performing at
Kabaal am Gemaal in 2010 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. 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. 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. 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 Konrad Dippel, and was released through Season of Mist on 26 June. ==Band members==