Metal Hammer - June 4, 2003
CRADLE OF FILTH Singer Throws Tantrum At U.K. Awards Show
The following report
was posted at the web site of the U.K.-based metal magazine Metal
Hammer:
"In a bizarre show of tantrum-throwing even by his own standards,
CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth was quite literally manhandled
out of the Metal Hammer Awards after-show party after fisticuffs
with a member of THE MURDERDOLLS.
"Conflict brewed at the Hammer aftershow when a clearly hyper Filth
invited himself into THE MURDERDOLLS' VIP area. After a series of
tense exchanges between Dani and several different members of THE
MURDERDOLLS camp angry scenes peaked with the DOLLS' towering
drummer Ben 'Ghoul' Graves getting medieval on the diminutive
singer's ass.
"The [CRADLE OF FILTH] frontman was finally ejected from the swanky
Sahara Nights venue in London's Kings Cross by security in the early
hours of June 4th. After much struggling, Filth was seen shouting
yet more obscenities at club staff outside the venue before
wandering off into the night.
"An eyewitness said: 'We were just stood outside getting some air
when this guy was thrown out onto the streets screaming, 'Fuck you!'
and swearing over and over again at the security. It looked as if
someone had hit him full blown in the chest and then he finally gave
up. When the guy turned around I couldn't believe it was Dani Filth!
I'd never seen him that upset and I thought I'd seen him as upset as
it was possible to be!'
"Earlier in the evening the moody [CRADLE OF FILTH] frontman had
initially refused to collect his fan-voted award for Best Video for
'Babalon AD' citing his offence at not being given exceptional VIP
treatment and later telling the crowd when the award was
re-presented, 'I was getting ready to have a shit" and "can we
change our award for some free drinks?'
"But the rest of the FILTH camp behaved themselves impeccably
throughout the evening."
