Total Fucking Darkness

Total Fucking Darkness is the third demo by the British extreme metal band Cradle of Filth, recorded in 1992 and released commercially in remastered form in 2014.[2] The remastered release also includes the only surviving track from the band's abandoned first album, Goetia, along with four tracks recorded at a rehearsal session in October 1992.[3]

Total Fucking Darkness
2014 reissue cover art by Daniel P. Carter
Demo album by
Cradle of Filth
Released2 November 1992
19 May 2014 (Remastered)
Recorded1992
StudioSpringvale Studios, Ipswich
Portacabin Studios, Westerfield, Suffolk
GenreExtreme metal
Length23:54
57:32 (Remastered)
LabelSelf-released
Mordgrimm (Remastered)
ProducerDani Filth, Paul Ryan, Frater Nihil
Cradle of Filth chronology
Orgiastic Pleasures Foul
(1992)		 Total Fucking Darkness
(1992)		 The Principle of Evil Made Flesh
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing
Original version
No.TitleLength
1."The Black Goddess Rises"6:26
2."Unbridled at Dusk"7:13
3."The Raping of Faith"5:44
4."As Deep as Any Burial"5:44
5."Fraternally Yours, 666 (Outro)"0:27
Total length:23:54
Remastered version
No.TitleLength
1."Spattered in Faeces"5:46
2."The Black Goddess Rises"6:46
3."As Deep as Any Burial"4:25
4."Unbridled at Dusk"7:59
5."The Raping of Faith"6:25
6."Fraternally Yours, 666 (Outro)"1:22
7."Devil Mayfair (Advocatus Diaboli)"5:07
8."The Black Goddess Rises"6:23
9."The Raping of Faith"5:55
10."Unbridled at Dusk"7:24
Total length:57:32
  • Track 1 recorded at Springvale Studios in 1992.
  • Tracks 2–6 recorded and mixed in three days at Portacabin Studios, Westerfield, Suffolk on 4 tracks.
  • Tracks 7–10 recorded during rehearsal, Springvale Studios, Samhain 1992.

Personnel

Cradle of Filth

  • Dani Filth – vocals, lyrics, artwork, producer
  • Paul Allender – guitar
  • Benjamin Ryan – keyboards
  • Robin Graves – bass
  • Paul Ryan – guitar, engineering assistant, producer
  • Darren Gardner – drums

Production

  • Jim Partridge – engineering

Additional production

  • Alan Bint – recording, mixing on "Spattered in Faeces"
  • Mark Bint – recording, mixing on "Spattered in Faeces"
  • Frater Nihil – producer, layout, design
  • Tim Turan – remastering
  • Daniel P. Carter – artwork

References
  1. Jurek, Thom. "Total Fucking Darkness – Cradle of Filth | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. "Cradle of Filth's 1993 Demo 'Total F**king Darkness' Released on Vinyl – Blabbermouth.net". Blabbermouth.net. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2015-01-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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