Dusk... and Her Embrace

Dusk... and Her Embrace
Studio album by Cradle of Filth
Released	November 19, 1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Extreme metal
Length	53:13
Label	Music For Nations Fierce Recordings
Producer	Kit Woolven Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth chronology
V Empire (Or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein) (1996) Dusk... and Her Embrace (1996) Cruelty and the Beast (1998)
Alternative Covers
Variant digipack edition
Variant coffin box packaging

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Exclaim!	(favorable) [2]

Dusk... and Her Embrace is Cradle of Filth's second full-length album, and their first for the label Music for Nations. The overall production on this album is similar to their other 1996 release V Empire, being more refined than on The Principle of Evil Made Flesh and the symphonic elements are more integrated into the overall sound, resulting in a more gothic feel to the music. This album would also introduce the vocal styling that would typify future releases, ranging from high pitch rapid fire screams, low pitch spoken word oratory and female vocals/speech. The album is loosely inspired by the writings of Sheridan Le Fanu and many of the songs' lyrics hint at vampirism and paganism, replacing the Satanic elements on the previous two albums, although vampires are not mentioned by name. The cover photography is by renowned photographer and artist Simon Marsden. The album climaxes with a guest speech from Venom's Cronos on the final track, "Haunted Shores". This was the first album that featured the band not wearing corpse paint in the booklet's photos.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Dani Filth, all music composed by Cradle of Filth.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Humana Inspired to Nightmare" (Instrumental)	1:23
2.	"Heaven Torn Asunder"	7:06
3.	"Funeral in Carpathia"	8:24
4.	"A Gothic Romance (Red Roses for the Devil's Whore)"	8:35
5.	"Malice Through the Looking-Glass"	5:30
6.	"Dusk and Her Embrace"	6:09
7.	"The Graveyard by Moonlight" (Instrumental)	2:28
8.	"Beauty Slept in Sodom"	6:32
9.	"Haunted Shores" (feat. Cronos of Venom)	7:04
Total length:		53:13

Japanese Edition
No.	Title	Length
10.	"Hell Awaits" (Slayer cover)	5:41
11.	"Carmilla's Masque" (Instrumental)	2:54
12.	"Nocturnal Supremacy '96"	5:59

Personnel

• Dani Filth - Vocals
• Stuart Anstis - Guitars
• Gian Pyres - Guitars
• Robin Eaglestone - Bass
• Damien Gregori - Keyboards
• Nicholas Barker - Drums
• Sarah Jezebel Deva - Female vocals
• Cronos - Guest vocals on "Haunted Shores"

Notes

1. ^ Dusk... and Her Embrace at Allmusic
2. ^ Palmerston, Sean (August 2001). "Aggressive Tendencies Metal & Hardcore reviews:Cradle of Filth - Dusk And Her Embrace". Exclaim!. http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid2=846&fid1=9920&csid1=21. Retrieved September 3, 2009.