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I. CRADLE OF FILTH "CRUELTY & THE BEAST" (1998)

So tha next 2 recordz (I'm gonna talk about), what can I say, theze are recordz

that go lil furtha back into tha past, both released 16 yearz ago (1998),
and yeah, unlike tha first 2 recordz, there really izn't much bond/connection
to tha actual "music" on tha recordz (in all honesty, tha music sucked),
but yeah, it had moreso to do with tha album artwork, and just tha concept
of DEATH METAL music az a whole and having been first exposed to it,
for tha first time (in 1998), when I wuz younga, and neva really understanding it
(I wuz like everybody, sayin, it all sounded like COOKIE MONSTER to me).
Back then of course, I would have to keep thiz shit hidden from tha family,
and no way would I been allowed to buy it from a music store, of course,
if I were to, I'd have it confiscated, but NOW I'm FREE to buy much az I want.

II. CRADLE OF FILTH "CRUELTY & THE BEAST" (1998) II

So tha first record (well, 3rd) I wanna talk about iz CRADLE OF FILTH's 

"Cruelty & The Beast" (1998), a play off tha name "Beauty & The Beast",
but yeah, believe it or not, for a small brief snip moment of ma life (lolz)
I wuz fuckin -IN LOVE- with thiz album, despite only having 5 songz
(note: Internet, MP3 didn't exist then), but it wuz those 5 songz (from radio),
in addition to (having) tha album cover (from a full page advert in a magazine),
I felt like I had tha album, and that after I finally *MOVED OUT* id buy it, for real.
Now obviouzly, tha fuckin marketing wuz what had me with thiz record,
with a band named "CRADLE OF FILTH!" and *THAT RECORD COVER!*,
oh, and tha lil 'PARENTAL ADVISORY!' logo, only worsenz tha matter,
previouz to thiz, I didn't eva recall being attracted to anything "gothic".


III. CRADLE OF FILTH "CRUELTY & THE BEAST" (1998) III

So yeah, having been first exposed to CRADLE OF FILTH, back in 1998,
there were a number of other death/black metal bandz during that time
I had read about in magazinez/review that I, uh, tried to get into, but couldn't,
but CRADLE OF FILTH wuz a band that kept me in, despite tha fact,
their recordz are very hit-or-miss (I'd like every otha album they put out),
and yeah, had thiz record not had such a KICKAZZ ALBUM COVER, lol,
I probably woulda not picked thiz of all CRADLE OF FILTH albumz (to buy).
Last year, I wuz actually close to buying CRADLE OF FILTH's 2004 record
(Nympetamine) based off tha actual music (not cuz it had a "cool lookin cover")
and also tha fact, wuz tha only COF album that had more than 4 songz I liked.
Hate to say it, there wuz only 2 really 'decent' songz on thiz record, rest is bleh!