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.
An Ominous Recording
Carach Angren Lyrics
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I was ordered to execute seven prisioners.
Lined up, blindfolded and chained to a stake in a field...
It seemed as if my bullets couldn't reach them.
Instead the seven grinned and seven horrible visions of war, one by one,
Captured my soul
The lyrics to Carach Angren's "An Ominous Recording" paint a vivid picture of a horrific event that took place on a rainy Sunday evening. The singer was given orders to execute seven prisoners who were lined up, blindfolded, and chained to a stake in a field. Despite trying to carry out the orders, the singer's bullets were unable to reach the prisoners. Instead, they looked on as the seven prisoners grinned, and each one conjured up a terrible vision of war that ultimately took hold of the singer's soul.
This song seems to be about the psychological cost of warfare rather than glorifying violence. The singer is faced with the task of taking human lives, resulting in a haunting and traumatizing experience. The seven prisoners, instead of showing fear or sadness, grin and conjure visions of war, suggesting that the violence they have experienced has irreparably damaged them.
Line by Line Meaning
Sunday, October third. 6 p.m. rain...
The singer remembers one particular day when it was raining heavily at 6 p.m. on the third of October.
I was ordered to execute seven prisoners.
The singer was given a military order to fire a bullet at seven prisoners.
Lined up, blindfolded and chained to a stake in a field...
The prisoners were lined up, had their eyes covered and were chained to a stake in an open area.
It seemed as if my bullets couldn't reach them.
The artist's bullets didn't hit the prisoners, even though they were lined up in front of them.
Instead the seven grinned and seven horrible visions of war, one by one,
Instead of getting hit, the prisoners smiled at the artist and showed them seven gruesome scenes of war, one by one.
Captured my soul
These visions had a deep impact on the singer, causing them emotional distress and turmoil.
Contributed by Wyatt N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@horrormoviemetalfan8642
These intros by Carach Angren are just out of this world.
@MaYhEm696BuRzUm
Today is the day 🖤
@alexguerrero666
Today is sunday, october third, 6 p.m. and it's raining here on my city
@samuelkorg1
Sinistro.
@batviking7940
Today is...
Sunday October Third
@Andoridweb
Sunday, October third, 6 p.m.
Rain...
I was ordered to execute seven prisoners
Lined up, blindfolded and chained to a stake in a field
It seemed as if my bullets couldn't reach them
Instead the seven grinned and seven horrible visions of war, one by one, captured my soul