Cradle Of FilthExistence Is Futile

Label:

Nuclear Blast – NB 6084-4

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album , Silver
CD , Album , Digipak
Box Set , Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Black Metal

Tracklist

A1 The Fate Of The World On Our Shoulders 1:35
A2 Existential Terror 6:17
A3 Necromantic Fantasies 5:40
A4 Crawling King Chaos 5:27
B1 Here Comes A Candle... (Infernal Lullaby) 1:28
B2 Black Smoke Curling From The Lips Of War 5:21
B3 Discourse Between A Man And His Soul 5:30
B4 The Dying Of The Embers 6:10
C1 Ashen Mortality 1:48
C2 How Many Tears To Nurture A Rose? 4:36
C3 Suffer Our Dominion 6:19
C4 Us, Dark, Invincible 6:26
D1 Sisters Of The Mist 7:12
D2 Unleash The Hellion 6:21
CD-1 The Fate Of The World On Our Shoulders 1:35
CD-2 Existential Terror 6:18
CD-3 Necromantic Fantasies 5:41
CD-4 Crawling King Chaos 5:28
CD-5 Here Comes A Candle... (Infernal Lullaby) 1:28
CD-6 Black Smoke Curling From The Lips Of War 5:21
CD-7 Discourse Between A Man And His Soul 5:31
CD-8 The Dying Of The Embers 6:11
CD-9 Ashen Mortality 1:49
CD-10 How Many Tears To Nurture A Rose? 4:36
CD-11 Suffer Our Dominion 6:20
CD-12 Us, Dark, Invincible 6:30
CD-13 Sisters Of The Mist 7:13
CD-14 Unleash The Hellion 6:21

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Nuclear Blast GmbH
  • Copyright ©Nuclear Blast GmbH
  • Pressed ByOptimal Media GmbH – BL47193
  • Lacquer Cut AtOptimal Media GmbH
  • Exclusive RetailerNuclear Blast GmbH

Credits

  • Lacquer Cut ByHL*

Notes

Nuclear Blast exclusive mail order edition. This box contains:
- Digipak CD
- Exclusive double vinyl (silver)
- Necklace with band symbol pendant
- Flag with album cover art
- 5 pin buttons
- Lyric sheet by Dani Filth, printed on both sides.

Limited to 650 copies which sold out in pre-sale.

Two piece sturdy lift off lid box with alternate artwork. The top section has all text (including the sides) in gold foil block detail. Matte black background.
Double LP : The vinyl discs are translucent. Gatefold sleeve with artist name in gold foil block detail. 12" x 24" picture/lyric insert, printed on both sides. Discs held in black paper die cut polylined inners.
Six tri-fold digipak CD has a pocket containing the 24 page booklet and a clear tray.
Package came shrink-wrapped.

On side A runout, all characters following A2 are etched.
On side B to D runouts, all characters following HL are etched.
On runouts side A to D, plating mark characters 2T, 2=, 1X, 1∆ are mirrored.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 4 065629 608446
  • Label Code: LC 07027
  • Rights Society: GEMA
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped): BL47193-01 A2 2T NB5416-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped): BL47193-01 B2 HL 2= NB5416-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, stamped): BL47193-02 C1 HL NB5416-1 1X
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, stamped): BL47193-02 D1 HL NB5416-1 1∆
  • Matrix / Runout (CD): CAP07080 NB5416-0CD 01 Technicolor
  • Mastering SID Code (CD): IFPI LR79
  • Mould SID Code (CD): IFPI UG60

Other Versions (5 of 28)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Existence Is Futile (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Redgold/Black Corona) Nuclear Blast 54161 Europe 2021
New Submission
Existence Is Futile (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc) Nuclear Blast 54161 Europe 2021
Existence Is Futile (2×LP, Album) Nuclear Blast 54161 Europe 2021
New Submission
Existence Is Futile (14×File, FLAC, Album, 24bit/44,1kHz) Nuclear Blast none Worldwide 2021
Existence Is Futile (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Blue Transparent) Nuclear Blast 54161 Europe 2021

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Reviews

  • Astandane's avatar
    Astandane
    It's fair to say I had waited this album with barely contained excitement; Cradle have previously been riding a wave of great new music, and I had no doubt their 13th installment would impress me. 

    What I perhaps didn't expect, was how.

    A middle-finger to all the negativity of recent years, Existence is Futile does its own thing and is all the better for it.

    Existence is Futile opens with the usual tone setting intro, lacing my room with enough atmosphere to convince me fog was about to ripple out of my speakers. I like this, but it's a small element of track two that tells me this will be a great album.

    Can you hear it? 'Existential Terror' has a subtle yet commanding string pluck; resounding from in the background like a call to fate. This immediately caught my attention, perhaps ironically; summoning my thoughts to consider the very themes the album seeks to address.

    I think Cradle have already done a solid job of creating something new and refreshing, but the best thing is that this really doesn't stop until the album is literally over. 

    The two singles released ahead of the album - 'Crawling King Chaos' and 'Necromantic Fantasies' - are fantastic pieces that wonderfully contrast each other. The selfish concepts of the latter are a portent of our doom as King Chaos comes to reap what we've sown; albeit with frantic guitar work that clearly demonstrates the band had fun putting this all together. 

    Coupled with a great range of established Cradle flourishes, Dani doesn't overdue any particular vocal direction either, and with Anabelle following up with classy lines of her own, everything just works. 

    The flow between tracks is implemented with skill, as rhythms and melodies propagate effortlessly. Even the jagged assault of 'Black Smoke Curling from the Lips of War' feels natural, like some brain chemical that shouldn't have been discovered.

    So, if it's not clear by now, I'm an avid fan of this album.

    I'm also writing this on the eve of a special Halloween show in London, and honestly, I can't wait to hear these tracks blasted into my face by giant speakers. 

    At the very least, it's what I'm doing to myself at home.
    • TazTheGreat's avatar
      TazTheGreat
      The album is really good, the songs are top level Cradle of Filth. The box itself is underwelming. Very poor Content for the price point. Vinyl sounds flat, CD is not brickwalled. Buy for the music.
      • TazTheGreat's avatar
        TazTheGreat
        The album is really good, the songs are top level Cradle of Filth. The box itself is underwelming. Very poor Content for the price point. Vinyl sounds flat, CD is not brickwalled. Buy for the music.

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