V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein

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V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein
Cradle of Filth - V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein.jpg
Cover design by Nigel Wingrove
EP by
Cradle of Filth
Released22 April 1996
RecordedWinter 1995–1996
StudioAcademy Music Studio (Dewsbury)
Genre Extreme metal
Length36:24
Label Cacophonous
Producer Robert "Mags" Magoolagan
Cradle of Filth chronology
The Principle of Evil Made Flesh
(1994)		V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein
(1996)		 Dusk... and Her Embrace
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic favourable [1]
Chronicles of Chaos 8/10 [2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 8/10 [3]

V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein is the first EP by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth, and the first release following their 1994 debut studio album The Principle of Evil Made Flesh . It was released on 22 April 1996, and was the band's final release for Cacophonous Records.

Contents

Recording

V Empire was hastily written and recorded for Cacophonous Records as a contractual obligation before the band jumped ship to Music for Nations. As such, it is the first of two albums released in 1996, the other being Dusk... and Her Embrace . Half of the band was replaced for this recording, with Stuart Anstis replacing guitarists Paul Allender and Paul Ryan and Damien Gregori replacing keyboardist Benjamin Ryan. All the guitars on V Empire were performed by Anstis. The name "Jared Demeter" listed as a second guitarist in the liner notes included in the booklet of the EP is just a made-up name to give the impression that there were two guitarists on the EP.[ citation needed ] Also, all keyboard duties on V Empire were handled by Keith Appleton. V Empire is the first recording to feature backing vocalist Sarah Jezebel Deva.

Content

V Empire sees a step up in production from the band's debut and introduces the fast, highly technical instrumentation that would be the hallmark of the band's next few releases. [1] It includes a re-recorded version of "The Forest Whispers My Name" from the band's first album, The Principle of Evil Made Flesh.

Title

The Gospel of Filth , a definitive history of the band and its influences, written by Gavin Baddeley and Dani Filth and published in 2010, refers to this record throughout as V Empire. Due to the typographic sizing and spacing of the record's cover art, however, it has been widely read as Vempire in the years since its release. References like AllMusic and Discogs continue to retain the latter spelling, while some recent interviews appear to indicate that the band also pronounce it "Vempire" in conversation. [4] [5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Dani Filth; all music is composed by Cradle of Filth (Filth, Stuart Anstis, Robin Graves, Damien Gregori, Nicholas Barker)

No.TitleLength
1."Ebony Dressed for Sunset"2:49
2."The Forest Whispers My Name"4:41
3."Queen of Winter, Throned"10:27
4."Nocturnal Supremacy"5:53
5."She Mourns a Lengthening Shadow" (instrumental)3:42
6."The Rape and Ruin of Angels (Hosannas in Extremis)"8:52
Total length:36:24

Notes:

"The Forest Whispers My Name" was re-recorded for this disc and is different from its original version on "The Principle of Evil Made Flesh". "Queen Of Winter, Throned" repeats some elements from "A Dream of Wolves in the Snow".

Personnel

All information from the EP booklet. [6]

Cradle of Filth

Additional musicians

Production

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References

  1. 1 2 Serba, John. "Vempire - Cradle of Filth : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  2. ↑ 9 June 1996. "CoC : Cradle of Filth - V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein : Review". Chronicles of Chaos . Retrieved 27 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 90. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. ↑ "Cradle of Filth Returns to Total Fucking Darkness – In Interviews ( Metal Underground.com )". Metal Underground.com. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Exclusive Interview: Cradle of Filth's Dani Filth | MetalSucks". MetalSucks . 11 April 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ↑ (1996). "V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein liner notes". In V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein [CD booklet]. Cacophonous.
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