CRADLE OF FILTH Guitarist: 'When I Write Music, I Don't Do It Get Paid'

October 28, 2010

U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Paul Allender of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Metal Hammer: It has been your undertaking for some time now to compose most of the music for CRADLE OF FILTH albums. Was that the case this time round?

Paul: Yes, normally I write most of the music. This time it was a team effort on the behalf of James Mcllroy [guitar], David Pybus [bass] and myself. We wanted to see what we could come up with. We are beyond pleased with the outcome.

Metal Hammer: As a metalhead, I often find asking myself if musicians ever think of how there music will be received by their fans, or is it not a part of their creative process?

Paul: It is very much a part of my process. When I write a riff that I think rocks like fuck, I always think of fans doing what they do when they really dig it. When I can envision this, I know that they [fans] will probably like it. When I was younger and I loved a piece of music, the hairs on the back of my neck would stand straight up. It used to happen all the time listening to IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS PRIEST… actually still does to this day. So when I write something and get those chills up my spine… then I know it's good. I don't mind saying that there are loads of riffs on this record that have this effect on me. When I write music, I don't do it get paid. Don't get me wrong, it is my job and I do have to pay the bills… but ultimately I write because I am truly into it.

Metal Hammer: What happened between CRADLE OF FILTH and Roadrunner Records?

Paul: Basically, we left. We held our end and did the three records agreed upon. We felt the commitment level was lacking and dropping on their part. It seems as if their sole interest lies with two bands who shall remain nameless. Bottom line is, it just didn't fucking work for us anymore.

Metal Hammer: How did you end up in bed with Peaceville Records?

Paul: They displayed some interest and approached us. When we thought about it, when with Roadrunner we were a small fish in a big pond. So we thought we'd try and reverse it and be a bigger fish in a smaller pond, and as a result we will have more material coming out worldwide than we did before.

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