The Manticore and Other Horrors

The Manticore and Other Horrors is the tenth studio album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. It was released on 29 October 2012 in Europe and on 30 October in USA. It is the band's only album as a three-man group rather than its six-man staple. It was also the last release with Paul Allender on guitar, who departed the band for a second time in April 2014.

Background

Guitarist Paul Allender told Ultimate Guitar that "The last thing we want to do is come out with another album that sounds like the last two. We decided to change direction and go back to what we used to do with the female vocals; all the strong melody lines and harmonies... I've put a lot of punk orientated riffs back into it again. It's really gone quite dark and pretty hardcore."

A press release in August 2012 revealed that the album was conceived as "a bestiary, a collection of stories on monsters," including "personal demons, chimeras, literary fiends, and world-enslaving entities..." The title track, "Manticore", was described as being "about a beautiful mythological horror that comes to be feared as the disfigurehead of foreign occupation in the Indian provinces". "Illicitus" and "Pallid Reflection" meanwhile, involve "lycanthropy and vampirism"; "For Your Vulgar Delectation" and "Frost on Her Pillow" are "grim fairy tales"; and "The Abhorrent" and "Siding with the Titans" are said to "extol tentacular Lovecraftian values".

"Frost on Her Pillow" was the first video to promote the album, after "For Your Vulgar Delectation" and "Manticore" were uploaded to Peaceville's SoundCloud account.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Exclaim!	6/10
Kerrang!
Loudwire
NME	6/10
PopMatters

The Manticore and Other Horrors has received a generally favourable response from critics. PopMatters called it "the most vital record released by the band in almost a decade", while Kerrang! wrote "There's nothing here that Cradle of Filth haven't done much better elsewhere."

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Dani Filth; all music is composed by Paul Allender, Martin "Marthus" Škaroupka and DJ Gunnarson

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Unveiling of O" (instrumental)	2:07
2.	"The Abhorrent"	5:53
3.	"For Your Vulgar Delectation"	4:46
4.	"Illicitus"	5:24
5.	"Manticore"	5:53
6.	"Frost on Her Pillow"	4:12
7.	"Huge Onyx Wings Behind Despair"	4:23
8.	"Pallid Reflection"	5:34
9.	"Siding with the Titans"	5:17
10.	"Succumb to This"	4:43
11.	"Sinfonia" (Instrumental)	3:25
Total length:		51:37

Deluxe edition
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Nightmares of an Ether Drinker"	4:32
12.	"Death, the Great Adventure"	6:18
13.	"Sinfonia" (Instrumental)	3:25
Total length:		62:17

Personnel

Cradle of Filth

Dani Filth – vocals
Paul Allender – guitars
Martin "Marthus" Škaroupka – drums, orchestration

Guest/session musicians

Daniel Firth – bass
Lucy Atkins – vocals
Choir formed by Jill Fallow, Scarlet Summer, Lucy Atkins, India Price, Janet Granger, Petra Stiles-Swinton, Anita Kilpatrick, Robert L. Friars, Daniel Oxblood, Joseph Kelly, Jasper Conway
Choir conducted & arranged by Will Graney.

Additional personnel

Scott Atkins – mixing, engineering and mastering
Mark Harwood – additional engineering
Doug Cook – additional engineering
Matt Vickerstaff – album art
Travis Smith, Kewin Miceli – additional images

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)	63
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	92
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	99
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)	24
French Albums (SNEP)	94
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	56
US Billboard 200	96
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	16
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)	11
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)	30

References

"CRADLE OF FILTH Preparing To Record New Album". Blabbermouth.net. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
"CRADLE OF FILTH: New Album Enters Mixing Stage". Blabbermouth.net. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
"CRADLE OF FILTH: New Album Cover Artwork, More Details Revealed". Blabbermouth. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
Rosen, Stephen (11 September 2011). "Cradle of Filth: 'We Decided To Go Back To What We Used To Do' | Interviews". Ultimate Guitar Archive. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
"The Manticore and other Horrors". peaceville.com. September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
"Reviews for The Manticore and Other Horrors by Cradle of Filth – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
Jurek, Thom. "The Manticore and Other Horrors – Cradle of Filth | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
Wiebe, Laura (1 November 2012). "Cradle of Filth The Manticore and Other Horrors". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
^ "". Kerrang!: 55. 10 November 2012.
"Cradle of Filth, "The Manticore and Other Horrors" - Album Review". Loudwire. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
Pattison, Louis (26 October 2012). "Cradle of Filth – 'The Manticore and Other Horrors' | NME.com". NME. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
^ Brown, Dean (18 January 2013). "Cradle of Filth: The Manticore and Other Horrors | PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
"Austriancharts.at – Cradle Of Filth – The Manticore And Other Horrors" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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"Ultratop.be – Cradle Of Filth – The Manticore And Other Horrors" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
"Cradle Of Filth: The Manticore And Other Horrors" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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"Cradle Of Filth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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"Cradle Of Filth Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
"Cradle Of Filth Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

External links

The Manticore and Other Horrors at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

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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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