Spawned wanton like blight on an auspicious night
Her eyes betrayed spells of the moon's eerie light
A disquieting gaze forever ghosting far seas
Bled white and dead, Her true mother was fed
To the ravenous wolves that the elements led
From crag-jagged mountains that seemingly grew in unease

Through the maw of the woods, a black carriage was drawn
Flanked by barbed lightning that hissed of the storm
(Gilded in crests of Carpathian breed)
Bringing slaves to the sodomite for th ... See More

Rating : 91.8 / 100
Votes : 82

Band	Cradle of Filth
Album	Cruelty and the Beast
Type	Album (Studio full-length)
Released	April 27, 1998
Genres	Symphonic Black Metal, Gothic Metal
Labels	Music for Nations
Length	58:48

1.	Once upon Atrocity	1:43
2.	Thirteen Autumns and a Widow ▶ Audio Audio	7:14
3.	Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids Audio Audio	7:18
4.	Beneath the Howling Stars Audio	7:42
5.	Venus in Fear	2:20
6.	Desire in Violent Overture Audio	4:16
7.	The Twisted Nails of Faith Audio	6:50
8.	Bathory Aria Audio Audio	11:02
9.	Portrait of the Dead Countess	2:52
10.	Lustmord and Wargasm (The Lick of Carnivorous Winds) Audio	7:30

Koch Records' 2001 two-disc edition bonus disc
1.	Lustmord and Wargasm (The Relicking of Cadaverous Wounds)	7:58
2.	Black Metal (Venom cover)	3:27
3.	Hallowed Be Thy Name (Iron Maiden cover) Audio	7:10
4.	Sodomy & Lust (Sodom cover)	4:47
5.	Twisting Further Nails (The Cruci-Fiction Mix)	5:33