CARACH ANGREN - Death Came Through A Phantom Ship CD

Carach Angren invite a disproportionate amount of derision and skepticism from many musical purists. For one, they're actually a kitschy synthesizer band that stubbornly self-identifies as black metal. Then there are the overly dramatic nature of their compositions and lyrics to contend with. To top it off, they gained a reputation in their early years for putting on inept live shows with a reach comically in excess of their grasp. And while all of these criticisms are true (well, most anyway - they've tightened up live since adding Jack from Deicide / Cannibal Corpse) what's equally true is that when experienced as a piece of music rather than a failed attempt at meeting genre preconceptions, Death Came Through a Phantom Ship slays in every way imaginable.