Bitter Suites to Succubi was Cradle of Filth's 2001 studio release, following on from the highly successful Midian album released on Music For Nations in 2000, and further established the band's meteoric rise to the forefront of british metal in the early 2000's. Bitter Suites... contained original works such as the now fan-favourite 'Born in a Burial Gown', along with the band's trademark grandiose sweeping gothic instrumental passages, plus a selection of reworked tracks from Cradle of Filth's legendary debut, the ferocious 'The Principle of Evil Made Flesh'. Overall, this was a supreme example of high-calibre extreme blackened metal, accompanied by mainman Dani Filth's accomplished lyrics and poetic narrative.