Can the Cradle of Filth U.S. hockey arena tour be too far behind?
DF: I don’t know. If we aren’t headlining, unless it’s a big massive festival that’s so well put together like Dynamo, it does mean that we don’t get the money (especially in America), and we can’t bring out the right show. If it was with the right band and it wasn’t gonna be detrimental to the stage production . . . MU: How important is the “show” to Cradle of Filth? I know I appreciated seeing Maiden recently with Eddie running out and whatnot – it seemed larger than life! DF: Well that’s the point. Metal is supposed to be over the top – and yes, I can respect bands who just get up there in jeans and t-shirts – that’s what we’re about. We’re a theatrical band. We are larger than life. We are multifaceted. We are a monster of many parts. I say, in a way, there’s only four things a band has to worry about with a release. That’s primarily the music, of which we write it for ourselves. Then our fans, and everybody else can go to hell. The artwork, which obviously reflects the music, and
