CRADLE OF FILTH Frontman DANI FILTH's Autobiography, 'The Filth: My Life In Devilry And Debauchery', To Arrive In June 2027

CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth's autobiography, "The Filth: My Life In Devilry And Debauchery", will arrive in June 2027 via Little, Brown Book Group, a division of Hachette UK. The book was co-written by Joel McIver, the British author whose around 25 books to date include the best-selling "Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica", first published in 2004 and appearing in nine languages since then.

Filth commented: "Filthlings, I have some epic news, I’ve written a book!

"Publishing next June, in 'The Filth: My Life In Devilry And Debauchery', I'll take you on a 50-year journey from an idyllic childhood in the witch county of Suffolk, through my tearaway teenage years of skateboarding, skulduggery and Satanic malarkey, through to my discovery of extreme metal, hardcore punk and a few mushroom-fuelled journeys into the realms of psychic chaos.

"We skip lightly over early bands of mine such as Carnival Fruitcake, Feast On Excrement, and Hash Gordon & the Drug Barons From Mars before the violent birth of CRADLE OF FILTH and the start of a four-decade battle campaign around the world.

"Along the way we visit the BBC's 'Never Mind The Buzzcocks' and MTV's 'Viva La Bam', French policemen try to break my thumbs, murderers confess their crimes, I'm held at gunpoint at the Vatican, I very nearly get decapitated by an exploding tin of beans, and so much Jagermeister is consumed that my blood practically turns green.

"You may not finish this book with your sanity intact. I barely did!"

You can ore-order "The Filth: My Life In Devilry And Debauchery" now at this location.

Formed in 1991 in the heart of Suffolk, England, an ancient county steeped in witchcraft and dark folklore, CRADLE OF FILTH has spent more than three decades forging its reputation as one of the world's most successful and uncompromising metal bands. Blending the cold, anti-authoritarian fury of black metal with the raw energy of classic thrash, their music is matched by an unmistakable artistic vision: gothic horror, vampiric bloodlust and unapologetic sexual hedonism.

Now, for the first time, founder, singer, lyricist and chief architect Dani Filth (né Davey) tells his extraordinary story in "The Filth: My Life In Devilry And Debauchery". His autobiography takes readers deep into the macabre lore that shaped his childhood, the controversies and conflicts encountered along the way, and his work beyond CRADLE OF FILTH, including DEVILMENT, TEMPLE OF THE BLACK MOON, film and television.

Dark, vivid and unapologetically revealing, "The Filth: My Life In Devilry And Debauchery" offers a fascinating journey into the life and imagination behind one of metal's most iconic figures.

CRADLE OF FILTH recently announced the second leg of its "Majestic In Death" North American tour. Set to take place this fall, the trek will feature support from MOONSPELL, WORM and BLACK SATELLITE.

The "Majestic In Death II" tour will celebrate the 30th anniversary of CRADLE OF FILTH's 1996 album "Dusk… And Her Embrace", with the band promising to perform select tracks from the landmark release throughout the tour.

CRADLE OF FILTH's fourteenth studio album, "The Screaming Of The Valkyries", came out in March 2025 via Napalm Records.

"The Screaming Of The Valkyries" was produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Scott Atkins at Grindstone Studios in Suffolk, England.

In 2023, CRADLE OF FILTH released its first live album in over 20 years, "Trouble And Their Double Lives", via Napalm Records. The LP was recorded between 2014 and 2019 at different performances in the USA, Europe, Australia and beyond during the band's "Cryptoriana" world tour and dates following.

Photo credit: Annie Oelsner (courtesy of Joel McIver)