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They've had their share of jibes, but the days that saw Cradle Of Filth dismissed as a Black Metal novelty turn are long dead. Nymphetamine, you see, finds Dani Filth and his diabolic army on fine form: easing up on the grandiose but sometimes over-egged orchestral edge pioneered on 2003's major label effort Damnation And A Day, the likes of "Gilded Cunt" and "Coffin Fodder" find the Filth reaffirming their dark pledges to extremity, hammering out pitch-black sheets of dark metal as barbed and ornate as Samurai battle armour.
A new emphasis on melody will inevitably alienate some of the hardcore end of Cradle's fanbase, but it's hard to deny this shift is behind some of this record's most intriguing moments – see, for instance, "Nymphetamine Overdose", a duet with Live Kristine, formerly of Norwegian gothic metal veterans Theatre Of Tragedy. Indeed, Nymphetamine offers further proof that COF are not a band for the Black Metal snobs: they're the rare band who've succeeded in reconciling the musical extremity of their genre with the narrow tastes of the mainstream rock marketplace. Long may their devilish schemes bear rotten fruits. --Louis Pattison
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Now, if we are to look up the noun "Hybrid" in the dictionary, we would probably find "...of mixed origins or composition," or something similar. Now, this album is definitely deserving of the classification "Hybrid". Rather than pursuing the Black Metal ideals of Darkthrone, Cradle seem to have veered more in the direction of the more progressive Black Metal bands, such as Emperor and Sigh, and become less Black Metal and more accessible to the none-Black Metal hardcore fan. This album has some beautiful piano melodies (English Fire, Absinthe With Faust) some orchestral instrumentals far more interesting than, for instance, Sin Deep My Wicked Angel, (Satyriasis, Painting Flowers White Never Suited My Palette) and some tracks that are simply EPIC (Nymphetamine, Gabrielle, Swansong For A Raven, Mother Of Abominations).
Make no mistake, this album is NOT black metal. Indeed, it has more in common with the symphonic metal of Therion, and sometimes it even veers into Iron Maiden-esque heavy metal territory. This album, is, indeed, a hybrid of genres, and Black Metal simply happens to be one of the most prevailing of those genres.
Don't be expecting the poor production of true Black Metal, either; the vocals are crystal clear, as is everything else. While this music is dark and undoubtedly a little vicious, it doesn't sound as evil as such classic albums as A Blaze In The Northern Sky, but it makes up for this lack of frostiness, with its grandiose, sweeping gothic melodies.
The beautiful, epic storytelling of Her Ghost In The Fog and Beneath The Howling Stars is nowhere to be found on this album, which is definitely a shame, but such gripes are soon forgotten when hit by tracks like Nymphetamine. The first time I heard Gilded C*nt I was blown away, and was upset when it ended, and the rest of the album is definitely NOT a let down.
Overall, an excellent METAL album.
Make no mistake, this album is NOT black metal. Indeed, it has more in common with the symphonic metal of Therion, and sometimes it even veers into Iron Maiden-esque heavy metal territory. This album, is, indeed, a hybrid of genres, and Black Metal simply happens to be one of the most prevailing of those genres.
Don't be expecting the poor production of true Black Metal, either; the vocals are crystal clear, as is everything else. While this music is dark and undoubtedly a little vicious, it doesn't sound as evil as such classic albums as A Blaze In The Northern Sky, but it makes up for this lack of frostiness, with its grandiose, sweeping gothic melodies.
The beautiful, epic storytelling of Her Ghost In The Fog and Beneath The Howling Stars is nowhere to be found on this album, which is definitely a shame, but such gripes are soon forgotten when hit by tracks like Nymphetamine. The first time I heard Gilded C*nt I was blown away, and was upset when it ended, and the rest of the album is definitely NOT a let down.
Overall, an excellent METAL album.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This new offering from cradle of filth is suprisingly very good, considering the speed in which it has been released from their previous album. Make no mistake about it, this album is true and true gothic metal. There are tracks that cross towards death metal such as Gilded C**t. Tracks such as Gabrielle, Nymphetamine, Medusa and Hemlock and Swansong for a raven really stand out. Cradle of filth are on an upward spiral at the moment, its true that their image and music has fluctuated over the years, but this band is very capable of producing solid albums and this is another example. This is an album to be judged as gothic metal, in my opinion this band hasnt been down that black metal road since cruelthy and the beast, so this album hence should be analysed as gothic metal. Lyrically Dani Filth is probably the best song writer in the world at the moment, theres very few artists that write in old victorian style english like he can. But none the less, cradle fans, gothic fans this album is well worth your money, very good offering from one of the most criticised metal bands around, but from listening to this , you ll realise how hollow that criticism really is, as it surely aint their music that can be criticised
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I am a COF fan since 1994 when The Principle of Evil Made Flesh was released.
I was surprised when I heard "Gilded" for the first time. It was almost a come back to their roots. Of course you cannot expect the same voice you had years ago. Dani is not able to scream like he used to.
A positive thing here is the drums. Nick should return to COF simply because he is the best drummer ever, but Adrian did a pretty good job in this album. I believe COF fans will enjoy this.
I was surprised when I heard "Gilded" for the first time. It was almost a come back to their roots. Of course you cannot expect the same voice you had years ago. Dani is not able to scream like he used to.
A positive thing here is the drums. Nick should return to COF simply because he is the best drummer ever, but Adrian did a pretty good job in this album. I believe COF fans will enjoy this.
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3.5 stars actually - not their best...but pretty good.
It's a bit softer than their other albums, and the songs aren't as fun to listen to either. And the lyrics can be weak at points, but other songs (Guilded C*nt, Nymphetamine Fix,... Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2007 by Punk Rocker
A Magic Album
Nyphetamine is probably the best C O F album to date, it's absolutely brilliant. There isn't one track I dislike. Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2006 by Lottie's keeper
Better Than 'Damnation & A Day'
Buy this album if your into mainstream metal and 'gothic' music or your a Die Hard CoF fan, but do not get if your expecting black metal... Read more
Published on 12 May 2006 by D. S. Van Strien
WOTS THIS?? MUSIC?! I DONT THINK SO.....
I HATE THIS BAND AND THIS ALBUM. I HAVE SEEN A LIVE SHOW AND IT WAS BORING AS HELL. ALL THEY DID WAS STAND THERE WITH THAT IDIOT SINGER SPOUTING OUT INCOMPREHENSIBLE LYRICS. Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2006 by fyui
Thrilling, Eerie, and blood-curdling Vampire Melodies
I can say i am a virgin to the darkness of Cradle of filth, and there was no better way to be introduced to them, then by their most recent collection of songs: Nymphetamine. Read more
Published on 10 Sep 2005 by Marie
Slowly slipping..
Cradle of Filth, one of the most reknown Death Metal bands of our times are dying on their ar*e with this, their latest instalment (which has been re-released as a special-edition,... Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2005 by Mr Mark Fraser
Worth tracking down
Nymphetamine is a great album once you get used to the new sound. Incidentally, Cradle of Filth has always been such a melting pot of styles and had such a fluid line up that... Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2005 by Varian Beauregard
It's alright...
First of all, Cradle need to get Gian back. James is just nowhere near as good as Gian. This album is alright. Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2005 by "ganedcfmly"
Nymphetamine - An unhealthy, addiction to the fairer gender
Nymphetamine stands out in many ways, not least in that its Cradle of Filth's 6th album. So many bands begin to loose steam after just 2 or 3 albums, but Nymphetamine shows that... Read more
Published on 30 May 2005 by Dan Booth
OH MY GOD!!
This is their best ever CD! With some of their other CD's there was maybe one or two songs that I didn't like, but with Nymphetamine, they are all brilliant!
Published on 19 May 2005 by "beirner"
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