Lachryma Christi: Review: Cradle of Filth Live Stream on the 12th of May (still up to the 26th of May)

So yes, Cradle of Filth did a live stream online, their "Dracula Spectacular", through Veeps, which aired on the 12th of May, and it happened from St Mary's Art Centre, in Colchester, UK.

I am aware of the fact that many people don't consider Cradle of Filth Black Metal or whatsoever, but that is a debate for another place.

This show was actually very good, in terms of sound and image quality, to start with. The production is phenomenal. I don't know if they are planning it or not, but they would certainly benefit of making a DVD out of this show.

If you are a fan, you will certainly be very happy about this show. It was their first show since 2019, for obvious reasons, and besides being really great, you can see their enthusiasm in doing it. Also, they presented us their new keyboard player, Anabelle Iratni, who does the female vocals as well.

It started with the Intro of the album Midian, At The Gates of Midian, which was almost unexpected, since this album came out such a long time ago, but it was a good surprise, as this intro has such a vibe and brings such an atmosphere.

The rest of the set list included quite a few songs from Midian as well, and something from here and from there, giving a chance to the other albums to have a song featured on the show too. It was really good that they played old school tracks as well, such as The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh, Malice Through the Looking Glass and The Twisted Nails of Faith.

The stage had a huge screen on the back, which played varied related images and also the videos of some songs, at the same time they were playing them.

And in between songs, there was a fade to almost black and back, very sober.

The show itself had some visual effects on top of the image of them performing, which was quite a cool addition to all of it. Almost forgot to mention that there were a few platforms on the front of the stage, where they would go up at every now and then, and there was also fire along the stage, on the front edge, giving a lot of movement and colour to the show.

Dani's voice was on the right point. There was perfection in there.

All very together, showing the professionalism they always show. I watched it twice and I didn't spot anything negative. Wasn't trying to, but somethings things just come up. Wasn't the case.

Anabelle is a great addition to the band. She gives a whole theatrical vibe to it live, not only for her voice (which is mezzo-soprano) and for her keyboard playing, but also for her posture and for the way she performs. You might actually know her from Devilment.