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| .:Dani Filth:. Real Name: Daniel Lloyd Davey Instrument: Voice Date of Birth: July 25, 1973 Birthplace: Nazareth Previous Bands: PDA, The Lemon Grove Kids, and Feast on Excrement Favourite Bands: Destruction, Mercyful Fate, Misfits, Jeff Wayne (The War of the Worlds), Bearded Wanker, Teasing Udders, and Beguiled Fop Favourite Movie: The Pit And The Pendulum Favourite Food: Hair and Dog's muck Favourite Drink: Milkshake (though everytime we all see Mr. Filth, he has a Guinness...lol. And occasionally a bottle of wine.) Future Plans: To win the Portuguese finals in the "Hair and Dog's muck" cooking competition. Musicianship Influence: Cronos "Venom" Most Embarrasing Moment: Betrayal by the previous line-up Recordings: Invoking the Unclean The Black Goddess Rises Origiastic Pleasures Total Fucking Darkness The Principle of Evil Made Flesh V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein Dusk...And Her Embrace Cruelty and the Beast PanDaemonAeon From the Cradle to Enslave Midian Bitter Suites to Succubi |
| .:Dani Filth:. Age: 28 Instrument: Vocals Previous Bands: My other band is Slipknot How do your previous bands compare to COF? My other band sells more records but it gets really hot in that mask. it really does. How long can you survive playing in COF? To the very bitter end, I've survived four incarnations already! On the 8th day God created...'Midian' the album, God being John Fryer. They Mystic gazed into her crystal ball and saw...Gian's tax bill. I would suck the blood of...Jane Seymour because she's so yummy she's an English Rose in a wilting garden of thorns. Favourite Author: Edgar Allen Poe, HP Lovecraft Tell me abut your previous life: You'd have to ask our insane fans about that, I was probably an Egyptian cat. Burning in Hell, which person are you least likely to piss on to help save? The rest of the band apart from Martin cause he's got a lovely arse. Despite your AAA pass you find you're banned from Hell, how do you convince Satan to let you in? Fucking come on, we've done enough for you so open this door you cunt or we're going elsewhere! (from metalhammer) In His Own Words: Dani's Biography Cradle of filth was formed in sixth form by myself and (long-time ex-guitarist) Paul R. on a balmy Summer's Eve when the setting Sun held reddening sway over all of God's creations. Something obviously went seriously adrift along the way as it appears that the band is still together and, hopefully, growing evermore successful, taking into account the four label changes, upteen line-up changes, litigations, fuck-ups, punch-ups and divorce proceedings we've had had along the way. Despite all this though, i still stand by the conviction that this band still possesses the unique fabric that made the band what it is even now and i know that the new material (new album with Epic records out next year...) will undisputedly prove our status as forerunners of the genre.Either that or we all get jobs in BurgerKing, well, all save Martin who will drink himslf straight into another band. Original Eye Color: I'm actually blind! I get around by smell alone, that's how come i always know where the rest of the band are from one minute to another! Really, my eyes are greyish blue. Sometimes with a touch of green. Instrument Lycanthroat Serpent Tongue Oral Pleasures Desires Better Unsung Sepulchral Voice Dark Immortal Screams (A.K.A. Vocals) Favorites Profile (likes & dis-likes) In General: Oh yes. I fucking hate arrogance, no correct that... i fucking hate people. Vast mindless herds of people, usually around christmas time or rush hour. And TV stereotyping. Urrrgh! Normality, waiting for anything (patience is not one of my virtues), litter, concrete urbanisation, lack of vision, religious strangleholds, bigotry, cake sponge...hate them all. On the less moany side i'm pretty partial to seafood, guiness, the occasional joint, epic natural scenery, endless shopping, The Nightmare Before Christmas, my own space and trying to be creative. Drink: There are three levels of alcohol abuse in my vocabulary... 1) The starter, or the light drinker's favourite, which would have to be pints of Guiness. 2) The secondary level... Red wine, Sangria or champagne. 3) The 'lets do this seriously', two o'clock- in- the- morning pissed out of your head poisons aka Jim Beam, Absinthe, Pernod, Jaegermeister, Rumplemintz.... at this point it could be WB40 or meths, it really doesn't matter. Movies: I'd have to totally surprise everyone and say the horror genre would have to be my absolute favourite- classic movies like the Roger Corman-directed Edgar Allen Poe adaptations starring the terminally brilliant (but dead) Vincent Price.Also "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and anything else involving the legendary Tim Burton and Danny Elfman partnership; Most Hammer Horror movies, especially the Dracula series featuring Christopher Lee... ; the original Star Wars trilogy; Merlin; Evil Dead; Night of the Demon: A Company Of Wolves, etc, etc... Music: Recently i would say that the new albums from Rammstein, Fantomas, Nile, System Of A Down, Dark Funeral, The Spook and the soundtrack from Hannibal have all been on endless rotation in the stereo. As for what inspires me in general, i would have to say dark, epic soundtracks ( Dracula, Sleepy Hollow, Hellraiser, Omen3, The Mummy, to name but a few), the same in classical (Stravinsky, Wagner, Berlioz..etc), eighties thrash, darkwave, black metal, some goth but not loads, eighties US hardcore and classic Heavy metal. My favourite albums of all time would have to be: 1.Mercyful Fate-Don't Break The Oath 2. Destruction-Infernal Overkill 3.Misfits- Famous Monsters 4.Emperor- In The Nightside Eclipse 5. Judas Priest-Painkiller 6. Bram Stoker's Dracula- the soundtrack 7. Iron Maiden- Powerslave 8. The War Of The Worlds- Musical 9. Paradise lost- Gothic 10. The rest... Midian Profile (creature) Lude, the son of the satyr and the nun. He's the Devilish-looking one in the movie "Nightbreed" who caterwauls and catapults about the place. And i'd definitely have my wicked little eyes on the chick with porcupine quills if that was the case! Personal Q&A With Dani In regards to Epic, who are basically Sony records,what is the deal with them? Surely such a big label will expect you to change your sound and eventually distort your vision? With regards to our new label, rest assured that we have already foreseen and dealt with a higher force trying to muscle in and corrupt our way of outlook and music. Don't forget that we have been signed to Epic now for almost seven months and as expected everything has been addressed. Henceforth this is why we have set AbraCadaver up, to serve as a self-controlled project with major financing. And don't forget that Epic signed us for what we are- they'd soon realise the errors of their ways if they ever tried to enforce dance moves upon us! The beauty of signing with a major lies in the finance and exposure they can supply you with to fulfill your visions- i mean, just wait until the videos for the new album to agree with my point. Did you think the year 2001 was a good year for the band? One of the best! We've had numerable tours across the world (the most notable being our US headlining tour with Nile and God Forbid) in support of "Midian" and then, "Bitter Suites..which of course we recorded in the early Summer as a means to air new material and improve older ones (a sort of interim recording if you will, to satisfy our output). Then there's been the DVD to contend with ("Heavy Left-Handed and Candid" should be released about now), filming two promo videos, Tattoo the planet, Cradle Of Fear (amid numerable TV and radio appearances), the writing of at least (well to date) three new tracks for the forthcoming album and that's without the usual guff to deal with just being part of Cradle of Filth. Fuck! even without the finer details, that's a immense amount of work to have undertaken in such a short length of time.Time for a spot of tea i think! Any other plans afoot in the Cradle camp that you wouldn't mind sharing with us, your humble but ever curious assembly? Hmmm! Well, there's talk of working on another project with other horror band members and Alex Chandon which must remain thoroughly undisclosed at the present, then there's AbraCadaver which we're eager to get up and running by taking a few bands under our wing, so to speak- more on this as it develops (though if anyone has demo recordings or albums they want us to check out, then feel free to send them through to the management address on the Ceedees and they shall be forwarded to us...), a possible voiceover for me for a manga-styled cartoon entitled "Dominator" via the Sci-fi channel next year.... and then there's of course the aforementioned album which at the present moment in time remains untitled and unwritten, though as stated, the songs are coming together fast and furiously. We are due to demo a few songs in January at the same studio we recorded "Bitter Suites.." in. A double live album is also in debate which would include (as well as the live songs) a few additional pre-recorded rare studio tracks. The working title for this at present is "Live Bait For The Dead" with a release date penned in for May, which is when we are due to play this year's Donnington and Dynamo festivals and enter the studio for our next album On a more personal level now, do you have any interesting pastimes outside of the band? Well, when there's time to myself i usually spend it at home with my girlfriend Toni and my daughter Luna doing family things. We've just moved into a new house less than a year ago and so a lot of our free time is spent decorating the place. Toni and i love watching movies together or going out to eat and then watching movies- mostly horror and fantasy as to be expected. Reading is another great pastime- at the moment i'm flicking between a book about the sins and excesses of the Roman Emperors, a book on the origin of evil and the entire series of Ramses by the Egyptologist Christian Jacq. All cracking stuff! I also collect creepy toys (which line the walls of my office), Egyptian artefacts and general ooky stuff that i peruse for in local country antique shops. A few favourite aquisitions of late include a mock, fully decorated sarcophagus, a bust of the vine-god Bacchus and a giant metal teapot from Thailand! They're a bit like the possessions of the bloody Addams Family! I also like to drive- i only got around to passing my driving test two short years but i'm totally hooked. So much so that i've gone and tied up most of my cash next year by ordering a nice new, shiny black sports car which isn't delivered till February, which is a good thing seeing as i'll probably be dead in it by April! Fuck it! C'est la vie... To be fair though, most of my time is spent in the company of the band and it's subsequent leanings, so any spare time is like manna from Heaven. Or Hell. Do you spend any time outside of the band socialising with any of the other members? Fuck off! Actually yes. Gian, Martin, trial-period Dave and myself all live in Ipswich so when the occasion arises we usually go out and get slaughtered together. Ex-member Robin also lives closeby so He's generally in the equation as well. Paul sometimes makes an appearance from his nearby town but usually we socialise and party all together on or after photo shoots or if we're called to London for whatever reasoning. We all get along famously- well when you're spending half the year on tour with one another, you'd bloody well ought to...mind you, Paul could perform a miracle and change his socks before the next one! Where do you rehearse? We rehearse in a converted barn in Suffolk. At the moment we are in the process of cheering the place up a bit in order to make it a great deal more creative environment to work in... .i.e...by painting it black, hanging stuff from the walls, creating a wank booth...you know the score. It's local to Ipswich and the majority of us...(poor Adrian has to commute daily from London), and it's nicely tucked away from prying eyes, which is imperative in Gian's case. Going back to something you mentioned earlier, the DVD, what did you hope to achieve with the self-titled Shlockumentary? Was it's intentions to allow viewers into the everyday real- life personas of the band or was it just a pastiche of cheap shit vomited onto a blank canvass as i've been led to believe? The last one you said. No, in all honesty, the Sifting through Filth documentary was an addition to the DVD whose sole purpose was to entertain our followers. It may be argued that this is for completists only, but i think that it remains a genuine and fuck-funny insight into a life that is often only a pale reflection of it's actual self. Plus it's an hour long. And what of the horror movie that you have just finished, Cradle Of Fear? Tell us a little bit about it - whose in it? what's it about? who directed it? when is it available? Blah, blah, blah... Cradle Of Fear is an underground urban gothic nightmare reminiscent of Amicus horror and early-eighties gore movies. Directed by Alex Chandon, the creature responsible for our "From The Cradle To Enslave" and "Her Ghost In The Fog" videos, it stars a variety of B-movie actors including Eileen Daly, Emily Bouffante, Stuart lang, Al Stokes etc,etc... as well as myself as a deranged killer and the rest of the band in cameo roles.Essentially it concerns itself with a gruesome mix of four horror stories all linked by the tale of Kemper, a child killer and eater who, despite being incarcerated, uses his ally in the outside world to reap revenge on those that imprisoned Him. Despite being put togrether for the 'small' price of roughly £80,000, the film is excellently shot and acted, and the effects are supplied by the people responsible for other cult movies like the Hellraiser series. The overall effect is very reminiscent of a modern-day Hammer horror but with gallons more gore and raunch, something that to avoid massive censorship requires the film ( for at least the first few months of it's life ) to be sold as uncensored director's copies directly from the Cradle of fear website (www.cradleoffear.com )-but then, you don't need to be told that do you? There are some opinions that feel that "Bitter Suites To Succubi" isn't a full length album and if it is, then not a particularly substantial one. What are your views on this, your last release to date? I think i briefly mentioned before that "Bitter Suites..." was an interim release to instigate a marraige between the old and the new..to give the people who supported us over the years something to listen to during our slew of touring commitments and deciding upon a new label. As it was originally intended, "Bitter Suites" was supposed to be merely an EP's worth of just new material, which in essence it was, it was only when we were due to record it that we decided on extending the length to include the Sisters Of Mercy cover "No Time To Cry" as well as the reworking of three tracks from our first album, "The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh". I really like "Bitter Suites..", for me it is very reminiscent of a previous work like "Vempire", fast,brutal and with a production like heavy razors through flesh.Also for me i feel that the vocal production on "Bitter Suites" is among the best yet on one of our own recordings. Why then release it on Snapper, a substantially smaller label than your previous label Music For Nations? Firstly, we left MFN because our contract with them was up and with no disrespect intended, we wanted to shop around and see if we could find another label with better funding and distribution... amongst other things.When the interim deal with Snapper reared it's head we were only too pleased to accept it..here was a one release deal (inclusive of a DVD) that would enable us to get some tunes out posthaste with plenty of freedom and scope and to be fair, a sizeable advance to tide us through to the next album. And last but not least... Any final words of wisdom/salutations/anything at all? Urrgh! Yes, actually i did want to thank a bunch of people, namely those who have supported the band through thick and thin over the last few years...i hope it has been worth it- i can certainly promise that the proper fireworks are yet to begin....also our fans who saw us perform through what was the worst onstage sound that we have ever encountered in Denver-we most certainly apologise to each and every one of you for that and promise that we will rectify the situation when once again we come to your neck of the woods. In the meantime you might just catch yourselves on our new DVD, as some of the signing footage from the shlockumentary was filmed in the store next to the venue..... Also, some have asked after the lyrics to "Ebony Dressed For Sunset" on the site, so best i honour their request. Ebony Dressed For Sunset Unshadow thyselves children The reign in flesh begins again... V Empire Funereal majesty awake Cneajna wreathed in snake Draconis talons rake... So haunted is my silent heart Dreaming only of the moon When velvet darkness falls tonight The thirst crescends anew... Only for you ...and finally, a quick acknowledgement to the following; The Webmaster Madshadowedmountain Pyrael ChildofDecadence and Nyarlethotep Thanx again, all the best, your fiend...Dani xxx Interview orchestrated by Libitina Grimm. (from official site) |