10 questions with DANI FILTH | CRADLE OF FILTH

[@danielaspiazo2761]

Dusk and her embrace, Cruelty and the beast and Midian are perfect from start to finish and this is a hill I’m willing to die on

[@PRHILL9696]

Cannot argue with that to be honest

[@Little_Cable_Boy]

i'll die on that hill with you

[@michaelallen6946]

Midian was my first and it is solid gold start to finish like you said 💯

[@silkweaver]

👏👏👏

[@Nobody-dl4tm]

Agreed.

[@db1machine]

I remember Dave Mustaine talking about playing with Cradle of Filth, and Dani got Dave’s kid coloring books and crayons to mend their public rift. He’s a classy dude.

[@PepperPeep]

Bumped into Dani at a MurderDolls show back in the day. He was carrying a coffin purse thing and left it behind. I let him know he forgot his purse and he was quick to CORRECT me by saying “it’s a coffin” lol That memory lives rent-free in my head and still makes me chuckle.

[@Certified_Art_Teacher]

Dani is one of the greatest poets that have every existed. Change my mind.

[@Chris-f4n5r]

I refuse, resist. To change ur mind.

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Definitely correct. Dan is a lyrical genius

[@Soulfire-fl1ru]

hes aite

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

@@Soulfire-fl1ru Find me a metal singer who can write like Dani.

[@crow4936]

​@@dcmastermindfirst9418Peter Steele , quorthon, Nergal ..... Shaggrath ... You want more?

[@mariovicente]

I was a BIG fan of COF in the early days. Still today I listen to that first album and I can't believe how someone could come up with such a thing back in the days (I was a teen then). Its a masterpiece, along with some others that followed.

[@METALSHOPTV]

Midian = 🔝

[@LionMetalMusic-videochannel]

for me the best is Dusk, it's incredible, master class work !!

[@queenofmetal2379]

@@LionMetalMusic-videochannelда! Сумерки-это шедевр!

[@VaultOvDoom]

Keep current with their new stuff. It still has not reached it's height

[@SpecializedRider1986]

Midian is the best. ​@@LionMetalMusic-videochannel

[@efraserify]

Dani Filth is an absolute legend

[@matimus100]

Dirty Dani

[@Cynic-0055]

I love Cradle of Filth. Nymphetamine, A Gothic Romance, Nemisis, Under Huntress Moon, and Her Ghost In the Fog are absolute bangers! 🤟

[@Bokei86]

Really want that book of poetry he mentions to be released! 🤘

[@zarbins]

His lyrics in Cradle are outstanding and quite poetic. A book of poetry would be a great addition.

[@VaultOvDoom]

Same here. But you can order his memoir. THE Gospel of Filth

[@Chris-f4n5r]

Me 2 as well as Jim Morrison book of poetry. N I'm not even into poetry, which says alot.

[@themfatale]

@@Chris-f4n5rthere is a book of Morrisons poetry

[@pawsonalpetcare]

I love that my hometown of Dewsbury gets a mention. Cradle of Filth are probably the least evil thing associated with the town 😆

[@JLchevz]

lolol

[@sazzycool]

I live 5 mins away from Dewsbury. At least the place is good for one thing 🤣

[@xxshad0wqueenxx]

I am from Oldham that usually gets nice bad press xD

[@danemolotovjpn3895]

I literally got an A on an English paper in ‘09 talking about Danny’s writing style. I would love to read anything he authored. I hope he does write when Cradle calls it, I’ll have that ish preordered.

[@kfiguers1166]

Every song is always poetry, they have the most beautiful lyrics.

[@ikerzuazaga6218]

"Cruelty and the Beast" blew my head. This is black metal with a lot of Iron Maiden influence. And Nick Barker destroying the drum kit... After this album something got lost along the way. Including the best drummer they've ever had. Funny guy Dani.

[@Andrax999]

thats my favorite from them the artwork was great and of course the music

[@atruceforbruce5388]

For me it's from the cradle to enslave.

[@Chris-f4n5r]

Yeah nick rocked that kit. Good call.

[@laporteestouverte]

The way he talked about Paul Allender, who wrote Cradle's foundational and best material (minus Cruelty, which was all Stuart) is extremely cold. The dude created the Cradle sound, wrote Principle, V Empire, Dusk and Midian (not even mentioning what came after), stayed in the band longer than anyone else except Dani, and Dani talks about him like he was nothing and easily replaceable. He won't even mention his name...

[@alejandromolina2435]

Dani may havve his reasons but was Paul Allender who lost interest in the band in first place

[@MindGamingMantis]

Paul literally said F the band, I won't go on tour with Behemoth. He basically kicked himself out the band.

[@RodHxC]

Dani needs to give credit where it's due. Paul was during their peek (Midian and Nymphétamine) so obviously he was a key member of the band. Also, Paul has an story to talk but that has to be yet unveiled.

[@eden2esthar]

Woah Care to elaborate on why he didn't want to tour with behemoth? ​@@MindGamingMantis

[@MindGamingMantis]

@eden2esthar Not sure if there's internal beef between the two, but Paul was more focused on his own band, so the timelines collided. When Paul wanted to return, Cradle had its stable of guitarists.

[@dzombie5776]

Got to see cradle of filth a few years back it was awesome when they did rhe america tour after pandemic.

[@Frostwulf1313]

Dani is the best lyricist in metal. Fight me.

[@DaedalusRaistlin]

He's a lot more down to earth than I expected, but I was into CoF back in my teenage years and probably read too much into it.

[@PsyphaX09]

Dani is a chill guy, very normal just like the rest of us.

[@hmart6881]

I scares me a little how Dani is able to remember every single year of some random event linked to the band. Great Mind.

[@StaffanNilsson1]

He does come across as quite intelligent.

[@Chris-f4n5r]

Yeah some ppls minds are like that. I recall my entire life in stark detail from 2 yr old till many decades later. It's an eerie thing. But with great wisdom it brings.

[@Chris-f4n5r]

​@@StaffanNilsson1bc he is.

[@CloudedConcept]

a bit surprising that he cant remember his first cradle gig though. I suppose when you've played hundreds of shows it gets difficult.

[@audiooddities9982]

I can do crap like that, remember where and when I went to certain places and seen movies at certain theaters, lol... I keep it real low-key because if i go into details, it does start to freak people out.

[@andrewentwistle9694]

I first saw Cradle Of Filth when my mates band (BURIAL) supported them not long after "Principle" had been released, at Jillys (Rockworld) in Manchester along with Bolt Thrower. We were sat around the same table as Dani and the band. Cradle started their headline set and they completely blew us away. I had never heard an album with songs so atmospheric and adrenalising. It is still one of my favourite albums to this day and Dani's lyrics and his understanding of the English language is completely unrivalled. He is a true, modern day poet in every sense of the word. What a band.

[@tetsuoakira8294]

My high-school years right here. You ever read the lyrics? Poetic as hell. Morbidly poetic, but still.

[@danithefoot633]

Amazing lyrics, better than a lot of bands from any generation

[@Romcitos]

Дэни Филт легенда! Спасибо за детство 🙏💕

[@tasospapanagiotou5302]

Dani i love you you are the best voice of black 🖤 metal.. from Athens Greece 🇬🇷🤟☠️🔥

[@alejandrockalejo]

DANI FILF FROM CRADLE OF FILF

[@P40l0C0nt3]

I always get a laugh when he says that!

[@ipoison3862]

Damn you I was gonna comment that 😂

[@Emulous79]

We're all getting older so it's almost Cradle of Milf now.

[@Retrofun69]

Dusk and her embrace, Cruelty and the Beast, Vempyre, and Midian. that was the golden era

[@poppyaddams6467]

No way, i just recently made my first purchase from your shop and i love COF, they just played here. So nice to see the two together 😆👌🏻😁

[@Shayan_Winnetou]

Dani is just an absolutely likeable, cool guy. I'll never forget seeing Cradle of Filth for the first time in a very small youth center in Germany. They were completely unknown back then. Still, it was cool. You deserved the success. All the best from Germany.🤘🏼

[@guliver6668]

Legenda, měli by mu postavit sochu 🤘

[@METALSHOPTV]

Je to borec 👹

[@ipoison3862]

Dani is a lyrical genius, a vocal master and monster, and a generally pimp bastard. Always a fan ❤

[@jdsword5943]

Love Dani. He looks like he’s slowly turning into Danzig

[@te9591]

Picture him Glen as a bloke?

[@atruceforbruce5388]

Michael Graves adds to the comment "till you scream".

[@juon5426]

And at the same time morphing into Chronos (Venom)

[@hookback]

@@juon5426 Naah, no receding hairline.

[@darkestfugue]

i think hes starting to look like an older ray liotta

[@CuteVidoll]

he always seems really sweet and he is so tiny. However, hard to not burst out laughing when i hear the name cradle of filth after "it crowd"

[@Kered-9]

Richmond! 😂

[@CuteVidoll]

@@Kered-9 yepp ^^

[@thomaswilliams7927]

Been a fan for ages. Love Cradles entire discography from start to finish

[@wildhunt5769]

Vynikajúci rozhovor. Ďakujeme Metalshop a Dani

[@METALSHOPTV]

Děkujeme! 🖤

[@prokopurval2104]

Chtel jsem jit v brne na fledu na meet and greed a konecne se po dvaceti letech kdy poslouchám cradle potkat s danim , dva měsíce pred koncertem jsem měl autonehodu a nakonec to nevyslo . Tak snad příště 🤘

[@backyardcatpop3617]

I miss the days Adrian and paul were in the band there was like a magic with the music they made.

[@diegodiniz-zw9fn]

Dani Filth goes beyond the music,he can be considered such a valuable element that paves the way the British popular culture incorporation into a modern one through his music.Cradle of Filth is a frantical example this mix of British tradicional elements of culture being adaptaded and incorporated into a new version of mass popular culture.

[@hugomendes8886]

I still remember the first time i saw " from the cradle to enslave" videoclip on MTV, late night.... and i was like : " wtf have i just seen?" it was amazing specially the uncensored version. fking love them since first album, The Principle Evil Made Flesh was my all time favorite, Dusk and her embrace, Cruelty and the beast and Midian were the best thing ever after the first album , to me.

[@Mandalore863]

"...I was penpal'ing with Euronymous before they were even born..." basically shut the haters up in one small phrase...

[@arthasdeadsoul3928]

Ten už je taky starej... 😀 Ale pořád je to jedna z největších ikon black/goth metalového žánru!

[@METALSHOPTV]

Tomu ver! 😁🤘

[@kvitravn666]

za tu ikonu black metalu si dej facku a pořádnou, možna tak jeden z největších pozeru.

[@zbigniewiksinski]

@@kvitravn666 rotfl @ you angry kid.

[@JaRule83f]

Pred par dnami nazivo u nas v Košiciach to dal na velkeho pana.

[@prokopurval2104]

Tak od vydání prvního alba uběhlo víc jak 30 let , nikdo nemladne 😄

[@Therealholdencaulfield]

There is absolutely nothing like the mind of Dani Filth! I bought Dusk in like 2000, and was blown away, after that I bought everything I could find. Every album is different with very intricately themed lyrics even if you can’t understand most of them. Musically there’s just nothing else like it, if you like horror movies and spooky shit. If your a musician playing rock, punk, metal, or classical there is something in their catalog that you can borrow and repurpose! I saw them at the boathouse in Newport News Va small venue and they blew it up as if it was in a coliseum! No reason they needed to come to a state without a big stage to offer, but they did it for the fans!

[@stricknine6130]

My favorite band! 🤘😈🤘

[@bertilsvensson8089]

He seems so nice, not evil att all, but i am not surpriced, when i go to metalplaces 95% are nice, in mainstream places maximum 50% are nice. Sorry if my english is bad.

[@METALSHOPTV]

Well, that's because metalheads are (mostly) nice people! 😁🤘

[@te9591]

He's manipulating a stage character.

[@stephn2033]

There must have been a clash between him, Paul Allender and James McIlroy to refer to them as "first guitarist" and "second guitarist" instead of calling them by their first name like the others but we will never know that.. .

[@_MissLoLo]

Penpalling with Euronymous!? Cool shit.

[@adammassacre4715]

" We HAVE started writing a new record goodbye!" haha i believe he was talking about Paul Allender.

[@UnsilentedStorms]

"I'm asha- well I'm not ashamed, I'm proud to admit I never had a proper job" THATS THE SPIRIT!"

[@Arsonist55]

Such a nice Dude !

[@solinari4101]

malice was the first song i heard by CoF. after that, i was hooked. Dani, ty for giving my the tools to deal with certain emotions. you really have helped

[@oldsingleplayer3012]

we love you, Dani!

[@yurihlieviy8922]

I started listening metal in 2001 approximately, and that was From the cradle to enslave. I still loving CoF, Danny's vocal still unique :) definitely shit is happened between Median and Hammer of the Witches but since 2015 they returned to the roots and I love this band again

[@sickjoe9174]

The basslines in Dusk as well as Cruelty really stick out to me to this day. Check out Spawn of Possession's - Apparition for similar vibes in the bass.

[@volairelarp3773]

Dani really hurt me by saying Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder came out 15 years ago. Fuck I'm getting old...

[@martymcfly6178]

Went to see these last night and wow he's still the same ghoulish beast he always was. Love ya Dani

[@IgorEngelen1974]

some bands just don't fit in 1 specific box. It's a shame they got so much backlash for Thornography. Was a really fresh style that, at least for me, was new. Still remember those trips home from work on summer days when the air started cooling and that album blasting from my speakers.

[@echobutcher7027]

Great interview...i love Cradle of Filth

[@METALSHOPTV]

Thank you! 🔥

[@ghostbucket88]

Dani rules. I love all eras of COF which seems to ruffle some feathers now and then 😆

[@gregbarber6105]

Top bloke dani filth

[@Mr.N3cro]

He's awesome 😎.

[@СергейХоренженко]

DANI 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@2leggedpirate265]

principle is still my favourite. perfect mix between black and doom.

[@queenofmetal2379]

Дани! Я тебя не узнала!) но я все-таки люблю тебя!) 💋 спасибо за Dusk… and her embrace! 💚

[@christian.l1918]

Изменился.. 51 всё таки))

[@TempleOfTheMartyrs]

MASSIVE INFLUENCE ON OUR BAND

[@dilfbag]

🤘 😁 🤘

[@DeftTouch]

I'll never forget the day I saw a COF guitarist on sky news complaining about not getting paid by the government. Kinda opens your eyes ;)

[@notsorry3631]

Will never stop loving Cradle ❤️

[@dizzybee7386]

It was 1997, I was 17. I'd just heard of CoF through a sample CD in Raw Magazine. A few months previous, a friend of mine asked if I wanted to play bass in a local Black Metal group called Avathar. I had no knowledge of this genre of metal. I would hang out with these guys who were mad about Mayhem, Bathory and Venom. I hadn't a clue. I just loved blasting out the tracks on a valve stacker in an old Mill house, then some gigs with free drinks. I thought I'd introduce them to the CoF stuff I started listening to and it was like I'd given a Bomb warning to vacate the building. There was a mocking shame about them. We didn't last more than a year, although some of the songs were blistering. Production was shite though. It would have been great to rub shoulders with CoF if Avathar had swallowed their puritanical pride.

[@justinreynolds3935]

I know a lot of ppl shit on COF but Dani is a very smart guy. Also for a band of this type to last thing long and still get consistent millions of views and constant touring etc is impressive for this genre. I think cruelty and the beast is one of the most insane masterpieces to ever come out as far as this stuff goes. Crazy ass songwriting and lyrics. Like a fucking book or something. I also miss Nick B drums Then he went to dimmu and they blew up too. New guys are sick players but that was the age of the classic COF lineup. Also how the hell does he still have vocal cords. ?? 👿

[@MrDuneedon]

Dani needs to visit Casper, Wyoming and appear in some drink combo videos with KingCobraJFS.

[@danithefoot633]

TMDWU

[@carlbode666]

Like sabbat .love this band

[@blackdeath6666]

Omg yay I love youuu😭🖤🖤🖤

[@thelastdaybreathinginetern1385]

I was just thinking about Dani Filth and Cradle Of Filth because ppl say my screams sound like Dani, which I take as a compliment! 😅🎃🦇❄️

[@ga_ga76]

💓🤩🤘🏼

[@CloudedTunesCanvas]

Turkey concert amazing performance again Cradle fan turkey 🖤

[@jimmylundgaard]

ya!!!! THATS SO COOL!

[@arrell]

Suggestion: make the question title screen font larger and fill up the screen.

[@JLchevz]

I can't wait for the Ed Sheeran collab lmao

[@Yahishot]

Epic, thanks! !!! COF !!!

[@METALSHOPTV]

👹

[@armyrepelentcz4090]

Perfect thx i lisen from 98 🙂- kings of black metal.

[@chaosmachines934]

noice our boy Dany is back

[@emelgulsahkarakoc4609]

Dani Fılth in gülüşüne bile hayranım. Sesine ve çığlıklarına zaten acayip hayranım. Eşsiz ve çok etkileyici ❤

[@Creophagous]

He should definitely release his poetry book :) It will do well.

[@DarkCode]

Nymphetamine and The Death of Love are my two favorite cradle of filth songs. Anyone want to recommend some more? let me know thanks!

[@METALSHOPTV]

try "From the Cradle to Enslave" or "Her Ghost In The Fog"!

[@DarkCode]

@@METALSHOPTV excellent, I shall check them out thanks.

[@MindGamingMantis]

Just youtube the albums Dusk and Her Embrace Vempire Cruelty and the Beast

[@GM-qq1wi]

The Twisted Nails of Faith and Her Ghost in the Fog as masterpieces. Make sure you fund the full version of Her Ghost in the fog.

[@DarkCode]

Thank you all for the recommendations,,I look forward to them 😊

[@RayK47utizube]

The Forest Whispers My Name … In A Forest… 🤘🤯🤘🫠🤘🤩 Nothing can beat that!😯

[@smallfaucet]

Respect to Dani for answering the kinda lame questions with style and respect.

[@ThePhysicalReaction]

Dan is a very common first name. Filth is an exceptionally rare last name.

[@richardsalicejr5295]

Considering the fact that it's his "stage name". His real last name is Davey

[@isolateddemon9438]

LIVING LEGEND.

[@Chris-f4n5r]

I miss the store called heavy metal shop. Id make a pilgrimage to tge one on south side of mlk wi. Every few months. It was within Mainstream records, 1 of biggest recordstores in wi. And the 1st place you could find cradle, n other eu black metal. Run by Raven of bm band "the cold beyond". Hail to the time of carrier pigeons and tape trading, god i miss those days. Young ppl got no clue. Thanks to dani filth and all the 2nd 3rd gen of b.m.

[@darkestfugue]

they were a powerhouse up to midian, after that i lost my way with them, the songs on damnation and a day just didnt work for me, their last great moment was born in a burial gown, these days i cant listen to any of their later stuff, however because of cruelty and the beast and midian i can honestly say that dani filth is hands down the greatest lyricist in history, nobody can touch him, he is on a level that goes over most peoples heads,

[@Mrsinfernalmadness]

Veľké ĎAKUJEM za tento rozhovor. Tento deň ani nemohol začať lepšie 🤘

[@METALSHOPTV]

Paráda! 🖤

[@anthonysuski9248]

Awesome!!! 💀 👍

[@SatanSplainer]

Dani is a legend!

[@pillarsoflight2607]

Cruelty and the Beast is my favorite album.

[@kennygarcia102]

Ive been fan 2007 T_T

[@lorrainesewell7167]

My husband used to do tape trading back in the day and still has them he has a demo tape of cradle of filth 🤘🏻

[@JLchevz]

Top Bloke honestly

[@ewamaligranda4390]

Oh I have never heard him talking... and I´m nicely surprised with his accent.

[@LastSunrise1981]

Holy hell, Principles is 30 years old? Jesus Christ. Well damn. I feel even older now.

[@rebecasonata]

Ed Sheeran AND CoF? WTF? I'm lit! I need this NOW O.O

[@HWMonster]

Time fucking flies.

[@LuisOrtiz-jh1nz]

yeahhh 🤘🏻💀🤘🏻

[@Emulous79]

Incredible wordpower in the songs. You really have to read the lyrics as you listen to the song otherwise you miss some truly decadent poetry.

[@iRemol]

Great ❤