Cradle of Filth: Majestic in Death II — The Observatory North Park

Thirty years ago, Dani Filth screamed over a pipe organ on Dusk... and Her Embrace and built a cathedral inside extreme metal that nobody else has been able to replicate since. The Majestic in Death II tour celebrates that anniversary with the kind of theatrical darkness that only a band with three decades of gothic spectacle can deliver. At The Observatory North Park, where the ceiling is low enough that the fog machines transform the room into a crypt, the production hits differently than it does in a festival field — you can feel the bass in your sternum and see the stage paint on Filth's face from the fourth row. Black Satellite, Worm, and Moonspell open, making this a bill designed for the person who keeps a battle jacket in the back of their closet and has been waiting for an excuse to pull it out. Doors at 5 PM, show at 6 PM on Monday, September 29, at 2891 University Avenue in North Park.