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3 unusual facts about The Principle of Evil Made Flesh


Benjamin Ryan

Eventually the band signed to Cacophonous Records whilst Benjamin was still only 16 years old, and released The Principle of Evil Made Flesh.

Charles Hedger

When he was 13, his brother gave him a copy of a tape from a local band that some of his friends were in, the demo tape was called The Principle of Evil Made Flesh, from an at the time fledgling British heavy metal band, Cradle of Filth.

The Principle of Evil Made Flesh

The cover is a stock image from Nigel Wingrove's Redemption portfolio, chosen in part under the influence of Type O Negative's Bloody Kisses sleeve.


Bitter Suites to Succubi

It features six new compositions (two of which are instrumentals), but is bolstered to album-length with three reworkings of songs from The Principle of Evil Made Flesh ("The Principle of Evil Made Flesh", "Summer Dying Fast" and "The Black Goddess Rises") and a cover of The Sisters of Mercy's "No Time to Cry".


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