Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa was the band's ninth studio album; a gothic horror-themed slay-ride of fervour and perversion. Set amidst the orchestral melodrama and lush, cinematic production, there sits stalwart a ravening beast of furious riffing, flesh ripping vocals and monstrous, unstoppable percussion. Described by CRADLE's infamous frontman Dani Filth as "without doubt the fastest and most brutal album we've created to date."