Lovecraft & Witch Hearts
| Lovecraft & Witch Hearts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover art by John Coulthart | ||||
| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 13 May 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1996–2000 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 72:52 | |||
| Label | Music for Nations | |||
| Producer | Various | |||
| Cradle of Filth chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[2] |
| Exclaim! | favourable[3] |
Lovecraft & Witch Hearts is a compilation album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth, released on 13 May 2002 by record label Music for Nations.
Content[edit]
It is described in Dani Filth's sleeve notes as "a favoured grimoire of tracks coupled with the rare and unreleased; rather a 'mess of' than a 'best of'..." It was designed to round off Cradle of Filth's contract with Music for Nations before their short-lived signing to Sony Records.
Disc one (Lovecraft) consists of album tracks from their Music for Nations back catalogue (although the Cruelty and the Beast tracks "Beneath the Howling Stars" and "Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids" are remixes by longtime band studio collaborator Mike Exeter). Disc two (Witch Hearts) consists of extra tracks culled from limited and import editions of their MFN releases (e.g. the two-disc version of Cruelty and the Beast; however, the versions on here are slightly altered), along with some remixes.
Release[edit]
Lovecraft & Witch Hearts was released on 13 May 2002. It reached number 95 in the UK Albums Chart.[4]
The album was reissued in 2012 by record label The End.[5]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Originally from | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Creatures That Kissed in Cold Mirrors" | Midian | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Dusk and Her Embrace" | Dusk... and Her Embrace | 6:08 |
| 3. | "Beneath the Howling Stars" | Cruelty and the Beast | 7:37 |
| 4. | "Her Ghost in the Fog" | Midian | 6:25 |
| 5. | "Funeral in Carpathia (Be Quick or Be Dead Version)" | From the Cradle to Enslave | 8:07 |
| 6. | "The Twisted Nails of Faith" | Cruelty and the Beast | 6:49 |
| 7. | "From the Cradle to Enslave" | From the Cradle to Enslave | 6:34 |
| 8. | "Saffron's Curse" | Midian | 6:22 |
| 9. | "Malice Through the Looking Glass" | Dusk... and Her Embrace | 5:30 |
| 10. | "Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids" | Cruelty and the Beast | 7:18 |
| 11. | "Lord Abortion" | Midian | 6:51 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Once upon Atrocity" (originally from Cruelty and the Beast) | 1:46 |
| 2. | "Thirteen Autumns and a Widow (Red October Mix)" | 7:14 |
| 3. | "For Those Who Died (Return to the Sabbat Mix)" (Sabbat cover) | 6:15 |
| 4. | "Sodomy and Lust" (Sodom cover) | 4:42 |
| 5. | "Twisting Further Nails (The Cruci-Fiction Mix)" | 5:30 |
| 6. | "Amor e Morte (Lycanthropy Mix)" | 7:14 |
| 7. | "Carmilla's Masque" | 2:52 |
| 8. | "Lustmord and Wargasm II" | 7:46 |
| 9. | "Dawn of Eternity" (Massacre cover) | 6:18 |
| 10. | "Of Dark Blood and Fucking (Stripped to the Bone Mix)" | 5:59 |
| 11. | "Dance Macabre" ("Tortured Soul Asylum" remix) | 4:27 |
| 12. | "Hell Awaits" (Slayer cover) | 5:39 |
| 13. | "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (Iron Maiden cover) | 7:10 |
Charts[edit]
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Top Independent Albums (USA) | 45[6] |
| German Albums Chart | 96[7] |
References[edit]
- ^ Torreano, Bradley. "Lovecraft & Witch Hearts - Cradle of Filth : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
- ^ Taylor, Laura (August 2002). "Cradle of Filth - Lovecraft & Witch Hearts • Metal Reviews • exclaim.ca". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "Cradle of Filth | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Woodley, Laura (20 June 2012). "Cradle of Filth to Release Eight Album Reissues - Cradle of Filth". theorderofthedragon.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "Lovecraft & Witch Hearts Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Album – Cradle of Filth, Lovecraft & Witch Hearts". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2014.[dead link]
External links[edit]
- Lovecraft & Witch Hearts at Discogs (list of releases)
