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Midnight in the Labyrinth
Compilation album by Cradle of Filth
Released	21 April 2012 4 May 2012
Recorded	2010–2011
Label	Peaceville Nuclear Blast
Producer	Kit Woolven Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth chronology
Evermore Darkly (2011) Midnight in the Labyrinth (2012) The Manticore and Other Horrors (2012)

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Midnight in the Labyrinth is an orchestral compilation album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth (although "orchestrations" are credited to keyboard player Mark Newby-Robson and no orchestra or string-section is listed in the album's personnel). The re-recorded songs selected are from the band's first four releases. The title comes from the lyrics of "Mistress from the Sucking Pit", a bonus track on some editions of Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa.

The album was released to coincide with Record Store Day on 21 April in participating countries. It was released worldwide on 4 May. Disc One features narration by Dani Filth, plus additional vocals from Sarah Jezebel Deva. Disc Two contains the same recordings minus the vocals. The first disc also includes "Goetia (Invoking the Unclean)", a thirteen-minute "aural séance", recycling the titles of Cradle's abandoned and wiped first album, and first demo.

A demo of the orchestral version of "Summer Dying Fast" appeared as a teaser on the EP Evermore Darkly, and the narrated version of "A Gothic Romance (Red Roses for the Devil's Whore)" was released online, preceding the album on 4 April.

Production and recording

According to vocalist Dani Filth, the album would "reinvent" tracks from the band's first four albums and include "full soundtrack-quality stuff... with choirs, strings and some narration". Filth wrote in an online update:

"All songs will be fully orchestrated akin to a horror movie soundtrack (think Danny Elfman, John Williams, Christopher Young, etc.) and composed solely of tracks from our first four releases – 1994's The Principle of Evil Made Flesh; the 1996 EP V Empire; 1996's Dusk... and Her Embrace and 1998's Cruelty and the Beast – "Funeral in Carpathia" being my favorite conversion thus far."

Guitarist Paul Allender stated in an interview:

"One thing I want to do the next time we gig, is play some of these old songs live but have the whole new orchestrations on backing track. Martin plays to a click track anyhow, and we've really got clicks set up for everything... Everyone seems to have decided they want to go with it."

Sarah Jezebel Deva announced via her Facebook page that she would be re-joining Cradle of Filth for this release:

"In 2008, I parted ways with Cradle of Filth to pursue a life in Australia... and to go it alone as a solo musician. I know a lot of fans were disappointed with the departure and, until now, whenever a fan asks , the answer has been no! Well, last week, Filth sent me an email, and after many chats I have decided to take him up on his offer to participate on the new orchestral album Midnight in the Labyrinth. I hope this will make some of you happy..."

Track listing

Personnel

• Mark Newby-Robson – orchestration
• Dani Filth – male narration
• Sarah Jezebel Deva – female narration, additional vocals
• Kit Woolven – mixer

References

1. "MITL – Dani's Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Cradle of Filth". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
2. Hawks. "Cradle of Filth – Midnight in the Labyrinth (Album review ) | Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
3. Midnight in the Labyrinth (CD liner notes Cradle of Filth). Peaceville. 2012.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. https://www.facebook.com/SarahJezebelDeva
6. "03/04/2012 Blog – Cradle of Filth". Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.

External links

• CoF Orchestral Album
• CoF Forum Topic

• Cradle of Filth albums
• 2012 compilation albums
• Peaceville Records compilation albums
• Nuclear Blast compilation albums