text: Nymphetamine was released in 2004, before another string of lineup changes. First, in January 2005, Pybus left the band for "personal reasons". Powell followed in May, claiming similar reasons for his departure. McIlroy also left in August, with Pybus returning on bass and his replacement Charles Hedger taking over the vacated guitar role. The 2006 album Thornography was recorded with former touring keyboardist Mark Newby-Robson, while Rosie Smith handled keyboards on a touring basis. Shortly after the release of Thornography in October 2006, Erlandsson left to focus on his work in two side projects. He was replaced by Martin "Marthus" Škaroupka.
  Since 2006
  COF's 2008 album Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder was recorded by the core quartet of Filth, Allender, Pybus and Škaroupka (along with Deva), as Hedger had stepped back into a touring only role. Shortly after its release, Deva left the band after a series of altercations with Filth. By the summer of 2009, touring members Hedger and Smith had been replaced by returning guitarist James McIlroy and new keyboardist Ashley Ellyllon (who also handled Deva's vocals), respectively. Ellyllon performed on 2010's Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa, before she was replaced by Caroline Campbell in early 2011. By the time the band started recording The Manticore and Other Horrors in spring 2012, Campbell had left and Pybus had been replaced by Daniel Firth.