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Carpathia - A Dramatic Poem
''Carpathia: A Dramatic Poem'' is the second studio album by Germany, German gothic metal band The Vision Bleak, released on 29 August 2005 through Prophecy Productions. A digipak edition containing four additional live bonus tracks was also released. Track listing Trivia * Track 4 has its name and lyrics inspired by H. P. Lovecraft's short story "The Dreams in the Witch House". * Tracks 6 to 8 form a trilogy based on the life of the "Mad Arab" Abdul Alhazred, the author of the fictional ''Necronomicon'' on H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. Personnel The Vision Bleak * Ulf Theodor Schwadorf (Markus Stock) – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards * Allen B. Konstanz (Tobias Schönemann) – vocals, drums, keyboards Guest musicians * Thomas Helm – additional tenor vocals * Sophia Brommer – additional vocals (track 5) Miscellaneous staff * Martin Koller – production External links The Vision Bleak's official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Carpathia A Dramatic Poem The Vision Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vision Bleak
The Vision Bleak is a German gothic metal duo comprising Ulf Theodor Schwadorf (famous for his work with Empyrium and Noekk) and Allen B. Konstanz. The group's lyrics are noted for their Horror fiction, horror themes and heavily allude to works of classic writers/filmmakers of the genre, such as H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, George A. Romero and John Carpenter, among others. They self-describe their musical style, which mixes gothic metal, doom metal, symphonic metal and horror punk aesthetics, as "horror metal". History The Vision Bleak was formed in 2000, in the Bavarian city of Mellrichstadt, by Markus Stock (a.k.a. Ulf Theodor Schwadorf) and Tobias Schönemann (a.k.a. Allen B. Konstanz). Their first release was the independent extended play ''Songs of Good Taste'', which came out in 2001 and contained, among other tracks, a cover of The Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin". The EP caught the attention of Prophecy Productions, who approached them to record their first full ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |