Cradle of Filth members Zoë M. Federof (keyboards, vocals) and Marek Ashok Šmerda (guitar) simply obtained married, a yr after announcing their engagement.
The joyful information was shared on Instagram by frontman Dani Filth, who posted a gallery of photographs from the marriage, writing, “We had a fully great day yesterday celebrating the wedding of Ashok and Zoe in Tucson, Arizona amidst a plethora of household and associates.”
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He added, “Congratulations to the married couple…. Mr and Mrs Smerda! What an amazing day! The reception and subsequent occasion thereafter have been unbelievable and due to this fact immediately requires a little bit of consolation meals and a whopping large band help.”
Šmerda has been a member of the UK excessive steel act since 2014, whereas Federof joined the band in 2022. After saying their engagement in January 2024, Federof took to social media to clarify that she didn’t know Šmerda earlier than changing into a member of Cradle of Filth.
“To start with, thanks all a lot on your heat needs and congratulations,” started Federoff on the time. “Secondly, I really want I didn’t really feel the necessity to fully clear this up however there’s quite a lot of unusual rumors and tales floating round so, take observe: I by no means knew Ashok earlier than I joined CoF. He had nothing to do with me approaching board. I’ve already written some materials for the subsequent CoF album so clearly our engagement has nothing to do with my continued keep on this band.”
The nuptials occurred forward of a busy schedule for Cradle of Filth. The band will co-headline the Chaos & Carnage extreme metal package tour with Dying Fetus this spring. The US outing kicks off April seventeenth in Berkeley, California, and runs by means of a Could 14th present in Denver, with tickets available here.
Moreover, Cradle of Filth are set to launch a brand new album in 2025. Whereas not formally introduced, Dani Filth just lately revealed to Metal Hammer that the title is The Screaming of the Valkyries, and that it’ll probably arrive in early April. Nonetheless, the LP won’t embrace a much-anticipated collaboration between Dani and pop famous person Ed Sheeran that also hasn’t seen the sunshine of day since being recorded a number of years in the past.
This previous Halloween, Cradle of Filth launched the only “Malignant Perfection,” which was named our Heavy Tune of the Week on the time.
See photographs the marriage between Cradle of Filth members Zoë M. Federof and Marek Ashok Šmerda in Dani Filth’s Instagram submit under.
