By Greg Maki-----For us Americans, we haven't yet gathered with family to stuff ourselves with turkey and the many (many) assorted side dishes. But Halloween has come and gone, and for an ever increasing number of people, that means the holiday season is in full swing. Retailers would have us believe the big day is... Continue Reading →
Cradle of Filth, DevilDriver set second leg of co-headline tour
Cradle of Filth and DevilDriver will launch the second leg of their co-headline tour, dubbed "Double Trouble Live II," in October 2023. Support will come from Ill Niño, Black Satellite and Savage Existence, and tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. local time Friday, June 23. Tour dates: 10/04/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco10/05/23 - Tucson,... Continue Reading →
Cradle of Filth, DevilDriver set 2023 co-headline tour
Veteran metal bands Cradle of Filth and DevilDriver will team up for a co-headline tour starting March 8, 2023, in Tempe, Arizona. The first leg of the "Double Trouble Live" tour will visit several popular western and southern U.S. markets, coming to an end March 26 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Support will come from Black Satellite and Oni.... Continue Reading →
Cradle of Filth signs with Napalm Records
Long-running extreme metal band Cradle of Filth has signed a worldwide contract with Napalm Records. “It is with great expectation and excitement that we announce our move to Napalm Records, having seen and heard a great deal of complimentary things about the label, which in turn leads us to believe that this will be the... Continue Reading →
Cradle of Filth to release ‘Existence is Futile’ on Oct. 22
Cradle of Filth will release its 13th studio album, "Existence is Futile," on Oct. 22, 2021, via Nuclear Blast Records. Recorded during the lockdown periods of 2020 and pieced together in isolation at Grindstone Studios in Suffolk, England, with studio guru Scott Atkins (Devilment/Benediction/Vader), the record is available for pre-order here. Cradle of Filth also has... Continue Reading →
Satanic horror film ‘Baphomet,’ starring Dani Filth, coming June 8
Cleopatra Entertainment will release the Satanic horror film "Baphomet," starring Dani Filth, vocalist of Cradle of Filth, on June 8, 2021, on Blu-ray, DVD and digital. "I really liked the idea of it," Dani Filth said. "The script was good. It seemed genuinely interesting, esoteric. The premise is great, and I quite liked the idea of the character... Continue Reading →
INTERVIEW: Tatiana Shmailyuk of JINJER
2019 is shaping up as the year of Jinjer. After coming to North America for the first time in 2018 for tours with Cradle of Filth and DevilDriver, the Ukrainian quartet released the EP “Micro” (review) in January and already has completed a European tour with Soilwork and Amorphis. More shows in Europe, plus dates... Continue Reading →
Best of Metal Social Media: Cradle Of Filth, Ozzfest & more
In this column, we highlight the Top 5 social media posts from the hundreds of bands, websites and artists we follow!
Cradle of Filth announces second leg of North American ‘Cryptoriana’ tour
UK's legendary extreme metal icons Cradle Of Filth will return to North America once again in support of their latest album “Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness of Decay.” For the second leg of their North American onslaught, the band has enlisted industrial/metal shock rocker Wednesday 13 as well as theatrical metal new comers Raven Black. See tour dates... Continue Reading →
Jeff’s Best Albums of 2017
2017 was a pivotal year for Live Metal. If anyone has happened to notice, our website is brand new, our hand forced as a major collapse ensued. But going into our lucky 13th year, we'll continue to cover the bands we like and think our readers will raise their fist to, as well. That wasn't... Continue Reading →