Cradle of Filth
English extreme metal band
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October 2 2025 | Federoff and Šmerda filed a legal complaint against the band. |
August 26 2025 | Šmerda confirmed his departure from Cradle of Filth following the Latin American tour, citing 'unprofessional behavior', 'low pay', and 'high stress'. Simultaneously, the band released a statement claiming they had fired Šmerda effective immediately. |
August 24 2025 | Federoff announced her departure from Cradle of Filth mid-tour, citing personal reasons. She also confirmed Šmerda's planned departure at the end of the year. |
2025 | Proposed to Russian-born tattoo artist Sofiya Belousova at the Download Festival, marking his engagement to his second partner. |
March 21 2025 | Scheduled release date for their fourteenth studio album 'The Screaming of the Valkyries', which was mixed and mastered in July 2024. |
January 8 2025 | Revealed the title of their upcoming fourteenth studio album, 'The Screaming of the Valkyries'. |
2024 | Cradle of Filth released the music video 'Malignant Perfection' directed by Vicente Cordero |
July 2024 | Completed mixing and mastering of their upcoming fourteenth studio album. |
2023 | Cradle of Filth released the music video 'She is A Fire' directed by Vicente Cordero |
2023 | Death of former bassist Jon Kennedy. |
April 28 2023 | Released the live album 'Trouble and Their Double Lives', which included two studio tracks from the Existence is Futile recording sessions and live tracks from their Cryptoriana World Tour. |
2022 | Cradle of Filth released the music video 'How Many Tears To Nurture A Rose?' directed by Vicente Cordero |
2022 | Guest appeared on Kreator's live track 'Betrayer' from the Live at Bloodstock 2021 album. |
2022 | Donny Burbage became a member of Cradle of Filth, with no recorded contributions to date. |
August 2022 | Former guitarist Stuart Anstis passed away at the age of 48. |
August 2022 | Vocalist Dani Filth revealed the band's ongoing collaboration with Ed Sheeran, which had been in progress since the previous year. |
May 9 2022 | Cradle of Filth announced their signing to Napalm Records. |
May 4 2022 | Dani Filth announces the departure of guitarist Richard Shaw and keyboardist Anabelle Iratni. Donny Burbage joins as the new guitarist, and Zoe Marie Federoff becomes the new keyboard player. |
2021 | Performed on Twiztid's track 'Neon Vamp' from the album Unlikely Prescription. |
2021 | Death of former member Andrea Meyer. |
December 2021 | Scottish death metal band Party Cannon dedicated the song 'I Believe in Dani Filth' to him, accompanied by an animated Street Fighter-styled video. |
October 22 2021 | Existence Is Futile, the band's thirteenth album, is released. |
July 30 2021 | A music video for the single 'Crawling King Chaos' is released in advance of their thirteenth album. |
May 2021 | Anabelle Iratni is announced as the new keyboard player for the band. |
May 2020 | Anabelle Iratni replaced Lindsay Schoolcraft and made her live debut. |
February 10 2020 | Keyboardist and vocalist Lindsay Schoolcraft departs from the band, citing mental health reasons. |
2019 | Collaborated with Tank on the track 'Shellshock' from the album Re-Ignition. |
2019 | Featured on Bring Me the Horizon's track 'Wonderful Life' from the album Amo, which reached #35 on US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. |
May 31 2019 | Cradle of Filth released the live album 'Live at Dynamo Open Air 1997' through Fret label. |
2018 | Dani Filth and Toni King separated after being married for approximately 13 years. |
September 22 2017 | Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay is officially released through Nuclear Blast Records. |
June 16 2017 | The band reveals the title of their twelfth studio album, Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay. |
2016 | Performed on Eastern Front's track 'Crimson Mourn' from the album EmpirE. |
July 2016 | The original Cacophonous version of 'Dusk... and Her Embrace' is finally released as 'Dusk... and Her Embrace: The Original Sin'. |
2015 | Released eleventh studio album 'Hammer of the Witches', reaffirming the band's signature gothic metal sound. |
2015 | Guest performed on Simone Simons' track 'The Creator and the Destroyer' from the rock opera Karmaflow. |
July 10 2015 | Hammer of the Witches is officially released through Nuclear Blast Records, with artwork by Latvian artist Arthur Berzinsh. |
March 21 2015 | Band films scenes for a promo video for the song 'Right Wing of the Garden Triptych' at a former U.S. military base and near the Imperial War Museum Duxford. |
2014 | Interviewed for the Metal Evolution series. Also released first album with Devilment. |
2014 | Collaborated with Motionless in White on the track 'Puppets 3 (The Grand Finale)' from the album Reincarnate. |
2014 | Contributed to Schoolcraft's track 'Fading Star'. |
2014 | Performed on The 69 Eyes' tracks 'Two Horns Up' and 'The Last House On The Left' from the album West End, also featuring Calico Cooper and Wednesday 13. |
2014 | Lindsay Schoolcraft was made an official full-time member of the band. |
2014 | Marek 'Ashok' Šmerda is added to the band as a guitarist. |
November 11 2014 | The band signs with Nuclear Blast Records and prepares to record their new album, with the working title Hammer of the Witches. |
May 2014 | Released 'Total Fucking Darkness' on CD and limited edition vinyl through Mordgrimm label, including original cassette tracks and previously unreleased rehearsal recordings. |
April 2014 | Paul Allender leaves Cradle of Filth, announcing his departure on his official Facebook account in favor of his new band White Empress. James McIlroy also leaves the band around this time due to imminent spinal surgery. |
April 2 2014 | Cradle of Filth announces they are working on a follow-up album to The Manticore and Other Horrors, with Dani Filth expecting a Spring 2015 release and three songs already written. |
March 2014 | Announced the first commercial release of their 1993 demo 'Total Fucking Darkness'. |
February 2014 | During a co-headlining tour with Behemoth, guitarists Paul Allender and James McIlroy are replaced by Richard Shaw and Marek 'Ashok' Šmerda. |
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