CRADLE OF FILTH // Announce 13th LP ‘Existence Is Futile’

Cradle of Filth are out here ageing like fine wine.

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30 years into their storied career, the metal icons have unveiled details of their 13th studio LP, Existence is Futile, recorded at Grindstone Studios in Suffolk with Scott Atkins (Devilment/Benediction/Vader).

“The album is about existentialism, existential dread and fear of the unknown,” says frontman Dani Filth. “The concept wasn’t created by the pandemic. We’d written it long before that began, but the pandemic is the tip of the cotton-bud as far as the way the world is headed, you know? I guess the title, Existence is Futile, does sound a little morbid. But again, it’s more about recognising that truth and saying that everything is permitted because nothing really matters, which mimics the occultist Aleister Crowley’s maxim. We all know we’re going to die, so we might as well indulge life while we possess it. The final track on the album – Us, Dark, Invincible – really drives that point home. Also, the artwork for this record was created by the Latvian visionary Arthur Berzinsh, who also dressed the last two albums, and that reeks of the exceedingly beautiful yet apocalyptic too.”

Longtime fans of the band will be stoked to hear that horror icon Doug Bradley (Pinhead, if you didn’t know) will feature on the epic track, Suffer Our Dominion, as well as album bonus Sisters of the Mist, a conclusion to the Her Ghost in the Fog trilogy that kicked off over 20 years ago. The record will also feature their recent Lovecraftian single, Crawling King Chaos.

Existence is Futile will drop on October 22nd. It is available to pre-order now, with merch bundle options available right here.