'Nymphetamine' is definitely among the best of Cradle's releases. It very much makes up for 'Damnation And A Day'. Hard-driving riffs, powerful drumming, and Dani's signature serpent's tongue have very much matured at this point. My favourite songs were: Gilded Cunt, Gabrielle, Nymphetamine (Overdose), Medusa And Hemlock, Filthy Little Secret, Swansong For A Raven, and Nymphetamine (Fix). The video was especially great. Liv Kristine is one of the most beautiful and talented women I've ever seen! All in all, a great work of art (though I would love to see a full album devoted to a sequel to Midian)....

Cradle Of Filth's fifth installment, christened 'Midian', is undoubtedly the greatest musical release in metal history. This is C.O.F.'s greatest album ever, transcending even 'Cruelty And The Beast' by a long shot. The (s)introduction, 'At The Gates Of Midian', is beautifully rendered, both haunting and mesmerising. 'Cthulhu Dawn' explodes like an anvil in your face, with Adrian's powerhouse drumming, Robin's blast furnace bass, Paul and Gian's unstoppable guitar work, Martin's exceedingly creepy organs, and Dani Filth's relentless serpent tongue thrashing your eardrums like a wraithe on an archangel's corpse. 'Lord Abortion' is wonderful, a testament to pure C.O.F. mentality. 'Death Magick For Adepts' is quite fun, and introduces at it's end the blood-curdling voice of Doug Bradley (who plays Pinhead from the Hellraiser series). 'Her Ghost In The Fog' contains a beautiful storyline, and the drumming is perfect. 'Tearing The Veil From Grace' is another testament to C.O.F. mentality (and, I think, the mentality of most Luciferian's as well....). And finally, 'Tortured Soul Asylum' brings it all to an explosive close, with intricate melodies and drumming. Dani's final words:

"Exhuming the moon
Through the bars in my room
The sonner the bitter pills swallowed are through
But no Genotypes, Aphrodites
Daemonarchetypes
No Cenobites rise
To claim me for you

No! No! No!
Don't leave me here in this storm-weathered cell
No! No! No!
With prophets and losses
And dead men from crosses
My fate is a preview of derelict Hell...."

:Left me near tears, they were so beautiful. All in all, this album is a must for any C.O.F. fanatic. It is the best. Now go away quickly....