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.
Ethereal Veiled Existence
Carach Angren Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
A few years later an author of sea-novels, entered
Raynhams dominion. Captain Murryat chose to spend his night.
In the room where the poltergeist most frequently arrived.
There hung a portrait, a sketch drawn of a lady.
It was the face of something dark still wandering this place.
Is it for real?...
On this dreary night he went to sleep, guided be two friends and candlelight.
All at once they froze...!
Suddenly they confronted the cursed lady.
She came forth like freezing winds from north.
No ghastly dream... The brown countess existed for real.
The armed captain pointed his gun and looses of a shot...!
The bullet passed straight through the fearsome shade.
Became lodged in the wall. This thing was not meant to fall.
No single cry, no wounds no blood... It should have died.
This unreal form dwells outside heavenly light.
Carrying a lantern.
Gliding past the walls where her soul became enthralled.
Fear replaced... skepticism.
At last the shade turned and grimned in a diabolical way.
Right before... she vanished.
The lyrics to Carach Angren's song Ethereal Veiled Existence tell the story of Captain Murryat, an author of sea-novels who enters Raynhams dominion and chooses to spend a night in the room where the poltergeist most frequently arrives. In the room hangs a portrait of a lady, a sketch drawn that depicts the face of something dark still wandering this place. Captain Murryat goes to sleep guided by two friends and candlelight, only to be suddenly confronted by the cursed lady. She comes forth like freezing winds from the north, and the captain points his gun, looses a shot, and the bullet passes through the fearsome shade and becomes lodged in the wall. The cursed lady doesn't utter a single cry, doesn't show any wounds, and there's no blood, making it evident that this unreal form dwells outside heavenly light.
Line by Line Meaning
A few years later an author of sea-novels, entered
Several years afterwards, a writer of stories set out on the ocean arrived
Raynhams dominion. Captain Murryat chose to spend his night.
He came to Raynham's estate, and Captain Murryat selected it as his lodging for the night.
In the room where the poltergeist most frequently arrived.
In the chamber where the poltergeist has been seen most often.
There hung a portrait, a sketch drawn of a lady.
There was a painting displayed, a sketch of a woman
It was the face of something dark still wandering this place.
It depicted something ominous that was still lurking in the manor.
Is it for real?...
Is it genuine?...
I must reveal if these grim hauntings are the result of thieves and local smugglers.
I need to determine if these unpleasant manifestations are due to criminals and clandestine traders.
On this dreary night he went to sleep, guided be two friends and candlelight.
That gloomy night he retired to bed, with the guidance of two companions and a candle's flame.
All at once they froze...!
Suddenly they were paralyzed...!
Suddenly they confronted the cursed lady.
Immediately, they faced the accursed apparition.
She came forth like freezing winds from north.
She emerged like an icy blast from the north wind.
No ghastly dream... The brown countess existed for real.
It was not a frightening hallucination... The brown countess was truly present.
The armed captain pointed his gun and looses of a shot...!
The weapon-toting captain aimed his firearm and fired...!
The bullet passed straight through the fearsome shade.
The bullet went through the frightening apparition directly.
Became lodged in the wall. This thing was not meant to fall.
Became embedded in the masonry. This entity was not intended to collapse.
No single cry, no wounds no blood... It should have died.
It did not make a sound or leave wounds or blood... It ought to have perished.
This unreal form dwells outside heavenly light.
This illusionary form abides outside the radiance of heaven.
Carrying a lantern.
Holding a lamp.
Gliding past the walls where her soul became enthralled.
Gently moving past the partitions where her spirit became captivated.
Fear replaced... skepticism.
Fear developed in place of skepticism.
At last the shade turned and grimned in a diabolical way.
Finally, the apparition rotated and grinned in an evil manner.
Right before... she vanished.
Just before... she disappeared.
Contributed by Caroline T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@horrormoviemetalfan8642
Carach Angren are some excellent musicians nothing more needs to be said.
@koenders101
De basstrack speelt live altijd op de backingtrack mee, en is dus zeker wel aanwezig!
@martinzehnel8535
I wonder how they perform without Bass Guitar?
@videogamegenius
This band is so good they could definitely be the next big thing their music is so epic and well done its masterful to say the least, brilliant musicians.
@HeroSword_P
Wish more people saw this, miss their old sound
@TGAW
Man, I love this band. Such great performers, inside and outside the studio. Thanks for uploading.
@InjecteDVenoM
Such a spot on performace. Fantastic band.
@MouthOfTheUnknown
love his voice
@y0urs0ulismine
They are so good
@inbreed666
Jao des wal tof manne! En tog mot ge is euver unne bassist goan dinke wah ;) Groeten van Erno