Eleven Burial Masses (+DVD) [Digipak] - Cradle Of Filth

Advantages: Great sound, amazing production, "beautifull" melodie
Disadvantages: None, this album rules

...experience. If you are a cradle of filth fan, buy this album, if you are metal fan, buy this album, if you don't know what metal is, buy this album and if you hate metall buy this album and you will strat liking it.... Read review

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Advantages: A lot different to any other metal you will hear!
Disadvantages: Some tracks are quite samey

...A lot of people think of cradle of filth and just know what kind of music they are going to expect. Something heavy, dark and mysterious! Cradle of filth have always been renowned for delivering things like that to their fans and have done so throughout their long and illustrious career. This is their latest offerng to the black/death metal scene and quite an impact it does make. The tracks are all consistantly hard hitting and amazingly structured with Dani Filth's vocals reaching even higher pitches if you thought that was possible! The album does have a few weak links as some of the tracks make you remember a previous track but this does not occur very often. Cradle of filth have returned and are looking to cause another storm and more than likely a riot with their very controversial lyrics and very controversial antics. A must buy... Read review

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Advantages: Creates an atmosphere felt with very few albums
Disadvantages: You have to be in the right mood to listen to it

...Already being the proud owner of five different cradle of filth albums, when my dad decided he disliked "Damnation and a day" i offered him a few quid for it. What i received was my favourite Cradle album. The album creates a huge atmosphere and in depth world. This is mainly done because it features the 40-piece Budapest Film Orchestra and 32-piece Budapest Film Choir. The concept The album is in four parts. The first two parts tell of the fall of lucifer and the third and fourth parts are about satan's manipulation on Earth. So overall the album is based on the old testament. The lyrics The lyrics are some of my favourites. "Angels in raiments, As pure as coal, Taking their payments, In tortured mortal souls" The lyrics arn't for the faint hearted and arn't too popular with Christians but they are intelligent... Read review

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