Dani Filth has confirmed that he is writing a new song with pop superstar Ed Sheeran.
The Cradle Of Filth frontman confirmed that the long-rumoured collaboration is genuinely in the works, with Sheeran having "done some of it".
Filth commented on the progress of the collaboration between superfan Sheeran and Cradle Of Filth in an interview with Knotfest.
"We still have yet to finish our song with Ed Sheeran. He's done some of it, but then he had a baby, and then he got obviously sidetracked with that and doing whatever Ed does, which is play massive shows around the globe. He's not at our beck and call. But he is gonna finish it, he assures me. Actually, I spoke to him quite recently. It will be released when it's finished. We don't know when it's coming out."
The stupendously successful singer-songwriter is a noted fan of the heavier end of the musical spectrum, having recently let slip a love for both Slipknot and Cradle Of Filth and has half-jokingly expressed an interest in making a metal record. His metal credentials seem to go further too, having covered Behemoth's Demigod at least once in a live setting and made an appearance on Jimmy Fallon where he played an acoustic-pop version of Limp Bizkit's Break Stuff. Now it seems Ed is ready to step things up a considerable notch with Cradle Of Filth.
Filth first revealed their intention to work together last year in an interview with Kerrang radio, Dani revealed that the time appeared to be nigh for the two worlds to collide.
"I’ve been invited up to his place. Well, he said he could come down to mine, but I pointed out to him that I don’t own my own bar or village, and it’d be better if I went there. He said he’d do anything, quite literally. He said he’s a massive fan. He seems like a genuinely very nice guy actually."
As for how Dani expects Cradle Of Filth fans to react to any potential release between the two distinctly different Suffolk sons, he, in typical Dani Filth style couldn't give a fuck, as long as it does some good for the world.
"I think it’d be great if we did it for charity because at least it would bring a bit of credibility to it. Because obviously to his public, it’d be like ‘Oh my god, he’s got this weird comical guy, and to my public, it’d be like ‘Oh my god, this is a bit weird, isn’t it?’ But I think that sort of thing, nowadays, works."
For Sheeran the upcoming release with Cradle Of Filth will provide the opportunity to explore his love for heavy music, following his collaborative work with Bring Me The Horizon. After shocking the world with their performance at the BRIT Awards, Bring Me The Horizon and Ed Sheeran came together to release a beefed-up studio version of Sheeran's monster hit Bad Habits. The new version of Bad Habits juxtaposes Sheeran's stadium-pop stylings with trademark elements of Bring Me The Horizon's recent pop-metal offerings.
Speaking to Maniacs in a recent interview, Bring Me The Horizon's Jordan Fish revealed that he loved working with Sheeran.
"Sheeran was honestly cool as fuck. When he asked us, we couldn't quite believe that we were being asked to perform at the opening of the Brits. The BRIT Awards is a huge thing in the UK and that was just such a surreal experience. That hugely helped our career and I'm not even sure he realises how much he has helped our career just by having us perform one song with him."
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