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 2011
Carach Angren Lyrics
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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?...
I must reveal if these grim hauntings are the result of thieves and local smugglers.
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 2011" tell a haunting story about an author of sea-novels named Captain Murryat, who spends the night in Raynham's dominion. The room in which he stays is often visited by poltergeists, and there hangs a portrait of a lady, a dark wanderer of the place. The captain falls asleep with two friends and candlelight for guidance, but suddenly they are confronted by the cursed lady, who appears before them like a freezing wind from the north. She is not a ghastly dream, but a real and tangible presence - the brown countess.
The captain points his gun and shoots, but the bullet passes straight through the fearsome shade and lodges in the wall. This unreal form dwells outside the heavenly light, carrying a lantern and gliding past the walls where her soul became enthralled. Fear replaced skepticism, and the shade grinned in a diabolical way before vanishing without a trace. The lyrics here suggest a sense of disenchantment with the supernatural, as the captain's attempt to dispel the haunting only serves to reinforce the presence of the shade and her otherworldly powers.
Overall, "Ethereal Veiled Existence 2011" is a dark and atmospheric song that explores themes of fear, skepticism, and the unsettling presence of the supernatural. The haunting story told in the lyrics is accompanied by the band's trademark symphonic black metal sound, with pounding drums and eerie keyboards evoking a sense of dread and unease.
Line by Line Meaning
A few years later an author of sea-novels, entered
After a few years, an author of sea-novels entered the scene
Raynhams dominion. Captain Murryat chose to spend his night.
Captain Murryat chose to spend his night at Raynham's dominion
In the room where the poltergeist most frequently arrived.
He spent his night in the room where the poltergeist most frequently arrived
There hung a portrait, a sketch drawn of a lady.
In that room, there hung a portrait sketch of a lady
It was the face of something dark still wandering this place.
The portrait had the face of something dark that was still wandering the place
Is it for real?...
Captain Murryat wondered if the hauntings were real
I must reveal if these grim hauntings are the result of thieves and local smugglers.
He felt that he needed to investigate and find out if the hauntings were caused by thieves and smugglers
On this dreary night he went to sleep, guided be two friends and candlelight.
On that dreary night, he went to sleep with the guidance of his two friends and candlelight
All at once they froze...!
Suddenly, they all froze
Suddenly they confronted the cursed lady.
They saw the cursed lady all of a sudden
She came forth like freezing winds from north.
The cursed lady appeared suddenly like freezing winds from the north
No ghastly dream... The brown countess existed for real.
It was not a ghastly dream, the brown countess really existed
The armed captain pointed his gun and looses of a shot...!
The armed captain pointed his gun and fired it
The bullet passed straight through the fearsome shade.
The bullet passed through the fearsome shade
Became lodged in the wall. This thing was not meant to fall.
The bullet became lodged in the wall proving that this thing was not meant to fall
No single cry, no wounds no blood... It should have died.
The fearsome shade didn't make a sound and there were no wounds or blood. It should have died
This unreal form dwells outside heavenly light.
This unreal form existed outside the realm of heavenly light
Carrying a lantern.
The cursed lady was carrying a lantern
Gliding past the walls where her soul became enthralled.
She glided past the walls where her soul was captured
Fear replaced... skepticism.
Skepticism turned into fear
At last the shade turned and grimned in a diabolical way.
Finally, the shade turned and grinned in a diabolical way
Right before... she vanished.
And right before their eyes, she vanished
Contributed by Leah J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Carmen Chiferiuc
"Ethereal Veiled Existence"
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?
I must reveal if these grim hauntings are the result of thieves and local smugglers
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
HORROR MOVIE METAL FAN
Glad that I own this CD by Carach Angren.
corvus corvac
Très bon disque Black Metal !!
Ardek Widjers
Genial!
Count Morbid
Beautiful!
Paula Arévalo
Perfection ♥♥♥
Gonzalo Barlocco
This is no match to the original version