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.
When Crows Tick on Windows
Carach Angren Lyrics
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Merely the silence before a new tempest arrived.
All hell breaks loose on night four.
The children can now hear how father is whipping their squealing mother
with his leather belt while she falls to the floor.
The fear and tension is rising by the day.
The boy falls asleep but his sister is kept awake
Tick-tack! It's time to go!
She has no explanation why she has a terrible feeling
that someone is going to die.
Next morning they leave everything behind.
They bring some clothes, water and bread.
They run with fear
but without hesitation and regret,
without looking back.
Darkness has fallen.
Two children are afraid and lost in the night.
They walk on an old road when a car appears
and they're too slow to hide.
Goddamn! He found them!
Goddamn! He found them!
Goddamn! He found them...
His eyes glow like those of SATAN himself!
He's cursing, pounding, screaming!
Throws his son into the car.
Hits his little daughter so hard!
Tell me the truth. I know this was you.
But no more, little whore.
I'll punish you like I've never done before.
Goddamn! Goddamn!
His eyes glow like those of SATAN himself!
They get beaten, locked up and mistreated.
There's no place like home!
And she opens her eyes after another brutal night.
Weeping wind whining hopeless tones
and there's no sunshine, it's still dark outside.
The living room is trashed.
There are bloodstains and pieces of glass everywhere.
Father still passed out on the couch.
Where's mother? And why is there water dripping down the stairs?
She walks up the staircase and sees her little brother
holding on to the doorpost of the bathroom,
As if he had just seen a ghost.
His body is frozen, eyes wide open.
He does not react to her voice.
What's wrong? A tear rolls down his pale face.
And then!
The sight of their dead mother,
floating in light red water flowing from the bathtub.
She had left the water faucet open,
taken an overdose of pills and slit both her wrists.
No! She is dead! She is dead! Mother is dead!
No! Mama, why? Oh mother, goodbye...
Mommy, why? Oh mother, goodbye...
When crows tick on windows
Oh, when crows tick on windows...
The song "When Crows Tick on Windows" by Carach Angren is a narrative portrayal of a dysfunctional family that unfolds over several nights. In the first few nights, the family dynamics are hidden, and the nights seem like a calm before a storm. However, on the fourth night, everything falls apart as the father starts whipping the mother while the children listen with fear. The boy manages to fall asleep, but the girl is kept awake by the sound of a crow that keeps ticking on her window. She has no idea why she feels this way, but she knows someone is going to die.
The next morning, the children are forced to leave everything behind and run away from home. However, they are soon caught by their father who starts mistreating them even more. The children get beaten and locked up, and there's no way out for them. In the end, the girl wakes up to a devastating sight of her dead mother, who had committed suicide in the bathtub. The song ends with a sorrowful expression of grief and loss.
Overall, the lyrics of "When Crows Tick on Windows" are symbolic and laden with metaphors. The crow's ticking sound is a premonition of death, and its continuous ticking is the countdown to the final tragedy. The father's eyes glowing like those of Satan himself, and the mother's death are all potent symbols that help convey the underlying themes of hopelessness, despair, and tragedy.
Line by Line Meaning
Three quite calm nights went by.
The calm before the storm, as the children face three nights of relative peace
All hell breaks loose on night four.
The father brutally attacks and possibly kills the mother while the children listen in fear
The fear and tension is rising by the day.
The children are increasingly afraid and stressed due to the violence in their home
Tick-tack! It's time to go!
The sister is disturbed by a crow tapping on her window, but it is also a warning for them to leave before it's too late
She has no explanation why she has a terrible feeling that someone is going to die.
The sister senses that something terrible is about to happen, even if she doesn't know what it is yet
Next morning they leave everything behind.
The children escape their abusive home with only the bare essentials and no regrets
Goddamn! He found them!
The father catches up to the children and brutally punishes them for their escape
His eyes glow like those of SATAN himself!
The father is portrayed as a demonic figure due to his violent actions and abuse
There's no place like home!
The children are forced to return to their abusive home and suffer further abuse
And she opens her eyes after another brutal night.
The sister wakes up to face another night of terror and abuse
When crows tick on windows
The tapping of the crow is a warning for the children to escape and avoid further tragedy
Contributed by Arianna H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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When Crows Tick on Windows
lyrics
Three quite calm nights went by.
Merely the silence before a new tempest arrived.
All hell breaks loose on night four.
The children can now hear how father is whipping their squealing mother
with his leather belt while she falls to the floor.
The fear and tension is rising by the day.
The boy falls asleep but his sister is kept awake
by having serious thoughts for the two of them to escape.
Tick-tack! It's time to go!
For there's a crow... Tick! Tack... Ticking on her window.
She has no explanation why she has a terrible feeling
that someone is going to die.
Next morning they leave everything behind.
They bring some clothes,water and bread.
They run with fear
but without hesitation and regret,
without looking back.
Darkness has fallen.
Two children are afraid and lost in the night.
They walk on an old road when a car appears
and they're too slow to hide.
Goddamn! He found them!
Goddamn! He found them!
Goddamn! He found them...
His eyes glow like those of SATAN himself!
He's cursing, pounding,screaming!
Throws his son into the car.
Hits his little daughter so hard!
Tell me the truth. I know this was you.
But no more, little whore.
I'll punish you like I've never done before.
Goddamn! Goddamn!
His eyes glow like those of SATAN himself!
They get beaten,locked up and mistreated.
There's no place like home!
And she opens her eyes after another brutal night.
Weeping wind whining hopeless tones
and there's no sunshine,it's still dark outside.
The living room is trashed.
There are bloodstains and pieces of glass everywhere.
Father still passed out on the couch.
Where's mother? And why is there water dripping down the stairs?
She walks up the staircase and sees her little brother
holding on to the doorpost of the bathroom,
As if he had just seen a ghost.
His body is frozen, eyes wide open.
He does not react to her voice.
What's wrong? A tear rolls down his pale face.
And then!
The sight of their dead mother,
floating in light red water flowing from the bathtub.
She had left the water faucet open,
taken an overdose of pills and slit both her wrists.
No! She is dead! She is dead! Mother is dead!
No! Mama, why? Oh mother,goodbye...
Mommy, why? Oh mother,goodbye...
When crows tick on windows
Oh, when crows tick on windows...
Vintersjel Morksorg
I think the coolest thing about CA is that every album is based upon historical paranormal incidents, local legends, myths, etc. They actually took time to research their lyrical content.
Griet Gebruers
@13shivan!!!!!
Mika Salinto
@I Came From Darkness What the hell were you on?? :O
Dark Lord Akash Nundoo
And they perfectly portrayed the emotions via vocals n their amazing orchestral arrangements. Few can do this👌👌👌👌
Nicholas Blackstone
@Michael Runde it was probably worse for them think about it imagine you thought you were fighting for your country then finding out how much fucked up shot was going on that u didn't know about.
Crinsk
a little late haha but i talked to clemens a few days ago and he said for frankenstein he visited museums and did research on frankenstein
Jacob Sanders
Omg! I'm here because of the upcoming Hypocrisy tour. I had never heard of Carach Angren, so I decided to look them up. Sooooo happy I did! They're sooo good!!!!
Rowan Keith
Same, same and same!
Jorge Mario Avila Trujillo
Impresionante banda, con una creatividad brutal.
Cristian Gabriel Suazo Brenes
Hacen de la música, una obra teatral es simplemente genial!!!! me encanta Carach Angren.-