Nymphertamine
Nymphetamine is the sixth studio album by Cradle of Filth, released on September 28, 2004, and features the debut of guitarist James Mcilroy, under the pseudonym “Germs Warfare”.
The title is a portmanteau of “nymphomaniac” and “amphetamine”, and Dani Filth explained the track itself as referring to “a drug-like addiction to the woman in question, with her insidious vampyre qualities literally bringing her lover back from the brink of the spiritual grave, only to bury him further on the strength of a whim. The album is written in the style of Edgar Allan Poe’s works, and leaves one thinking that, despite the character’s inner agonies, he is really a welcome submissive who readily enjoys the terrible highs and lows of his relationship with this alluring and filthy, depreciative succubus.”[citation needed]
It was nominated for a 2005 Grammy award in the Best Metal Performance category, [1] and appears on the album twice; in a three-part, nine minute version -”Nymphetamine (Overdose)” – and again in a shortened five minute version – “Nymphetamine Fix” – as a bonus track. A video was released for the “Fix” version, and this track also appears on the soundtrack for the film Resident Evil: Apocalypse (without its suffix).
“Coffin Fodder” is mentioned in episode four of the UK comedy The IT Crowd. “Swansong for a Raven” is a sequel to the Midian song “Her Ghost in the Fog”.
The album features guest appearances by ex Theatre of Tragedy and current Leaves’ Eyes vocalist Liv Kristine, and Doug Bradley, who starred as the cenobite Pinhead in the Hellraiser series and also collaborated on Midian.
It was re-released as a special edition in 2005, with an extra disc featuring two new songs, an alternate version of the title track, three cover songs, and a CD-ROM of the “Nymphetamine” promo video.
[edit] Track listing
“Satyriasis” (Instrumental) – 1:42
“Gilded Cunt” – 4:08
“Nemesis” – 7:18
“Gabrielle” – 5:27
“Absinthe with Faust” – 5:14
“Nymphetamine (Overdose)” – 9:14
“Painting Flowers White Never Suited My Palette” (Instrumental) – 1:57
“Medusa and Hemlock” – 4:44
“Coffin Fodder” – 5:17
“English Fire” – 4:45
“Filthy Little Secret” – 6:16
“Swansong for a Raven” – 7:09
“Mother of Abominations” – 7:33
“Nymphetamine Fix” – 5:04
