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List Price: $24.98 | | Label: Roadrunner Records
Salesrank: 29923
Released: October 28, 2008 |
| Our Price: $7.52 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Editorial Review:
2 CD Special Edition. After 8 menacing albums, the kings of black metal return with their most dastardly tale yet. Chronicling the story of the world's first serial killer, French nobleman and soldier of Joan of Arc, Gilles De Rais. Like they had done with the story of Elizabeth Bathory, Cradle of Filth weave a tale of murder, the occult, and sinister deed around their trademark metal sound. Fueled by breakneck speed, crushing guitars, and haunting vocals- the band has delivered their hardest most aggressive and chilling piece yet. This is the 2CD special edition.
Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder(Special Edition 2 CD) Reviews:
The return of Cradle Of Filth 
2009-08-19 - Cradle Of Filth have always been a good metal band deep down below, they just happen to be misunderstood, discarded as not "metal" enough, or have produced some albums that fell aslant. I've been with them since the beginning of the millennium, and starting with Midian, they produced a dark and visionary album that felt compelling and fascinating when everyone else would clutch their hands over their ears (I first heard them because my brother gave me the album, claiming he "just could not stand listening to it"). After that came Damnation and a Day, an absolutely fantastic (and probably all-too overlooked) album which bears an epic thematic thread, a biblical story told from the point of view of Lucifer. Complete with a full orchestra and choir, as a whole it can't get much better than that. Both Nymphetamine and Thornography failed to deliver the same experience, and even though they had a few stand-out songs, the overall musical album experience wasn't there.
I wasn't expecting much going into Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder, but what a surprise! Again it's thematic and epic, the choirs and melodies are all there - and Doug Bradley, a cornerstone of the band's eerieness, returned to narrate throughout the album. They managed to balance it again, making a complete listening experience that is both dark, heavy, deep, melodic, beautiful and interesting. From producing an album last time that felt very mainstream even for their own likes (meaning lightly borne on melodies that could be gladly hummed and whistled), they've come back to do what it is they do best - a dark 71-minute audio-saga, a bed-time story for gothics. And my applause for it.
Almost, but not good enough. 
2009-07-07 - The best part about the album is that it is less commercial sounding than the last two albums. The worst part is that it does not have the memorable riffs and good songs that the last two had.This album is faster and heavier, but it sounds like the band is just going through the motions.Also, the album, like many other recent metal albums,has a very computer like, fake production. I prefer the more organic, real sound of their early albums. Overall, this is not a bad album, but not memorable enough for me to purchase it.
Great Product. 
2009-04-02 - This product was great, came in great conditions, perfectly shipped, and very low prize. Highly recommendable.
Nothing wrong, just nothing great!
2009-03-15 - This isn't a bad album it's just that it doesn't have any standout songs. It's good all the way through it's just every song sounds kinda the same. I know they tried to make it sound like older albums, but Danni just doesn't have the voice he used to, but the way he screams, you can't keep that up. The only gripe I have is that there is never a FVCK YA! point!
Better
2009-02-10 - better than the last album but we still need more Vempire,Dusk and Cruelty style more
