Cradle of Filth The Screaming of the Valkyries
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DDDeftoneDDD
March 24th 2025


23513 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

It s pretty awesome. What s their best one?

Trifolium
March 24th 2025


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Midian. But this is an impossible question. So many records could be genuinely labeled their best one.

DDDeftoneDDD
March 24th 2025


23513 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Tks Triffy

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
March 24th 2025


115190 Comments

Album Rating: 4.4

Dusk is definitely best, Midian close second. But agreed with Trif. Their first 5 releases are all some of the best symphonic black/gothic metal ever made and the recent 4 aren't far behind. And I'm partial to Thornography that one is a hard 5 for me too lol.

0GuyMan0
March 24th 2025


5603 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

For me it's Cruelty with Dusk right behind

DarkNoctus
March 24th 2025


12759 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

honestly i think hammer of the witches is my fav. they came back with a fucking passion on that record.

DDDeftoneDDD
March 25th 2025


23513 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Loving this, my dudes

DDDeftoneDDD
March 25th 2025


23513 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

So..first 4 and last 4. Do they riff as on this one?

Dedes
Contributing Reviewer
March 25th 2025


11970 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Beyond the shadow of a fucking doubt

Ranking Cradle is a suppppper tight thing to do but I'd say Midian>Hammer>Cruelty>this atm

Trifolium
March 25th 2025


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah those ones are all golden DDD. Looking forward to your thoughts on them.

DType
March 25th 2025


3269 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Cruelty and Midian are peak

Titan
March 25th 2025


26444 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

really enjoying this (i've regretfully discarded this band for 30 years)

0GuyMan0
March 25th 2025


5603 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I went down the rabbit hole when Hammer dropped, Titan. Enjoy the ride.

PumpBoffBag
Emeritus
March 25th 2025


1840 Comments

Album Rating: 3.8

Cruelty and Midian are peak [2] …and Dusk

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
March 25th 2025


115190 Comments

Album Rating: 4.4

As the resident Cradle lover, its awesome to see so many people getting into them lol.

Rowhaus
March 25th 2025


7135 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

It's been nice to see the perspective shift. I feel like Cradle was one of many bands that took hate because it was "cool" at the time. Now people are wising up and realizing "wow, this actually rules!"

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
March 25th 2025


115190 Comments

Album Rating: 4.4

Thats exactly right!

PumpBoffBag
Emeritus
March 25th 2025


1840 Comments

Album Rating: 3.8

The post-comeback consistency from these guys has been INSANE and yeah it’s great to see so many folk actually giving them a chance now

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
March 25th 2025


115190 Comments

Album Rating: 4.4

Warms my heart!!

0GuyMan0
March 25th 2025


5603 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

yeah I've talked about it elsewhere but even though I was intrigued by the Babylon AD video at the time (13 or so idk), the edgy weird girls at school all wore hot topic Cradle shirts endlessly and I wasn't sure about Victorian vampire / two-piece and top hat metal yet so I assumed that shit wasn't gonna be for me lol.



And then it seemed like I was right for the next twelve years or w/e. But Hammer changed all that, and they've been arguably my favorite band for years now. Been pretty amazing to be able to dig into a discog this deep with this many 10/10 rippers. It's basically the same as discovering Iron Maiden when Brave New World was released. So much good to hear.



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