If you are named Cradle Of Filth, perhaps a mess is to be expected. That’s what’s been unfolding for the veteran English metal band. Last weekend, two band members, spouses Zoë M. Federoff and Marek “Ashok” Šmerda, quit Cradle Of Filth, citing “unprofessional behavior” including management withholding proper compensation and band leader Dani Filth’s “foolish,” much-publicized decision to collaborate with dweeby pop superstar Ed Sheeran (a collab that has yet to materialize). Thursday, the conflict intensified as Federoff shared a new statement condemning the band’s “toxic” work environment and “psychopathic” session contracts. Now, we can add even more filth to the cradle.
