Cradle of Filth Nemesis

The title is a portmanteau of “nymphomania” and “amphetamine”, and Dani Filth explained the track itself as referring to “a drug-like addiction to the woman in question, with her insidious vampire qualities literally bringing her lover back from the brink of the spiritual grave, only to bury him further on the strength of a whim. The album is written in the style of Edgar Allan Poe’s works, and leaves one thinking that, despite the character’s inner agonies, he is really a welcome submissive who readily enjoys the terrible highs and lows of his relationship with this alluring and filthy, depreciative succubus.”[citation needed] The title track was nominated for a 2005 Grammy award in the Best Metal Performance category. It appears on the album twice; in a three-part, nine minute version -“Nymphetamine (Overdose)” – and again in a shortened five minute version – “Nymphetamine Fix” – as a bonus track. A video was released for the “Fix” version, and this track also appears on the soundtrack for the film Resident Evil: Apocalypse (without its suffix). “Coffin Fodder” is mentioned in episode four of the UK comedy The IT Crowd, as “track 4” on a gift-wrapped CD given by the goth character Richmond to a grieving widow at a funeral. “Coffin Fodder” is track 9 on the actual album, but since we don’t see the cover of the CD it’s possible that it’s a compilation that Richmond has burned himself. “Swansong for a Raven” is a sequel to the Midian song “Her Ghost in the Fog”. The album …