Cradle of Filth

THE BRITISH EXTREME METAL HEROES REVEAL THE GUITAR TONES BEHIND THEIR THEATRICAL METAL MAYHEM

- Andrew Daly

EXTREME METAL, AS Cradle of Filth is classified, is polarizing. It’s easy for instrumentation, such as Donny Burbage and Marek “Ashok” Šmerda’s ripping dual guitars, to get lost in the spectacle.

Šmerda admits that with that comes pressure — but there’s plenty of room for bits and bobs that fans might not associate with the extreme metal sphere. “You might be surprised,” he tells Guitar World. “We definitely have outside-the-box influences...”