Album: This Is No Fairytale by Carach Angren (2015)
Genre: Black Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Season of Mist
Format: Album

Description: "This Is No Fairytale"  is the fourth full length studio album by the Dutch symphonic black metal band Carach Angren. It was released on February 23, 2015 via Season of Mist.
The album is a modern interpretation of the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale with themes of domestic abuse, drug addiction, alcoholism, sexual child abuse, suicide, child abduction and cannibalism.

Artist Background: Carach Angren is a symphonic black metal band from the Netherlands, formed by two members of Vaultage. Their style is characterised by prominent use of orchestral arrangements. All of their studio albums are concept albums with lyrics based on famous ghost stories, such as the Flying Dutchman. The name means "Iron Jaws" in the language of Sindarin, and is the name of a fortified pass into North-Western Mordor in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Part of the Landgraaf, Lindburg music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Music Scene: Part of the Landgraaf, Lindburg music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Black Metal, Metal, 2010s, Album, Season of Mist

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"This Is No Fairytale"  is the fourth full length studio album by the Dutch symphonic black metal band Carach Angren. It was released on February 23, 2015 via Season of Mist.
The album is a modern interpretation of the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale with themes of domestic abuse, drug addiction, alcoholism, sexual child abuse, suicide, child abduction and cannibalism.

This Is No Fairytale

Carach Angren

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