CRADLE OF FILTH: Zoe on NEW ALBUM, Jesus, and Empowerment!

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GRAMMY Award-nominated extreme metal institution CRADLE OF FILTH recently announced their upcoming 14th studio album, The Screaming Of The Valkyries, out March 21, 2025 via Napalm Records. The band reigns supreme as one of the most revered, formative and notorious names in music – from the depths of the extreme metal underground to the peaks of mainstream pop culture itself, and are responsible for breaking ground for many of today’s top metal artists with their trademark mixture of blackened heaviness, macabre theatricality and scintillating gothic style.

The rule of Filth began in 1991, followed by the unleashing of 1994’s The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh – humble beginnings that expanded into cinematic classics like Cruelty And The Beast and Midian, among others. Now, following the release of 2021’s Existence Is Futile – which debuted at #20 on the Billboard 200 with Hard Rock Genre (beyond many other chart debuts) – the international institution returns with their arrestingly catchy 14th studio album, The Screaming of the Valkyries. Out in March 2025 via Napalm Records, the album is a succinct summation of the ghosts of Cradle’s past and a bold step into the future. Frontman Dani Filth’s recognizable scream and equally identifiable growl stand mightily alongside twin guitar attacks, symphonic flourishes, and explosive rhythm section, implemented by drummer Martin “Marthus” Skaroupka, bassist Daniel Firth, guitarists Marek “Ashok” Smerda and Donny Burbage, and keyboardist/vocalist Zoe Federoff.

0:00 Intro
3:34 Comeback Album?
6:30 Never Played Live
8:45 Arizona Church
13:00 Empowerment
15:00 Feminine Divine
17:51 Chaotic Tour
19:25 Cradle to the Enslave
22:22 Outro

The Screaming Of The Valkyries tracklist:
1 To Live Deliciously
2 Demagoguery
3 The Trinity Of Shadows
4 Non Omnis Moriar
5 White Hellebore
6 You Are My Nautilus
7 Malignant Perfection
8 Ex Sanguine Draculae
9 When Misery Was A Stranger

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[MPrazeres]

Thank you, that was a cool interview, as an old COF myself, it's amazing to finally feel the recognition of hard work of Dani Filth.

[DjRenect]

For someone that’s sort of a recent edition to the band, she fits perfectly. Style and soundwise.

[jeremypgiles]

Cheers, that was a great interview. The new album is excellent, and Zoes vocals on it are awesome.

[AlexanderJoneshttps]

I've met Zoe in person at the Asylum last year when Catelyst crime tour with Leaves Eyes also interesting talk too and online aswell :) looking forward to the new album also!

[WaylaMirth]

Finally someone who asked an artist intelligent questions ❤❤❤

[PhyrexianNemesis]

First time watching your content, and I'm impressed with the line of questioning and thoughts. Nicely done!

[Ghost-wve]

Brother brilliant interview
Love cradle of filth 🤘🏼
Can't wait for the New album

[Moonchilddbk]

I watched the podcast until the end
Great questions, super interesting
Keep doing it

[matteo-qb]

your questions man, your questions ... ❤

[MetalPhantomX]

Great interview as always, my dude! Keep up the great work! Also, I didnt think that anyone besides Dani ever gave interviews regarding this band (at least I have never seen anyone else besides Dani give interviews.) Also, I agree with Zoe, mainstream Jesus is a c*** ( I want that on a shirt)

[patrickcapistrano]

Onward Christian Soldiers, Smoke of Her Burning, When Misery Was a Stranger. Brilliant album closers! Will never see live! Why?!

[karinekmk]

Wow, she doesn't hesitate to express her raw opinions, that's great !
I hadn't listened to Cradle for a while, but I also find that this album has the OG Cradle sound !
What's the deal with Non omnis moriar lyrics ? Can't find them (yet).
Great interview, Jasper, you really master your subject (but we all know that) 🤘

[grim]

I hope that 20 year old never-before-played-live song is CEMETERY AND SUNDOWN! that song is a Fucken BANGER!! Or!! —- DEVIL TO THE METAL!!! that’s another BANGER and face melter!

[wiederganger]

What "Republican Jesus" is ok with guns shooting up schools?

Just asking as a Belgian expat living in America, now Catholic and Republican, who's loved CoF since I saw them performing "the principle of evil" live, as a support band, back in the old days, in some dive bar in Belgium, when they just started out, and they still had a keyboardist wearing a top hat.

[Moonchilddbk]

Zoe i am pro-Republican and i love you and COF
Do not be a hater Zoe ....do not mix politic and music
i am such disappointed
Big hallo from Tampere, Fin

[karinekmk]

A Slayer show is indeed NOT the best place for a female (esp.in the pit)🙄🙄
If everything goes as planned, I'm going to a show in Germany on friday night, never seen this band live, hope that the crowd won't be too...drunk, to say the least !