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CARACH ANGREN
have announced a European headlining tour this Summer. The ‘Pitch Black
Summer 2019’ tour starts at Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig (DE) and takes the
band through France, Spain, The United Kingdom, the Netherlands and more.
CARACH ANGREN will be supported by WOLFHEART, THY ANTICHRIST
and NEVALRA. A full list of tour dates can be found below CARACH ANGREN comment: “This summer Europe will be drenched in a pitch black darkness as we will bring horror to all of you. This will be the longest crusade we have ever undertaken as it consists of almost 40 shows and festivals all across the continent. We are proud to present our special guests Wolfheart and supporting is Thy Antichrist & Nevada from America!” |
| CARACH ANGREN With WOLFHEART, THY ANTICHRIST and NEVALRA 21 Apr 19 Oslo (NO) Inferno Festival 2019 * 09 Jun 19 Leipzig (DE) Wave Gotik Treffen 10 Jun 19 Frankfurt (DE) Batschkapp 11 Jun 19 Paris (FR) Maroquinerie 12 Jun 19 Toulouse (FR) Le Rex 13 Jun 19 Madrid (ES) Mon 14 Jun 19 Porto (PT) Club Hard 15 Jun 19 Lisbon (PT) RCA 16 Jun 19 Sevilla (ES) Sala X 18 Jun 19 Granada (ES) El Tren 19 Jun 19 Valencia (ES) Republica 20 Jun 19 Barcelona (ES) Salamandra 22 Jun 19 Clisson (FR) Hellfest 2019 24 Jun 19 Milan (IT) Legend Club 25 Jun 19 Luzern (CH) Schuur 26 Jun 19 Essen (DE) Turock 27 Jun 19 Trier (DE) Mergener Hof 28 Jun 19 Ferropolis (DE) With Full Force 2019 29 Jun 19 Dokkem (NL) Dokkem Open Air 2019 30 Jun 19 Brugge (BE) Entrepot 01 Jul 19 London (UK) The Underworld 02 Jul 19 Birmingham (UK) Mama Roux 03 Jul 19 Manchester (UK) Rebellion 04 Jul 19 Glasgow (UK) Audio 05 Jul 19 Dublin (IE) Voodoo Lounge 06 Jul 19 Limerick (IE) Dolans Warehouse 07 Jul 19 Bristol (UK) The Fleece 08 Jul 19 Rotterdam (NL) Baroeg 10 Jul 19 Bratislava (SK) Randal 11 Jul 19 Dunaujvaros (HU) Rockmarathon 2019 12 Jul 19 Warsaw (PL) Proxima 13 Jul 19 Anykšciai (LT) Devilstone Open Air 2019 14 Jul 19 Tallinn (EE) Tapper 16 Jul 19 Tampere (FI) Klubi 17 Jul 19 Helsinki (FI) On the Rocks 19 Jul 19 Gävle (SE) Gefle Metal Festival 2019 20 Jul 19 Gothenburg (SE) Sticky Fingers 21 Jul 19 Aalborg (DK) Platform 4 CARACH ANGREN only * CARACH ANGREN will be playing in support of their latest release ‘Dance and Laugh amongst the Rotten’. The cover art by Costin Chioreanu and track-list can both be viewed below. |
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Track
list: 1. Opening (2:17) 2. Charlie (4:10) 3. Blood Queen (4:55) 4. Charles Francis Coghlan (6:07) 5. Song for the Dead (4:16) 6. In De Naam Van De Duivel (6:29) 7. Pitch Black Box (3:17) 8. The Possession Process (4:27) 9. Three Times Thunder Strikes (5:19) Total playing time: 41:16 |
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The Dutch masters of horror are
back with their most flamboyant album so far. On ‘Dance and Laugh amongst the
Rotten’, CARACH ANGREN are painting musical pictures that
easily combine the grandiose depth of a Rembrandt with Van Gogh’s maelstrom of
whirling colours and the utter madness of Bosch. This lusciously seductive danse
macabre will drag you in and never let go. CARACH ANGREN have employed all the sonic colours on their palette to dazzling effect. Their trademark whipping guitars are weaving harsh melodies and sinister soundscapes, which are beautifully contrasted by opulent keyboards and majestic orchestrations. That Till Lindemann (RAMMSTEIN) and Peter Tägtgren (PAIN) have called upon the composition talent of Clemens “Ardek” Wijers is a telling sign of his outstanding mastery of the craft. Another signatory counterpoint is provided by Seregor’s fierce rasping and shrieking vocals. Adding to the impact, Namtar has become a relentless driving force with his hard hitting yet intricate drumming. Each track on this album is a highlight on its own, while combined ‘Dance and Laugh amongst the Rotten’ simply shines. CARACH ANGREN set out to tell ghost-stories with a set of paranormal cases recorded on the demo ‘The Chase Vault Tragedy’ (2004). This was soon followed by the official release of the ‘Ethereal Veiled Existence’ EP (2005) as a prelude to the haunting ‘Lammendam’ (2008). The Dutch had a clear vision of combining a dark baroque style of metal with horror based lyrical concepts. Their sophomore full-length ‘Death Came through a Phantom Ship’ (2010) witnessed the band setting sail to bring their eccentric and capturing live performances to audiences and festivals all over Europe. In the wake of third album ‘Where the Corpses Sink Forever’ (2012), the haunting had reached the Americas and started to spread rapidly. This recorded added a serious side to the lyrics of CARACH ANGREN. While firmly remaining in the horror genre, their tales revolve around the evils of war. This mature streak was taken a step further with the fourth full-length ‘This Is No Fairytale’, which is on the surface a darker variation of the “Hansel and Gretel” story from the Brothers Grimm collection, but also deals with the too real topic of child abuse in a dysfunctional family. With ‘Dance and Laugh amongst the Rotten’, CARACH ANGREN are returning to “pure” storytelling with episodes that are centered on a girl playing a little too long with her Ouija board. The Dutch have pushed their unashamedly theatric style to a new intense height. You do not believe us yet? Press play and unleash these radiant ghosts into your home… Line-up Seregor: vocals, guitars Ardek: keyboards, orchestra Namtar: drums Guitars on tracks 2, 3, 4 written by Seregor Guitars on tracks 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 written by Ardek & Seregor Bass written by Ardek Guest musicians Nikos Mavridis: solo violin on tracks 3, 4, 9 Patrick Damiani: all guitars and bass guitar Vocals & keys recording: Clemens Wijers Music Productions, The Netherlands Drums recording: Abyss Studio, Sweden Guitars & bass recording: Patrick Damiani, Tidal Wave Studio, Germany Mixing: Peter Tägtgren, Abyss Studio, Sweden Mastering: Jonas Kjellgren, Black Lounge Studio, Sweden Cover art: Costin Chioreanu www.carach-angren.nl www.facebook.com/carachangren |