Labyrinth of Love

October 24, 2009 in Codex, Tetragrammaton Labyrinth
Tags: Dani Filth, Ei Itou, Gilles de Rais, Joan of Arc, London, Scotland Yard, Tetragrammaton Labyrinth, The Death Of Love

Tetragrammaton Labyrinth

Tetragrammaton Labyrinth is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by manga author Ei Itou. The story is set in alternate pre-industrial London, where in Scotland Yard call on Meg Cross, a nun with a special talent in exorcism, and her eternally youthful partner Angela to deal with extraordinary crimes.

Gilles de Rais was featured as the main antagonist in Tetragrammaton Labyrinth against the main characters which consisted of one of the child victims that he murdered. It was explained that he murdered the children to turn himself into an immortal demon. Later it was revealed that this was to further his plans to resurrect Joan of Arc.

The Death Of Love

The Life and Crimes of Gilles de Rais

With Godspeed on the Devil’s Thunder, all the ingredients are there for a very good Cradle of Filth album. Always fascinated with the idea of the concept albums, having covered everything from Clive Barker, to John Milton, to Countess Bathory, Dani Filth takes on the story of notorious French serial killer Gilles de Rais on his band’s eighth record, and the tale fits this band like a bloody glove. You’ve got a French nobleman who fights alongside (and is presumably in love with) Joan of Arc, delves into sorcery after her execution, proceeds to sexually abuse and murder of dozens, perhaps hundreds of children, and is eventually arrested, tried, and hung. Filth, a master of macabre imagery and savage wit, is the perfect person to deliver an opera based on the exploits of one of the most infamous sadists in history, so you can’t blame fans for getting their hopes up.

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