Lammendam is the debut full-length studio album by the Dutch symphonic black metal band Carach Angren. Released in 2008, it is a concept album[1] about Lammendam, the remains of a castle that are haunted by a "ghost lady in a white dress".[2]
Style
The album features symphonic black metal with progressive song structures. The style has been compared to Ninnghizhidda, Anorexia Nervosa,[1] and Dimmu Borgir.[2] A reviewer of Sputnikmusic observed that singer Seregor's vocals were unique since they are "relatively easy to understand and decipher upon first listen" when compared to other bands in the genre. The lyrics however are not written in the traditional verse-chorus-verse structure of the genre.[2]
Critical reception
Lammendam received positive reviews that marked however that the band was still at the beginning of their career. Metal Hammer Germany wrote that an own identity of the band was still needed.[3] The Sonic Seducer magazine praised the technical skills of the band and the diversity of emotion portrayed by the album.[1] Also Sputnikmusic was favorable of the band's instrumental skills.[2]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Dennis "Seregor" Droomers.
| 1. |
"Het spook van de Leiffartshof" (The Ghost of the Leiffartshof) |
01:28 |
| 2. |
"A Strange Presence Near the Woods" |
04:13 |
| 3. |
"Haunting Echoes From the Seventeenth Century" |
05:05 |
| 4. |
"Phobic Shadows and Moonlit Meadows" |
06:54 |
| 5. |
"Hexed Melting Flesh" |
02:06 |
| 6. |
"The Carriage Wheel Murder" |
03:40 |
| 7. |
"Corpse in a Nebulous Creek" |
05:24 |
| 8. |
"Invisible Physic Entity" |
01:21 |
| 9. |
"Heretic Poltergeist Phenomena" |
04:08 |
| 10. |
"La malédiction de la Dame Blanche" (The Curse of the White Lady) |
07:07 |
| 11. |
"There Was No Light" (Ethereal Veiled Existence EP song) |
01:22 |
| 12. |
"After Death Premises" (Ethereal Veiled Existence EP song) |
04:15 |
| 13. |
"Yonder Realm Photography" (Ethereal Veiled Existence EP song) |
05:50 |
Personnel
- Carach Angren
- Dennis "Seregor" Droomers - vocals and guitars
- Clemens "Ardek" Wijers - orchestration and keyboards
- Ivo "Namtar" Wijers - drums and percussion
- Additional musicians
- Patrick Damiani - bass guitar and additional rhythm guitars
- Nikos Mavridis - violins on track number 2 and 8
- Yves Blaschette - cello on track number 5
- Hye-Jung - female vocals on track number 5
- Philip Breuer - guest vocals on track number 10
- Team
- Patrick Damiani - recording, mixing, mastering
- Erik "Negakinu" Wijnands - photography and design
References
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