The following report was posted at the web site of the U.K.-based metal magazine Metal Hammer:

"In a bizarre show of tantrum-throwing even by his own standards, CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth was quite literally manhandled out of the Metal Hammer Awards after-show party after fisticuffs with a member of THE MURDERDOLLS.

"Conflict brewed at the Hammer aftershow when a clearly hyper Filth invited himself into THE MURDERDOLLS' VIP area. After a series of tense exchanges between Dani and several different members of THE MURDERDOLLS camp angry scenes peaked with the DOLLS' towering drummer Ben 'Ghoul' Graves getting medieval on the diminutive singer's ass.

"The [CRADLE OF FILTH] frontman was finally ejected from the swanky Sahara Nights venue in London's Kings Cross by security in the early hours of June 4th. After much struggling, Filth was seen shouting yet more obscenities at club staff outside the venue before wandering off into the night.

"An eyewitness said: 'We were just stood outside getting some air when this guy was thrown out onto the streets screaming, 'Fuck you!' and swearing over and over again at the security. It looked as if someone had hit him full blown in the chest and then he finally gave up. When the guy turned around I couldn't believe it was Dani Filth! I'd never seen him that upset and I thought I'd seen him as upset as it was possible to be!'

"Earlier in the evening the moody [CRADLE OF FILTH] frontman had initially refused to collect his fan-voted award for Best Video for 'Babalon AD' citing his offence at not being given exceptional VIP treatment and later telling the crowd when the award was re-presented, 'I was getting ready to have a shit" and "can we change our award for some free drinks?'

"But the rest of the FILTH camp behaved themselves impeccably throughout the evening."

In related Cradle news:

CRADLE OF FILTH's U.S. record label, Red Ink/Epic Records, has commissioned a new conceptual video for the group's new album, "Damnation and a Day", this time for the sinister, romantic track "Mannequin". The clip, which will be helmed by celebrated video director Thomas Mignone (MUDVAYNE, SLIPKNOT, TYPE O NEGATIVE, SEPULTURA, KITTIE, etc.), begins shooting on June 11 and will combine "live" performance footage with macabre Tim Burton-esque, stop-motion puppeteer work courtesy of George Higham (www.poepuppet.com). "Mannequin" will display the grandiose imagery singular to CRADLE OF FILTH's style.

CRALDE OF FILTH were the first 'black metal' band to sign with a major label (Sony Music worldwide), and they were the first 'black metal' band to have a full-length video land in the Billboard video charts (debuting at #12, and remaining for 7 weeks). CRADLE OF FILTH's well-versed and highly articulated lyrics were featured in the London Dome as part of a British language special, the band had a BBC Television program made about them, and they have sold over a million albums worldwide.

CRADLE OF FILTH will headline Ozzfest's second stage this year, beginning on June 28 in San Antonio, Texas. In addition to Ozzfest, the band has booked a headlining tour (sponsored by Guitar World magazine), which will run alongside the roaming festival.

Headline performances include:

Jun. 23 - New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues
Jun. 24 - Houston, TX @ Engine Room
Jun. 25 - McAllen, TX @ Villa Real
Jul. 01 - El Paso, TX @ Club 101 Outdoors
Jul. 06 - Las Vegas, NV @ Huntridge Theater
Jul. 10 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Jul. 11 - Vancouver, BC, Can. @ Commodore Ballroom
Jul. 14 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater
Jul. 18 - Kansas City, MO @ The Beaumont Club
Jul. 23 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's
Jul. 27 - Tulsa, OK @ The Other Side
Jul. 29 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
Aug. 04 - Guelph, ON, Can. @ Club Denim
Aug. 08 - Plainview, NY @ The Vanderbilt
Aug. 12 - Toronto, ON, Can. @ The Guvernment
Aug. 16 - Montreal, QC, Can. @ Metropolis
Aug. 20 - Norfolk, VA @ NorVa
Aug. 23 - Wilmington, NC @ Marzz
Aug. 27 - Tampa, FL @ Masquerade