Cradle of Filth is now streaming their new single "Necromantic Fantasies" off their upcoming album Existence Is Futile. The song once again comes alongside a music video directed by Vicente Cordero.
"The album is about existentialism, existential dread and fear of the unknown," said vocalist Dani Filth. "The concept wasn't created by the pandemic. We'd written it long before that began, but the pandemic is the tip of the cotton-bud as far as the way the world is headed, you know?
"I guess the title, Existence Is Futile, does sound a little morbid. But again, it's more about recognizing that truth and saying that everything is permitted because nothing really matters, which mimics the occultist Aleister Crowley's maxim. We all know we're going to die, so we might as well indulge life while we possess it.
"The final track on the album – 'Us, Dark, Invincible' – really drives that point home. Also, the artwork for this record was created by the Latvian visionary Arthur Berzinsh, who also dressed the last two albums, and that reeks of the exceedingly beautiful yet apocalyptic too.”
Existence Is Futile is out October 2.
You can also catch Cradle of Filth playing their Cruelty And The Beast album in full on tour this October. The tour will be opened by both 3Teeth and Once Human.
10/1 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey 10/2 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live 10/3 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall 10/5 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade 10/7 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage 10/9 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club 10/10 – Harrisburg, PA – HMAC 10/11 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza 10/12 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw 10/14 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater 10/15 – Detroit, MI – Harpo’s 10/16 – Chicago, IL – Radius 10/18 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre 10/20 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre 10/21 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues 10/22 – San Diego, CA – Belasco Theatre 10/23 – Los Angeles, CA – Observatory North Park 10/24 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades 10/26 – San Francisco, CA – Regency 10/29 – Monterrey, MX – Monterrey Metal Festival
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