Bitter Suites to Succubi by Cradle of Filth (CD, Jul-2001, Spitfire Records (USA))

Album Features
UPC:	670211520729
Artist:	Cradle of Filth
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2001
Record Label:	Spitfire Records (USA)
Genre:	Black Metal, Heavy Metal

Track Listing
1. Sin Deep My Wicked Angel
2. All Hope in Eclipse
3. Born in a Burial Gown
4. Summer Dying Fast
5. No Time to Cry
6. Principle of Evil Made Flesh, The
7. Suicide and Other Comforts
8. Dinner at Deviant's Palace
9. Black Goddess Rises II, The
10. Scorched Earth Erotica

Details
Producer:	Doug Cook
Distributor:	RED Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Cradle Of Filth includes: Dani Filth (vocals); Paul Allender (guitar); Adrian, Gian, Martin Foul, Robin Graves.Additional personnel includes: Libitina Grimm (cello).Recorded at New Rising Studios, Peldon, Essex.Originally intended to be an EP, Bitter Suites to Succubi found Cradle of Filth inspired to stretch the release into a beast of full-length proportions. With that in mind, Bitter Suites is, unsurprisingly, a somewhat tossed salad of Cradle of Filth tracks: four top-shelf new originals (""All Hope in Eclipse,"" ""Born in a Burial Gown,"" ""Suicide and Other Comforts,"" and ""Scorched Earth Erotica"") mingle with three re-recordings of The Principle of Evil Made Flesh-era cuts (""Summer Dying Fast,"" ""The Principle of Evil Made Flesh,"" and ""The Black Goddess Rises II""), a cover of a Sisters of Mercy tune (""No Time to Cry""), and two instrumental tracks. Longtime Cradle-ites will want to grab Bitter Suites to Succubi to better understand the band's compositional growth (if not for the cleverly punned title alone). ~ John Serba

Editorial Reviews
...Another side of black metal beef to sink your vampire teeth into...featuring re-recordings of classic Cradle cuts...Haunting female vocals, razor sharp riffs and utterly eerie keyboards pepper the new tunes. It's literally vintage Cradle.
CMJ (20010716)