Existence Is Futile is the thirteenth studio album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth, released on 22 October 2021 through Nuclear Blast. [3][10][11] It is the band's only album to feature keyboardist and female vocalist Anabelle Iratni [12] and the last album with guitarist Richard Shaw before his departure in May 2022. [13]

Sonically speaking, »Existence Is Futile« is easily the most powerful and dramatic record CRADLE OF FILTH have ever made: it’s the sound of band’s enviable onstage chemistry spilling over into the studio, propelling each member of the band to new levels of intensity.

Oct 22, 2021 · Type: Full-length Release date: October 22nd, 2021 Catalog ID: NB 6246-2 Version desc.: EU Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD Reviews: 13 reviews (avg. 83%)

Oct 22, 2021 · ‘Existence Is Futile’ is the thirteenth studio album by British extreme metal band, Cradle of Filth. The album’s title was confirmed in February 2021, with the cover artwork,...

Oct 22, 2021 · Their new album Existence Is Futile is a spooky prophecy of doom, summoned with cinematic orchestral arrangements, abundant guitar battery, and moribund swagger.

Oct 21, 2021 · Suffolk's spookiest, Cradle Of Filth, burn their brightest in a decade on staggering 13th album, Existence Is Futile. "This album is about existential terror," Dani Filth declared with...

Cradle of Filth Type: Full-length Release date: October 22nd, 2021 Catalog ID: NB 6084-4 / 54160 / 54161

And, for the vast majority of ‘Existence Is Futile’, Cradle Of Filth do get things spot on. For much of 2021, I have shared the sentiment of the album’s title, feeling that life indeed can be extremely futile.

Oct 21, 2021 · Clocking in at well over an hour in length and possessed of so many riveting moments within each of its 14 musical chapters, “Existence Is Futile” is, if nothing else, the complete package.

Jul 26, 2023 · The curious, poison-fuelled heart of Existence Is Futile has more than enough B-movie tropes and schlocky, exploitative energy to single-handedly revive the drive-in theatre industry.