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.
Malediction de la Madame Blanche
Carach Angren Lyrics
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D'кtre rentrйs avant le clair de lune
Parce qu'alors la forкt devient vivante!"
They ploughs on the lands near a damned, baleful source of evil. (Evil! )
Drifting foreign knavesn broken slaves of war.
Trying to avoid the wrath of the French revolution?
They seem terrified of the white cloaked haze that lies dormant in daylight
Yet haunts moonlit crops at night.
The French peasants called the apparition "La Madame Blanche".
Some of them worked late on their fields and mysteriously disappeared.
As if they just ran straight into the black marsh, to escape from the
Atrocities of the white ghost.
Certainly convinced she came forth since that hellish fire. (Fire! )
Like a straw she burned!
None concerned until her phantasm had returned from a bleak
Spectral world. (World...)
Frequently she's seen in the gleam of a dismal chimerial moon floating
Through clouds of gloom.
La malйdiction de La Madame Blanche.
La malйdiction de La Madame Blanche.
This town is haunted.
This town is goddamn cursed...
These trees have eyes.
Staring through your soul during moonrise.
Oh, you don't believe the truth?
Turn around!
Perhaps she's standing right behind you.
Right now!
Right now!
The French peasents called the apparition "La Madame Blanche".
These words were transformed by the Church which identified the curse as
"De Lammendam".
And don't execpt a happy ending when I say goodbye.
You may kiss the bride before you will brutally die...
The lyrics of Carach Angren's song "Malediction de la Madame Blanche" describe a story of terror in a small French town, where the apparition of "La Madame Blanche" haunts the land and the people. The first line, "Tвchez D'кtre rentrйs avant le clair de lune Parce qu'alors la forкt devient vivante!" translates to "Try to be home before the full moon, because then the forest comes alive!" This suggests that the forest and its inhabitants transform when the moon is full, and it becomes a dangerous place for humans to be. The next few lines describe foreign invaders and slaves of war trying to avoid the wrath of the French Revolution, but there is no escape from the supernatural terror that awaits them.
The lyrics also describe the horror and confusion of the townspeople as they witness the ghostly apparition of La Madame Blanche. She is described as a white cloaked haze that is dormant during the day but haunts the crops at night. The townspeople are terrified of her, and some who worked late on their fields mysteriously disappeared, as if they ran into the black marsh to escape her. The character of La Madame Blanche is revealed to have been burned at the stake like a straw during a hellish fire. She returns as a phantasm from a bleak spectral world and is frequently seen floating through clouds of gloom, under the moon's light.
Line by Line Meaning
Tвchez
They ploughs on the lands near a damned, baleful source of evil. (Evil! )
D'кtre rentrйs avant le clair de lune
Trying to avoid the wrath of the French revolution?
Parce qu'alors la forкt devient vivante!
Drifting foreign knavesn broken slaves of war.
Eyes of fear and confusion.
They seem terrified of the white cloaked haze that lies dormant in daylight
Yet haunts moonlit crops at night.
They seem terrified of the white cloaked haze that lies dormant in daylight
The French peasants called the apparition "La Madame Blanche".
Some of them worked late on their fields and mysteriously disappeared.
As if they just ran straight into the black marsh, to escape from the
Atrocities of the white ghost.
Yet haunts moonlit crops at night.
The French peasants called the apparition "La Madame Blanche".
Some of them worked late on their fields and mysteriously disappeared.
As if they just ran straight into the black marsh, to escape from the
Atrocities of the white ghost.
The French peasants called the apparition "La Madame Blanche".
These words were transformed by the Church which identified the curse as
"De Lammendam".
Some of them worked late on their fields and mysteriously disappeared.
As if they just ran straight into the black marsh, to escape from the
Atrocities of the white ghost.
As if they just ran straight into the black marsh, to escape from the
Atrocities of the white ghost.
The French peasants called the apparition "La Madame Blanche".
Some of them worked late on their fields and mysteriously disappeared.
Certainly convinced she came forth since that hellish fire. (Fire! )
Like a straw she burned!
None concerned until her phantasm had returned from a bleak
Spectral world. (World...)
Like a straw she burned!
Certainly convinced she came forth since that hellish fire. (Fire! )
None concerned until her phantasm had returned from a bleak
Spectral world. (World...)
None concerned until her phantasm had returned from a bleak
Spectral world. (World...)
Certainly convinced she came forth since that hellish fire. (Fire! )
Like a straw she burned!
Frequently she's seen in the gleam of a dismal chimerial moon floating
Through clouds of gloom.
This town is haunted.
This town is goddamn cursed...
These trees have eyes.
Staring through your soul during moonrise.
La malйdiction de La Madame Blanche.
These trees have eyes.
Staring through your soul during moonrise.
Oh, you don't believe the truth?
Turn around!
This town is haunted.
Frequently she's seen in the gleam of a dismal chimerial moon floating
Through clouds of gloom.
This town is goddamn cursed...
Frequently she's seen in the gleam of a dismal chimerial moon floating
Through clouds of gloom.
These trees have eyes.
This town is haunted.
This town is goddamn cursed...
Staring through your soul during moonrise.
Staring through your soul during moonrise.
These trees have eyes.
This town is haunted.
This town is goddamn cursed...
Oh, you don't believe the truth?
Perhaps she's standing right behind you.
Turn around!
Perhaps she's standing right behind you.
Perhaps she's standing right behind you.
Oh, you don't believe the truth?
Turn around!
Right now!
You may kiss the bride before you will brutally die...
Right now!
You may kiss the bride before you will brutally die...
You may kiss the bride before you will brutally die...
And don't expect a happy ending when I say goodbye.
Contributed by Savannah H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Faze390
My favorite Carach Angren song. And the new album is amazing!
speedgo41
Every song I hear from this band is a masterpiece...
PowerDarkMetal
Great album! one of the best in the symphonic black metal
Kiknchikn Studios
4:20 starts the most epic conclusion of a song I've ever heard.
Jorge Correia
I love this part
Polar Bear
One of the best songs ever made on this planet Earth
HORROR MOVIE METAL FAN
Carach Angren are the metal artist I like more than any of the others.
SilverWilk
Hell, his French accent is perfect !
Louise Tissot
Oui des français !
Limón el cocodrilo
El francés es difícil. Saludos desde Francia!