Release Year:1999
Genre:Extreme Metal

Review:

This EP kicks off with the self-titled track,From Cradle to Enslave.It opens with a slow,melodious synthesizers,set to kill as it builds on to a heavy chorus,leaving destruction and doom.Dani has delivered very good vocals on this track,moaning,croaking,and screaming at the right moments.The synthesizers has made a good impact as well,creating an eerie atmosphere,leaving you in hell.Yes,you know Hell looms when you hear Dani screaming "this is the end of everything".

It is then followed closely by the second track,Of Dark Blood and Fucking.It begins with a strong bassline,and starts off hard and heavy,all out to kill.My personal favorite of this EP,with the evil melodies,enhanced by the synthesizers that spell death in your face.Again,Dani sounds like a death angel resurrected.A fucking epic track in my opinion.Very typical Cradle of Filth track but it captures the Filth essence.It's no surprise dark clouds are forming as you hear this track.Armageddon may have come early.

After two great tracks,we have to suffer two utterly poor covers of Misfit's Death Comes Ripping and Anaththema's Sleepless.Clearly these two tracks aren't meant to be covered by extreme metal bands.A very reckless and lousy choice of songs,in my opinion.Recommendation:skip these two tracks.Death Comes Ripping allows me to see Dani's flaws in singing the faster tracks,without having to crack his voice.Sleepless,well,leaves you sleepless,with the extreme boredom,making you reconsider your choice in buying a CoF single the next time round.

Next is the instrumental Pervert's Church (From Cradle to Deprave).It includes some elements of electronica in it,making it like a pop-like version of From Cradle to Enslave's instrumental.Sarah's voice can be heard every now and then,with her shrilling in the background.Soprano is there,but it is more or less drowned out by the other sounds.

Finally,the EP draws to an end with Funeral in Carpathia (Be Quick or Be Dead Version).I'd rather they exclude this track in this EP.This song was so much better with the synthesizers at work and the gothic atmosphere.Instead,CoF has decided to remake this song into a heavy track,which loses the essence of this excellent track.Previously,certain parts are narrated by a girl whose voice was seductively lethal,and now it is replaced by Sarah singing over them.A lacklustre remake,in my opinion.

Overall,the only tracks worth listening to are the first two tracks and Pervert's Church,if you don't mind electronica.Recommended only for the die-hard Cradle fans.

Rating: 55%