Episode #114: Ardek of Carach Angren

The Dutch symphonic metal masters known for their love affair with horror, Carach Angren, released their sixth full-length, Franckensteina Strataemontanus, on June 26 via Season of Mist. The record explores the story of the “real” Dr. Frankenstein, Johann Conrad Dippel. Dippel was a mad scientist in Germany who performed sick experiments that even included failed attempts to reanimate dead animals, among other things. The album explores the stark reality of this madman while incorporating fantasy elements from the Frankenstein monster mythos.

In addition, composer and musical mastermind Ardek has composed music for a number of other bands, including Lindemann, Pain, Ex-Deo, and more. He has even tried his hand in film and scored the horror movie Pyewacket, exercising a diverse and incomparable scope of musical talents. We spoke with Ardek earlier this year about the band's literary and cinematic influences.

Tracklist

Carach Angren, "Scourged Ghoul Undead" (Franckensteina Strataemontanus)

Carach Angren, "Skull with a Forked Tongue" (Franckensteina Strataemontanus)

Carach Angren, "There's No Place Like Home" (This is No FairyTale)

Carach Angren, "The Shining was a Portent of Gloom" (Death Came Through a Phantom Ship)