Double 180-Gram White Vinyl in Gatefold Jacket

Released around the same time as the band were arrested at the Vatican, Cruelty And The Beast had been a painstaking labor of love, a year of intense writing amid ever growing popularity and distraction. The album’s concept of the Hungarian blood countess Elizabeth Bathory — both historically astute and fictionally correct — became a dangerous obsession that saw many a first light of dawn working on the lyrics, hellbent on making the story worthy of her legend. This third album, a milestone for the gothic/black metal genre, has been remixed and remastered, and pressed on 180-gram white vinyl.

Released: 12/20/19