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.
Possessed by a Craft of Witchery
Carach Angren Lyrics
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Two little pigs are snatched by the wolf
In this stone-cold reality
Temped by the serpent in disguise
Poisoned by forbidden sweets
In a promised paradise
Built of lies
Their hands tied to their backs
Their mouths taped shut
They awake in a concrete chamber
Stones instead of gingerbread
Two flies flew into a black sugar cobweb
By the scum of our own kind
This treacherous web has been spun
Numbered by fear they wait
For an aggressive hungry spider to appear
Too late to run away
They have been misled
No rooftop made of cake
No walls built of bread
Not even a glimpse of light
Is reaching inside
Neither from the sun
Nor from the moon
For these are no windows of clear sugar
Built in this dreary room
Thoughts of milk, pancakes with treacle
And warm beds draped with silk
A delicious promise has been broken
And the intention behind is of a malicious kind
This is no fairy-tale house
Surrounded by caramel flowers
In a chocolate garden of confectionery trees
This is the residence of a deranged psychopath
Who truly believes to be possessed
By a craft of witchery
He kills children in the name of a witch
A demonic voice compels him
To wander as a friendly clown
Searching in every town
Until flesh victims are found
The voice of the witch
Spits venomous words in his head
It can only be silenced
When infants are dead
Her ghost slithers
Like black fog down the chimney at night
Only he can see this tormenting parasite
Dragging the children from the cellar
Into a room equipped for ritual sacrifice
The walls are blotched with religious symbols
To glorify an infernal paradise
He locks the girl up in an iron cage
To witness her young brother's death
Now she will hear all his screams
Until he draws his last breath
The serial killer shackles the boy to the floor
Upon the sign of the witch
The children scream
"No more!"
"Shut the fuck up!
I will now take his precious little life"
Whispering unholy rhymes
While holding a black-hilted knife
And he stabs like a maniac
Because the witch gave permission
To mutilate the child beyond recognition
The lyrics of Carach Angren's song "Possessed by a Craft of Witchery" depict a chilling narrative of abduction, manipulation, and violence carried out by a deranged individual who believes himself to be possessed by a witch's craft. The song opens with the innocent imagery of two children, symbolized as two little pigs, being lured in by promises of a paradise that ultimately leads to their captivity and terror. This serves as a metaphor for the seductive lies and false hopes that can lead individuals astray in a dark and cruel reality.
The children find themselves trapped in a nightmarish concrete chamber, their hopeful expectations shattered as they come face to face with the evil intentions of their captor. The betrayal and manipulation they experience are vividly depicted through the deprivation of any comfort or light in their grim surroundings. The absence of any sweetness or light in this setting contrasts sharply with the fairy-tale imagery typically associated with innocence and naivete.
The character of the deranged killer, who believes himself to be driven by a demonic voice and the influence of a malevolent witch, emerges as a twisted and monstrous figure. His actions are guided by a delusional belief in a dark, ritualistic purpose that demands the sacrifice of innocent children. The graphic and horrifying details of his violence and brutality underscore the depths of his madness and the extent of his depravity.
As the killer carries out his gruesome acts under the command of the witch's voice, the lyrics evoke a sense of dread and horror at the unholy alliance between human violence and supernatural influence. The scene is painted with vivid and terrifying imagery, emphasizing the monstrosity of the crimes committed in the name of dark powers. The song serves as a chilling exploration of the intersection between madness, manipulation, and malevolence in a narrative that unfolds like a grotesque and macabre fairy tale from the depths of a disturbed mind.
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Written by: Clemens Wijers, Dennis Droomers, Ivo Wijers
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@ureshiikodomo
Lyrics:
Abducted by another freak of society
Two little pigs are snatched by the wolf
In this stone-cold reality
Tempted by the serpent in disguise
Poisoned by forbidden sweets
In a promised paradise
Built on lies
They are taken
Their hands tied to their backs
Their mouths taped shut
They awake in a concrete chamber
Stones instead of gingerbread
Two flies flew into a black sugar cobweb
By the scum of our own kind
This treacherous web has been spun
Numbed by fear they wait
For an aggressive hungry spider to appear
Too late to run away
They have been misled
No rooftop made of cake
No walls built of bread
Not even a glimpse of light
Is reaching inside
Neither from the sun
Nor from the moon
For there are no windows of clear sugar
Built in this dreary room
Thoughts of milk, pancakes with treacle
And warm beds draped with silk
A delicious promise has been broken
And the intention behind is of a malicious kind
This is no fairytale house
Surrounded by caramel flowers
In a chocolate garden of confectionary trees
This is the residence of a deranged psychopath
Who truly believes to be possessed
By a craft of witchery
He kills children in the name of a witch
A demonic voice compels him
To wander as a friendly clown
Searching in every town
Until fresh victims are found
The voice of the witch
Spits venomous words in his head
It can only be silenced
When the infants are dead
Her ghost slithers
Like black fog down the chimney at night
Only he can see this tormenting parasite
Dragging the children from the cellar
Into a room equipped for ritual sacrifice
The walls are blotched with religious symbols
To glorify an infernal paradise
He locks the girl up in an iron cage
To witness her young brother's death
Now she will hear all his screams
Until he draws his last breath
The serial killer shackles the boy to the floor
Upon the sign of the witch
The children scream
"No more!"
"Shut the fuck up
I will now take his precious little life"
Whispering unholy rhymes
While holding a black-hilted knife
And he stabs like a maniac
Because the witch gave permission
To mutilate the child beyond recognition
@breathingreflection
I have never heard a band so astonishingly great as these guys. Never.
@DropdaLTDtoB
Welcome \m/
@russellmcgurn4217
Pure Halloween Metal! 🤘🤘🤘
@qwuarp9640
Make more albums pls I love your music best black metal band that's on this earth
@horrormoviemetalfan8642
@QWUARP They are supposed to be putting out a new album in 2020.
@TheAlphaLucifer
Im interested to know what black metal bands there are on other planets plz
@coveredinkevins9445
@Laxus Thunder Spice girls
@thuleanulven1742
oh that ending guitar playing though fuck yea!
@ureshiikodomo
Lyrics:
Abducted by another freak of society
Two little pigs are snatched by the wolf
In this stone-cold reality
Tempted by the serpent in disguise
Poisoned by forbidden sweets
In a promised paradise
Built on lies
They are taken
Their hands tied to their backs
Their mouths taped shut
They awake in a concrete chamber
Stones instead of gingerbread
Two flies flew into a black sugar cobweb
By the scum of our own kind
This treacherous web has been spun
Numbed by fear they wait
For an aggressive hungry spider to appear
Too late to run away
They have been misled
No rooftop made of cake
No walls built of bread
Not even a glimpse of light
Is reaching inside
Neither from the sun
Nor from the moon
For there are no windows of clear sugar
Built in this dreary room
Thoughts of milk, pancakes with treacle
And warm beds draped with silk
A delicious promise has been broken
And the intention behind is of a malicious kind
This is no fairytale house
Surrounded by caramel flowers
In a chocolate garden of confectionary trees
This is the residence of a deranged psychopath
Who truly believes to be possessed
By a craft of witchery
He kills children in the name of a witch
A demonic voice compels him
To wander as a friendly clown
Searching in every town
Until fresh victims are found
The voice of the witch
Spits venomous words in his head
It can only be silenced
When the infants are dead
Her ghost slithers
Like black fog down the chimney at night
Only he can see this tormenting parasite
Dragging the children from the cellar
Into a room equipped for ritual sacrifice
The walls are blotched with religious symbols
To glorify an infernal paradise
He locks the girl up in an iron cage
To witness her young brother's death
Now she will hear all his screams
Until he draws his last breath
The serial killer shackles the boy to the floor
Upon the sign of the witch
The children scream
"No more!"
"Shut the fuck up
I will now take his precious little life"
Whispering unholy rhymes
While holding a black-hilted knife
And he stabs like a maniac
Because the witch gave permission
To mutilate the child beyond recognition
@thyagosouza3022
Insano de mais 🤘🤘🤘🤘