Cruelty and the Beast [Japan Bonus Tracks] (2001)

About this title: Cradle of Filth's third full-length is another slab of uncompromising black metal, a darkly melodramatic opus where the song titles alone ("Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids," "The Twisted Nails of Faith," and "Lustmord and Wargasm [The Lick of Carnivorous Winds]") tell almost the entire story; fans of the genre will embrace Cruelty and the Beast, but the unconverted are likely to find it all rather silly. [The Japanese release includes three bonus tracks: "Black Metal," "Hallowed Be Thy Name (Shallow Be Thy Grave)," and "Sodomy and Lust."] Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Tracks:

1. Once Upon Atrocity [Dani/Cradle Of Filt]
2. Thirteen Autumns and a Widow [Dani/Cradle Of Filt]
3. Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids [Dani/Cradle Of Filt]
4. Beneath the Howling Stars [Cradle Of Filth/Fil]
5. Venus in Fear [Dani/Cradle Of Filt]
6. Desire in Violent Overture [Dani/Cradle Of Filt]
7. The Twisted Nails of Faith [Dani/Cradle Of Filt]
8. Bathory Aira: Benighted Like Usher/A Murder of Ravens in ... [Dani/Cradle Of Filt]
9. Portrait of the Dead Countess [Dani/Cradle Of Filt]
10. Lustmord and Wargasm (The Lick of Carnivorous Winds) [Dani/Cradle Of Filt]
11. Black Metal [Lant/Bray/Dunn]
12. Hallowed Be Thy Name (Shallow Be My Grave) [Harris]
13. Sodomy and Lust [Sodom/Angelripper]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.