Cruelty and the Beast

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Cruelty and the Beast (1998) is Cradle of Filth's fourth release and third full-length album. It is a concept album on the life of the Hungarian "blood countess" Elizabeth Báthory. The album features guest narration on certain passages by Ingrid Pitt in the role of Bathory. She first played this role in the Hammer film Countess Dracula in 1971. Cruelty and the Beast was well received on its release, but the album's production has come in for some criticism, particularly the sound quality of the drumming. This was one of the reasons for drummer Nicholas Barker's subsequent decision to quit the band.

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Track listing

  1. Once Upon Atrocity - 1:42
  2. Thirteen Autumns and a Widow - 7:14
  3. Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids - 7:18
  4. Beneath The Howling Stars - 7:42
  5. Venus In Fear - 2:20
  6. Desire In Violent Overture - 4:16
  7. The Twisted Nails of Faith - 6:50
  8. Báthory Aria (I: Benighted Like Usher, II: A Murder of Ravens in Fugue, III: Eyes That Witnessed Madness) - 11:02
  9. Portrait of the Dead Countess - 2:52
  10. Lustmord and Wargasm (The Lick of Carnivorous Winds) - 7:30


This album was also released in a limited edition with "Celtic Cross" packaging, and in a two-disc edition with five extra tracks:


  1. Lustmord and Wargasm (The Relicking of Cadaverous Wounds)
  2. Black Metal (Venom Cover)
  3. Hallowed Be Thy Name (Iron Maiden cover)
  4. Sodomy and Lust (Sodom cover)
  5. Twisting Further Nails (The Cruci-Fiction Mix)
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Personnel


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