Carach Angren - The Funerary Dirge of a Violonist

[@morgoth_bauglir]

I just discovered that the guy who plays the violin is the son of my violin teacher. I'm in a serious state of shock right now

[@horrormoviemetalfan8642]

@Kevin Thomas Thanks for proving my point you stupid fuck.

[@CreepinCreeper01]

Did you mean the guy playing the violen on the track or in the video?

[@RoyTooldipendent]

Maybe you mean the guy who pretends to play the violin. The (wrong) way he’s holding the violin and the bow demonstrates he doesn’t play in real life

[@Zach-lg3bw]

The Hair of Slytherin what country do you live in?

[@morgoth_bauglir]

@@RoyTooldipendent I don't mean the guy in the video clip. It's evident he doesn't know how to play. I mean the actual violinist who played in the recording of the song and some of the tours

[@chillhardy]

Who else gets chills when the violin starts playing?

[@cheekloins4126]

I was about to comment the exact same thing, dude. It's beautiful.

[@itmighty]

dem goosies.

[@Thesouldealer]

☺✋ Yup

[@DeviantMyphos]

michael james You mean Goose flesh?

[@gregmoschopoulos7123]

me

[@fos427]

ive listened to metal for my entire life. and of any, this is the most beautiful masterpiece ive ever heard in my life. i've not only listened to metal, ive listened to all genres. and every song by this band, other similiar bands, lighter bands, and heavier bands. but this... this dreamlike masterpiece is my love. my most favored song.

[@dakotawalters2599]

I couldn't agree more

[@Krimson5pride]

Try out Ne Obliviscaris

[@poppimoore6]

Listen! Don't you hear these mad symphonies of grievance and fear? Melancholy and despair can be sensed when we draw near. Some hear a violin sound, others hear a man moaning in tears. These fields are haunted by nature's most sombre melodies. Suicidal white noise absorbing the essence from light, mirth and vitality. These grounds are haunted by reflections from World War ii... Arise! 1941, '42 The identity of warfare on the East Front is lugubrious. There's one soldier incapable of committing sin. Kept alive by his comrades thanks to his heavenly gift with a violin. His brilliant music so beautiful and pure... Shining warmth upon every soldier... It helps them to endure. Breath-taking melodies consuming all hate, sorrow and fear. These magnificent tunes are like silk for their ears. And for a moment their pain disappears. But this moment will not last when they are baffled by another blast. The enemy is near. Rain of bullets killing soldiers there and here. And so the instrument of peace is being silenced by the one of war. It plays the music of the dead; music made of lead... "I've had enough of this sickening war and it's murderous puppets! They don't understand the language of music cannot be spoken in Death. I Never took a life! Maybe now is the time to take mine. In the name of music; shall I cut my wrists or hang myself high by a violin String? A symphonic suicide is what I shall bring! " The enemy lies on the other side of the field. He decides to walk straight into the fire fight, Playing this dreamlike masterpiece. Every soldier stops, holds his breath. Not a single shot is being heard during an intro for his own Death. And when the violin bow is being lowered at the end, Both sides simultaneously open fire. There's the corpse of the violinist lying in mud and barbed wire. These fields are haunted by the funerary dirge of a violinist. The funerary dirge of a violinist... Can't you hear his call of Death? Listen! Don't you hear these mad symphonies of grievance and fear? Melancholy and despair can be sensed when we draw near. Some hear a violin sound... Others hear a man moaning in tears... The Funerary Dirge of a Violinist, The Funerary Dirge of a Violinist. The Funerary Dirge of a Violinist... The Funerary Dirge of a Violinist!

[@marc-olivierouellet2338]

so what do you do in life? i play the violin in a black metal band

[@darktranquillitea939]

Marc-Olivier Ouellet xD But if you look at Tim Charles of Ne Obliviscaris (well, they have at least Black Metal influences), it can be really badass

[@xlotuseater]

Der Berserker Or a cellist in a melodic death metal band like Darker by Design.

[@darktranquillitea939]

Rudy Hernandez Have to check these guys out!

[@otrocaffe]

literally my dream job

[@jamespeterson4275]

When 4:04 hits the song goes from being amazing to by far one of the best songs ever written

[@c4bb4g3]

Incredible musicianship. This is definitely one of the top bands around nowadays.

[@nickthecave]

The same sublime moment of solidarity took place in the battle for Stalingrad, when, on New Year's Eve of December 31 1942, Russian actors and musicians visited the besieged city to entertain the troops; the violinist Mikhail Goldstein went to the trenches to perform a one-man concert for the soldiers: "The melodies he created drifted out through loudspeakers to the German trenches and the shooting suddenly ceased. In the eerie quiet, the music flowed from Goldstein's dipping bow. When he finished, a hushed silence hung over the Russian soldiers. From another loudspeaker, in German territory, a voice broke the spell. In halting Russian it pleaded: 'Play some more Bach. We won't shoot.' Goldstein picked up his violin and started a lively Bach gavotte."

[@sleepy962007]

This is amazing... I hope this was their inspiration for this song

[@VelhaMorta]

fock Russia!

[@saurabhsharma2572]

Just when i thought Black Metal can never be Progressive , CARACH ANGREN comes into my world... can't thank life enough

[@AnkothOfficial]

I mean it already existed before Carach. Dimmu Borgir exists, maybe they're not as heavy lyrically as CA, since they mostly sing about the cliche black metal stuff (Satan, Religion, Atheism, Paganism, Mythology etc.) But they too have that progressive sound, now with a full symphony behind them, in a similar vein to the Death Metal band Septocflesh. Some of their songs aren't as heavy, with more "majestic" sounds, and less creepiness but they have some bangers too. Also I believe Emperor has some prog/symphonic elements with keyboard controlled samples, and black metal style production. There's also the band Blackthorn who have a violinist as part the band, they're more gothic metal, in the style of CoF, but also really good and have loads of Witchcraft/Horror themes. It exists in large quantities. What I want to know is if there is any Thrash Metal bands that are this progressive, apart from Hevein...

[@drml8224]

@@AnkothOfficial Dark Lunacy...also I disagree about Dimmu Borgir being progessive, they're more like Septic Flesh.

[@AnkothOfficial]

@@drml8224 Yeah Dimmu are like Septic Flesh. Also a bit like Fleshgod Apocalypse.

[@ghksghksgvks]

I know the acting is cheesy, but i still get goosebumps if I look at this video it just fits with the music very well.

[@MukesBoy]

This album should have been a platinum sale

[@horrormoviemetalfan8642]

@Jeremy Mukes I couldn't agree more Carach Angren are a great metal band.

[@GOMAFright]

@@horrormoviemetalfan8642 Yes, a shame not a lot of people can understand this music.

[@CuddleSeason]

And this is why metal rules.

[@cthuluallhail3161]

This is a beautiful memorial song.

[@ThisisLies97]

Video was great. I dont see why its getting hate. it tells the story of the lyrics, which IMO, is beautiful. The band probably wanted the focus to be on the story, not on them playing the instruments

[@coreyporto4147]

Right!

[@ThisisLies97]

hey corey

[@ThisisLies97]

corey porto hey corey hey

[@Verexdelyon]

Yep, great video, great story, but besides the musical form, it's nothing to do with black metal

[@Punisherfan123]

The only problem I see, is with the video, not the song. >Eastern front >American soldiers

[@varkharus1894]

I can not describe my outrage everytime this masterpiece is stoped by ads

[@ThanatosSD]

This song is perfect, all on it is awesome brutal yet melancholic music, beautiful and meaningful lyrics. I love it and listen to it very often Carach Angren are insanely great.

[@xmaryHXCx]

This song makes my heart heavy with sorrow

[@megarockfreak]

I almost had tears when I saw this. But goosebumps, still after watching this video 15 times. Who else?

[@Aeolianshredhead]

This song is too amazing for words. Fuck.

[@themetalbat99]

If you have a friend who says that metal has no artistic merit, send them this.

[@c4bb4g3]

"Too much"? Are you kidding? The composition is just right. It's mesmerizing and musically engaging.

[@jeice779]

This song is brilliant. And giving us this visual representation really helps the impact of it.

[@irineumaiden]

This video is clearly low-budget but damn if it doesn't emphasize the most chilling thing about this song (and war itself) IMO: the fact that soldiers aren't Rambos, they're for the most part just normal boys, barely adults, thrown into the most horrifying situations a human being can face, and oftentimes they don't even have a choice or full awareness of it. The part where the violinist considers suicide always makes me emotional, too. The way Seregor changes his voice as the character's sanity is slipping away but he's trying so hard to keep his dignity... it gives me the chills no matter how many times I hear it!

[@gdoubleodstinc7453]

This is an absolute beautiful masterpiece of music❤

[@triplemoonchildangel]

I'm literally in love with this song

[@guythatseesalemon6581]

I love the piano. It's so beautiful and mesmerizing. I can't stop listening to it.

[@TheSpoartsNetwork]

Clever how they included that the Violinist is the medic.

[@megarockfreak]

But live there is no violinist? Right? I will see them at GMM (graspop metal meeting) in Belgium. :D

[@Underoath709]

megarockfreak I know the one video I saw of them playing this live had a violinist, but they might not have him for every show

[@horrormoviemetalfan8642]

@megarockfreak At some concerts they do have a violinist with the corpse paint on and everything.

[@CoreGfxProductions]

When Virtual Reality hits the public, it would be interesting to see a virtual tour of this entire album so you can truly understand the terror the solider faces going through the loop.

[@TheTanmoy1990]

***** YOU HAVE JUST UNLOCKED ALL MY YEP

[@languagelf]

I never took a life, maybe now is the time to take mine - in the name of music.

[@martinkarlsen4343]

I didnt know I could get goosebumps from a black metal song, Carach Angren proved me wrong.

[@96steelman]

My math teacher listens to Carach Angren after he gives us homework... xD, this is one of my favorites.

[@chillhardy]

I wish I had your math teacher

[@chillhardy]

rodney gill same haha

[@matinsamimiat6453]

Cool Math Teacher :D

[@MasamuneStreams]

That is one bad ass math teacher

[@Rohnon]

When I'm finished with Universety and am a Math Teacher, I promise you that I will be just like him!

[@virgilscipion]

That's awesome ! The video is perfect, I can understand the song with pictures and this terrific mix of classical and black metal. Bravo !

[@grimhrothgarthorbjorn6173]

What makes this band unique is their lyrics, ghost stories and stories of war. No other band has made metal like this so successfully. Black metal with creepy ass lyrics. Good shit

[@EdUntouchable93]

This is one of the best songs I've ever heard.

[@sirexciter]

Wow I've never heard of thiw 'till now Mindblowing

[@jamesbojaski]

I love war history and symphonic black metal, Masterpiece!!!

[@mitigiant5328]

This is beautiful piece of art

[@Ihsahn1983]

I just started listening to this band and i really love how artistic they are. hope that other bands might follow their lead

[@nuclear7warpig]

Seriously beautiful and still so grim. I love Carach Angren so much.

[@yvinhobrazil]

just read the lyrics while hearing the song.....feels like a crazy fairy tale.....amazing

[@Gafanhoto555]

Very well directed video. Great band and song, very good guitar solo too

[@hannecart]

These guys should just make a movie of this whole album with only the music to tell the story! This is amazing!

[@funeralopolis1337]

Can someone please make the whole album into a short film?

[@brandonmayhew3445]

It wouldn't be that short

[@JohnDJonesIII]

holy crap... there are no words to describe the feelings this song evokes....

[@drkex]

Albums like this... this band had potential, fantastic album.

[@MsMirandaXoxo]

I'm sorry, but this video just doesn't do any justice to the song. "The Funerary Dirge of a Violinist" is a very well composed song with the most captivating lyrics. The lyrics itself paints a better picture than the video that was directed for this song. I'm very glad the video was made, I just wish it had more than cheap acting and effects. It deserves a Saving Private Ryan type quality

[@Andoxico]

Squanto Fantasies they dont have the budget for that

[@MsMirandaXoxo]

Yeah, I know, don't worry. I'm just saying WISH they had a better music video, because this song is well-deserved for one.

[@DeviantMyphos]

Squanto Fantasies Some person out their should make a movie based on this album, sort of like Metallicas "through the never"

[@Thiago6656]

Man, I completely agree with you. However, we need to understand that the band doens't have the best budget in the scene to pay for something like this. They always do their best with what they have.

[@demonspecialist67]

I understand your dilemma, but I'm most certain that not everyone in the world is Steven Spielberg.

[@ChicoSmith333]

Holy shit! It took them a fucking half hour to get that violin out of the dirt... unbelievable.

[@cristianasilva4688]

This band is mind blowing, their music is so creative! Amazing!

[@dust9319]

Saw them live. Best thing in my life. This is my favorite album in life!

[@GravenImages]

This... THIS is how you do a music video. Absolutely beautiful.

[@alejareyes2023]

I cannot explain the Love I feel for this band

[@mooonlightwater]

Absolutely Beautiful

[@Helgram.Slavonian]

expresssive rhythmics, perfect work

[@Managerus]

Carach Angren knows best. What a great band.

[@cogitoergoboh7098]

wonderful, you managed to make me excited with tears in the face. You are really good. 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@zwaantje78666]

Een van de beste nederlandse bands ! One of the best dutch bands !

[@kipnugget3838]

Richard Van Der Zwaan by far, the best! Of te wel, de beste zeg maar. Mijn achternaam is van der Zwan 😁😁

[@frostbittendream]

I'd have to say because of the extremeness of the emotions conveyed on their albums so far that I think Carach Angren might turn out to be better metal story tellers then the godly King Diamond, and that's pretty fucking amazing!

[@azazelsosa5822]

Hasta se me enchino la piel en cuanto escuché el violín 🎻🎻 hermoso!!!

[@runqihu9698]

This is beautiful and touching. Those haters, please just go form a band and do what you think that is right and shut up here

[@SerpenTxxxLion]

Violonists usually place their fingers on the strings of their instrument when they play.

[@violadude97]

Except for when they're tuning lol. In this case he's not

[@SerpenTxxxLion]

michael incorvaia Tuning an instrument is not playing it. Anybody can tune an instrument with or without the help of a tuner. Playing is a whole different thing. Plus violonists use their fingers to tune, playing the same note on different strings to hear if they sound alike. And no, I don't have a stick stuck up my ass.

[@djaric]

thats the only thing that bugs me about this. like when people pose 'playing a saxophone' lol

[@rahkite1539]

He's under violins'demon control👹👻

[@kevinthomas676]

Nope they play with themselves cuz violin is gay

[@AzazeltheMystery]

One of the best carach angren songs

[@catonca4969]

What a masterpiece!!

[@Iceberg6606]

What a masterpiece!!! Fantastic work!

[@Chenzoman]

This band simply amazes me. That is all.

[@Metalsoul2012]

Outstandig music!, I would have loved that the video were more like Carach Angren. I don´t get the same feeling from the video than from the music.

[@lockett.29_33]

I can't go a day without listening to this song

[@jiyoungshin3210]

It made me cry when I first seen this mv.

[@TheSeregor]

Excelente! carach angren la mejor banda de symphonic black metal

[@maurismind]

This guys really know what they're doing. This is fantastic and unique. Epic Storytelling using Symphonic Black Metal, who would have thought?

[@carlosgarcia1787]

AWESOME..! Hails from INANIA REGNA! Horns Up, guys, see you in Madrid´2018!

[@MrLinkin666]

I thought that the video wasn't official but i think yes

[@firzen486]

Not so famous band makes a mini-film video for a song:IT SUCKS!!! Nowadays singers just show off their valuable life by showing of money,asses and expensive cars:OMG ITS SO PERFECT!!

[@kevinthomas676]

Your mom sucks and really not that good either...your dad says the same

[@rea50]

A shitty generation indeed, only waiting for the next cycle of extinction

[@user-ce9xn3od4z]

I think the video is pretty good. I mean, it's not perfect, but for such people like me who aren't native English speakers, it helps a lot to understand the story. I think they did a good job by making the music video for this amazing song.

[@victorvalnad5340]

Very good band.

[@JJMetalhead]

Funerary Dirge of a Violinist: featuring M Shadows and Spiderman. Jk. Love this song and enjoyed the video despite everything 🤘🏻

[@melkortermorgoth1131]

The guy look pissed as fuck for Carach Angren cockblocked him (0:44)

[@pabloalarcon3426]

¡¡Excelente!! Y la letra curradísima.

[@cottoncandyaddict]

I watched this 10 times before I appreciated the music video. The song and the video are both beautiful

[@horrormoviemetalfan8642]

@Bad Misty Carach Angren are too good for this planet.

[@kalmametallinen]

Excellent song, excellent album, brilliant video.

[@ricardomartins3791]

Im so fucking proud of enjoying this kind of music! Metal for life!

[@SomeRandomVoid]

This is a masterpiece.

[@clintonjpd]

This. Is. Amazing!

[@cosmicsea89]

Great short musical film

[@andrewjohn3689]

This drummer is a beast 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@catstars99]

this video does a great job telling the story......

[@GuidoMetallo]

Finally a metal video that has relevance to the song

[@videogamegenius]

The lyrics for the song are amazing!!!

[@majdren8076]

This is true art.

[@MrKlakkos]

This is fvcking amazing

[@TarksTV]

I really liked it! Now make the whole album into videos :D hahah just kidding Great work!

[@thoushallsuffer]

Ufffff that is so creative.....

[@JPI_RV]

Very interesting! Great thanks 😈

[@sylvomordor9338]

This is beautiful.

[@upsidedownpyramid7617]

Never thought a black metal song would be so beautiful it makes me cry

[@Razorkame]

A fine production from Carach Angren =)

[@carlobonilla4463]

Wow this is incredible man!!

[@the_stoner_llama]

@KZbin I know it's 8 minutes long but this is a single song please remove ads from the middle and place them at the beginning or end

[@sonic9355]

Beautiful song

[@xElectricXzombiEx]

Ugh. Beautiful.

[@peterstam5301]

de beste black metal band van nederland,zo ik heb gesproken