wow, i never knew cradle was so hated now, i thought their new album is a step up from the last 2.
eyewitness describes the incident ...
"I am writing in to say what happened during the CRADLE OF FILTHset last night at Bloodstock. I am still absolutely appalled at the incident and feel that the official statement from Bloodstockorganisers issued last night does not full portray the seriousness of the incident."I was standing in the second row, just in front of the centre of the stage, so I had a clear view of everything."Even before Paul Allendergot hit by the missile, the band already had to dodge bottles and cups thrown at them. Dani Filth[CRADLEvocalist] at one point remarked, that 'if you are going to throw things at us, make sure they are full!' Up to that point, this was nothing out of the ordinary, however unpleasant this must have been for the band."However, during the sixth or seventh song of the set, when the both guitarists were not playing and were standing at the back of the stage with their backs turned to the audience (as members of COFseem to always do when they are not playing), someone threw a large object that hit Paul Allenderin the lower back. He grimaced and put his hand to his back, immediately leaving the stage. The rest of the band continued playing the song without him and, eventually, they all left the stage."After about 10 minutes of silence, the organisers had announced that a missile thrown at the band had injured one of the band members and that the band would not continue. This happened approximately 35 minutes into an 80-minute set that COFwas expected to play."Having spoken to the security at the front after the crowd began to disperse, I found out that Paulwas actually taken to hospital (which accounted for the sound of ambulance sirens that was heard) and that the object thrown was, in fact, a 'gobstopper,' which is like a giant golf ball. It is incredibly dense and very heavy; if it had hit someone on the head, one of these objects could actually be lethal. What is more, three or more of these 'gobstoppers' had been found on the stage, which would indicate that someone actually targeted the band and that the m
