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Dennis "Seregor" Droomers (born 27 October 1980) is a Dutch vocalist, guitarist, artist, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist for Dutch
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band,
Carach Angren Carach Angren is a Dutch symphonic black metal band, founded in 2003 by two members of the now-defunct bands Inger Indolia and Vaultage. Their style is characterized by prominent usage of orchestral arrangements, black (sometimes death) metal vo ...
. The stage name "Seregor" comes from
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's Silmarillion. It is a combination of the word ''sereg'' which means blood, and ''gor'' which means abhorrent. Before Carach Angren, Droomers played bass and was the vocalist for Inger Indolia from 1996 to 2001 and was the vocalist for Vaultage from 2003 to 2005 with fellow Carach Angren member Clemens "Ardek" Wijers on keyboards. Carach Angren began as his and Wijers' side project while they were playing in Vaultage, because the two connected over a shared love of horror and storytelling. Later, Vaultage was disbanded as Carach Angren became increasingly successful. It is known that he grew up close to Schildveldse Bossen near where the focus of Lammendam took place. It is also known that he was primarily raised by his grandparents and is close to his grandmother who appears on the album art of
This Is No Fairytale ''This Is No Fairytale'' is the fourth studio album by the Dutch symphonic black metal band Carach Angren. It was released on February 23, 2015 via Season of Mist. The witch's hand on the cover art of the album is actually the hand of Dennis "Ser ...
as the hand of the witch. Typically, Droomers writes
Carach Angren Carach Angren is a Dutch symphonic black metal band, founded in 2003 by two members of the now-defunct bands Inger Indolia and Vaultage. Their style is characterized by prominent usage of orchestral arrangements, black (sometimes death) metal vo ...
's lyrics and stories while bandmate Clemens "Ardek" Wijers writes the composition. Droomers also builds and sells masks, including customized commissions. He is self-taught and has never had any formal artistic education, nor has he had formal musical training. When asked about his artistic background he responded, "just like guitar playing, extreme vocals, songwriting etc. I all sorted it out myself." His masks are frequently sold to fans through his website and Facebook page and Italian band
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has also used costume pieces made by Droomers. He also made all the gravestones in the "Charles Francis Coghlan" music video himself out of plaster and cardboard.


Influences

Droomers claims that the paranormal has always been fascinating to him. He is also a big
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fan, and has cited ''
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'' and '' The Fly'' as favorites. To him, music is a release for creative story ideas and he has discussed that typically the concept comes first and the music and performance works around it. Therefore, all Carach Angren music has a horror concept with a particular focus on ghosts and spirits.


Discography


Carach Angren

* '' The Chase Vault Tragedy (2004)'' * '' Ethereal Veiled Existence (2005)'' * '' Lammendam (2008)'' * ''
Death Came Through a Phantom Ship ''Death Came Through a Phantom Ship'' is the second studio album by Dutch symphonic black metal band Carach Angren, It was released in 2010. This album tells the legend of a ghost ship (an interpretation of the ''Flying Dutchman'') from its begi ...
(2010)'' * ''
Where the Corpses Sink Forever ''Where the Corpses Sink Forever'' is the third studio album by Dutch symphonic black metal band Carach Angren. It was released on 18 May 2012 via Season of Mist. The concept of this album is not about a Dutch urban legend or ghost stories, lik ...
(2012)'' * ''
This Is No Fairytale ''This Is No Fairytale'' is the fourth studio album by the Dutch symphonic black metal band Carach Angren. It was released on February 23, 2015 via Season of Mist. The witch's hand on the cover art of the album is actually the hand of Dennis "Ser ...
(2015)'' * '' Dance and Laugh Among the Rotten (2017)'' * ''
Franckensteina Strataemontanus ''Franckensteina Strataemontanus'' is the sixth studio album by Dutch symphonic black metal band Carach Angren. Released on 26 June 2020 through Season of Mist, it is a concept album inspired by the life of late 17th-century/early 18th-century Ger ...
(2020)''


Inger Indolia

* ''Hexed Forgotten Sanctuaries (2000)'' * ''Sycosynthesis (2001)''


Vaultage

* ''Hallucinate Beyond (2003)''


See also

*
Carach Angren Carach Angren is a Dutch symphonic black metal band, founded in 2003 by two members of the now-defunct bands Inger Indolia and Vaultage. Their style is characterized by prominent usage of orchestral arrangements, black (sometimes death) metal vo ...
* Clemens "Ardek" Wijers


External links


Carach Angren Official Site

Seregor's Death Masks

Official Facebook Page


References

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