From the Cradle to Enslave

From the Cradle to Enslave
EP by Cradle of Filth
Released	30 October 1999
Recorded	Parr Street Studios, Liverpool and Springvale Studios, Ipswich, England, 1999
Genre	Extreme metal
Length	32:01
Label	Music for Nations (Europe) Metal Blade (US)
Producer	Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth chronology
Cruelty and the Beast (1998) From the Cradle to Enslave (1999) Midian (2000)

From the Cradle to Enslave is the second EP by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth, and first release following their 1998 studio album Cruelty and the Beast. It contains two original compositions: the title track and "Of Dark Blood and Fucking". The rest of the disc consists of cover versions and a re-recording of a track from the album Dusk... and Her Embrace.

The album was recorded during a period of upheaval for the band, with Gian Pyres and Nicholas Barker leaving prior to its release (Pyres would return for the recording of Midian) and Stuart Anstis and Les Smith departing the band soon afterwards.

The EP was reissued in 2012 by The End Records.^[1]

Promotional video

"From the Cradle to Enslave" was the first of Cradle of Filth's songs to have an accompanying music video. The video was directed by Alex Chandon, who also directed the 2001 horror film Cradle of Fear in which Dani Filth starred and the rest of the band appeared in cameos. The music video features explicit images of nudity and gore and was released in two versions, one edited and one unedited. Both versions can be found on the PanDaemonAeon DVD.

The video contains a reference to the Cruelty and the Beast cover art, when a woman is seen emerging from a bathtub filling with blood.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Chronicles of Chaos	8/10[3]

Dani Filth revealed his antipathy towards the title track in Kerrang!: "We have to play it at every gig... I'd like to erase it, so I wouldn't have to play it again. After a while you just want to play something different. There's something about the hook that just strikes a chord of fear down my spine."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"From the Cradle to Enslave"	Dani Filth	Cradle of Filth	6:37
2.	"Of Dark Blood and Fucking"	Filth	Cradle of Filth	6:02
3.	"Death Comes Ripping" (Misfits cover)	Glenn Danzig	Danzig	1:57
4.	"Sleepless" (Anathema cover)	Darren White	Daniel Cavanagh and Anathema	4:19
5.	"Pervert's Church (From the Cradle to Deprave)" (remix of "From the Cradle to Enslave" only on European release)			4:58
6.	"Funeral in Carpathia (Be Quick or Be Dead Version)"	Filth	Cradle of Filth	8:08

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
5.	"Dawn of Eternity" (Massacre cover, on American release)	Kam Lee	Rick Rozz	6:24

Personnel

Cradle of Filth

• Dani Filth – lead vocals
• Stuart Anstis – guitars
• Gian Pyres – guitars
• Robin Graves – bass
• Lecter – keyboards
• Was Sarginson – drums on "From the Cradle to Enslave", "Death Comes Ripping" and "Sleepless"
• Adrian Erlandsson – drums on "Of Dark Blood and Fucking" and "Dawn of Eternity"
• Nicholas Barker – drums on "Funeral in Carpathia (Be Quick or Be Dead Version)"
• Sarah Jezebel Deva – backing vocals

Production

• Mike Exeter, Dan Spriggs - engineers on tracks 1-4, mixing on tracks 3-4
• John Fryer - mixing on tracks 1 and 2
• Mark Harwodd - engineer and mixing on "Funeral in Carpathia" and "Dawn of Eternity"
• Damien Clarke and Lecter - remixing of "Perverts Church"
• Noel Sommerville - mastering

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1999	UK Albums Chart[5]	84

References

1. http://theorderofthedragon.com/notes/Cradle_Of_Filth_To_Release_Eight_Album_Reissues
2. Huey, Steve. "From the Cradle to Enslave - Cradle of Filth: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
3. Noll, Matthias (5 March 2000). "CoC : Cradle of Filth - From the Cradle to Enslave : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
4. Kerrang! (1130). 21 October 2006. Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. "Chart Log UK: Chris C. - CZR". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2010-11-07.