Album screams goth metal
Extreme metal band Cradle of Filth has been causing havoc since 1991, and their musical style evolved originally from black metal then switched to goth metal. Regardless of the changes, Cradle of Filth continued to blow people’s minds with their music, and last month, the band released Existence Is Futile. Each track is filled with mind-shaking vocals from Dani Filth, blazing guitar playing from Richard Shaw and Marek Šmerda, thunderous drum playing from Martin Škaroupka and dynamic keyboard playing, vocals and orchestrations by Anabelle Iratni. Existence Is Futile shows how much Cradle of Filth has grown throughout the years.
“Existential Terror” is a powerful track featuring an incredible vocal performance by Filth. The sound of Filth’s dominant vocals shrieking out the lyrics in rage gives this piece a solid kick of righteousness. Also, the emotions of anger and hatred can be felt through Filth’s strong whaling. Existence Is Futile is simply beautiful by how Filth uses his voice to create insanity.
The bittersweet song “Here Comes a Candle (Infernal Lullaby)” is a softer tune that has gorgeous keyboard playing and orchestrations by Iratni. Right off the bat, light keyboard notes fill the atmosphere with delicate noise, while the soft mixture of orchestrations blares in the background with serenity. The best part can be found toward the end, where she is singing on a high vocal pitch.
A completely instrumental track, “Ashen Mortality” gives an insight into how artistic the band is. As a whole, the drums, keyboard and orchestrations shine brightly due to how each instrument brings the feeling of despair through the riffs, keys and beats. The band does a great job of staying attuned with each other because the musical flow remains steady throughout the whole song. “Ashen Mortality” proves how the band hasn’t lost their touch.
The ever-booming “How Many Tears to Nature a Rose?” has Škaroupka playing his heart out on the drums. Each heart-pounding drum beat gives this track a swift punch of energy. Another great part is how Škaroupka’s drumming style captures what goth metal is because with each drum beat, aggressive heavy metal mixes in with the dark goth rock. Also, the way Škaroupka smacks the drum heads and cymbals contributes to the endless insanity. Škaroupka is a talented drummer, and on “How Many Tears to Nature a Rose?,” he steals the show with his skills.
An electrifying song, “Discourse Between a Man and His Soul” bleeds solid guitar playing from Shaw and Šmerda. Toward the end of this song, both guitarists produce harmonic riffs that contribute to the lingering havoc, and the guitar solo is amazing by how each note can shake the veins of those who are listening. The guitar playing on “Discourse Between a Man and His Soul” is mind-blowing with how Shaw and Šmerda use their talents to make dazzling guitar riffs.
Existence Is Futile is a well-done record that shows how Cradle of Filth is not afraid to show the world what kind of a band they are through their vocals and instrumentation.
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