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Vocalist Dani “Filth” Davey of British extreme metallers Cradle of Filth discussed the issue surrounding a lawsuit filed in 2025 against Dani and the group’s management in a recent interview with Hot Metal, as per Blabbermouth. It came after keyboardist Zoe Marie Federoff and guitarist Marek “Ashok” Šmerda made accusations against the singer. Due to “psychopathic” contracts and reported low income, the two left the group in August 2025.
We just ignored it. We actually, as people, as a band, as me, had done absolutely zero wrong. It was blown out of proportion We’ve done an American tour, we’ve done summer festivals, we’re firing on all cylinders. Cradle are back, it never went away. It’s a shame, really, that this sort of thing happens. But life throws curveballs all the time.
People say, ‘Yeah, you’ve got a new lineup.’ Well, do you want a fucking show or not? Bands evolve, nobody really complains in the workplace if somebody leaves the office or the record label they’re working for or the radio show or magazine. It’s just a case of mutate and survive. We evolve. We evolve and move on.
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Unquestionably the titans of the heavy metal world, Cradle of Filth emerged from the depths of Hell into the rustic charms of Witch County, Suffolk, thirty long and unsettling years ago. With roots in the realms of gothic horror and occult curiosity, the band led by Dani Filth has endured three decades of turmoil and trial, earning a formidable reputation as both a singular creative force and one of the most wildly entertaining live bands the metal world has ever produced. They are imperious purveyors of a perennially unique strain of dark, dastardly, and wilfully extreme metal.
