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70

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6.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

  • Summary: This is the tenth studio release for the British metal band.
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  • Record Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal, Black Metal, Speed/Thrash Metal, Goth Metal, Symphonic Black Metal
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  1. Jan 18, 2013
    80
    The Manticore and Other Horrors is a scathing return to form that gives the band its credibility back, and certifies that Cradle of Filth deserve to be classed as a British extreme metal institution.
  2. Dec 10, 2012
    70
    COF achieve a victory here. It rocks.
  3. 60
    Silly? Indisputably, although Dani Filth's theatrical vocals ensure that 'The Abhorrent' is every bit as grandiose and ridiculous as a classic Hammer horror.
  4. Dec 10, 2012
    60
    It's more fun than 2010's Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa, but with a slightly less lurid and lingering "oomph" than classic Cradle of Filth.
  5. Kerrang!
    Dec 10, 2012
    60
    There's nothing here that Cradle of Filth haven't done much better elsewhere. [10 Nov 2012, p.55]
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