CRADLE OF FILTH: THE PRINCIPLE OF EVIL MADE FLESH

SCORE: 95/100

'The Principle of Evil Made Flesh' manages to be deeply cinematic for a debut, with the band's style feeling different yet familiar when compared to their later albums. It's a more jagged and rough project, with their roots coming through and their style being showcased in a less polished way than their later pieces; a rough edge that suits them perfectly well.

It's an even darker and heavier album than their other works, with a sound that is closer to death metal and Dani Filth's vocals leading it into this territory - his voice has never and will never sound like it does on this album again, and it makes this project one of the most unique in the band's extensive discography.

This is Cradle of Filth at their absolute heaviest - a sound that they would never go on to recreate, but a sound that helped to shape them into something even more spectacular. This album is an incredible feat on its own; it would be impressive no matter when in the band's discography it came - but the fact this was their first ever full-length album makes it that much more impressive to hear.

The piano interludes help to break the album up into different segments, making the project feel like different fragments of a romantically heavy & violent rollercoaster that leaves you some time to breathe in between the heavy croons and growls of Dani Filth's vocal performances. There's a stark contrast between elements present within the album that make it that much more enjoyable and captivating every step of the way.

Shockingly enough, 'The Principle of Evil Made Flesh' manages to be even more striking than their later 2000s albums, with their sound being even rougher and fast than it is the later you get into their discography. It doesn't have the same amount of polish as their further projects, but it makes up for this in undeniably charming amounts of heavy grit that make this album feel even more immersive than it already is.

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