It’s been a wild few days in the Cradle of Filth camp, with members quitting and getting fired, and then some serious allegations of improper business management, and fans are justifiably wondering what the hell is going on with the longtime extreme metal band.

So, it all started on Sunday (Aug. 24) when keyboardist and co-vocalist Zoe Marie Federoff suddenly exited the band in the middle of their South American tour, citing “personal reasons” as the explanation. After people began to speculate, she offered some clarification, noting that she and her husband, Cradle of Filth guitarist Marek “Ashok” Šmerda, had “already planning to leave the band later this year.”

In response to Federoff’s post, Cradle of Filth founder and frontman, Dani Filth, issued a statement, calling Federoff’s exit

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