CRADLE OF FILTH Blackbraid Worm Black Satellite SUBSTATION Seattle, WA October 4, 2026 REVIEW
CRADLE OF FILTH Blackbraid Worm Black Satellite Substation Seattle Seattle, WA October 4, 2026 The 30th Anniversary of Cradle of Filth’s seminal second album, “Dusk…and Her Embrace” was celebrated on Sunday evening in Seattle at the Substation. This album has a special meaning to me as it was not only my first experience with Cradle of Filth but it opened up a whole new word to the various subgenres of the underground (and not so underground) metal scene back in 1997 (for me - the album came out in 1996). The last time I covered the band was in 2023 (I had previously covered them in 2022 and 2016). So, the lineup was different from the last time I saw them and they had since released another studio album in 2025. The five members of the band walked onto the stage before founding member/vocalist Dani Filth entered last before launching into, “To Live Deliciously”. I’ve said it before but Cradle of Filth has been a formidable live act for a number of years now. They are a hard hitting...
