CRADLE OF FILTH Bathory Aria Reaction!!!

[@MantisCrawl]

Dani's lyrics are out of this world, he's in a league of his own

[@Harryjay6]

There's only him and Eminem. That's literally it. Yes, some writers have epic moments but only those two have put out the extreme wealth of excellence in their compilations.

[@klorancrossburn2810]

One of the reasons I love cradle of filth Danis writing is phenomenal

[@Harryjay6]

@@jarlaxledaerthe4045 have you heard Godzilla?

[@pipeale5179]

@@Harryjay6 Still doesn't compare, period.

[@Harryjay6]

@@pipeale5179 if you mean that they're not comparable stylistically, you're definitely right. Nothing but opinions other than that. I like CoF much more than Eminem but you and I both are part of a vastly outnumbered minority there. Obviously. Em is pretty much touted worldwide as the greatest rapper of all time because of his lyricism. Can't say anything even remotely similar to that about CoF even with Dani being such a juggernaut lyrically.

[@thenecrosanct4906]

Fun fact: the woman who narrates the quote from the movie 'Countess Dracula' at the end of the song is actually Ingrid Pitt, the actress who played Elizabeth Báthory in that movie.

[@jesusguerra1093]

I scroll down just to read a post like this and not write it myself. Spot on sir, Miss Ingrid Pitt a beautiful woman and the sovereign Queen of Hammer Horror films.

[@deadandstilldying6o6]

It wasn't a quote from the film. know your stuff ;)

[@thenecrosanct4906]

@@deadandstilldying6o6 Well, it's been a very long time since I saw the movie or took a peek in the CD booklet of the album, so excuse me for copying that statement from the lyric video. I have a fallible memory, like everyone else.

[@MajesticDemonLord]

She was also in the Classic war Movie 'Where Eagles Dare'

[@gemini2012100]

@@deadandstilldying6o6 Well I guess the video was wrong, because it says "Quoted from Hammer film "Countess Bathory" (1970).

[@Raul-vl7ly]

The complexity and amount of lyrics Dani Filth writes in every song is mind boggling. The fact that they play in upwards of 20 songs during live shows and doesn’t miss a word is absolutely amazing. Much respect ✊

[@kensmith2822]

My son is 14 now, when he was a baby he would cry constantly. Cradle of filth would calm him down. I would play it just low while he napped. Today he is really well adjusted, friendly, courteous and still absolutely loves cradle of filth

[@nyxzus]

Cruelty and The Beast has to be the definitive black metal album of all time. Thirteen Autumns and A Widow as well as Bathory Aria have to be my favorite songs of all time.

[@BunniMonster]

WOOO FINALLY!!! Just checked, I requested this 8 months ago, time flies. See what I mean about this being a masterpiece? Dani is easily the best lyricist out there. It's pure poetry. Seen them live, twice. They are fantastic.

[@christianjulio3537]

Went to their concert last year and cried when they played this song live. Such an emotional and unforgettable moment.

[@Ssomberlain]

FROM THE CRADLE TO ENSLAVE!!!!!!! please, you wont regret it!

[@levimcelravy294]

Hell yeah! 🤘

[@jasonw.4751]

Yes!

[@christianhart2159]

That’s my favorite song by Cradle of Filth!!!

[@TRENLORD]

An absolute masterpiece of lyricism, design/musical structure, symphony, vocal brilliance - including Dani’s varying lilts, tones and piercing screams, and sheer sound. Hail COF

[@jeremyvega506]

The Gregorian choir says at the beginning: "gloria in excelsis dei" which literally transites to “Gloria to God in the highest”. I had to pause my Assassin’s Creed: Origins just to watch this video. The waiting periods has ended. Thanks for reacting to this masterpiece.

[@TRENLORD]

I used the same adjective - this song is an absolute masterpiece in every manner.

[@fredagden1347]

Gloria in excelsis deo

[@bloodofourbloodspiritofour3263]

Glory to God in the highest*

[@ianaspie2657]

Thank you for this. Shout out to my friends in the CORE! This was my pick. It's one of favourite Cradle Of Filth songs of all time. We all know the legend of Countess Bathory. I know it's terrible, but it's Cradle Of Filth and they draw on stuff that happened and Cruelly and the beast is one of the best concept album's of all time! She was spared the fate of her accomplises, She was literally walled up in her tower. Also, the line "in an age crucified by the nails of faith" is a reference to a song earlier in the album called "the twisted nails of faith" where she literally makes a pact with a demon to keep her youth, which ties into the reference with demons coming for her in her end days. Each song of this album is like a chronological chapter in Bathorys life. I could chop this up and talk for an hour on this. This is in my opinion Dani Filths lyrical Opus!! It's a story of 3 parts and this song takes you on a journey. I love that you got into it and I'm so glad you guys liked it!

[@jen.g.]

Ian Aspie of the village The only COF song I like honestly. Great song. Good pick, Ian.

[@gallopinggargoyles7891]

Excellent pick. Queen Of Winter, Throned next!

[@ianaspie2657]

@@jen.g. nice one! I'm glad you liked it. I love it

[@The_Pony]

:) LOVE YOU IAN! You already know how I feel about this song hahaha I'm so happy you got it done! :D

[@ianaspie2657]

@@The_Pony me too!! Love this song so much. Another lyrical masterpiece

[@tellthemwerenotsheep261]

Not sure how you can listen to a song like that and spend no time at all talking about how amazing the music is. Glad you enjoyed it though, been waiting for this song for a while.

[@Pixiwish]

My thoughts exactly! The music is the stage and Dani is the actor.

[@daanvandee257]

With every song of CoF you guys listen to and talk about regarding the lyrics. My respect for this band grows. Danny Filth is such a master lyricist. Damn! Belated Happy New year :)

[@NeinFeline]

17:20 petition to have Dani Filth host History Channel & Investigative Discovery specials on Bathory.

[@VinAndSori]

Bro!!

[@reggielovato9525]

This is Cradle of Filth's Bohemian Rhapsody

[@ponchispoker7561]

Exactly!!

[@christella712]

This Album is Cradle of Filth "Rust In Peace".

[@TheMiridian]

Nice! Cradle of filth - Queen of winter throned. Please

[@sasabe121]

Please, this! I requested this song like a year ago

[@michaellitteral4499]

Yes I second this. One of my all time favorite cradle songs

[@LionMetalMusic-videochannel]

100 % pure Black Madness

[@DaniBlazin]

Yes

[@LacieCrazy]

At 32:23 minutes, Gaolers is Jailers. Jail is spelt as Gaol in proper English and is pronounced the same way.

[@krzysztofkrolikowski]

This song is a masterpiece. No words.

[@levimcelravy294]

Best CoF song ever! Clicked so fast nearly broke my finger!

[@LacieCrazy]

RIP Ingrid Pitt. Portraying the Countess Bathory for the second and final time!

[@deadandstilldying6o6]

The woman speaking near the end of the track was Ingrid Pitt (R.I.P), who played the in countess in British Hammer horror film 'Countess Dracula' 1971

[@xlotuseater]

Cruelty and the Beast is a concept album about Elizabeth Bathory. It's good to see you do this track. I've been busy with the holiday season and finishing up the album. Hope you all are doing well. 😁🙏

[@rubend.fernandez6763]

Just as damnation and a day is to the bible 👌 👏

[@ReadyToRek]

The day has finally come! This is easily Dani's magnum opus.

[@binxx4408]

U can read it, you can hear it, but cradle can only be felt deep within. Their music is transcendental.

[@mariac.9344]

A group of ravens it's usually called an "unkindness", "murder" is used for crows but Dani just loves to play with the English language like that and that's why he's the one of the best metal lyricists ever.

[@adamhendrickson512]

One of my favourite Cradle of Filth songs.... The lyrics are so darkly beautiful...

[@Dubbel12]

The femle monologue in the end is from actress Ingrid Pitt. Shes known from various Hammer horror films. Shes played Carmilla and Elizabeth Bathory for example. Always gives me chills.

[@45banshee]

Alright! Love that you guys are listening to old school Cradle of Filth. Old school era to me is the demos up to Cruelty and the Beast. If we can now get you guys to listen to Queen of Winter, Throne. That to me is still there number 1 song \../

[@jaded9234]

"English Fire" by Cradle of Filth when you get the chance. It's an endearing story with beautiful piano from the depths of the true Celtic spirit.

[@b.bkrueger1394]

I hope you understand that words are just a game, only to provoke. Now you're ready for the songs that made them famous, the forest whisper my name, black godess rise and queen of winter throned.

[@brandonsmith3510]

I love that you keep revisiting Cradle of Filth.

[@Thiago6656]

The Twisted Nails of Faith. PLEASE. I've never asked for any other song, ever. But this one deserves so much.

[@Thiago6656]

@@asy099karl9 It makes you feel like you were actually there during the summoning. It gives me the chills

[@DeftTouch]

@@Thiago6656 its a good one

[@GloriaVictisDiesIlla]

Vin, if you want more of the high-level theological poetry (as in 'Tearing the veil from grace') you really should react to 'Death Magick For Adepts' from the album Midian. At some point though you should also make yourself a gift and react to their whole "Damnation and a day" bible-and-Milton inspired concept album. It's worth it. The gothic horror stuff is also cool but nothing beats the depth of the concept-intensive ones.

[@tlazaroff]

OMG I've been waiting for you to do this song, its my favorite Cradle song.. how'd I miss this.. i'm almost a year TOO LATE! Rock on!

[@ExOfficeZombie]

16:24 the Countess herself was imprisoned in her own castle, they raised walls of bricks in her dormitory’s door and windows leaving her jailed in complete darkness and they made just an small hole thru which everyday a servant will pass her food. They found her dead body lying in the floor just 4 years later, she supposedly committed suicide and bleed out to death

[@tomorrowaboutthistime2958]

The instrumental that comes after this song is beautiful

[@KreshDraven6]

Oh guys, thank you so much! Fantastic song, this for sure was their best era. The whole album is just brilliant,it's a concept album about Bathoty. This song and Funeral In Carpathia are the best Cradle songs in my opinion. Oh and the voice at the end of the song was Ingrid Pitt, the actress who played Countess Bathoty in the movie Countess Dracula

[@simonmorley2934]

Good comprehensive reading man. Respect for studying.the words and picking them apart

[@ZETDKOTIER]

cradle of filth beneath the howling stars

[@mikemartell365]

I’ve been waiting for this one for a while. Couldn’t click fast enough. Great reaction. Next so Darkest Magic in practice!

[@laporte1625]

And the PAtreon Alliance delivers once again! Great choice! I really enjoyed the breakdown, but I wish you'd also spend some time analyzing the music, especially here where the song is quite a behemoth full of twists and turns. I mean, it's a 10 minute song, and a lot of unusual and remarkable stuff is happening...

[@gernwind9262]

The fate of most concept albums. Music will always take a backseat. In this case, with Cradle, where he has to get through pages and pages of the lyrics it's only more exacerbated. I wouldn't even call most of the pieces "songs" - they're more a kind of "recitativo" (the parts in the opera where the performers rattle off the libretto in a sort of speaksinging over some marginal accompaniment).

[@portishphonic]

this takes me back to high school spending hours to learn the lyrics by heart. feels like aeons ago...

[@nicksilcock361]

Pure poetry

[@bored78612]

Amazing song! Takes me back to high school.

[@ivan_paul77music]

Vin, has anyone ever told you how exceptionally smart you are man? Geez!!!

[@Mikesguitarchannel75]

fab review, just for info "winding sheets" is another name for a shroud for the dead

[@JasonMeads]

Clicked for Cradle of Filth... stayed for the whole conversation! Very intelligent discussion. I wish I could sit down with you two and converse... what a conversation that would be!

[@stormtrooperon2wheelz622]

Apparently I did some research this song speaks of Elizabeth Bathory. She was a Hungarian noblewoman and a reputed serial killer. Also dubbed by the World Guinness record a "Prolific female killer".

[@radhwangothic]

Thank you CORE. That is a good pick

[@pampymirabuna1453]

One of my favorite 📑!

[@flsh666]

YES! PLEASE GIVE US MORE CRADLE!!

[@FarawayMusicTracks]

Did you know that CoF planned the release of a remastered version of Cruelty & the Beast in this year? Can't wait. Also, I suggest...Wester Vespertine for a new reaction. It's from their last amazing album.

[@countlordshaun1331]

I've been waiting for this reaction!

[@youkaihenge5892]

I love your Black Metal reactions would love to see some Death Metal reactions like Obituary, Maelevolent Creation, Deicide, and Morbid Angel, and etc... keep up the great work guys your channel has grown so much I enjoy it

[@AshOzer]

Oh man, I read a book about her a couple years ago. Crazy read.

[@FFVison]

Yep... I clicked on another video and began watching then noticed this in the recommendations on the right. I couldn't pause that other video fast enough to click over to this. I have been waiting so long for this video to be made. I suggested this one a few times in the KZbin comments section a while back. I will say that it is a rather strange transition from the last Vinand Sori video I saw which was Dust in the Wind. Definitely a change of pace. LOL.

[@canondocre8650]

I don't know if you two read your comments, but a winding sheet is a sheet in which a corpse is wrapped.

[@draconianmethods479]

Yes thank you so much! Been listening to this song every other day since I was 12! Thank you so much for the analysis and truth!

[@faniv7701]

guys you are really amazing... the man is like "cool" and the woman is like "wtf" *glancing at him* and he s like "omg what are they saying, hun you re right!" XD

[@vrdr4759]

The term winding sheet refers to the sheet that a corpse used to be wrapped in before burial. Great reaction, and Bathory's story is definitely as odd one.

[@TechMickMIUI]

I can only give my TENs both to the lyrics and song and to your reaction, real.

[@nemanjazivojinovic6421]

Cradle of filth - Foetus of a new day kicking and Black goddess rises II, nice lyrics. Cheers from Serbia

[@LOLcifer_]

This is one of my top 3 CoF songs for me, ever. I've been waiting since Her Ghost in the Fog for this! What an absolute masterpiece.

[@Amzingred]

Kamelot- Elizabeth Parts I. II. III It's a 3 part song that is also based on Elizabeth Bathory. The live version Kamelot does with Roy Khan is amazing.

[@MajesticDemonLord]

There is also a reference in the film Hostel part 2 (the Uncensored version) where it's a Nod to the Legend of the Bloody Countess (which is intensely graphic)

[@LucasGabrielPastoriza]

Amo esta cancion

[@Fatboy-5150]

Saffrons Curse, Dusk and Her Embrace, Summer Dying Fast, or The Forest Whispers My Name. I mean this is a great song but I never got into it.

[@FinneousPJ1]

Oh my god you guys. This is my favourite CoF song. I'm still up at 5 AM -- don't ask me why -- but now I'm gonna be up for a while longer.

[@rakuengrowlithe4654]

Finally! Awesome song.

[@albertocorona4005]

I LOVE this song, i just got into listening Cradle of Filth a few months ago and (in my opinion) its a good band.

[@maxi2011]

This is a masterpiece without doubts !!

[@jacobtb1]

takes a while to get to the resolution, but totally worth it

[@TheNeonParadox]

Here I am in my first Vin and Sori rabbit hole of the year. Namely because my favorite Cradle song finally crossed your desk. It's a poetic masterpiece. If you want to know more about the countess, read Blood Countess by Andrei Codrescu. I read it in one sitting in high school. That's how good of a read it is. It's very graphic though.

[@blackrock1009]

five-octave vocal range voice

[@randygumaer282]

Check out the movie Anna Friel in "Bathory, Countess of Blood" it shows an alternative view of the legend. The song did call it a "TWISTED FABLE". She had many enemies, and remember this is coming down through history by word of mouth and we all know how twisted the truth can become by word of mouth and even more through the centuries.

[@HideousConformity]

Apparently there are a lot of scholars who believe she was framed. The Bathory family was wealthy and influential, and the king owed her a great deal of money (due to her husband having been chief commander of the Hungarian troops in the war against the Ottomans). In short, she was framed as a means for the king to get out of having to pay his debt.

[@dusty_bones_one]

You guys never really speak on Dani's voice. I love that Vin really respects Dani's Lyrics but what about his incredible voice?

[@99bajakid]

hell yeah, this is one of my favorite songs of all time, it's such a beautiful song.. in a weird way

[@sarajade5111]

Great breakdown.

[@rossshepherd9836]

I love the Bathory lore. There was rumours that she died from hunger as she stopped eating, I'd imagine due to conditions. Giles de Rais, another focal point of Mr Filth's, worth a read. He was an interesting, devout man, but one of the most evil fuckers to grace our planet, and that's "Foh Shaw" :)

[@43CYN]

Actually , peasants sent their children to her castle because of work / food only to never to return. I don’t know how many kidnaps actually happened, but as far as I know, she had quite the influence and power. She only got a sentence like she can’t leave her castle if I’m correct. (She bathed in young virgin’s blood , and children) Greetings from Hungary ;)

[@d.p.s.678]

YES! Finally, this song is a masterpiece

[@Bucketbothead007]

Chris Poland - Row of Crows Scorpions - Lonesome Crow Tarot: Undead Indeed 01 Crows Fly Black (58,138+ views) My Dying Bride - The Raven and The Rose, Thy Raven Wings Live (265+ views) Opera IX - In The Raven's Eyes Scorpions - Yellow Raven Sonata Arctica - Wolf & Raven Therion - Raven of Dispersion Wuthering Heights - The Raven

[@NeinFeline]

30:00 this bit around here... I think the Briers are general society & also the typical ups & downs that make life. As they are a plant, but not necessarily favored, they carry a mundane function or evolved to have a function from events past. She's sorting through the hum drum of life and being a Countess, who may have been quite the socialite "whirlwind of fire"; who apparently favored her looks but felt cheated, having knowledge that her treasured looks could eventually fade... Stumbling upon the Rose... The idea that if she took her youth, from the youth of others, she committed with her own blood/energy "grasping a black thorn" and forming a soul pact upon her first follow through of her string of acts, drawing the blood of others, that would lead to you doing this video 😋

[@nicolasrodriguez4399]

Roadrunner United - Dawn of a Golden Age (Dani Filth is the vocalist for this song)

[@honeybadger6418]

Their lyrical content is unmatched. Amazing band. One of my all time favorites. Red the lyrics to Lord Abortion

[@BathoryDusk]

Incredible video. Thank you for reacting to my favorite CoF track!

[@michaelcooper7989]

Great song, great album!

[@kaleidojess]

Yay, Cradle of Filth !✨

[@LucasOliveira-ln6xm]

Best Black metal (old) song ever!

[@TheChaoticWanderer]

Their masterpiece, indeed.

[@MiguelSS1994]

Cradle of filth is awesome

[@ankh-ef-en-khonsu3274]

The bathing in blood is just an exaggeration of saying she would just dabble small amounts their blood on her skin. She didn't literally fill the tub full of blood, but for example, she would use their blood to keep her cheeks rosy to appear more youthful.

[@fleminggt]

the whole cruelty and the beast album is about elizabeth bathory pretty much...you guys should check out beneath the howling stars from this album as well

[@peterichards3261]

Nice spot on the collective noun for a group of Ravens Vin although it' usually attributed to Crows .One common collective noun is a conspiracy of Ravens. A group of larks is called an Exaltation. How about a group of high school heads.. A lack of principals? Also have a look at a video by a Swiss band called Serenity about Countess Bathory called Wings Of Madness

[@SlateShufflez]

Please review as others have said, Cradle of Filth - Death Magicks For Adepths , as I really want to hear you explain the song. Was the first cof song I heard when I was a teen, I need your in depth / knowledge on that song.

[@Nanashi_MYOB]

A few years late to this party, 5 years. This just popped up in my feed. This is actually a very nuanced tale. Cradle handles the topic with the most open mind I know of, meaning Dani did his research. There are many thoughts on the veracity of the history we are taught. This is a particular piece of history that may have had parts twisted quite a bit. Facts: A widow of what is by all historic accounts an extremely abusive relationship Now develops Sapphic tendencies. At that point in time (saying nothing about location), her simply being a female in power without a husband to "reign her in" would have been considered heresy. Her "accomplices" were pretty much exclusively female or unich. She was generally scared of men after spousal abuse as well as being set up to be SAed by her husbands direct subordinate (this caused a miscarriage). The reason she stayed in power as long as she did was because the people loved her. She brought prosperity through policy. Hence, the number of people sending their daughters to become castle maids This brings us to her crimes. Oddly, outside of one person's report to the neighboring fief, little was known about what was actually going on. This leads some to believe the whole thing was a setup. Personally, I have the thought of "where there is smoke." That aside, the neighboring fief happened to be one that was in a state of conflict with her late husband. Some even posited that this led to his death. By no account does this mean she was innocent of everything. At the end of the day, her "crimes" may have been HEAVILY embellished. Some claims have her as the most prolific serial killer of all time (around 400 or so). Others have her at a number below, dear old Jack, with enough to fit on a hand. Think T.P.O. most nobles, this place and time would have a higher kill count, making her rather lenient by comparison. Some go so far as to theorize that she was walled in the tower rather than beheaded for not wishing to remarry into a position of concubine to the neighboring Count. Whatever the case, there is more to this story than meets the eye. To take it at just face value means we forget that there are always 3 sides to history. The winner, the loser, the truth. They almost never match up. This is why research is so difficult because the winner writes the history book. Ok, this is too long, as is. I could probably write a whole book on this one case study alone.

[@micksilva5256]

That part of the song, I always thought that all the bodies that were buried in the snow, wolves dug them up and thus this the people found out what she was doing thus the murder of crows came back to haunt her.

[@infernalone666]

some of the victims were servants, but mostly, back then, parents from common families would have their children work in the house of a noble as pages and servants in order to get some sense of prestige to the family. "hey, my child works for this noble. respect, please" or some such. the children work in the noble's house; other times, children - especially girls, and especially in Elizabeth Bathory's case - were also sent to these nobles to learn etiquette and to act like proper ladies despite their background. They were taken in with that idea in mind, but she didn't lecture them at all.

[@anilakturk2522]

You keep gettin better and better mb next time u give chance to Fit For An Autopsy-Black Mammoth ?

[@salamut2202]

On the word gaoler: Gaol is the British English (that is to say, correct ;P) was of spelling jail. A gaoler is a jailer.