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Title: Let the Punishment begin
Review: Cradle of Filth's major label debut, Damnation and a Day is quite possibly their best record to date. This follow up to 2000's Midian doesn't exactly follow in it's predecessor's foot steps. Midian was largley their most "gothy"(stupid word, oh well) album, as well as their most melodic. While I really loved that record, it can't hold a candle to the punishing riff after punishing riff of Damnation and a Day. Cradle of Filth were never a black metal band so saying this record doesn't sound like black metal is just a lame excuse for not admitting how enjoyable this is. Elements of black metal, goth, power metal, etc have always been incorporated into their music. Now it's being down better than ever. And the production really adds a massive punch, especially to the thunderous double bass drumming. Simply amazing. Stand out tracks: Babylon A.D, Presents from the Poison Hearted, An Enemy Led the Tempest, and The Smoke of Her Burning.
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