Humans continuing to destroy the planet and overpopulation make up for some of the thematic subject matter Filth explores throughout Existence Is Futile.
On Cradle of Filth’s 13 th studio album, Existence Is Futile ( read my review), vocalist/lyricist Dani Filth finds himself both intrigued and unnerved by existentialist thought. It’s a perspective of philosophy popular in many walks of life – especially that of black metal artists. Why do humans act as cruel as they do? What’s the point of existence? What happens when we die? These huge thoughts that involve layers and layers of thought and have gone through decades of examination are but a small taste of existentialism. There’s a decent chance you’ve had an existentialist thought or two in life.
