07/02/2011 Tour Diary number 2

Cradle Of Filth tour diary number 2

Ahoy ye abhorrent landlubbers!

Our royal Ship of Fools has once again crashed upon the welcome rocks of America, only to find it in the steely grip of one of the worst winters on record. Everywhere are freezing, once-scorching desert towns reduced to frozen tundras. Even the tumbleweed in the streets is rolling frozen, and everywhere there are queues and chaos. On our first day off Countess Alkaline (our new keyboardist/backing singer), somehow managed to get locked inside a Bestbuy store when the the power was suddenly cut off, and between Houston and Dallas the going on the interstate was so bad due to the ice and blizzard, that the traffic had to halt mid flow. In fact, the Dallas show was close to being cancelled due to attendance fears, indeed on arrival the whole road to the venue was frozen over with a glassy sheet of black ice. I had to use my luggage as a makeshift bobsleigh just to get to the door before it was salted! That said it did make for a surreal few days with both the Houston and Dallas shows being really intense affairs and the fans diehard. All the bands on this 'Creatures From The Black Abyss' tour are awesome live too, Turisas, battle metal's most heathen, having played with us for a one off in Mexico City a few days before, airing material from their latest album'; Daniel Lioneye make for an eclectic mix of black metal and hardcore with a manic spin (two members moonlighting from gothwampas HIM), whilst main supports Nachtmystium are hook laden and dirty and occult
ridden thrash through and through. So imagine having to play after that lot! Still, the show has only just begun, so people are just beginning to acknowledge one another and teething troubles are still being plucked at. And 'the Crewdle' (our stalwart band of sea-hardened lackeys) are outdoing themselves with the handling of the stage show each and every night, building the laboratory that will feed the monsters. Indeed, the first day in Houston saw the band muck in with some scenery painting, I myself managed to pebble-dash someone's Mustang tailgate, as the wind was pretty erratic and I was out spraying Geoff and Jane our touring skeletons.
Unfortunately, both some of the Crew(dle) and the band have contracted some sort of stomach virus in Mexico (myself included), rendering the topic of conversation these past few days to who has cramps and who doesn't, who has poo-ed the most times and with which consistency and people fart-testing their deepest fear- that of shitting oneself on stage or in bed. Fortunately myself I have since been three days solid.

And the crowds. They have been truly awesome and despite lower attendances due to the bad weather, the response has been pretty emphatic to say the least. Plus we've been undertaking meet and greets with fans before the
show, and afterwards to people who are hardcore enough to wait for us outside to hit the showers and the toilet three times in swift succession! Just waiting for Paul to finish doing whatever he gets up to in the showers warrants some kind of supernatural power!

Anyhoo, last but not least for this post, I thought I'd list my top ten albums of last year as i've just noticed in my junk folder that I was supposed to submit at least three to various magazines shortly before Christmas. Oh well, here they are at last, all worthy of a purchase

Ghost -Opus Eponymous
Deathspell Omega -Paracletus
Bad Religion - The Dissent Of Man
Burzum -Belus
Triptykon -Eparistera Daimones
Melechesh -The Epigenesis
Katatonia -Night Is The New Day
Nachtmystium -Addicts: Black Meddle Part II
Black Swan -Sound track (Clint Mansell)
Eastern Front -Blood On Snow

Until next our stars are crossed,
Agios Os Lilithu....
Dani Filth xxx

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Comment by BlackMetal951 on February 19, 2011 at 5:37: hey dude ur fuckin awesome no lie

Comment by Katy Aretxabaleta on February 16, 2011 at 8:19: Can't wait to see you guys in Chicago this coming Sunday! I'm driving a 4-5 hour drive. It will be my first time seeing you live, even though I have been listening for years now. I'm looking very much forward to the show!!

Comment by Abonetopick on February 14, 2011 at 17:27: On the upside when you hit Florida theres no snow and isnt as cold as up there, cant be sure if ill make the show in Orlando or Ft. Lauderdale, but im sure well hear about it (me and friends from Sarasota) which is still good for me at least. never make a summer trip up here though, due to the extremely high humidity, hellishly heat index....and all the retired old fucks blocking traffic.

Comment by Matt Himself on February 11, 2011 at 23:58: Hey, sorry to hear you guys weren't feeling so great. I just got over a stomach ache myself. I do hope you feel better soon if you haven't already.

And also I know you're playing in Seattle tonight. I wish I could go, but I can't due to a busy schedule. I'm sure someone will post a video of it on Youtube or something, so hopefully I won't be left out entirely. Rock Seattle hard COF!

Comment by Karina Kvitka on February 11, 2011 at 9:18: Приезжайте в Москву)

Comment by Kurk Taylor on February 9, 2011 at 15:04: Can' t wait to see you in Toronto

Comment by patty anne on February 8, 2011 at 23:45: Greetings CoF, Our Caravan will be on the road this time tomorrow leaving the foothills of the high Sierra for the short 2 1/2 drive to San Francisco! CAN NOT WAIT!

Comment by Sandra Baigorria on February 8, 2011 at 18:06: que gira tan complicada que tuvieron ustedes, esparo que se hayan recuperado de su malestar ,besotes ♥♥ me alegra que no te hayas olvidado de nosotros... ;)

Comment by Kevin Hall on February 8, 2011 at 7:25: Tour Diary number 2 ? Ohhh, very subtle ....

Comment by Joann Easchief on February 7, 2011 at 21:08: So Az was cold? To us Natives its still good weather to wear shorts and flip flops :) As always a very good show!!! This was the first time I heard Turisas, they can add another fan to there list (me.) I bought tickets to meet and greet for my son, daughter, grandson but we didn't get there in time. That wsa the only bad part of that evening. I did meet the band back in 2009. I can't wait until we meet again. Hope the rest of the tour gets better for all bands and crew. Again thank you for another good show. To Ashley was nice to be back in AZ?