Cradle Of Filth Drama Continues As Ex-Keyboardist Details Band’s “Psychopathic” Session Contract, “Toxic” Environment

This past weekend, two band members quit Cradle Of Filth, the long-running symphonic black metal band, while they were mid-tour. Singer/keyboardist Zoë M. Federoff was the first to leave, and her guitarist husband Marek “Ashok” Šmerda followed a few days later. Šmerda cited “unprofessional ehavior” from frontman Dani Filth and derided their long-planned Ed Sheeran collab as “foolish clown antics,” while Dani Filth claimed that Šmerda had actually been fired. Now, Federoff has ...

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01:55 on August 29 2025

Cradle Of Filth Drama Continues As Ex-Keyboardist Details Band’s “Psychopathic” Session Contract, “Toxic” Environment

Stereogum — This past weekend, two band members quit Cradle Of Filth, the long-running symphonic black metal band, while they were mid-tour. Singer/keyboardist Zoë M. Federoff wa... more info

Cradle of Filth Ed Sheeran

06:16 on August 30 2025

Exhausting Cradle Of Filth Drama Continues With New Statement, Text Screenshots

Stereogum — If you are named Cradle Of Filth, perhaps a mess is to be expected. That’s what’s been unfolding for the veteran English metal band. Last weekend, two band members... more info

Cradle of Filth Ed Sheeran