---
title: "Cruelty and the Beast by Cradle of Filth"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/ec995561-78c8-3eaa-8c93-66ebda34c8b3"
artist: "Cradle of Filth"
year: 1998
label: "Music for Nations"
---

# Cruelty and the Beast

**Cruelty and the Beast** is an album by Cradle of Filth, released in 1998 on Music for Nations.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | Cruelty and the Beast |
| Artist | Cradle of Filth |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 1998 |
| Label | Music for Nations |
| Catalog number | CDMFN 242 |
| Tracks | 10 |
| Place in discography | 4 of 25 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Once Upon Atrocity | 1:43 |
| 2 | Thirteen Autumns and a Widow | 7:14 |
| 3 | Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids | 7:19 |
| 4 | Beneath the Howling Stars | 7:43 |
| 5 | Venus in Fear | 2:20 |
| 6 | Desire in Violent Overture | 4:17 |
| 7 | The Twisted Nails of Faith | 6:51 |
| 8 | Bathory Aria: Benighted Like Usher / A Murder of Ravens in Fugue / Eyes That Witnessed Madness | 11:02 |
| 9 | Portrait of the Dead Countess | 2:53 |
| 10 | Lustmord and Wargasm (The Lick of Carnivorous Winds) | 7:31 |

## Genres

[Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Symphonic Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/symphonic-black) · [Gothic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/gothic-metal)

## Release tags

Black Metal · Symphonic Black Metal · Extreme Gothic Metal · Melodic Black Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein (1996)](https://themetalnet.com/album/4903ba06-87a3-3ee9-a814-8d22f5ad8fe1)
- Next release: [From the Cradle to Enslave E.P. (1999)](https://themetalnet.com/album/cab6eb2a-b093-39cf-a6a0-f7461e3f8ff5)

## Artist

- [Cradle of Filth](https://themetalnet.com/band/cradle-of-filth)

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