Dani Filth reveals more about the new album by Cradle of Filth

Frontman Dani Filth of Cradle of Filth discussed his ideas for the follow-up to the band’s fourteenth studio album, “The Screaming Of The Valkyries,” which was released in March 2025 via Napalm Records, in a recent interview with Jai Anderson, also known as That Aussie Metal Guy, as per Blabbermouth.

The new album, [which] we are going into the studio and recording in as little as three to four weeks, is a step up from [‘The Screaming Of The Valkyries’]. I think it’s heavier. There’s some really brutal parts in it. But there’s a lot of melody. There’s a shit-ton of atmosphere. A couple of very, very catchy songs, but I would say, yeah, heavy-wise, it’s pushed it up to 13.

Dani made this statement about the sources of his current poetic inspiration.

All over the place. I try and surround myself with literature, music. I went looking at houses yesterday with my fiancée, and we were driving all around the English countryside, and, yeah, that was inspirational. I get inspiration from all kinds of things. It strikes in the middle of the night.

“n order not to be predictable, I think it’s also good that you can draw inspiration from all kinds of things,” he explained. “And should I get like a complete block, which happens to the best of us, I go for a walk or drive, do something completely off the wall. ‘Cause you don’t know where it’s gonna strike, and you just need something to give you a bit of a kick and knock the ideas out of you.

Upcoming shows:

• Thursday, April 30, 2026 – San Antonio, TX, USA – Aztec Theatre
• Friday, May 1, 2026 – Fort Worth, TX, USA – Tannahill’s Tavern
• Sunday, May 3, 2026 – Corpus Christi, TX, USA – House of Rock
• Monday, May 4, 2026 – Houston, TX, USA – House of Blues
• Tuesday, May 5, 2026 – Oklahoma City, OK, USA – Diamond Ballroom
• Thursday, May 7, 2026 – Daytona Beach, FL, USA – Welcome to Rockville
• Friday, May 8, 2026 – Pensacola, FL, USA – Vinyl Music Hall
• Saturday, May 9, 2026 – Atlanta, GA, USA – The Masquerade
• Monday, May 11, 2026 – Washington, DC, USA – Black Cat
• Tuesday, May 12, 2026 – McKees Rocks, PA, USA – Roxian Theatre
• Thursday, May 14, 2026 – Columbus, OH, USA – Sonic Temple
• Sunday, May 17, 2026 – Milwaukee, WI, USA – The Rave
• Tuesday, May 19, 2026 – Chicago, IL, USA – Bottom Lounge
• Wednesday, May 20, 2026 – Minneapolis, MN, USA – Varsity Theater
• Thursday, May 21, 2026 – Lawrence, KS, USA – Granada Theatre
• Friday, May 22, 2026 – Lincoln, NE, USA – Bourbon Theatre
• Saturday, May 23, 2026 – Englewood, CO, USA – Gothic Theatre
• Thursday–Sunday, June 18–21, 2026 – Dessel, Belgium – Graspop Metal Meeting
• Thursday, July 9, 2026 – Brisbane, Australia – The Tivoli
• Friday, July 10, 2026 – Sydney, Australia – The Enmore
• Saturday, July 11, 2026 – Melbourne, Australia – The Forum
• Tuesday, July 14, 2026 – Adelaide, Australia – Hindley St Music Hall
• Thursday, July 16, 2026 – Perth, Australia – The Astor