“Evermore Darkly”, the new mini-album from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, sold around 1,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release.

CRADLE OF FILTH‘s last full-length effort, “Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa”, opened with 5,800 units in November 2010 to debut at position No. 99 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band’s previous CD, “Godspeed On The Devil’s Thunder”, registered a first-week tally of a little over 11,000 copies back in November 2008 to land at No. 48. This was slightly less than the first-week tally registered by 2006’s “Thornography”, which shifted nearly 13,000 copies the first week out to enter The Billboard chart at No. 66, and “Nymphetamine”, which premiered with almost 14,000 copies back in October 2004.

“Evermore Darkly” arrived as a CD/DVD package including new tracks and rarities, with a lengthy on-the-road documentary and ten songs filmed live at this year’s Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium, as well as the video for “Lilith Immaculate”.

The “Evermore Darkly…” CD features brand new musical beast “Thank Your Lucky Stars”, plus a special remix of “Forgive Me Father”, courtesy of ANTHRAX guitarist Rob Caggiano, an extended rendition of “Lilith Immaculate”, as well as tempered demo versions of three “Darkly, Darkly…” songs. The mini-album closes with a special taster from CRADLE OF FILTH‘s impending orchestral project in the form of a haunting, classic reworking of fan favorite “Summer Dying Fast”.

The “Evermore Darkly…” DVD contains footage from summer 2011 when CRADLE OF FILTH embarked on a rapid spat of tours, accompanied by two eager filmmakers. The resulting documentary, “You Can’t Polish A Turd, But You Can Roll It In Glitter”, combined with performance and interview footage culminates in a forty five minute film of the not so glamorous reality of life in a touring band at work and play, as they trawl their way across Europe over eight performances. The DVD includes an interview with ghoul-guide Dani Filth, interspersed and peppered with live footage and backstage shenanigans, culminating in the entire hour long set from this year’s Graspop Metal Meeting appearance.

“Evermore Darkly…” track listing:

01. Transmission From Hell?
02. Thank Your Lucky Scars
03. Forgive Me Father (I Have Sinned) – Elder Version
04. Lilith Immaculate (Extended Length)
05. The Persecution Song – Elder Version
06. Forgive Me Father (I’m In A Trance)
07. The Spawn Of Love And War – Elder Version
08. Summer Dying Fast (“Midnight In The Labyrinth” breadcrumb trail)

“Venus Diversa” DVD:

01. “Lilith Immaculate” Promo Video
02. “You Can’t Polish A Turd…But You Can Roll It In Glitter” Rockumentary
03. “Burning Down Graspop”, Dessel, Belgium, June 25, 2011 Live Footage

According to vocalist Dani Filth, “Evermore Darkly…” is “a much-loved musical stop-gap between albums, a pleasure treasure trove of wild and wicked wonders primed especially for fans. Something for them to sink their teeth into this autumn as the CRADLE invasion fleet is primed for future contagion.”

Source: Blabbermouth.net

To read MSFinland’s interview with CRADLE OF FILTH, please go HERE.

PEACEVILLE has issued the following:

Cradle of Filth’s new CD/DVD of dark delights is out now. A companion piece to last year’s ‘Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa’ opus, ‘Evermore…’ includes new material, special remixes & previously unreleased versions, as well as a full band documentary, plus Graspop live set & more. ‘Evermore Darkly’ can also be bought from iTunes for £5.99 HERE, plus a 4 minute DVD preview can be seen at NME.com.

To read MSFinland’s interview with CRADLE OF FILTH, please go HERE.