This time the band tries to show us that extreme music can be enriched with dark, gloomy melodies and classical music arrenges (As in "Cruelty and the Beast"). In "Bitter suits to Succubi" it gets even more noticeable, but specially in the composition department and not just like intros or samples, completly unattached to the guitars. Being this the difference between Cradle and other bands from the genre. Although there were classical elements combined with generic metal ones in earlier works of the band, where speed was the predominant factor, this time they slow things a bit to build melodic ambiences, which seem to be taken from a thriller or horror film. All this combined with black metal riffs and a vocal performance the way they got us used to. Also being rhytmical slower, the dense parts go even deeper into the taste of those who embrace darkness. To conclude, it´s a good album where you can find an atmospheric, yet elaborated black metal, sometimes extreme and and sometimes dense or even melancholy filled with a dark sense of anger where we can appreciate the band´s evolution all trough the evil process. What shows that a band can be avant-garde without losing the essence of their roots.

Score:7.5/10

Review by Martirio