Cradle Of Filth are already preparing their next chapter despite some recent difficulties. According to frontman Dani Filth, the band is close to finishing the writing process for the follow-up to their 2025 album, The Screaming Of The Valkyries.
Speaking in a new interview with Australia’s Heavy, Filth said the fan response to the band’s fourteenth studio album had exceeded expectations: “Yeah. Above and beyond,” he said. “The Screaming Of The Valkyries, it’s really charted high. The fans love it. It’s the next step up in our evolutionary step.
“The next record, which, obviously, we’re writing at the moment – almost finished writing – we’re gonna be in the studio in about three weeks. Again [it] takes that to the next level.”
Filth explained that the band’s intense touring and productivity in recent years stems partly from the post-lockdown push to reconnect with audiences.
“We’ve had a fantastic few years,” he said. “Post lockdown, obviously there’s been a lot of catching up to do. This is why we’ve been touring a lot, why we’ve been very creative. I think we’re definitely walking into the right direction. The fans seem to like it, and that sort of matters.”
While The Screaming Of The Valkyries drew praise for its old-school influences, Filth suggested it’s still too early to define the sonic direction of the next album: “We’ve moved the goalposts in all kinds of directions,” he said. “It’s very hard to stipulate exactly what we’re doing. And really, to be honest, it’s too early to be talking about our new album.”
The band will once again work with producer Scott Atkins, who handled production, mixing, and mastering for The Screaming Of The Valkyries at Grindstone Studios in Suffolk, England.
On the “recent difficulties” – in 2025, six former members filed a lawsuit against Filth and the group’s management following accusations related to pay and contract disputes. Filth has not publicly addressed the lawsuit directly, though he previously stated he would not “let unfounded slander define this band or diminish the work we’ve put into it.”
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