Latest about Cradle of Filth
![Cradle of Filth’s Marek “Ashok” Šmerda [left], looking a little like Pinhead from Hellraiser, and Donny Burbage, resplendent in corpsepaint.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z9d7Mw4qyjZNCd5YcTScBL-840-80.jpg.webp)
Cradle Of Filth’s Donny Burbage and Marek ‘Ashok’ Šmerda on landing their theatrical metal roles
The hands that rock the Cradle reveal the guitar tones behind their theatrical metal mayhem and find modern guitars are weak and false
Cradle of Filth’s Donny Burbage hated guitar until he got bored of playing video games and became a detail nut
The Ibanez fan, Aether Realm guitarist and former guitar tech explains the importance of mastering vibrato – and avoiding pyro at his very first Cradle of Filth show
From brutalizing extreme metal to Latin-flavored bubblegum shred: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
Liven up your listening habits with new guitar-driven tunes from Extreme, Metallica, Momma, Cradle of Filth, Tigercub, Angel Vivaldi and more
Former Cradle of Filth guitarist Stuart Anstis dies aged 48
Anstis played with the English extreme metallers from 1995 until 1999, and appeared on Dusk and Her Embrace, Cruelty and the Beast and more
Cradle of Filth part ways with guitarist Richard Shaw
In a Facebook post, the British metal institution announced that keyboardist Anabelle Iratni had also left the group
Cradle of Filth’s Dan Firth: “With such busy music, you need to really pick your spot... There’s a lot to be said for being really deliberate with your basslines”
The Filth bassist discusses note choice, his growth as a player, and walks us through the most enticing specs of his new signature Schecter five-string
![[L-R] Dani Filth and Ed Sheeran](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DYEGiAKmrFQFRyGKo9cQz5-840-80.jpg.webp)
Dani Filth says he's been “emailing with” Ed Sheeran about a potential collaboration
The Cradle of Filth leader reveals that he's been talking to one of pop music's biggest stars about joining forces
From classic soul to hellishly heavy extreme metal: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
Cool off with killer new songs from Cradle of Filth, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Jerry Cantrell, Zeal & Ardor, Grouper, Finneas, Meet Me @ The Altar and more
