Artist: CRADLE OF FILTH
Album: DARKLY, DARKLY, VENUS AVERSA SPECIAL EDIT. (2CD DIGI)

Release date: 2010
Media type: CD

Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa will be a concept album in the same vein as its predecessor Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder; this time centring on the demon Lilith, the first wife of the Biblical Adam. Dani Filth revealed to Metal Hammer in September 2010 that it will be a "feminine" companion piece to Godspeed, "which was a very masculine album, obviously due to its protagonist, Gilles De Rais." Unlike previous historically-based concept albums Godspeed and Cruelty and the Beast, Darkly, Darkly will tell an original story. "It's about the resurgence of Lilith into modern society as a deity," Filth said. "There's a bit of Victoriana in there. Essentially, at heart, it's a nice gothic horror story." Reference to Greek mythology and the Knights Templar will also be made, in what's referred to by the label as "a dark tapestry of horror, madness and twisted sex". At an early stage of the album's development in late 2009, Filth hinted that its sound is "creepily melodic, like Mercyful Fate or a dark Iron Maiden". The Metal Hammer interview also likens it to King Diamond.

On August 20, 2010 a free mp3 of the track "Lilith Immaculate" was released by the band as reward for signing up for a mailing list following the album's development. The standard edition of the album will consist of 11 tracks, while the limited edition is planned to have a total of 16 or 18.

All lyrics written by Dani Filth, all music composed by Cradle of Filth.
Natalie Shau - album art

TRACKLIST CD:

1. "The Cult of Venus Aversa" 7:07
2. "One Foul Step From the Abyss" 4:53
3. "The Nun With the Astral Habit" 4:55
4. "Church of the Sacred Heart" 3:56
5. "The Persecution Song" 5:34
6. "Deceiving Eyes" 6:32
7. "Lilith Immaculate" 6:12
8. "The Spawn of Love And War" 6:19
9. "Harlot On A Pedestal" 5:09
10. "Forgive Me Father (I Have Sinned)" 4:33
11. "Beyond the Eleventh Hour" 7:16

TRACKLIST BONUS-CD:

1. Beast Of Extermination
2. Truth & Agony
3. Mistress From The Sucking Pit
4. Behind The Jagged Mountains

LINE-UP:

Dani Filth – lead vocals
Paul Allender – lead guitar
James McIlroy - rhythm guitar
Ashley Ellyllon – keyboards, backing vocals
Dave Pybus – bass
Martin Skaroupka – drums

Additional:
Lucy Atkins - female vocals