Lammendam
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 the "Lammendam", 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 favourable of the band's instrumental skills.[2]
Track listing
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| 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" (2013 re-release bonus track) |
01:22 |
| 12. |
"After Death Premises" (2013 re-release bonus track) |
04:15 |
| 13. |
"Yonder Realm Photography" (2013 re-release bonus track) |
05:50 |
- 2013 re-release bonus tracks are taken from 2005 Ethereal Veiled Existence EP.
Personnel
- Carach Angren
- Seregor - guitars, vocals, lyrics
- Namtar - drums, percussion
- Ardek - keyboards, piano, orchestration, backing vocals
- Additional musicians
- Valak - live guitars (no longer active in the band)
- Tyrann - spoken word and additional vocals
- Nikos Mavridis - violin
- Yves Blaschette - cello
- Team
- Erik Wijnands (Negakinu Photography) - photography & design
- Rob Fox - stage manager and sound technician
- Harry Hudson - roadie and light technician
- Marcel Banziger - merch
References
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