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Video footage available of Cradle of Filth’s performance in South America without Federoff and Šmerda

Author Benedetta Baldin - 28.8.2025

Just hours after guitarist Marek “Ashok” Šmerda announced that he would be leaving the band at the conclusion of the band’s current Latin American tour, Cradle Of Filth performed its first show since his departure on Tuesday, August 26th. As reported by blabbermouth.net, Martin “Marthus” Škaroupka on drums, Daniel Firth on bass, Donny Burbage on guitar, and Kelsey Peters on keyboards and backup vocals joined Dani for Cradle Of Filth‘s performance in Uruguay. Who will temporarily take Šmerda’s position for some of the remaining shows of Cradle Of Filth‘s Latin American tour is currently unknown.

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Cradle of Filth part ways with Marek “Ashok” Šmerda – new information surfaces also from Zoë Marie Federoff

We did warn you, readers, that the lineup change would come soon, but apparently that was sooner than we could imagine. Dani Filth announces via his social media channels that he has fired guitarist Marek “Ashok” Šmerda from Cradle of Filth. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dani Filth (@danifilthofficial) It is...

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Cradle of Filth will soon experience another lineup change

It looks like after Zoë Marie Federoff, there is someone else that will part ways with Cradle of Filth. Guitarist Marek Ashok Šmerda has recently posted on facebook his current status with the band. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Marek Šmerda (@marek_ashok_smerda) Dear fans and friends, I ask you to please...

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Cradle of Filth release additional statement about the exit of Zoë Marie Federoff

Extreme metal band Cradle of Filth has released a statement about keyboardist and vocalist Zoë Marie Federoff parting ways with the band. The band has also announced a replacement, at least for the remaining shows that the band has scheduled. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cradle of Filth (@cradleoffilth) Hello Filthlings,...

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Zoë Marie Federoff part ways with Cradle of Filth

American keyboardist and vocalist Zoë Marie Federoff has announced that she will not continue performing on the current tour with Cradle of Filth and that she is parting ways with the band. The announcement comes from the official account of Federoff, leaving fans shocked. Federoff is married to Marek Šmerda, still in the same band;...

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Cradle of Filth to conquer Europe on “Splintered In Winter” tour, starting November 17, 2025

Following their latest opus, “The Screaming Of The Valkyries” (Napalm Records) – which made stellar debuts at #5 on the Official German Album Charts, #1 on the German Top 20 Rock/Metal Charts, #4 on the Austrian Album charts, #2 on both the US and Canadian Hard Music Albums charts, #4 on the US Current Rock Albums chart,...

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Friday at Tuska Festival 2025 with In Flames, Electric Callboy, Cradle of Filth, Imminence, DragonForce and Knocked Loose – check our photogallery

The opening day of Tuska Festival 2025 tore through Suvilahti with unrelenting force. Swedish giants In Flames lit up the main stage with a blistering set that had the entire crowd screaming along to every chorus. Electric Callboy delivered a chaotic party of synthcore madness, while Cradle of Filth cloaked the audience in gothic grandeur. Horizon Ignited DOL ENDSTAND Blood Command...

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Return of the Sex Pistols and fiery Cradle Of Filth – see photos from the second day of Download

The Download Festival held in Donington Park, England continued on the second day with many fantastic and explosive acts that you can see below. Unfortunately press was not allowed to capture Sleep Token. But still, you’ll enjoy the galleries of other artists like Sex Pistols, Cradle Of Filth and Sophie Lloyd! Sophie Lloyd Kim Dracula...

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Darkness his bride – literally! Dani Filth proposes to his partner on stage at Download Festival

Dani Filth, the lead singer of Cradle Of Filth, proposed to his girlfriend, Sofiya Belousova, when the band was performing live at the “Download Festival” in Donington, UK, this past weekend. Below is fan-shot video of that proposal, in which Filth jokes onstage that the ring was made in Mordor. Given that guitarist Marek “Ashok”...

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