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The Honorable Lord Filth

• 16th Nov 2010

To celebrate his current standing in Suffolk, as its leading icon no less, Cradle of Filth frontman Dani Filth has bagged himself a title and will now be addressed as; Lord Filth

Cradle Of Filth have just released their highly anticipated new album ‘Darkly, Darkly Venus Aversa’(‘A dazzling and dastardly display of destructive delivery’ – 8/10 Metal Hammer) and with Dani streets ahead in the Suffolk Icons Poll, the rest of the band thought it was time his standing in the community was reflected, and have presented him with his title. Which, he intends to use to its fullest:

“I’m looking into what my title allows, whether that’s driving a flock of sheep through the town centre on a bank holiday or the keys to every inn and wine cellar in the county. I’ve also been looking into a nice new country pile, the parties will be immense, the kind Lord Byron would throw if he had access to some Slayer albums. Im fully expecting it to help get me a better table when I eat out too, especially in the US. Ultimately this is a great opportunity to mess with people’s perceptions…”

Dani Filth is currently 2,000 views ahead of his nearest competitor in the Suffolk Icons poll led by Choose Suffolk. Tourism manager Alex Paul said that the submission of Dani as an “icon” showed that there was more to Suffolk than just natural beauty spots – “It’s about everyone’s voices being heard. It’s not about going for the obvious and people feel that Dani Filth is an icon and is as important to people as a pint of Adnams.”

Grammy nominated Cradle of Filth have been pioneers of extreme music since their debut in 1994 and have continued to evolve with each of their subsequent releases. Unafraid of ruffling a few feathers, the band have continually refused to bow to convention or to conform to prevalent trends and fads. Yet despite this uncompromising stance the band are still the most successful British heavy metal band since Iron Maiden, with legions of fans around the globe.

For more information about Choose Suffolk visit link and to find out more about the Suffolk Icons project, visit link

A new video of Cradle Of Filth discussing Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa is now streaming on the album’s mini-site at link The album is OUT NOW on Peaceville Records (released November 1st) on the bands own AbraCadaver imprint.