“Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids” by Cradle of Filth

"Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids" sits on Cruelty and the Beast, the third album from English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth, released by Music for Nations in May 1998: a concept record built on the legend of Elizabeth Báthory, the Hungarian "blood countess", with actress Ingrid Pitt narrating in character as Báthory, the part she first played in Hammer's Countess Dracula in 1971.

Dani Filth wrote the words and sings lead, with Sarah Jezebel Deva on backing vocals, and the music is credited to Filth, guitarists Stuart Anstis and Gian Pyres, bassist Robin Eaglestone, drummer Nicholas Barker and keyboard player Les Smith. The band produced with Mike Exeter and Jan Peter Genkel. The album went down well, but fans, critics and the band alike knocked its production, and it came back remixed and remastered as Re-Mistressed in November 2019.

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