Cradle of Filth The Screaming of the Valkyries
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Willie
Moderator
March 21st 2025


20672 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

@Hawks: Feel free to post your review whenever. I'm not concerned about any thunder. I write these reviews because I'm (kind of) expected to if I download the promo.

I told you guys this thing riffs.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
March 21st 2025


115016 Comments

Album Rating: 4.4

Hammer and Cryptoriana are both absolutely amazing but they've really gone full force brutality on Existence and this. I mean this album is crushing almost in a dm kind of way.

Trifolium
March 21st 2025


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Oh yeah, going in today!!!!! Can't wait.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
March 21st 2025


115016 Comments

Album Rating: 4.4

Tracklist ranked 2 listens in:



1. Demagoguery

2. Ex Sanguine Draculae

3. The Trinity of Shadows

4. Malignant Perfection

5. White Hellebore

6. When Misery Was a Stranger

7. You Are My Nautilus

8. To Live Deliciously

9. Non Omnis Moriar

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
March 21st 2025


115016 Comments

Album Rating: 4.4

Wish Spirit was here to talk about this with us. I know he's jamming wherever he is. ❤️

Dmax28
March 21st 2025


1446 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

That's a solid ranking. That was pretty much my feelings after one listen.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
March 21st 2025


115016 Comments

Album Rating: 4.4

God this album rules.

Storm In A Teacup
March 21st 2025


47079 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Non Omnis Moriar is amazing.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
March 21st 2025


115016 Comments

Album Rating: 4.4

The "worst" track here is like a 3.5/5 anyways lol. Consistently killer album much like the previous 3. Band's best stretch since the first 5 albums easy.

ScuroFantasma
Emeritus
March 21st 2025


12950 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

White Hellebore is so good, great choice of singles honestly

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
March 21st 2025


115016 Comments

Album Rating: 4.4

Yep the singles were great choices.

Demon of the Fall
March 21st 2025


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

"God no. If anything, it's Midian 2.0, with hints of Dusk..., but pushed through the formula established with Hammer of the Witches"



this does sound like a pretty rad formula... do ppl say "rad" anymore?



will be diving in later hopefully, as I've enjoyed all the more recent stuff (and some of their earlier offerings too)

ScuroFantasma
Emeritus
March 21st 2025


12950 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The bass on Ex Sanguine Draculaeeeeeeeeeee



Edit: calling it now, strongest track on the album for me at the moment

Trifolium
March 21st 2025


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Hmmmmmm! Demagoguery is super nice.



"The bass on Ex Sanguine Draculaeeeeeeeeeee"

OH that is promising! Since the bass sections on Trinity of Shadows are also super nice!

Trifolium
March 21st 2025


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

"Yet even by the high standard set by their last three releases, they've truly stepped it up."

"one of their strongest performances yet"



Just finished the record. I don't know if I agree with these statements Willie, but I definitely did mega enjoy the ride! It's certainly not (much?) weaker than the three that came before.

DarkSideOfLucca
March 21st 2025


19174 Comments


Damn, they have been on like a 4 album kick now.

Tbh all 4 of them are pretty equal to me in terms of quality, not something I would have expected from like 2003 to 2014 or so lol

Scoot
March 21st 2025


24122 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

the run these guys have been on since hammer is absolutely nuts

Dedes
Contributing Reviewer
March 21st 2025


11970 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

1 listen in

And woah

Oh my FUCK

This might be neck in neck with Hammer as my 2nd favorite Cradle

There's a variety of riff game ranging from crunchy 80s thrash to fuzzy black metal chords that sorta reminisce Dusk and Her Embrace and even sick bass lines? And even what I believe to be a Dani Filth vocoder moment (but wait-the vocoder sounds good??)

Only track I don't love yet is To Live Deliciously but otherwise this is full of top 10 CoF moments

zakalwe
March 21st 2025


41925 Comments


Haha.
This is the bollocks!!
Again the riffs and meat and potato theatrical oomph on this level cannot be found anywhere else
Sets the standard.

DarkNoctus
March 21st 2025


12759 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

i didn't like the singles much but i'm curious to give this a spin. both singles felt pretty reminiscent of nymphatamine era cradle which i do have a bit of nostalgia for - maybe a spin of the whole thing will make it click.



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