Cradle Of Filth - The Twisted Nails of Faith (Remixed and Remastered) [Audio]

[@derekbigpowers1993]

For me personally, this is COFs best song ever. There isn’t another one that makes me feel the way this one does.

[@runnre]

How does it make you feel?

[@krisgloux2030]

Top 10 to drum for fun too...wheeeoooob!!!!! !!

[@shaunrawson6555]

It's the crescendo. Unparalleled in its blend of british goth rock n roll and bloody faerytale storytelling. A true classic

[@humantacos9800]

It's that ending lead guitar. Just very powerful.

[@pvtbx4198]

I downloaded this song by accident off of limewire back in like 2005 and it completely changed my life. I had only listened to rap before then. Shit was like the red pill for me

[@ChrisWeinhardt]

That whole part starting at 05:00 has always been my highlight of the album

[@ionuttudor1851]

mine too!!

[@klausherbert3040]

For me it starts at 4:11 onwards

[@metalsmithnick8714]

@@klausherbert3040 yes 100%

[@daniderais3562]

Still ends way to soon. Wished they played on for like two more minutes or so.

[@Charlyedgar]

Same. Best part of the album

[@roromoho]

Metal masterpiece, even music in general. The end of this song is beyond this World. Even the drums are emotional. What a great band it was.

[@andrepereira744]

You said it all!!! Btw,that's why i always loved Nicholas on drums in Cradle! He always knew what to do,his drumming always fit the songs so perfectly. In fact,tbh,it was so important as the guitars/bass,voice,keys,to the feeling of their music,imo. From "The principle..." to "Cruelty and...",they were amaizing!!!

[@EdwinLap]

It still is...

[@pharaohbronze]

I grew up on hip hop and it was hip hop that made me appreciate different forms of music. But it was a disciple of black metal that put me on. And it was this album that made me love it. The world is too big for one genre. And this song is fucking beast. This album is a sonic masterpiece. Long live.

[@vikingmetaldragon]

@@pharaohbronze No offense, quite the opposite, but I don't believe that hip hop helped you appreciate other music, I believe that was just something within you all along - to be able to hear the majestic qualities in many sounds.

[@horusheresy6949]

Still is

[@gammaraider]

I bought the original CD when it came out in the late 90, and this song has been giving me spinal chills ever since

[@brookewildthomasbill762]

Chicken shit

[@gammaraider]

​@@brookewildthomasbill762 No, just someone who deeply enjoys good music. But thank you for your input all the same ma'm.

[@vikingmetaldragon]

Same. It's a perfect album, and that's hard to find. Beginning to end - perfect.

[@missxsixsixsix]

I bought it when I was in 6th grade I believe lol staple of my childhood 🖤

[@savagecarl2230]

I stole it. It's the song that made me be a degenerate 37 year old. I blame Dani Filth

[@Sanguine_Addiction]

Ah, the COF days with Nick Barker on drums and Robin Graves on bass. They'll always be my favorite COF members.

[@phillipcarpenterjr1576]

They both combined were about as in-sync of a rhythm section you can get. One of the hardest sections to make a perfect match. Rhythm section gets the blame when timing goes off. More like the rest of the band does, drums and bass guitar try to reconnect the timing change. I've played both instruments in a band before. This album was perfect in my opinion in timing.

[@Sanguine_Addiction]

@@phillipcarpenterjr1576 agreed my friend!

[@lukeskywalkerjediknight2.013]

What about Stuart? He did the amazing guitar work?

[@Sanguine_Addiction]

@@lukeskywalkerjediknight2.013 yes very true. I miss the line up they had from back in the day.

[@MultiMikey81]

And stuart

[@wormervar]

"Mirror, mirror on the wall Shouldst not grave pleasures be my all? For if I shall see thy Will be done Grant Me the Witchcraft of thy tongue" Three moondials froze in the shadow of six As another soul passed to the grasping Styx Clutching their trinket crucifix Bats blew from caves in a dissonant surge Omens of corruption from within the church A fetid, dank oasis still clung to fool rebirth Alone as a stone cold altar The castle and its keep Like faerytale dominion rose A widow to the snow peaks Wherein reclined the Countess Limbs purring from the kill Bathed in virgin white and like the night Alive and young and unfulfilled Was it the cry of a wolf That broke the silver thread of enchanted thoughts? Of Her life as a mere reflection (As the moon's in narrow windows caught) That opened like dark eyelids on The sigh of the woods that the wind fell upon Like a Siren weaving song From the lilt of choirs choking Where the vengeful dead Belong... To the Sorceress and Her charnel arts She swept from ebon towers at the hour of Mars 'Neath a star-inwoven sky latticed by scars To unbind knotted reins that kept in canter, despair Shod on melancholy, fleet to sanctuary there, In netherglades tethered where onyx idols stared Was it the Kiss of the mist That peopled the air with the prowess of absinthe? Lost souls begging resurrection From Gods upon their forest plinths Whose epitaphs read of re-ascending to win Remission from despair through a holocaust of sin In a tongue hilted in invective rectums Over signs and seals the sorceress prayed To Death, to rend the slender veil That Ancient Ones might rise again As shadows swelled The Countess fell To masturbating with Her dagger As the Witch gabbled spells Cumming heavy roses all the way to Hell As sudden thunder's grue harangue Announced two pincered worlds Exuding bane, something came With the stench of necrophiled graves To these clandestines Who shrank from glimpsing horror That the growls of mating houls inclined... Resplendent In pendants (Natal trophies torn from bellies of desanctified nuns) A demons, bewinged, bedight In scum, prowled their circle seeking entry to run An arctic tongue upon Her vulva Where rubies smeared to alabaster thighs Glittered like a contract in the purse of a whore Receiving sole communion from the body of christ "If blood is what thou carves, foul fiend I will yield this witch to thee If thou wouldst draw a veil for Me O'er lengthening scars of age and grief" As the Demon slavered foetid vows And bore His prey away In talons itching to perpetrate The nausea of eternal rape The Sorceress screaming in His grasp Spat a final curse to stain The Countess with the promise That Her lord at war would be cruelly slain And She would rot. Alone Insane. On the twisted nails of faith.

[@8523wsxc]

"what thou craves" dummy

[@blackerscreenproductions1368]

@@8523wsxc That's because they've most likely pasted & copied the lyrics from the "official source". Which ironically is incorrect. I've listened to & typed out the lyrics myself atop the comments. (I've accounted for most if not all discrepancies if you feel inclined to read them in tandem with this masterpiece?)

[@TK-fd3qt]

@@blackerscreenproductions1368 yoo no wath??? It really is thee Masterpiss!!! Beyond many Shakespeares and other bool that hardly reaches 1/4 of this atmosphere. Just Bravo CoF

[@memmori1]

​@@TK-fd3qtthe most intricate and tough English since medieval poetry. Almost unreadable to modern day people.

[@pharaohbronze]

This album brought me to the world of black metal. This album is a work of art.

[@savagecarl2230]

Ya same dude. I didn't know metal could be so beautiful until this.

[@xmadammiax]

Best Cradle Of Filth song ever made ! Right off my favorite album! 🤘🏻🖤🖤🖤.

[@AleatoricSatan]

Damn right... They played the entirety of this album a few years ago, was lucky to see them at in SF, even if the line up has changed so much through the years. That song is spectacular live too :)

[@fandomewhisper]

One word for this album..... Poetry

[@MsJp467]

yes son so lovely

[@zombiemachinery4868]

Everything from 3:56 is pure gold.

[@theCollectiveEU]

True

[@andrevidalufms]

yessssss

[@rambomoore381]

Nah... the entire song is gold. After the intro and the next 2 minutes is incredible

[@marshallfilthify]

4:38

[@Aeonalastor]

This new mix reveals a lot of different keyboard sounds that were not that present in the original release... cool

[@HugoMMendes]

and drums are more clean.

[@jussi5139]

You know the music is good, when you have intense chills throughout the song !

[@sorenhofmann294]

Das war der erste cof Song den ich gehört habe und ich habe ihn sofort geliebt...ich glaube das war 1998 und ich liebe ihn nach fast 25 Jahren immer noch als wäre es das erste Mal hören Diese Gitarren, Dani's geschrei, die Drums..... Es ist einfach der Sound meiner Jugend bin jetzt 38 und die alten Cof bis zum Midian Album Teleportieren mich zurück in meine Jugend. Danke Cradle of Filth für diese Musikalische Reise

[@sorenhofmann294]

Ich könnte noch so viel positives über Cradle schreiben.. aber ich glaube das die Leute hier, die Cradle über die Jahrzehnte so lieben wie ich können es sich denken was ich meine ....there is No beast without Cruelty

[@timebird78]

jo, CoF rockt!

[@alarevalo79]

When the production value of a Black metal track exponentially exceeds that of anything being released in this decade.

[@infectioushost1]

it's been more than a decade and i can't get enough of this album

[@pikhik816]

One of my favourite Cradle songs

[@ThanatosSD]

They managed to make what already was an awesome album sound even better. This is without a doubt my favourite album from all.

[@ALTCTRLY33T]

This is my favorite song on this album. I love the long-winded poetic lyrical style of saying so many words in one measure which is mostly present in their early stuff. The guitar riffs and keyboards are just so good. My take on Nick Barker is that he has more creative, mystical beats that compliment the gothic groove more, whereas Marthus is more creative with the cymbals, but all around heavier and loves his signature cacophonous exreme metal blast beat. Marthus on Godspeed is excellent. I also personally like the original tippy-tappy drum sound of this album. I feel like it offers more to the other instruments and actually sounds in place with the setting of this album. Cruelty really has one of the most beautiful and unique symphonic elements to it of any album. I love how the end of the song becomes this hopeful dream. Also, I love Dani's final screams on this song: FAAAAAAAAIIIITTTHHH and you hear that brutally subtle demonic growl in the background FOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTHHHHH. It's hard to describe CoF to other people.

[@jensonnunez4122]

DUDE, I COULDN'T AGREE MORE WITH YOU, YOU REALLY HIT THE POINT.

[@sonyavengeance]

one of the best somgs ever mage 100%

[@MisstressMourtisha]

The clearity is unreal. 🖤🖤⚰

[@Sanguine_Addiction]

you are very beautiful

[@hareshrishisugrim]

Damn I forgot how thrilling this was!

[@damer651]

This is a masterpiece of absolute haunting blackness, aggression of power, I've never heard anything so beautiful and fearsome at the same time.

[@clockwork7daemon]

Still my favorite Cradle of Filth song. 🤘

[@chrisvoa]

Another Anstis Masterpiece!

[@LifeIsPeachyProductions]

His song writing and guitar craftsmanship is of another world. I am so thankful that he was in Cradle of Filth and gave us such masterpieces as C&TB. This line up was laced with sonic storytelling and a complete, coherent and emotional chemistry that has stood the test of time and continues to age like a fine wine.

[@JaimeNoro]

@@LifeIsPeachyProductions I could not have put it better. Exactly. And it's awesome to see well articulated people recognizing what you said. I still remember being shattered when this line-up broke in 1999. What a premature loss when there could have been so much more...

[@chevalierdulys]

@@JaimeNoro how do people know who makes what since this was never really informed us? I understand that it change a lot cradle from this album to midian. Btw, what happened to him?

[@lukeskywalkerjediknight2.013]

@@chevalierdulys fired.....

[@mosesswedberg5208]

IN A TONGUE.... this passage is just spectacular. Always loved the shrieks and howls, and Sarah's amazing vocals on this track.

[@ReneAensland]

This wasn't Sarah, this was Ingrid Pitt. She was the actress and lead in the film Countess Dracula (1971) that Dani had as a guest to do voice over lines in the album. She played a version of Bathory in the film. God rest her soul.

[@javo_roma]

5:04 Hell breaks loose.

[@n3xs891]

The atmosphere from the 98’ album is definitely the one and only, nice job though!

[@quackquackquake9619]

I heard this on a weird late night radio show 8 years ago. I loved it right away despite the lousy mixing of the original album. The intensity increases towards the end and makes you want to hide in a blanket. For me, Ingrid Pitt's speech is the turning point of this album and she sounds so badass in this edit.

[@ralfdawson3537]

The best album of metal music history...

[@savagecarl2230]

Three moon dials froze on the shadow of six was the influential phrase for a young me. Thanks for all my problems Dani :P

[@ETNOM616]

Song Goes Hard Asf!!🤘🏿

[@pteradactylhippo]

Just have to say that nothing will ever touch this piece of sonic perfection. Still makes me lose my fucking mind! The lyrics and music are so incredibly linked it makes me feel like I’m in the story. Still. After all of these years.

[@TheAmirhossssein]

IM CRYIN..... FINALLY ive been counting the days since the announcement 2 years ago thank heaven and hell

[@DamienWamuu]

amirhossein mobarakabadi same here brother

[@lv2fishrn971]

Hell yeah

[@richardlion4448]

@@lordgargamel4124 You tough. You true? Listening to COF isn´t that fuckin true.....

[@gammaraider]

I’m still trying to figure out if I like the remistressed album better than the original. Lots of ppl disliked the “typewriter” bassdrums but I kinda like those for this album. New version sounds a little muddy at times, but great too. Hey, having more choice is always good I guess!

[@TheAmirhossssein]

@@gammaraider fukin hell I typed an essay in response accidentaly hit the cancel fukin damit

[@tricatel2015]

This one was my favorite of the original album and this new version is even better.

[@mahzerianlust13]

Love it live!!!

[@hammersmashedspud4345]

As the Demon slavered foetid vows And bore his prey away In talons itching to perpetrate The nausea of eternal rape

[@Silennnnt]

It sounds great! I love it! Thanks!

[@bionic1086]

listening to COF since 1998 when i found my big brothers K7 , was 10, couldn't sleep at night , but became a night bat after that forever COF MEGA FAN

[@iseearainbowrising2423]

Great song! Masterpiece!

[@wanjanechtangroeger]

Damn I love this song! The remix is super awesome!

[@mattbell555]

Nick is the man

[@perfumedangle6600]

Isnt it just? Love Beneath the howling stars too. The whole lot actually

[@jimmythompson5332]

Such a beautiful fucking song.....gets me in the feelers.......the part where it turns into just drums and organ, or keyboard.....whatever....it's amazing.

[@ИгорьИгоревич-ф5ж]

Дико и страсто и безумно обожаю эту изумительную,дьявольскую,прекрасную группу👿👍👍🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@timebird78]

What a song... Best CoF song? Can't decide, won't decide.

[@YourUpperLip1]

My and my friend just had a deep dive over the past few days… This song, Funeral in Carpathia, Bathory Aria, Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids, and Dusk and her Embrace were the 5 we came up with

[@resplendentquetzal6536]

​@@YourUpperLip1 Some more to consider: Lustmord & Wargasm (Lick of the Carnivorous Winds), Thirteen Autumns and a Widow, The Rape and Ruin of Angels (Hossanas in Extremis), A Gothic Romance, Cthulhu Dawn, Saffron's Curse, Amor e Morte, Tearing the Veil from Grace, and To Eve the Art of Witchcraft.

[@mahzerianlust13]

One of my all time favs!! 🤘♥️

[@mahzerianlust13]

And have seen live a few times.

[@agnesfrank2810]

Omg! Wtf?! My favorite song and this... Ever oh my God or Anybody I haven't got any.... anything THIS IS THE PERFECT!! All times! OMG!!!

[@anttisilvast5613]

This album cover is much better. Great song. Much better version. Cleaner and so epic.

[@techmetaljazz]

You can actually hear the cymbals on this remastered version! Difficult to phantom how whoever mixed the original version put them so low in the mix that it was even released. This mix is significantly better.

[@PatCowan-mh4iw]

I love this Calming music 🎵 🤘

[@haggisgaming666]

went to london to see the, in 97 been a fan ever since...

[@bryanflores3213]

Perfection 😱😱😱

[@shanecurry3913]

Best concert I been to

[@kevdeburgh]

Still get chills in 2020 🤘🖤🤘

[@pillarsoflight2607]

Art in sound.

[@richardIII_Underneath]

I saw someone asking for a VEmpire remaster, but...there's nothing to remaster, fool!

[@eliagerloff4157]

Legende of Metal

[@KickinTheBucket-List]

From 03:50 onwards its a masterpiece

[@alexanderkvitrovn9828]

Three moon dials froze in the shadow of 6 as another pass to the grasping Styx ❤

[@RodHxC]

The keyboards adds a whole new level of epicness to this song, Les Smith was a monster as the keyboard player. All in all, the best keyboard players Cradle had were: 1. Martin Powell 2. Les Smith 3. Ashley Ellyllon 4. Damien Greg In fact, they never had bad keyboardists but the ones I mentioned were insanely talented songwriters and shined in their respective records.

[@missxsixsixsix]

Dani Filth is legend 🖤

[@albatrossyglossy]

There are songs equal to this but there are none that surpass it.

[@edgardocastillo2295]

PERFECT!

[@wardrunaragnar5031]

0:20 - if you listen through headphones, I swear you can hear Dani saying ‘F*** off you c***, f*** off!

[@alwhitaker1925]

Passion level : infinite

[@ReneAensland]

Rest in peace Ingrid Pitt. She was Countess Dracula (1971) who did the voice of Bathory in the this song and Bathory Aria.

[@DeathMetalThrasher]

They need to make songs this heavy and evil again

[@MsJp467]

oh yes please love it

[@khairulhidayat1126]

This is epic and genius..

[@blinksumbox]

Masterpiece

[@jonwismer6235]

Love this song is awsome

[@raedenjay]

I enjoy the bass more in the older version, I feel it is more pronounced

[@jackmammonbifrons5923]

What a fuckin song! Got to be one of my favourite COF songs of all time !

[@giovissbike]

Hello cradleo from Colombia primer latino escuchandola 🤘🤘🔥🔥👹😈💯

[@luisdeleon1306]

No eres el único jeje, desde los estados unidos unas de mis canciones favoritas de este album.

[@juanolave9173]

5:06 ❤

[@jairmiranda11]

THIS IS SO MY STILXUM 🖤

[@nemanjazivojinovic6421]

Suzo posalji tetku za cigare

[@tommuchowski3290]

Great.. Drums..

[@MsJp467]

great every thing so fab iam dying it it all love it so much i want more

[@mabildesoares]

🤘🖤 for ever

[@yherok]

OH damn yes!!!

[@giovissbike]

Esta chimba la canción parceros...good Song 🔥💯🤘

[@jorgealbinodacostarodrigue5246]

Cradlel of filth 😎 the beast 💪

[@jimtguitarist]

Οne of the Cradle of Filth darkest intros!

[@ZhateraRuna]

i love this song all absolutly!! Its u are still your style !

[@codesergio6783]

cradle of filth edo carrrrralho berço da chugeiraaaaaaa porrrrrrra

[@cato7778]

Nick Barker was incredible. COF's loss was Dimmu's gain

[@Darklg23]

Thing of beauty 😈😈👻☠️

[@MsJp467]

oh yes it is so lovely

[@alanhsimette287]

50 millions of fans canot be wrong

[@nemanjazivojinovic6421]

Brnaba ce od sada dete da mi cuva

[@Denkersis]

Every time I listen to this song I imagine a bunch of skeletons driving a really old car at high speed while singing and playing air instruments

[@granthudson5447]

YESSSS!!!!!

[@Thronumgoroth]

Holy fuck, this slaps so hard!

[@polarnivepar3721]

p.s. after 50 repeats of the last 2 minutes I went on e-bay and bought the album. I am going to violate CD player now and blast the amps. the kids will cry, the grandma will die, and I will play the air guitar while neighbours call the national defense

[@el_amigo_reptiliano]

4:37!

[@dogrudiyosun]

I walked hundreds of kilomeeeters to this album.

[@DakgorimCountYeckley]

I want to buy dead girls don't say no t shirt size 6xlt where do I get it?

[@DakgorimCountYeckley]

Also buy Jesus is a c**t t shirt 6xlt any idea where to get it?

[@blackerscreenproductions1368]

@@DakgorimCountYeckley "I want to buy dead girls don't say no t-shirt size 6xlt where do I get it?" *_Ah, yes, the Necrophiliac's delight!_* *_Oh, so that's what your pfp is...well, it seems dead, at least!?_* "Also buy Jesus is a c**t t-shirt 6xlt any idea where to get it?" *_I'd; assume the merch store? Right?_*

[@BlazRa]

Epic

[@meat8130]

Are the high scream vocals false chord or fry? I'm having trouble figuring it out

[@thelastdaybreathinginetern1385]

This is my favorite Cradle of filth album besides Evermore Darkly. I've been listening to Cradle of filth for over a decade. They got me into metal when I was in high school. Been a metalhead ever since. I got the original cover of this album patch on my metal vest.

[@buukaczi]

IF THE BLOOD IS WHAT THOU CRAVES, FOUL FIEND

[@JLK5241]

Is it warm liquid?

[@simon-pierredrolet955]

🤘💯🔥🔥🔥

[@Doom0104]

FODAAAAAAA!!!!

[@lukeskywalkerjediknight2.013]

Good