Cruelty and the Beast is the third studio album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. It was released on 5 May 1998, through Music for Nations. It is a concept album based on the legend of the Hungarian "blood countess" Elizabeth Báthory. The album features guest narration on certain passages by Ingrid Pitt in-character as Báthory, a role she first played in the Hammer film Countess Dracula in 1971. This was the last Cradle of Filth full-length album to feature guitarist and songwriter Stuart Anstis, keyboardist Lecter and drummer Nicholas Barker. The two-disc Special Edition was reissued in 2012 by The End Records. Cruelty and the Beast is the third studio album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. It was released on 5 May 1998, through Music for Nations. It is a concept album based on the legend of the Hungarian "blood countess" Elizabeth Báthory. The album features guest narration on certain passages by Ingrid Pitt in-character as Báthory, a role she first played in the Hammer film Countess Dracula in 1971. This was the last Cradle of Filth full-length album to feature guitarist and songwriter Stuart Anstis, keyboardist Lecter and drummer Nicholas Barker. The two-disc Special Edition was reissued in 2012 by The End Records. false 0001-01-01 00:00:00 2001 2001-07-10 2001-07-10 88 Black Metal 112117 2184581 e2d5ae3f-0ed9-326d-9f52-3b3fc74360ef 7e26cbe1-b8f5-4215-af82-e43d5f8ff308 ec995561-78c8-3eaa-8c93-66ebda34c8b3 /config/metadata/library/fa/fa29bd8629073c5537425a51ea0cde03/folder.jpg Cradle of Filth Cradle of Filth 1 1 01:43 1 2 07:14 1 3 07:18 1 4 07:42 1 5 02:20 1 6 04:16 1 7 06:50 1 8 11:02 1 9 02:52 1 10 07:30 2 1 07:58 2 2 03:27 2 3 07:10 2 4 04:47 2 5 05:33