Paul’s ever popular PRS SE is updated with new pickups and new colors for a filthy new take on his namesake ax. You’ve seen the Emerald Green, now check out the Scarlet Red Burst below.
The double-cutaway mahogany body still has a flame maple veneer and a special arm carve. Additional features include rounded edges on the body, maple neck with ebony fretboard, 24 jumbo frets and the bats in flight inlay. New EMG 89 and 81-TW pickups with coil tapping give the guitar an updated sound, and a tremolo bridge, nickel hardware, push-pull volume, push-pull tone and 3-way toggle switch are also featured.
"More metal than your gran's left hip." Paul Allender
Cradle of Filth: Footage from Bloodstock Missile Dodging, Onstage Announcement Available!
Video footage of vocalist Dani Filth dodging a missile thrown from the crowd during Cradle of Filth's August 15, 2009 performance at the Bloodstock Open Air festival in Derbyshire, England and the subsequent onstage announcement regarding the band's abbreviated set at the event can be viewed below.
Cradle of Filth was forced to cut its set short at the Bloodstock Open Air festival after guitarist Paul Allender was hit by an object thrown by a member of the audience, resulting in Paul being unable to finish the performance and requiring medical attention.
The band has issued the following statement regarding the incident:
“Cradle of Filth would just like to apologise to all Cradle of Filth fans at Bloodstock for not being able to perform the full length of set on Saturday. This was due to a selfish and stupid person in the crowd throwing dangerous objects at the band and injuring Paul, who then had to be hospitalised.”
"This person threw what were being sold at the site as 'gobstoppers,' but which were actually heavy, solid, pieces of candy, approximately the size of a cricket ball and weighing close to a pound, at the band. Approximately six of these were thrown, one narrowly missed hitting Ashley in the face and also a terminally ill young fan in a wheelchair sitting side of the stage, a couple just missed Dani [Filth, vocals] and then one hit Paul in the spine, causing him to collapse. The paramedics called an ambulance and Paul was taken to hospital with suspected spinal damage; where he was subjected to numerous tests before the doctors said they didn’t think Paul had sustained any lasting damage."
"This act of stupidity caused the show to finish prior to the encore, caused Paul serious pain and everyone else a lot of anxiety. This person is lucky that no one was seriously injured or worse, which could easily have been the case and a serious police matter."
“Why does someone buy a ticket for a festival where everyone should be enjoying the weekend and having a good time and then have to ruin it for other people? A very selfish, sad person, one can only imagine.”
“So again, full apologies to everyone who was at Bloodstock to have a good time and to see the band and if you think you know who the person was that spoiled everyone else’s evening, please let us, the Bloodstock staff or the police know as soon as possible, because next time someone may not be so lucky.”
Dani Filth had this to say about the event: “No one could be more disappointed than I about the ridiculous and callous incident that happened on Saturday night. Bloodstock is an event that we have long endorsed and looked forward to headlining due to its united European metal vibe, its growing popularity and of course, it being one of the better festivals held on English soil.”
“The crowd, as expected, were great and we were playing well with an arsenal of songs yet to deliver, when the stupidity started. I actually thought one of the balls thrown was an apple and was going to head-butt it as it flew past my head and on toward Ashley, then luckily thought twice about it. The missiles were the size of cricket balls but solid and almost a pound in weight. Enough to kill a person at that speed, according to a medic who attended Paul behind stage.”
"Of all the years I have spent touring the world, nothing comes even close to this for downright sheer stupidity. My ten-year-old daughter Luna was also standing side of stage when the missiles came and although, thank the stars, she was unhurt, the incident indelibly left her frightened and more than a little shook up. This is NOT the reason I brought her along to witness a metal festival and this is certainly NOT the image I want her to take away from Bloodstock or indeed any other metal festival for that matter. I hope the perpetrator(s) are really proud of themselves (sic)."
"So again, I apologise to all our fans who were awaiting our encore and can only hope that this selfish bastard who TRIED to ruin the night for everyone is caught and sorted out."
“Hail CRADLE! Hail Bloodstock! Hail metal unity!”
Dani Filth dodging missile thrown from crowd (go to around 20-second mark):
Onstage announcement following Cradle of Filth’s performance:
Cradle of Filth: New interview with Paul Allender!
Dan Olson of JAG-TV, the University of South Alabama's student-run television station, conducted an interview with guitarist Paul Allender of British extreme metallers Cradle of Filth prior to the band's February 20, 2009 concert at Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia.
Cradle of Filth's new album, "Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder", entered the German Media Controlchart at position No. 37. The CD sold a little over 11,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 48 on The Billboard 200 chart.
Cradle of Filth: New interview with Paul Allender!
Metal Til Death conducted an interview with guitarist Paul Allender of British extreme metallers Cradle of Filth prior to the band's February 26, 2009 concert at Rams Head Live in Baltimore, Maryland.
Watch the chat in two parts:
Part 1:
Part 2:
Cradle of Filth's new album, "Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder", entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 37. The CD sold a little over 11,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 48 on The Billboard 200 chart.
