During a recent interview with Loud And Proud Italy‘s Terry Palamara, CRADLE OF FILTH‘s Dani Filth spoke about fan perceptions of him running the band as a solo venture and whether he’d ever pursue a solo record.
“I’m too busy to release a blooming solo record. And, yeah, if it was just me, it’d be called Dani Filth, and it’s not — it’s called CRADLE OF FILTH,” Dani said (as transcribed by Blabbermouth).
“I think everything needs change. We’ve never — well, that’s not true. We sacked three people over the span of our career. And it was all a long time ago, like 20 years ago at least.7
“People leave the band because it’s just a lot of commitment, a lot of hard work, a lot of traveling, a lot of mental disrepair. As in the case of our previous guitarist, people leave to start families and find that the lifestyle is a bit too hectic … or they just think they can do it better or just drift apart.
“It’s very important to be a family when you join our band, and as a musician joining [CRADLE] — well, any band, I guess, nowadays, you have to wear many hats,” Dani added. “So it’s not just being a pretty face. In CRADLE OF FILTH, you have to write, contribute toward the album. That happened on [the upcoming CRADLE OF FILTH] record [The Screaming Of The Valkyries]; everybody contributed to its creation. And then you’ve gotta do other things. You’ve gotta speak to people, meet-and-greets, videos. There’s a lot of different things you have to actually get rather good at, or at least deal with.”
CRADLE OF FILTH will release their upcoming 14th studio album, The Screaming Of The Valkyries, out March 21, 2025 via Napalm Records.
On The Screaming Of The Valkyries, frontman Dani Filth’s recognizable scream and equally identifiable growl stand mightily alongside twin guitar attacks, symphonic flourishes and explosive rhythm section, implemented by drummer Martin “Marthus” Skaroupka, bassist Daniel Firth, guitarists Marek “Ashok” Smerda and Donny Burbage, and keyboardist/vocalist Zoe Federoff.
Source: metaladdicts.com
