Recorded Academy Music Studio, Dewsbury, England, Autumn 1993
Genre Extreme metal
Length 52:34
Label Cacophonous
Producer Robert "Mags" Magoolagan
Track listing
All lyrics written by Dani Filth, all music composed by Cradle of Filth (Filth, Paul Allender, Paul Ryan, Robin Graves, Benjamin Ryan and Nicholas Barker).
1. "Darkness Our Bride (Jugular Wedding)" 2:00
2. "The Principle of Evil Made Flesh" 4:34
3. "The Forest Whispers My Name" 5:06
4. "Iscariot" 2:33
5. "The Black Goddess Rises" 6:48
6. "One Final Graven Kiss" 2:15
7. "A Crescendo of Passion Bleeding" 5:30
8. "To Eve the Art of Witchcraft" 5:28
9. "Of Mist and Midnight Skies" 8:10
10. "In Secret Love We Drown" 1:29
11. "A Dream of Wolves in the Snow" 2:10
12. "Summer Dying Fast" 5:39
13. "Imperium Tenebrarum" (hidden track) 0:49
Total length: 52:34
Dani Filth – lead vocals
Paul Allender – guitars
Paul Ryan – guitars
Robin Graves – bass
Benjamin Ryan – keyboards
Nicholas Barker – drums
Guest/session musicians
Darren White (Anathema) - additional vocals on "A Dream of Wolves in the Snow"
Soror Proselenos – cello
Andrea Meyer – backing vocals
クレイドル・オブ・フィリスのファースト・スタジオ・アルバム。
アルバム・カヴァーは思わず手に取りたくなるほどのインパクトだ。
音楽面からは以後のオドロオドロシイ恐怖感は漂ってはいないが、他のデスメタル勢とは一線を画す。
クレイドル・オブ・フィリスを聴くのであれば聴いておいたほうが良い1枚。
