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Cradle Of Filth

Damnation And A Day (20th Anniversary Reissue)

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Cradle of Filth's Damnation and a Day arrived in 2003 as the Norwich band's sixth studio album and remains a defining moment in their evolution toward orchestral gothic metal ambition. Originally released on Century Media, the album represented a bold expansion of their symphonic black metal framework, layering operatic arrangements and narrative scope across a runtime that demanded the vinyl format. This 2023 reissue marks the record's first vinyl appearance in over two decades, restoring a work that exemplified the band's willingness to embrace theatrical grandeur without sacrificing their core ferocity.

The album unfolds across two discs with dramatic intent: opening statements like "A Bruise Upon The Silent Moon" establish the gothic atmosphere, while "The Promise of Fever" and "An Enemy Led The Tempest" showcase the band's gift for balancing orchestral swell with tremolo-picked aggression. "Hurt And Virtue" and "Damned In Any Language (A Plague On Words)" flex the band's lyrical ambition, and the closing mantra "Better To Reign In Hell…" anchors the record's philosophical weight. Deep cuts like "Babylon A.D. (So Glad For The Madness)" and "Mannequin" reveal the album's complexity beneath its immediate drama—moments where symphonic restraint and metal intensity negotiate equally for space.

This vinyl reissue restores Damnation and a Day to its proper physical format, cut across two sides and pressed on black vinyl with a wrapped shrink sleeve. The packaging includes a white paper inner sleeve and insert with full artwork and credits, allowing the record's ornate visual identity to breathe as intended. For collectors and newcomers alike, this is the definitive way to experience an album that proved Cradle of Filth's ambitions extended far beyond shock value.


Title: Damnation And A Day
Artist: Cradle Of Filth
Label: Century Media
Style: Rock, Black Metal, Gothic Metal, Symphonic Metal
Product Type: 2×Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: US
Release Year: 2023
Barcode: 1 97187 09377 9

Tracklist:

A1. A Bruise Upon The Silent Moon
A2. The Promise of Fever
A3. Hurt And Virtue
A4. An Enemy Led The Tempest
B1. Damned In Any Language (A Plague On Words)
B2. Better To Reign In Hell
B3. Serpent Tongue
B4. Carrion
C1. The Mordant Liquor Of Tears
C2. Presents From The Poison Hearted
C3. Doberman Pharaoh
C4. Babalon A.D. (So Glad For The Madness)
D1. A Scarlet Witch Lit The Season
D2. Mannequin
D3. Thank God For The Suffering
D4. The Smoke Of Her Burning

Factory sealed vinyl records are shipped exactly as received from distributors and are not opened prior to shipment. Because of this, seam splits or minor jacket wear may occasionally occur during transit.