Dani Filth (born Daniel Lloyd Davey; 25 July 1973, Hertford) is the lyricist, vocalist and founding member of the metal band Cradle of Filth.

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Cradle of Fear 4 Discography 4.1 Cradle of Filth 4.2 Devilment 4.3 Guest appearances 5 References 6 External links Personal life

Daniel Lloyd Davey was born to Susan Janet Moore and Lawrence John Davey in Hertford and is the oldest child of four. He has two sisters, Amanda (b. 1975) and Rachel (b. 1978), and a brother, Philip (b. 1981).[1]

He married his wife Toni on 31 October 2005, in Ipswich.[2] The two have a daughter, Luna Scarlett.

Career

Dani Filth's present and primary band is Cradle of Filth. He also has been lending his voice to the band Devilment, a side project that has taken off into a full-time job in between Cradle records. His earliest bands were Carnival Fruitcake, The Lemon Grove Kids, PDA and Feast on Excrement.[1] He named Judas Priest, Venom, Emperor, Destruction, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Sabbat, Misfits, Paradise Lost and Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas among his major influences.[1]

At the age of eighteen, Filth took up a job at a Chinese restaurant. He later chose his career in music over an internship at a newspaper,[1] although his "Dani's Inferno" column ran for two years in Metal Hammer during the late 1990s.

He has co-written and released The Gospel of Filth with Gavin Baddeley.[3] The book, which Filth describes as an "occult study," features contributions from Clive Barker, Christopher Lee and Ingrid Pierson.[4] He had been accused many times of being a Satanist, but has denounced such rumours, claiming instead to being "more of a Luciferian."[5]

Away from Cradle, Filth appeared on the Roadrunner United CD in 2005 (contributing vocals to "Dawn of a Golden Age"), and his high profile has also led to a handful of film and television roles. In 2003, he provided the voice of the eponymous main character in the feature-length animation Dominator.

He was ranked 95 in the Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalist of All Time.[6]

Filth recorded the song "(She's) The Mother of Tears" with Claudio Simonetti and Simonetti's band Daemonia, for the soundtrack of Dario Argento's film The Mother of Tears.[7]

Cradle of Fear

In 2000, Filth appeared in the movie Cradle of Fear as The Man, a deranged psychopath taking revenge on his father's persecutors. Cradle of Fear unfolds four stories all linked by the thread of an incarcerated child killer wreaking vengeance on those responsible for his imprisonment. The movie's tagline on some posters was, "It's not if they die... It's how...".[8]

Discography Cradle of Filth Main article: Cradle of Filth discography The Principle of Evil Made Flesh (1994) Dusk... and Her Embrace (1996) Cruelty and the Beast (1998) Midian (2000) Damnation and a Day (2003) Nymphetamine (2004) Thornography (2006) Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder (2008) Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa (2010) The Manticore and Other Horrors (2012) Hammer of the Witches (2015) Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay (2017) Devilment The Great and Secret Show (2014) Devilment II – The Mephisto Waltzes (2016) Guest appearances Christian Death - "Zodiac (He Is Still Out There...)" & "Peek A Boo" from the album Born Again Anti Christian (2000) Obsidian - "Massada" from the On the Path of Others We Feed (EP) (2000) Roadrunner United (2005) Lead vocals on "Dawn of A Golden Age" Claudio Simonetti - "Mater Lacrimarum" from The Third Mother Soundtrack (2007) Sarah Jezebel Deva - "This is My Curse" from the Malediction (EP) (2012) Motionless in White - "Puppets 3 (The Grand Finale)" from the album Reincarnate (2014) Schoolcraft - "Fading Star" (2014) Simone Simons ft. Dani Filth - "The Creator and the Destroyer" from the rock opera Karmaflow (2015) Eastern Front - Vocals on "Crimson Mourn" from the album EmpirE (Cacophonous Records, 2016) Bring Me the Horizon - "Wonderful Life" from the album Amo (2019) References ^ a b c d "Members Chambers". Cradle of Filth Official Website. Archived from the original on 18 November 2006. ^ Studio Reports Archived 23 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine. ^ EXCLUSIVE: Audio Interview with CRADLE OF FILTH's Dani Filth Archived 26 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine. ^ "Dani Filth: Cradle of Filth". SuicideGirls.com. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-02. ^ German, Eric. "Interview with Dani Filth". metalupdate.com. Retrieved 2009-07-14. ^ oz (4 December 2006). "Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time". Hearya.com. Retrieved 2 February 2018. ^ Roadrunner Records. "CRADLE OF FILTH" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2007. ^ splendid film – Cradle of Fear (auf DVD) Archived 26 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine. External links Official Cradle of Filth site Interview with Dani Filth at SuicideGirls.com Dani Filth on IMDb vteCradle of Filth Dani Filth Martin Škaroupka Daniel Firth Lindsay Schoolcraft Richard Shaw Marek "Ashok" Šmerda James McIlroy Paul Allender Jonathan Pritchard Darren Garden Was Sarginson Paul Ryan Benjamin Ryan Andrea Haugen Stuart Anstis Jared Demeter Robin Eaglestone Nicholas Barker Damien Gregori Sarah Jezebel Deva Gian Pyres Les Smith Dave Hirschheimer Adrian Erlandsson Dave Pybus Martin Powell Charles Hedger Rosie Smith Ashley Ellyllon Caroline Campbell Studio albums The Principle of Evil Made Flesh Dusk and Her Embrace Cruelty and the Beast Midian Damnation and a Day Nymphetamine Thornography Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa The Manticore and Other Horrors Hammer of the Witches Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay Live albums Live Bait for the Dead Compilation albums Lovecraft & Witch Hearts Midnight in the Labyrinth Total Fucking Darkness EPs V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein From the Cradle to Enslave Bitter Suites to Succubi Evermore Darkly Video releases PanDaemonAeon Heavy, Left-Handed and Candid Babalon A.D. (So Glad for the Madness) Mannequin Peace Through Superior Firepower Related articles Discography Members The Gospel of Filth Cradle of Fear Anathema Angtoria The Blood Divine Alex Chandon Devilment Categories Albums Members