Cradle Of Filth Parted Ways With The Drummer & Announced Replacement

Posted by MY on 17/11/06

Adrian Erlandsson announced his departure from Cradle Of Filth on Wednesday (Nov. 15), citing his desire to focus on other projects, including Nemhain (which is fronted by Erlandsson's wife, fetish model Morrigan Hel; a.k.a. Amber England).


Commented Adrian: "I have enjoyed my time with Cradle but it is now time to move on. I feel I am going out on a high as 'Thornography' is definitely our best album to date."


Cradle Of Filth have recruited Czech drummer Marthus (real name: Martin Škaroupka) to replace Adrian Erlandsson. Martin was born on January 20, 1981 in the Czech Republic and has previously played with Galactic Industry and Inner Fear, among other bands. "A fine gent whose skills are second to none," Martin "will be continuing to play on the rest of the tour," Cradle Of Filth writes in a statement. "Those of you who have already seen us you will know that Martin is more than qualified for the job!"


Over the course of the last few months, rumors of Adrian's departure have been gaining strength, with several "in-the-know" parties claiming that Adrian was fired from the group just days before they were to sign a new publishing deal. As a result, it was reported (but not officially confirmed) that Erlandsson was relegated to the status of a "session" member (whereby he was paid only for time worked and was not entitled to any publishing or artist royalties), a situation which was rumored to have strained his relationship with the band's frontman Dani Davey (a.k.a. Dani Filth).

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