Keyboardist/backing singer Zoë M. Federoff shockingly left Cradle of Filth while the English extreme metal band is out on tour. Now, her husband, guitarist Marek “Ashok” Šmerda, will also be following her in abruptly exiting the band.

This past Sunday, Federoff, who had been the band’s keyboardist since 2022, announced in a Facebook post that she will be leaving the band due to “personal reasons.”

“Please respect my privacy and my family’s privacy,” wrote Federoff. I will answer no further questions. Be kind to my successor. I wish her and my now former bandmates well.” There was unfounded speculation that problems arose in Federoff’s and Šmerda’s marriage, which she shot down immediately. She wrote in a separate comment, “Also, no, ffs my husband isn’t cheating. Some of the comment

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