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I remember before microwaves were common, when the toaster oven was king. That was many English muffin pizzas ago.
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Saturday June 14, 2025 it's all about Pace in Yuh Waist as We Bleed Soca Saturdays brings you the Power Muss Play Edition!
Tune in at 12PM on Twitch!
This week's Lineup:
12 PM - DJ Zavijj
@zavijj1 PM - English Music
@englishmusic2 PM - DJ Soca B
@djsoca_b3 PM - Watty Killa
@wattykilla4 PM - Izzascene
@izzascene5 PM - DJ Vinyl Touch
@djvinyltouch#dj #twitchdj #twitch #streamer #twitchstreamer #soca #socadj #caribbean #caribbeandj #webleedsoca
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Saturday June 14, 2025 it's all about Pace in Yuh Waist as We Bleed Soca Saturdays brings you the Power Muss Play Edition!
Tune in at 12PM on Twitch!
This week's Lineup:
12 PM - DJ Zavijj
@zavijj1 PM - English Music
@englishmusic2 PM - DJ Soca B
@djsoca_b3 PM - Watty Killa
@wattykilla4 PM - Izzascene
@izzascene5 PM - DJ Vinyl Touch
@djvinyltouch#dj #twitchdj #twitch #streamer #twitchstreamer #soca #socadj #caribbean #caribbeandj #webleedsoca
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Saturday June 14, 2025 it's all about Pace in Yuh Waist as We Bleed Soca Saturdays brings you the Power Muss Play Edition!
Tune in at 12PM on Twitch!
This week's Lineup:
12 PM - DJ Zavijj
@zavijj1 PM - English Music
@englishmusic2 PM - DJ Soca B
@djsoca_b3 PM - Watty Killa
@wattykilla4 PM - Izzascene
@izzascene5 PM - DJ Vinyl Touch
@djvinyltouch#dj #twitchdj #twitch #streamer #twitchstreamer #soca #socadj #caribbean #caribbeandj #webleedsoca
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Saturday June 14, 2025 it's all about Pace in Yuh Waist as We Bleed Soca Saturdays brings you the Power Muss Play Edition!
Tune in at 12PM on Twitch!
This week's Lineup:
12 PM - DJ Zavijj
@zavijj1 PM - English Music
@englishmusic2 PM - DJ Soca B
@djsoca_b3 PM - Watty Killa
@wattykilla4 PM - Izzascene
@izzascene5 PM - DJ Vinyl Touch
@djvinyltouch#dj #twitchdj #twitch #streamer #twitchstreamer #soca #socadj #caribbean #caribbeandj #webleedsoca
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Saturday June 14, 2025 it's all about Pace in Yuh Waist as We Bleed Soca Saturdays brings you the Power Muss Play Edition!
Tune in at 12PM on Twitch!
This week's Lineup:
12 PM - DJ Zavijj
@zavijj1 PM - English Music
@englishmusic2 PM - DJ Soca B
@djsoca_b3 PM - Watty Killa
@wattykilla4 PM - Izzascene
@izzascene5 PM - DJ Vinyl Touch
@djvinyltouch#dj #twitchdj #twitch #streamer #twitchstreamer #soca #socadj #caribbean #caribbeandj #webleedsoca
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More music from the year 1902 for #QueerTuesday
Ethel Smyth (1858-1944):
Der Wald: I. Prologue (1902)
https://youtu.be/NdTXkF1lXbE
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#ThrowbackThursday also #AscensionDay
Edward Elgar (1857-1934):
The Dream of Gerontius op. 38 (1899/1900) for soli, choir & large orchestra premiered in 1900
https://www.youtube.com/live/ejyMht8vPnQ
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https://www.magmoe.com/2336355/celebrity/2025-05-26/ ドラマ❤️💛❤️【 明日の光をつかめ 2 】2010 第 19 – 20 – 21話 【 償 – 認 -子】FULL HD #ActionMovie2024 #ActionMovies2024FullMovieEnglish #EnghlishMovies2024FullMovie #EnglishMovie #EnglishMovies2024 #film #FreeMovie #FullActionMovie #FullLengthMovies #FullMovie #FullMovieEnglish #HollywoodEnglishMovie #HollywoodMovie2024 #HollywoodMovies #JasonStathamFullMoviesInEnglish #JasonStathamNewMovie #movie #movies #Movies2024FullMovie #Movies2024FullMovieEnglish #ツカメ #光を #新川優愛 #明日の #明日の光 #明日の光をつかめ
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ドラマ❤️💛❤️【 明日の光をつかめ 2 】2010 第 19 – 20 – 21話 【 償 – 認 -子】FULL HD https://www.yayafa.com/2351394/ #ActionMovie2024 #ActionMovies2024FullMovieEnglish #EnghlishMovies2024FullMovie #EnglishMovie #EnglishMovies2024 #film #FreeMovie #FullActionMovie #FullLengthMovies #FullMovie #FullMovieEnglish #HollywoodEnglishMovie #HollywoodMovie2024 #HollywoodMovies #JasonStathamFullMoviesInEnglish #JasonStathamNewMovie #movie #movies #Movies2024FullMovie #Movies2024FullMovieEnglish #ツカメ #光を #新川優愛 #明日の #明日の光 #明日の光をつかめ
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ドラマ❤️💛❤️【 明日の光をつかめ 2 】2010 第 25 – 26 – 27 話【 道- 抗- 学】FULL HD https://www.yayafa.com/2350243/ #ActionMovie2024 #ActionMovies2024FullMovieEnglish #EnghlishMovies2024FullMovie #EnglishMovie #EnglishMovies2024 #film #FreeMovie #FullActionMovie #FullLengthMovies #FullMovie #FullMovieEnglish #HollywoodEnglishMovie #HollywoodMovie2024 #HollywoodMovies #JasonStathamFullMoviesInEnglish #JasonStathamNewMovie #movie #movies #Movies2024FullMovie #Movies2024FullMovieEnglish #ツカメ #光を #新川優愛 #明日の #明日の光 #明日の光をつかめ
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📚😹 Ah, the irony! College English majors tasked with the Herculean feat of *reading*—yes, the very skill that supposedly justifies their tuition—yet they fumble like kittens with a laser pointer. One wonders if they spent more time deciphering highbrow texts or their own diploma requirements. 🎓📖
https://kittenbeloved.substack.com/p/college-english-majors-cant-read #collegehumor #readingfail #ironyofeducation #englishmajors #educationstruggles #HackerNews #ngated -
📚😹 Ah, the irony! College English majors tasked with the Herculean feat of *reading*—yes, the very skill that supposedly justifies their tuition—yet they fumble like kittens with a laser pointer. One wonders if they spent more time deciphering highbrow texts or their own diploma requirements. 🎓📖
https://kittenbeloved.substack.com/p/college-english-majors-cant-read #collegehumor #readingfail #ironyofeducation #englishmajors #educationstruggles #HackerNews #ngated -
📚😹 Ah, the irony! College English majors tasked with the Herculean feat of *reading*—yes, the very skill that supposedly justifies their tuition—yet they fumble like kittens with a laser pointer. One wonders if they spent more time deciphering highbrow texts or their own diploma requirements. 🎓📖
https://kittenbeloved.substack.com/p/college-english-majors-cant-read #collegehumor #readingfail #ironyofeducation #englishmajors #educationstruggles #HackerNews #ngated -
📚😹 Ah, the irony! College English majors tasked with the Herculean feat of *reading*—yes, the very skill that supposedly justifies their tuition—yet they fumble like kittens with a laser pointer. One wonders if they spent more time deciphering highbrow texts or their own diploma requirements. 🎓📖
https://kittenbeloved.substack.com/p/college-english-majors-cant-read #collegehumor #readingfail #ironyofeducation #englishmajors #educationstruggles #HackerNews #ngated -
16 May: Saint Simon Stock
May 16
SAINT SIMON STOCK
ReligiousOptional Memorial
In the houses in the United Kingdom and Ireland: Memorial
Simon, an Englishman, died at Bordeaux in the mid-thirteenth century. He has been venerated in the Carmelite Order for his personal holiness and his devotion to Our Lady. A liturgical celebration in his honor was observed locally in the fifteenth century, and later extended to the whole Order.
From the Common of Holy Men (Religious)
OFFICE OF READINGS
The Second Reading
From the Flaming Arrow by Nicholas of France, Prior General
(Chapter 6)I will lead her into the desert, and there I will speak to her heart
Was it not our Lord and Savior Who led us into the desert, as a mark of His favor, so that there He might speak to our hearts with special intimacy? It is not in public, not in the market place, not amid noise and bustle that He shows Himself to His friends for their consolation and reveals His secret mysteries to them, but behind closed doors.
To the solitude of the mountain did Abraham, unswerving in faith and discerning the issue from afar in hope, ascend at the Lord’s command, ready for obedience’s sake to sacrifice Isaac his son; under which mystery the passion of Christ—the true Isaac—lies hidden. To the solitude of the mountain was it too that Abraham’s nephew, Lot, was told to flee for his life in haste from Sodom.
In the solitude of Mount Sinai was the Law given to Moses, and there was he so clothed with light that when he came down from the mountain no one could look upon the brightness of his face.
In the solitude of Mary’s chamber, as she conversed with Gabriel, was the Word of the Father most high in very truth made flesh.
In the solitude of Mount Tabor it undoubtedly was, when it was His will to be transfigured, that God made man revealed His glory to His chosen intimates of the Old and New Testaments. To a mountain solitude did our Savior ascend alone in order to pray. In the solitude of the desert did He fast forty days and forty nights together, and there did He will to be tempted by the devil, so as to show us the most fitting place for prayer, penance, and victory over temptation.
Top the solitude of mountain or desert it was, then, that our Savior retired when He would pray; though we read that He came down from the mountain when He would preach to the people or manifest His works. He who planted our fathers in the solitude of the mountain thus gave Himself to them and their successors as a model, and desired them to write down His deeds, which are never empty of mystical meaning, as an example.
It was this rule of our Savior, as rule of utmost holiness, that some of our predecessors followed of old. They tarried long in the solitude of the desert conscious of their own imperfection. Sometimes however—though rarely—they came down from their desert, anxious, so as not to fail in what they regarded as their duty, to be of service to their neighbors, and sowed broadcast of the grain, threshed out in preaching, that they had so sweetly reaped in solitude with the sickle of contemplation.
Responsory
R/. O that I had wings like a dove, to fly away and be at rest; * so I would escape far away, and take refuge in the desert (alleluia).
V/. The world and its cravings pass away, but those who do God’s will stand firm for ever. * So I would escape far away, and take refuge in the desert (alleluia).MORNING PRAYER
Canticle of Zechariah
Ant. The Lord is all that I have; the Lord is good to the soul that seeks Him (alleluia).
Prayer
Father,
You called St. Simon Stock to serve you
in the brotherhood of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.
Through his prayers
help us like him to live in your presence
and to work for man’s salvation.Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.EVENING PRAYER
Canticle of Mary
Ant. Where brethren are united in praising God, there the Lord will bestow His blessing (alleluia).
Saint Simon Stock
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs
Cambridge, England
Image credit: Fr Lawrence Lew, O.P. (Some rights reserved)Catholic Church 1993, Proper of the Liturgy of the Hours of the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel and the Order of Discalced Carmelites (Rev. and augm.), Institutum Carmelitanum, Rome.
#Carmelite #LiturgyOfTheHours #optionalMemorial #PriorGeneral #religious #scapular #StSimonStock
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Eyebrows were certainly raised when Yokohama F. Marinos hired former England assistant Steve Holland as its new manager, but few expected the Englishman to be gone before Golden Week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/21/soccer/j-league/steve-holland-marinos-exit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #jleague #steveholland #yokohamafmarinos
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SMITH DEFEATS LUKASIAK!
Ross Smith is the final player to book his place in round three of #PC12, as the Englishman defeats Oskar Lukasiak 6-4!
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https://www.wacoca.com/videos/2645026/johnnys/ ❤️💛❤️【 明日の光をつかめ】2010 第1-2-3話 【運命-不良-事実】 #ActionMovie2024 #ActionMovies2024FullMovie #ActionMovies2024FullMovieEnglish #EnghlishMovies2024FullMovie #EnglishMovie #EnglishMovies2024 #Film #FreeMovie #FullActionMovie #FullLengthMovies #FullMovie #FullMovieEnglish #HollywoodEnglishMovie #HollywoodMovie2024 #HollywoodMovies #JasonStathamNewMovie #Johnny’s #movie #movies #Movies2024FullMovie #Movies2024FullMovieEnglish #ジャニーズ #ジャニーズアイドルは #ツカメ #光を #川崎麻世 #明日 #明日の #明日の光 #明日の光をつかめ
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❤️💛❤️【 明日の光をつかめ】2010 第43-44-45話 【全開- 萌芽-明日】 https://www.vivizine.com/721471/ #ActionMovie2024 #ActionMovies2024FullMovie #ActionMovies2024FullMovieEnglish #EnghlishMovies2024FullMovie #EnglishMovie #EnglishMovies2024 #film #FreeMovie #FullActionMovie #FullLengthMovies #FullMovie #FullMovieEnglish #HollywoodEnglishMovie #HollywoodMovie2024 #HollywoodMovies #JasonStathamNewMovie #johnnys #movie #Movies #Movies2024FullMovie #Movies2024FullMovieEnglish #ジャニーズ #ツカメ #光を #川崎麻世 #明日 #明日の #明日の光 #明日の光をつかめ
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❤️💛❤️【 明日の光をつかめ】2010 第40-41-42話 【終始-危機-火蓋】 https://www.yayafa.com/2238685/ #ActionMovie2024 #ActionMovies2024FullMovie #ActionMovies2024FullMovieEnglish #EnghlishMovies2024FullMovie #EnglishMovie #EnglishMovies2024 #film #FreeMovie #FullActionMovie #FullLengthMovies #FullMovie #FullMovieEnglish #HollywoodEnglishMovie #HollywoodMovie2024 #HollywoodMovies #JasonStathamNewMovie #movie #movies #Movies2024FullMovie #Movies2024FullMovieEnglish #ツカメ #佐藤晴美 #光を #明日 #明日の #明日の光 #明日の光をつかめ
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https://www.mask9.com/2060606/ ❤️💛❤️【 明日の光をつかめ】2010 第7-8-9話 【世界-胸中-混迷】 #ActionMovie2024 #ActionMovies2024FullMovie #ActionMovies2024FullMovieEnglish #EnghlishMovies2024FullMovie #EnglishMovie #EnglishMovies2024 #film #FreeMovie #FullActionMovie #FullLengthMovies #FullMovie #FullMovieEnglish #HollywoodEnglishMovie #HollywoodMovie2024 #HollywoodMovies #JasonStathamNewMovie #johnnys #movie #movies #Movies2024FullMovie #Movies2024FullMovieEnglish #ジャニーズ #ジャニーズアイドルは #ツカメ #光を #川崎麻世 #明日 #明日の #明日の光 #明日の光をつかめ
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❤️💛❤️【 明日の光をつかめ】2010 第1-2-3話 【運命-不良-事実】 https://www.vivizine.com/720975/ #ActionMovie2024 #ActionMovies2024FullMovie #ActionMovies2024FullMovieEnglish #EnghlishMovies2024FullMovie #EnglishMovie #EnglishMovies2024 #film #FreeMovie #FullActionMovie #FullLengthMovies #FullMovie #FullMovieEnglish #HollywoodEnglishMovie #HollywoodMovie2024 #HollywoodMovies #JasonStathamNewMovie #johnnys #movie #Movies #Movies2024FullMovie #Movies2024FullMovieEnglish #ジャニーズ #ツカメ #光を #川崎麻世 #明日 #明日の #明日の光 #明日の光をつかめ
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https://www.wacoca.com/videos/2617876/johnnys/ ❤️💛❤️【 明日の光をつかめ】2010 第1-2-3話 【運命-不良-事実】 #ActionMovie2024 #ActionMovies2024FullMovie #ActionMovies2024FullMovieEnglish #EnghlishMovies2024FullMovie #EnglishMovie #EnglishMovies2024 #Film #FreeMovie #FullActionMovie #FullLengthMovies #FullMovie #FullMovieEnglish #HollywoodEnglishMovie #HollywoodMovie2024 #HollywoodMovies #JasonStathamNewMovie #Johnny’s #movie #movies #Movies2024FullMovie #Movies2024FullMovieEnglish #ジャニーズ #ジャニーズアイドルは #ツカメ #光を #川崎麻世 #明日 #明日の #明日の光 #明日の光をつかめ
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Tobias Smollett (1721–1771) was baptised #OTD, 19 March.
George Orwell thought him “Scotland’s best novelist”, “whose outstanding intellectual honesty may have been connected with the fact that he was not an Englishman” (Tribune, 22/9/1944)
1/5
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The image is of Jack in the Green from a modern May Day celebration in Hastings, England. #Superstitiology #31DaysofHaunting #AncientSky #MythologySky #FolkloreSky #SuperstitionSky #Folklore #BritishFolklore #EnglishFolklore #Mythology #BritishMythology #EnglishMythology #Britain #England #Festival
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Cradle of Filth – The Screaming of the Valkyries Review
By Dr. A.N. Grier
It’s funny that I’ve finally come around to reviewing a Cradle of Filth record, considering I’ve probably been listening to Dani Filth and company longer than anyone on staff. But that’s because I’m olde and have been spinning this shit since the days when the only two bands anyone seemed to talk about were Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir. Also, no one else would review them. So, there’s that. What’s interesting about the band, especially considering that so many people bash them, is that they aren’t bad. While most people reminisce about classics like Dusk and Her Embrace and Cruelty and the Beast, the latter half of the band’s career includes stellar albums like Godspeed on the Devil’s Thunder and Hammer of the Witches. So, for all the shit talking, CoF hasn’t slowed down since their naughty birth in 1991. With a new guitarist and female siren on the roster, The Screaming of the Valkyries is here to keep the sexy alive.
One of the reasons why I think CoF has continued to deliver solid records over the years is because of Dani’s gothic outlet, Devilment. There was a time in the early 2000s when CoF’s style started to get far too gothy for my taste (looking at you, Nymphetamine). However, since the inception of Devilment, CoF has refocused on the heavier aspects used for the last thirty years. Sure, the goth is still there (and always will be), but the heaviness of their output continues to surprise me. The Screaming of the Valkyries is no different as it combines chunky riffs with gorgeous leads, haunting orchestrations with punchy choruses, and Dani’s unmistakable shrieks. But, being their 14th full-length release, where does The Screaming of the Valkyries stand with the rest of their catalog?
The Screaming of the Valkyries kicks off nicely with the tasty opener, “To Live Deliciously.” After setting the scene with some orchestration and church chants, it explodes into a punishing riff and a catchy vocal arrangement. Mixing aggression with melody, this song is one of the album highlights, delivering gothy hooks and headbangable action from beginning to end. The other album’s bookend is also intriguing but in a different way. While the opener sports CoF’s classic, mid-career, sing-along songwriting style, “When Misery Was a Stranger” is a blast-in-the-past piece that conjures up memories of Dusk and Her Embrace. It’s got that symphonic sound when the genre was in its prime while incorporating their newer, thrashier side. It also includes gorgeous female vocals that add incredible depth to the melodic chorus and drum work that rattles its foundation.
Other tracks of interest include “White Hellebore” and “Malignant Perfection.” The first acts as the album’s beauty-and-the-beast number, while “Malignant Perfection” incorporates everything CoF stands for, including being home to one of the best choruses on the album. For how much beauty there is in “White Hellebore,” it can still get the ole noggin’ moving with its classic, heavy metal gallop and ever-shifting riff changes. As with most CoF albums, this track exposes ballady vibes as the male and female vox take turns contributing to the melodic chorus. “Malignant Perfection” is a creeping, haunting piece that uses heavy doses of keys, bass, and drums to set the mood. It’s a building piece whose sole purpose is making its way to the massive chorus and its powerful female support. It also provides the lyrical line “mass erection,” which I strongly support.
Some issues surrounding this new release are the lengthy “You Are My Nautilus” and “Ex Sanguine Draculae.” This is odd because CoF are not novices to long songs that fall and rise like the Carpathian mountains. Hell, Cryptoriana (The Seductiveness of Decay) is nothing but lengthy, winding tracks. But, “You Are My Nautilus,” in particular, shapeshifts so much that I’m lost halfway through it. It’s a meandering number with no real direction that is easily dismissed in favor of “Malignant Perfection.” Minus these songs, the production is clean and clear, letting the typically forgotten bass guitar shine at times. The drums kick some major ass and the dueling guitar work brings some old-school character to the record. Zoe Marie Federoff is also a great addition to the band, balancing nicely with Dani without being awkwardly operatic. I can’t put The Screaming of the Valkyries on top of any of the albums mentioned earlier, but it’s a solid outing that fans will enjoy.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
DR: Stream | Format Reviewed: Stream
Label: Napalm Records
Websites: cradleoffilth.bandcamp.com | cradleoffilth.com | facebook.com/cradleoffillth
Releases Worldwide: March 21st, 2025#2025 #30 #BlackMetal #CradleOfFilth #DimmuBorgir #EnglishMetal #GothicMetal #Mar25 #NapalmRecords #Review #Reviews #SymphonicMetal #TheScreamingOfTheValkyries
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Cradle of Filth – The Screaming of the Valkyries Review
By Dr. A.N. Grier
It’s funny that I’ve finally come around to reviewing a Cradle of Filth record, considering I’ve probably been listening to Dani Filth and company longer than anyone on staff. But that’s because I’m olde and have been spinning this shit since the days when the only two bands anyone seemed to talk about were Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir. Also, no one else would review them. So, there’s that. What’s interesting about the band, especially considering that so many people bash them, is that they aren’t bad. While most people reminisce about classics like Dusk and Her Embrace and Cruelty and the Beast, the latter half of the band’s career includes stellar albums like Godspeed on the Devil’s Thunder and Hammer of the Witches. So, for all the shit talking, CoF hasn’t slowed down since their naughty birth in 1991. With a new guitarist and female siren on the roster, The Screaming of the Valkyries is here to keep the sexy alive.
One of the reasons why I think CoF has continued to deliver solid records over the years is because of Dani’s gothic outlet, Devilment. There was a time in the early 2000s when CoF’s style started to get far too gothy for my taste (looking at you, Nymphetamine). However, since the inception of Devilment, CoF has refocused on the heavier aspects used for the last thirty years. Sure, the goth is still there (and always will be), but the heaviness of their output continues to surprise me. The Screaming of the Valkyries is no different as it combines chunky riffs with gorgeous leads, haunting orchestrations with punchy choruses, and Dani’s unmistakable shrieks. But, being their 14th full-length release, where does The Screaming of the Valkyries stand with the rest of their catalog?
The Screaming of the Valkyries kicks off nicely with the tasty opener, “To Live Deliciously.” After setting the scene with some orchestration and church chants, it explodes into a punishing riff and a catchy vocal arrangement. Mixing aggression with melody, this song is one of the album highlights, delivering gothy hooks and headbangable action from beginning to end. The other album’s bookend is also intriguing but in a different way. While the opener sports CoF’s classic, mid-career, sing-along songwriting style, “When Misery Was a Stranger” is a blast-in-the-past piece that conjures up memories of Dusk and Her Embrace. It’s got that symphonic sound when the genre was in its prime while incorporating their newer, thrashier side. It also includes gorgeous female vocals that add incredible depth to the melodic chorus and drum work that rattles its foundation.
Other tracks of interest include “White Hellebore” and “Malignant Perfection.” The first acts as the album’s beauty-and-the-beast number, while “Malignant Perfection” incorporates everything CoF stands for, including being home to one of the best choruses on the album. For how much beauty there is in “White Hellebore,” it can still get the ole noggin’ moving with its classic, heavy metal gallop and ever-shifting riff changes. As with most CoF albums, this track exposes ballady vibes as the male and female vox take turns contributing to the melodic chorus. “Malignant Perfection” is a creeping, haunting piece that uses heavy doses of keys, bass, and drums to set the mood. It’s a building piece whose sole purpose is making its way to the massive chorus and its powerful female support. It also provides the lyrical line “mass erection,” which I strongly support.
Some issues surrounding this new release are the lengthy “You Are My Nautilus” and “Ex Sanguine Draculae.” This is odd because CoF are not novices to long songs that fall and rise like the Carpathian mountains. Hell, Cryptoriana (The Seductiveness of Decay) is nothing but lengthy, winding tracks. But, “You Are My Nautilus,” in particular, shapeshifts so much that I’m lost halfway through it. It’s a meandering number with no real direction that is easily dismissed in favor of “Malignant Perfection.” Minus these songs, the production is clean and clear, letting the typically forgotten bass guitar shine at times. The drums kick some major ass and the dueling guitar work brings some old-school character to the record. Zoe Marie Federoff is also a great addition to the band, balancing nicely with Dani without being awkwardly operatic. I can’t put The Screaming of the Valkyries on top of any of the albums mentioned earlier, but it’s a solid outing that fans will enjoy.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
DR: Stream | Format Reviewed: Stream
Label: Napalm Records
Websites: cradleoffilth.bandcamp.com | cradleoffilth.com | facebook.com/cradleoffillth
Releases Worldwide: March 21st, 2025#2025 #30 #BlackMetal #CradleOfFilth #DimmuBorgir #EnglishMetal #GothicMetal #Mar25 #NapalmRecords #Review #Reviews #SymphonicMetal #TheScreamingOfTheValkyries
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Cradle of Filth – The Screaming of the Valkyries Review
By Dr. A.N. Grier
It’s funny that I’ve finally come around to reviewing a Cradle of Filth record, considering I’ve probably been listening to Dani Filth and company longer than anyone on staff. But that’s because I’m olde and have been spinning this shit since the days when the only two bands anyone seemed to talk about were Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir. Also, no one else would review them. So, there’s that. What’s interesting about the band, especially considering that so many people bash them, is that they aren’t bad. While most people reminisce about classics like Dusk and Her Embrace and Cruelty and the Beast, the latter half of the band’s career includes stellar albums like Godspeed on the Devil’s Thunder and Hammer of the Witches. So, for all the shit talking, CoF hasn’t slowed down since their naughty birth in 1991. With a new guitarist and female siren on the roster, The Screaming of the Valkyries is here to keep the sexy alive.
One of the reasons why I think CoF has continued to deliver solid records over the years is because of Dani’s gothic outlet, Devilment. There was a time in the early 2000s when CoF’s style started to get far too gothy for my taste (looking at you, Nymphetamine). However, since the inception of Devilment, CoF has refocused on the heavier aspects used for the last thirty years. Sure, the goth is still there (and always will be), but the heaviness of their output continues to surprise me. The Screaming of the Valkyries is no different as it combines chunky riffs with gorgeous leads, haunting orchestrations with punchy choruses, and Dani’s unmistakable shrieks. But, being their 14th full-length release, where does The Screaming of the Valkyries stand with the rest of their catalog?
The Screaming of the Valkyries kicks off nicely with the tasty opener, “To Live Deliciously.” After setting the scene with some orchestration and church chants, it explodes into a punishing riff and a catchy vocal arrangement. Mixing aggression with melody, this song is one of the album highlights, delivering gothy hooks and headbangable action from beginning to end. The other album’s bookend is also intriguing but in a different way. While the opener sports CoF’s classic, mid-career, sing-along songwriting style, “When Misery Was a Stranger” is a blast-in-the-past piece that conjures up memories of Dusk and Her Embrace. It’s got that symphonic sound when the genre was in its prime while incorporating their newer, thrashier side. It also includes gorgeous female vocals that add incredible depth to the melodic chorus and drum work that rattles its foundation.
Other tracks of interest include “White Hellebore” and “Malignant Perfection.” The first acts as the album’s beauty-and-the-beast number, while “Malignant Perfection” incorporates everything CoF stands for, including being home to one of the best choruses on the album. For how much beauty there is in “White Hellebore,” it can still get the ole noggin’ moving with its classic, heavy metal gallop and ever-shifting riff changes. As with most CoF albums, this track exposes ballady vibes as the male and female vox take turns contributing to the melodic chorus. “Malignant Perfection” is a creeping, haunting piece that uses heavy doses of keys, bass, and drums to set the mood. It’s a building piece whose sole purpose is making its way to the massive chorus and its powerful female support. It also provides the lyrical line “mass erection,” which I strongly support.
Some issues surrounding this new release are the lengthy “You Are My Nautilus” and “Ex Sanguine Draculae.” This is odd because CoF are not novices to long songs that fall and rise like the Carpathian mountains. Hell, Cryptoriana (The Seductiveness of Decay) is nothing but lengthy, winding tracks. But, “You Are My Nautilus,” in particular, shapeshifts so much that I’m lost halfway through it. It’s a meandering number with no real direction that is easily dismissed in favor of “Malignant Perfection.” Minus these songs, the production is clean and clear, letting the typically forgotten bass guitar shine at times. The drums kick some major ass and the dueling guitar work brings some old-school character to the record. Zoe Marie Federoff is also a great addition to the band, balancing nicely with Dani without being awkwardly operatic. I can’t put The Screaming of the Valkyries on top of any of the albums mentioned earlier, but it’s a solid outing that fans will enjoy.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
DR: Stream | Format Reviewed: Stream
Label: Napalm Records
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