A conversation with Paul Allender (ex- Cradle of Filth/ The UnNamed Horrors)

Back in February of 2021, I had a conversation with former Cradle of Filth guitarist, Paul Allender. Paul was in the band for two stints, one covering the early-mid 90s (The Principle of Evil Made Flesh) and the latter from 1999/2000 (Midian) to 2012/13 (based on his final album appearance- The Manticore and Other Horrors, and statements in this interview: https://bravewords.com/news/white-emp...) I reached out to Paul as I received a presser from Carcosa PR announcing that Paul was back with a new project: The UnNfamed Horrors. I asked Paul if he'd like to have a chat, and to my delight, he agreed. Once the conversation got started we addressed a heap of topics, one of them was that he was free to speak his mind and I would not release any part of the chat for the podcast until he'd given me the 'all clear'. In the wash-up, Paul asked me to remove any references to Cradle of Filth, and I had no hesitation in honouring his request. Paul has his reasons, he prefers for them to be kept private which is why I will not speculate what those reasons are. One day Paul might be ready to share his testimony about his long tenure in the group, and I have offered to help, be it via podcast, video or a biography. I understand that fans will be unhappy. You want to hear Paul talk about his time in one of the most revered blackened metal groups ever, a band that he wrote the majority of the music for during his long tenure. Although this is a worthy chat as Paul discusses his job as a truck driver in the mid-west of the United States and The UnNamed Horrors, which I assure all Cradle fans, is amongst his very best. An important point to consider prior to listening: I do not conduct interviews, I have conversations. For anyone who wants to know, yes, it is my intention to chat with all of the tenured members of Cradle of Filth from the album The Principle of Evil Made Flesh (1994) right up to and including the From the Cradle to Enslave EP in 1999. So I've yet to chat with Andrea Haugen, the Ryan brothers, Robin Eaglestone, John Piras, Les Smith, Sarah Jezebel Deva, Was Sarginson, Adrian Erlandsson, and maybe Dave Hirschheimer. Dave gets a nod as he was in the From the Cradle to Enslave video. For many more conversations conducted for the Scars and Guitars podcast with members and ex-members of Cradle of Filth, check out these links: Nick Barker: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?... Dani Filth: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?... Stuart Anstis: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?... Greg Moffitt (Damien Gregori) https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?... Richard Shaw: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?... Lindsay Schoolcraft: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?... A book is planned covering the band's epoch from the mid-late 90s. Watch this space! Check out well over 550 conversations with musicians who appear on the podcast: https://www.scarsandguitars.net/podcasts ♠️ Support independent podcasts! ♠️ You can help by hitting that Like/ Subscribe and Share icon, but even better PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT ♠️ Tell everyone what you thought of the chat ☠︎