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2002 compilation album by Cradle of Filth

Lovecraft & Witch Hearts

Cover art by John Coulthart

Compilation album by Cradle of Filth

Released

13 May 2002

Recorded

1996–2000

Genre

Extreme metal

Length

72:52

Label

Music for Nations

Producer

Various

Cradle of Filth chronology

Bitter Suites to Succubi
(2001)

Lovecraft & Witch Hearts
(2002)

Live Bait for the Dead
(2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10
Exclaim!	favourable

Lovecraft & Witch Hearts is a compilation album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth, released on 13 May 2002 by record label Music for Nations.

Content

It is described in Dani Filth's sleeve notes as "a favoured grimoire of tracks coupled with the rare and unreleased; rather a 'mess of' than a 'best of'..." It was designed to round off Cradle of Filth's contract with Music for Nations before their short-lived signing to Sony Records.

Disc one (Lovecraft) consists of album tracks from their Music for Nations back catalogue (although the Cruelty and the Beast tracks "Beneath the Howling Stars" and "Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids" are remixes by longtime band studio collaborator Mike Exeter). Disc two (Witch Hearts) consists of extra tracks culled from limited and import editions of their MFN releases (e.g. the two-disc version of Cruelty and the Beast; however, the versions on here are slightly altered), along with some remixes.

Release

Lovecraft & Witch Hearts was released on 13 May 2002. It reached number 95 in the UK Albums Chart.

The album was reissued in 2012 by record label The End.

Track listing

Disc one: *Lovecraft*
No.	Title	Originally from	Length
1.	"Creatures That Kissed in Cold Mirrors"	Midian	3:01
2.	"Dusk and Her Embrace"	Dusk... and Her Embrace	6:08
3.	"Beneath the Howling Stars"	Cruelty and the Beast	7:37
4.	"Her Ghost in the Fog"	Midian	6:25
5.	"Funeral in Carpathia (Be Quick or Be Dead Version)"	From the Cradle to Enslave	8:07
6.	"The Twisted Nails of Faith"	Cruelty and the Beast	6:49
7.	"From the Cradle to Enslave"	From the Cradle to Enslave	6:34
8.	"Saffron's Curse"	Midian	6:22
9.	"Malice Through the Looking Glass"	Dusk... and Her Embrace	5:30
10.	"Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids"	Cruelty and the Beast	7:18
11.	"Lord Abortion"	Midian	6:51

Disc two: *Witch Hearts*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Once upon Atrocity" (originally from Cruelty and the Beast)	1:46
2.	"Thirteen Autumns and a Widow (Red October Mix)"	7:14
3.	"For Those Who Died (Return to the Sabbat Mix)" (Sabbat cover)	6:15
4.	"Sodomy and Lust" (Sodom cover)	4:42
5.	"Twisting Further Nails (The Cruci-Fiction Mix)"	5:30
6.	"Amor e Morte (Lycanthropy Mix)"	7:14
7.	"Carmilla's Masque"	2:52
8.	"Lustmord and Wargasm II"	7:46
9.	"Dawn of Eternity" (Massacre cover)	6:18
10.	"Of Dark Blood and Fucking (Stripped to the Bone Mix)"	5:59
11.	"Dance Macabre" ("Tortured Soul Asylum" remix)	4:27
12.	"Hell Awaits" (Slayer cover)	5:39
13.	"Hallowed Be Thy Name" (Iron Maiden cover)	7:10

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
2002	Top Independent Albums (USA)	45
2002	German Albums Chart	96

References

Torreano, Bradley. "Lovecraft & Witch Hearts - Cradle of Filth : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
Taylor, Laura (August 2002). "Cradle of Filth - Lovecraft & Witch Hearts • Metal Reviews • exclaim.ca". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
"Cradle of Filth | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
Woodley, Laura (20 June 2012). "Cradle of Filth to Release Eight Album Reissues - Cradle of Filth". theorderofthedragon.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
"Lovecraft & Witch Hearts Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
"Album – Cradle of Filth, Lovecraft & Witch Hearts". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2014.

External links

Lovecraft & Witch Hearts at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Cradle of Filth
Dani Filth Martin "Marthus" Škaroupka Daniel Firth Marek "Ashok" Šmerda Donny Burbage Zoe Marie Federoff Darren Gardner Jon Pritchard William Sarginson Paul Ryan Benjamin Ryan Jon Kennedy Andrea Haugen Damien Gregori Nick Barker Stuart Anstis Les Smith James McIlroy Paul Allender Robin Eaglestone Sarah Jezebel Deva Gian Pyres Adrian Erlandsson Dave Pybus Martin Powell Charles Hedger Rosie Smith Ashley Ellyllon Caroline Campbell Lindsay Schoolcraft Richard Shaw Anabelle Iratni
Studio albums	The Principle of Evil Made Flesh Dusk and Her Embrace Cruelty and the Beast Midian Damnation and a Day Nymphetamine Thornography Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa The Manticore and Other Horrors Hammer of the Witches Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay Existence Is Futile
Extended plays	V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein From the Cradle to Enslave Bitter Suites to Succubi Evermore Darkly
Demo albums	Total Fucking Darkness
Live albums	Live Bait for the Dead
Compilation albums	Lovecraft & Witch Hearts Midnight in the Labyrinth
Video releases	PanDaemonAeon Heavy, Left-Handed and Candid Babalon A.D. (So Glad for the Madness) Peace Through Superior Firepower
Related articles	Discography Members The Gospel of Filth Cradle of Fear Anathema Angtoria The Blood Divine Alex Chandon Devilment Doug Bradley From the Cradle to the Grave Vestal Masturbation T-shirt
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