Prepare For Invasion With DANI FILTH From CRADLE OF FILTH

Interview by Kris Peters
Cradle Of Filth are a band best experienced live.
Their moody, atmospheric music - while still imposing and engaging
on record - is elevated to another dimension when played out on
stage and after an absence of far too long Australian fans will
once again get the opportunity to marvel at the wonders of Dani
Filth and his band of miscreants.
After unleashing their first live album in aeons last year titled
Trouble & Their Double Lives - some of which was recorded in
Australia - Cradle Of Filth have been making up for lost time by
touring on a global scale, with their sights now set firmly Down
Under where Filth has promised the band will more than pay their
debts of absence.
They will be joined by Moldovan heavy outfit Infected Rain - led by
the enigmatic and talented Lena Scissorhands - who will be making
their debut trip to this country in a double-headed musical snake
that promises to bite more than a pit full of adders.
Cradle Of Filth mastermind and frontman Dani Filth joined HEAVY to
discuss the tour and other things happening within the band.
"Yeah, pre-pandemic, wasn't it?" Filth questioned when we mentioned
it's been a while between visits. "That would be the main crux of
the reason, then (laughs)."
We ask what has changed with the band between their last Australian
run of shows to now.
"We've got a different line-up," he offered. "We've toured
everywhere. We toured America during the pandemic, actually, right
on the tail end. Aside from that, we have progressed with writing
the new album. We've already done a track with Ed Sheeran as well,
although that will probably be coming out on the special edition of
the new album. I can't really talk much more about that with
legalities and what have you. Our new album should be out… we
should be dropping a new single actually, around the time of the
Australian tour - maybe a little bit later - with the outlook for
the album being dropping in March next year. That's almost
finished, and we have just been super busy with the band. Lots of
gigs. The album we started last July and the record company was
like, why are you taking so long? And we were like, because we're
on tour (laughs)."
In the full interview, Dani talks more about their upcoming tour in
Australia, their new album, and the challenges of balancing
recording with touring. He revealed that the recording is expected
to be finished by the beginning of June, with a focus on mixing and
shooting videos in the Czech Republic.
Dani also emphasized the distinctiveness of their new music and
their willingness to push boundaries, while also expressing
excitement for the upcoming shows and the support band, Infected
Rain. The discussion also touched on the band's international
composition and their collaboration with Ed Sheeran.

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