Carach Angren is a symphonic black metal

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 band from the Netherlands

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, formed by two members of Vaultage. Their style is characterised by prominent use of orchestral arrangements. Both of their studio albums are concept albums with lyrics based on famous ghost stories, such as the Flying Dutchman.
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History

Carach Angren was formed in 2003 in the Dutch municipality of Landgraaf, after two members of Vaultage started a side project, due to their shared love of both legends and black metal. It seemed to go well, so Vaultage stepped down and Carach Angren "was ready for bigger steps".

Their first EP was The Chase Vault Tragedy, which, like all their releases, is a concept album. Following this, they released a second EP, Ethereal Veiled Existence, at which point they were picked up by Maddening Media in 2007. It was then that Carach Angren recorded their first full-length album, Lammendam.

They have now finished their second album, Death Came Through a Phantom Ship, which was released on February 26, 2010. They are currently partaking in the "A Declaration Of Hate" European tour in support of this, with extreme metal bands Dark Funeral, Zonaria and Nefarium.

Discography

Studio Albums

• Lammendam
  Lammendam
  Lammendam is the debut full-length album by the symphonic black metal band Carach Angren, It was released in 2008.-Track listing:# "Het Spook Van De Veillarthof"# "A Strange Presence Near the Woods"# "Haunting Echoes from the Seventeenth Century"...
  
  (2008)
• Death Came Through a Phantom Ship
  Death Came Through a Phantom Ship
  Death Came Through a Phantom Ship is the second full-length album by the symphonic black metal band Carach Angren, It was released in 2010.This album tells the legend of a ghost ship from it beginnings...
  
  (2010)

EPs

• Ethereal Veiled Existence (2005)

Demos

• The Chase Vault Tragedy (2004)

Band members

• Seregor – Vocals and Guitar
• Ardek – Keys and Arrangements
• Namtar - Drums and Percussion
• Valak - Live guitars