ashes of Athens – Greece. The Fall of 2002AD was the time that the idea of W.E.B. was born and started to take a lifeform shape from an embryonic state to a music challenge expressing darkness and death through adrenaline and poetry. An expression both straight but at the same time theatrical. W.E.B. is here to move you, provoke you, and invite you to the journey through ravendark starless nights with a fire made of Metal music. Their fourth album, “Tartarus” came out on November 10th (2017) via Apathia Records, which is probably the band’s most diverse album, so far! “Tartarus” focuses on a deeper inclusion of orchestrations, making it sound more epic, while keeping the band’s very own Dark Metal genre. The album also features a noticeable guest apparition by Sotiris Vayenas (Septic Flesh) on the ninth track “Thanatos Part I – Golgotha”.
UK’s legendary extreme metal icons CRADLE OF FILTH have released the official lyric video for the venomous new song ‘Achingly Beautiful’. The song comes off the band’s upcoming album “Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness Of Decay”.
Commented Dani Filth: ” “Influenced by the stories of E.F Benson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.Rider Haggard, Oscar Wilde, Arthur Machen and Algernon Blackwood to shame but a few, this song concerns itself with a spectral guest at a great masked ball who, (deeply embedded in his cruel libertine nature, attends merely for merciless, seductive sport), but instead discovers the woman of his dreams and both bewitching the other, finds in her his dark, immortal equal.
I love this song as it has a very old skool CRADLE vibe for me, both lyrically and musically, and reeking hideously of the Vampiric, the dropdown section in the middle is pure ‘A Gothic Romance’.”“
The album is now available for pre-orders. Pre-orders can now be accessed here!
‘Heartbreak And Seance’ & ‘You Will Know The Lion By His Claw’ can now be purchased as an instant grat track from all known download platforms: http://nblast.de/CradleOfFilthDigital
»Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness Of Decay« will be released on September 22 via Nuclear Blast. The album will be available in various formats/editions.
Also find the stunning cover artwork by Artūrs Bērziņš below. Bērziņš is the mastermind behind the new record’s artwork, photography and videography – best known for his defiant neo-symbolism raster graphics and oil paintings; postmodern interpretations of classic myths. He has been proclaimed as a “sacred monster of Latvian postmodernism”.
CRADLE OF FILTH
CRYPTORIANA WORLD TOUR
UK & IRELAND TOUR w/ special guest SAVAGE MESSIAH
30.10. Belfast – Limelight
31.10. Dublin – Academy (Halloween Show)
02.11. Manchester – Academy 2
03.11. Glasgow – Garage
04.11. Birmingham – O2 Institute 2
05.11. Church – Leeds
07.11. Oxford – O2 Academy
08.11. Southampton – Engine Rooms
09.11. Norwich – Waterfront
10.11. London – Electric Ballroom
11.11. Bristol – Bierkeller
CONTINENTAL EUROPE TOUR w/ special guest MOONSPELL
18.01. CZ Prague, Roxy
19.01. CZ Ostrava, Garage
20.01. SK Bratislava, MMC
21.01. HU Budapest, A38
23.01. PL Krakow, Kwadrat
24.01. PL Warsaw, Progresja
25.01. PL Gdansk, B90
27.01. DE Leipzig, Hellraiser
28.01. DE Berlin, C-Club
29.01. DE Hamburg, Grünspan
30.01. DE Bremen, Schlachthof
01.02. NL Tilburg, 013
02.02. NL Haarlem, Patronaat
03.02. DE Osnabrück, Hyde Park
04.02. DE Cologne, Essigfabrik
06.02. DE Bochum, Zeche
07.02. DE Frankfurt, Batschkapp
08.02. DE Nürnberg, Hirsch
09.02. DE Saarbrücken, Garage
10.02. CH Pratteln, Z7
12.02. IT Milano, Live Club
13.02. IT Bologna, Zona Roveri
14.02. FR St. Etienne, Le Fil
15.02. ES Barcelona, Salamandra 1
16.02. ES Madrid, Mon Live (former Penelope)
18.02. FR Limoges, CC John Lennon
19.02. FR Paris, La Machine Du Moulin Rouge
20.02. FR Lille, Le Metaphone
21.02. FR Besancon, La Rodia
23.02. DE Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn
24.02. DE Mannheim, MS Connexion Complex
25.02. AT Dornbirn, Conrad Sohms
26.02. AT Wien, Simm City
27.02. DE München, Backstage Werk
01.03. BE Antwerp, Trix
02.03. DE Flensburg, Roxy
03.03. DK Odense, Posten
04.03. NO Oslo, Vulkan Arena
05.03. SE Stockholm, Fryshuset Klubben
07.03. FI Helsinki, Nosturi*
08.03. RU St. Petersburg, Aurora Concert Hall*
09.03. RU Moscow, Yotaspace*
* = without MOONSPELL
more live shows
09.-12.08. PT Vagos, Vagos Metal Fest
»Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness Of Decay« was recorded at Grindstone Studios, Suffolk, UK by the very honourable Scott Atkins, esq. who has been the resident go-to producer for CRADLE OF FILTH for several albums.Dani sat in during the mix, serving up flaming mugs of teas, making the studio couch his own and lending his ears when necessary.
UK’s legendary extreme metal icons CRADLE OF FILTH have released the second single off of their eagerly awaited 12th album, “Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness Of Decay”. Watch the official lyric video for ‘You Will Know The Lion By His Claw’:
Commented singer Dani Filth: “This track is one of my favourite songs from the new »Cryptoriana« album -aside from ‘Achingly Beautiful’, ‘Death And The Maiden’ and the title track- due to its very unique flavour and its vehement brutality. The culminative strike is especially very »Dusk… and Her Embrace« era Black Metal… Inspired by the works of H. Rider Haggard, a Victorian author who schooled in my home town of Ipswich, this song uses the railroad annexation of the Transvaal in Africa during the 19th century to paint a vision of the greedy machinations of man coming up against a furious, displaced natural foe, thus posing an allegory for the downtrodden, revolting. I also have the latin of this expression tattooed on my arm (due to being the usual supercilious Leo!). The quote was made famous having been said in 1697 by Johann Bernoulli about Isaac Newton’s anonymously submitted solution to Bernoulli’s challenge regarding the Brachistochrone curve. So… Enjoy. Indulge. Desire. Darken.”
Furthermore the band also announced to release the dates for the upcoming European tour in support of »Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness Of Decay« on Thursday, August 17.
The album is now available for pre-orders. Pre-orders can now be accessed here!
‘Heartbreak And Seance’ & ‘You Will Know The Lion By His Claw’ can now be purchased as an instant grat track from all known download platforms: http://nblast.de/CradleOfFilthDigital
»Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness Of Decay« will be released on September 22 via Nuclear Blast. The album will be available in various formats/editions (see below).
Also find the stunning cover artwork by Artūrs Bērziņš below. Bērziņš is the mastermind behind the new record’s artwork, photography and videography – best known for his defiant neo-symbolism raster graphics and oil paintings; postmodern interpretations of classic myths. He has been proclaimed as a “sacred monster of Latvian postmodernism”.
CRADLE OF FILTH UK & IRELAND TOUR: 30.10. Belfast – Limelight 31.10. Dublin – Academy (Halloween Show) 02.11. Manchester – Academy 2 03.11. Glasgow – Garage 04.11. Birmingham – O2 Institute 2 05.11. Church – Leeds 07.11. Oxford – O2 Academy 08.11. Southampton – Engine Rooms 09.11. Norwich – Waterfront 10.11. London – Electric Ballroom 11.11. Bristol – Bierkeller
»Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness Of Decay« was recorded at Grindstone Studios, Suffolk, UK by the very honourable Scott Atkins, esq. who has been the resident go-to producer for CRADLE OF FILTH for several albums.Dani sat in during the mix, serving up flaming mugs of teas, making the studio couch his own and lending his ears when necessary.
Metal Shock Finland (World Assault ) 