Total Fucking Darkness is the third demo by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth, recorded in 1992 and released commercially in remastered form in 2014.[2] The remastered release includes "Spattered in Faeces", the only surviving track from the band's abandoned first album Goetia, along with four tracks recorded at a rehearsal session in October 1992.[3]
Track listing
Original version
No.
Title
Length
1.
"The Black Goddess Rises"
6:26
2.
"Unbridled at Dusk"
7:13
3.
"The Raping of Faith"
5:44
4.
"As Deep as Any Burial"
5:44
5.
"Fraternally Yours, 666 (Outro)"
0:27
Total length:
23:54
Remastered version
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Spattered in Faeces"
5:46
2.
"The Black Goddess Rises"
6:46
3.
"As Deep as Any Burial"
4:25
4.
"Unbridled at Dusk"
7:59
5.
"The Raping of Faith"
6:25
6.
"Fraternally Yours, 666 (Outro)"
1:22
7.
"Devil Mayfair (Advocatus Diaboli)"
5:07
8.
"The Black Goddess Rises"
6:23
9.
"The Raping of Faith"
5:55
10.
"Unbridled at Dusk"
7:24
Total length:
57:32
Track 1 recorded at Springvale Studios in 1992.
Tracks 2–6 recorded and mixed in three days at Portacabin Studios, Westerfield, Suffolk on 4 tracks.
Tracks 7–10 recorded during rehearsal, Springvale Studios, Samhain 1992.
Personnel
Cradle of Filth
Dani Filth – vocals
Paul Allender – lead guitar
Paul Ryan – rhythm guitar
Benjamin Ryan – keyboards
Robin Graves – bass
Darren Gardner – drums
Production
Dani Filth – production, lyrics, artwork
Paul Ryan – production, assistant engineering
Jim Partridge – engineering
Alan Bint – recording, mixing on "Spattered in Faeces"
Mark Bint – recording, mixing on "Spattered in Faeces"
