Lovecraft & Witch Hearts
2002 compilation album by Cradle of Filth
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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.
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Cover art by John Coulthart | ||||
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| Released | 13 May 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1996–2000 | |||
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| Length | 72:52 | |||
| Label | Music for Nations | |||
| Producer | Various | |||
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Content
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
Lovecraft & Witch Hearts was released on 13 May 2002. It reached number 95 in the UK Albums Chart.[4]
Track listing
| 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" ("Saffron's Curse" remix) | 4:27 |
| 12. | "Hell Awaits" (Slayer cover) | 5:39 |
| 13. | "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (Iron Maiden cover) | 7:10 |
Personnel
- Cradle of Filth
- Dani Filth – lead vocals
- Paul Allender – guitars
- Gian Pyres – guitars
- Robin Graves – bass
- Damien Gregori – keyboards
- Martin Foul – keyboards
- Lecter – keyboards
- Adrian Erlandsson – drums
- Nick Barker – drums
- Guest/session musicians
- Sarah Jezebel Deva – female vocals
- Was Sarginson – drums
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Top Independent Albums (USA) | 45[6] |
| German Albums Chart | 96[7] |