Carach Angren was formed in 2003, in the Dutch municipality of Landgraaf, after two members of Vaultage, Lee Hartney and Inger Indolia, started a side project based on their shared love of legends and black metal. Eventually, Carach Angren was more successful, so both stepped down from Vaultage.
In 2004, Carach Angren released their first EP, The Chase Vault Tragedy. The EP is a concept album, telling the story of mysteriously moving coffins known as the Chase Vault Mystery. In 2005, the band released a second EP, Ethereal Veiled Existence, covering the story of the Brown Lady. In 2007, Carach Angren was signed to Maddening Media, a German independent record label. Carach Angren recorded their first full-length album for this label, Lammendam, which received positive international reviews following its release in 2008.[2][3][4]
Their second album, Death Came Through a Phantom Ship, was released on 26 February 2010. To support the album, Carach Angren toured Europe under "A Declaration of Hate" tour, with extreme metal bands Dark Funeral, Zonaria and Nefarium.
On 18 May 2012, the band released their third studio album, Where the Corpses Sink Forever. This concept album covers themes surrounding war, including war, death, and suffering.
On 17 February 2015, the band's fourth album, This Is No Fairytale was available for streaming on Metal Hammer.[5] The album was officially released on 23 February 2015. The album is a modern interpretation of the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale with themes of domestic abuse, drug addiction, alcoholism, sexual child abuse, suicide, child abduction and cannibalism.
On 16 June 2017, their fifth studio album, Dance and Laugh Amongst the Rotten, was released. This album diverges from the previous "storytelling" theme of the previous albums, but remains a concept album, with ghost themes, including the Blood Queen and Charles Francis Coghlan.[6]
On 10 February 2020, drummer Ivo "Namtar" Wijers left the band. According to him, the departure was motivated by "dissatisfaction with the music industry". Seregor and Ardek posted the announcement on the band's official website, revealing that the exit was a friendly one, saying, "Although we are very sorry for your departure, we respect your decision".
In late 2019 the band announced they had begun work on a sixth studio album, scheduled to be released in mid-2020. Its name and release date were unveiled on 20 February 2020; Franckensteina Strataemontanus. The album is a concept album inspired by the life of Johann Conrad Dippel, and was released through Season of Mist on 26 June.
After Death Premises
Carach Angren Lyrics
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Whilst dusk quickly devoures all light inside the Townshend's hall.
Ghostly phenomena I have seen... roaming it's huge corridors as if I dream abysmal dreams.
1835; the year that colonel Loftus saw dark things at night.
Walking towards his room... a spectral form appeared then vaporized in gloom.
Tenebrous winds... waving curtains.
Neither Christ nor sunlight marked this place with holy grace during these Christmas days.
I fell... dark things staring at me.
This classic realm is just another version of hell.
Her dead skin glowed with a pale luminescence.
A forgotten entity that dwells in a brown satin dress.
Chained in a void of tragedy.
Bound to seek her children in everlasting eternity.
Colonel Loftus met her twice.
The second time... she stared at him and had no eyes.
Her feature looked horrific and cruel, watching the colonel like a terrifying pagan ghoul.
The lyrics of "After Death Premises" by the Dutch symphonic black metal band Carach Angren describe haunting supernatural events that occur within a mansion known as the Townshend's hall in the year 1835. The singer of the song, who may be a ghost hunter or a visitor to the mansion, senses a sinister atmosphere in the air as the night falls and the temperature drops. The mansion's huge corridors appear to be haunted by bewitching spheres and ghostly phenomena. The singer describes seeing unreal and terrifying visions of spectral forms, waving curtains, strange voices, and footsteps that echo in the darkness.
The second verse of the song refers to Colonel Loftus, who supposedly saw dark things at night in the Townshend's hall. One night, as he was walking towards his room, he encountered a spectral form that appeared and then disappeared in the gloom. The singer hints that Loftus might have been driven insane by the malevolent spirits that inhabit the mansion. The chorus of the song emphasizes the unholy nature of the building, which is devoid of the grace of Christ or sunlight. The singer feels like he has fallen into a dark abyss, where he is surrounded by things that stare at him with malevolent intent.
The third verse of the song introduces the character of a woman in a brown satin dress who glows with a pale luminescence. She is described as a forgotten entity, chained in a void of tragedy and bound to search for her children in everlasting eternity. Colonel Loftus is said to have met her twice, and on the second encounter, she had no eyes and appeared to be a terrifying pagan ghoul. The last line of the song suggests that the Townshend's hall is a classic realm that is just another version of hell.
Line by Line Meaning
Bewitching spheres I sense when the temperatures fall.
I detect supernatural orbs when the temperature drops.
Whilst dusk quickly devoures all light inside the Townshend's hall.
When night falls, darkness swallows Townshend's hall.
Ghostly phenomena I have seen... roaming it's huge corridors as if I dream abysmal dreams.
I witnessed supernatural events in the large hallways that feel like terrible nightmares.
1835; the year that colonel Loftus saw dark things at night.
In the year 1835, Colonel Loftus witnessed malevolent entities during the nighttime.
Walking towards his room... a spectral form appeared then vaporized in gloom.
As he was heading to his quarters, a ghostly figure manifested and disappeared into the shadows.
Tenebrous winds... waving curtains.
Obscure winds blowing through moving drapes.
Unreal noises, footsteps and strange voices.
Eerie sounds of footsteps and bizarre voices fill the air.
Neither Christ nor sunlight marked this place with holy grace during these Christmas days.
This place is not blessed by Christ or sunlight, even during Christmas.
I fell... dark things staring at me.
I tripped and fell while ominous entities stared at me.
This classic realm is just another version of hell.
This traditional world is just an alternate hellish reality.
Her dead skin glowed with a pale luminescence.
Her lifeless flesh shone with a faint light.
A forgotten entity that dwells in a brown satin dress.
An overlooked being residing in a brown silk gown.
Chained in a void of tragedy.
Trapped in a pit of sorrow.
Bound to seek her children in everlasting eternity.
Compelled to search for her offspring for all eternity.
Colonel Loftus met her twice.
Colonel Loftus encountered her on two occasions.
The second time... she stared at him and had no eyes.
During their second encounter, she gazed at him without eyes.
Her feature looked horrific and cruel, watching the colonel like a terrifying pagan ghoul.
She appeared dreadful and malevolent, observing the colonel like a frightful pagan monster.
Contributed by Mason F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
HORROR MOVIE METAL FAN
I just can't get enough of listening to Carach Angren.
A. Vargas
Great !!!
Thanks for including tracks form the "Ethereal Veiled Existence" EP.
I've been following this band since that EP.
Looking forward to by Lammendam album.
Lupu Andrei
Bewitching spheres I sense when the temperatures fall.
Whilst dusk quickly devoures all light inside the Townshend's hall.
Ghostly phenomena I have seen... roaming it's huge corridors as if I dream abysmal dreams.
1835; the year that colonel Loftus saw dark things at night.
Walking towards his room... a spectral form appeared then vaporized in gloom.
Tenebrous winds... waving curtains.
Unreal noises, footsteps and strange voices.
Neither Christ nor sunlight marked this place with holy grace during these Christmas days.
I fell... dark things staring at me.
This classic realm is just another version of hell.
Her dead skin glowed with a pale luminescence.
A forgotten entity that dwells in a brown satin dress.
Chained in a void of tragedy.
Bound to seek her children in everlasting eternity.
Colonel Loftus met her twice.
The second time... she stared at him and had no eyes.
Her feature looked horrific and cruel, watching the colonel like a terrifying pagan ghoul.