前2作、高い評価を受けつつも唯一の難点だった音質の悪さ（スタジオ設備のせい）が、この2000年リリースのアルバムから改善。十八番のブラスト･ビートの迫力がそれで倍増し、張り詰めたストリングスや荘厳なパイプオルガン、おそろしげな女性コーラスと凝ったアレンジも益々パワー･アップ！

タワーレコード （2009/04/08）

As satanic as anything need be, Cradle of Filth are a black metal ensemble from Suffolk, England, who've managed to keep it extreme, while being wildly popular internationally. They may be the most popular black metal band in the world because they've managed to break away from the genre's relatively small cult following and successfully infect all sorts of disaffected teenagers, especially in Europe. They never veer drastically from the usual black metal staples: movie monster-type vocals, lots of high-pitched screams, indecipherable lyrics, and relentless, punishing riffs. But Midian has its fair share of melody too. (Most of the finest metal does have some element of melody.) The album begins with a chorus of what sounds like some evil monks chanting and is at its very best when the ominous, classical-style keyboards kick in. ~ Adam Bregman|

Rovi