Carpathia: A Dramatic Poem

Carpathia: A Dramatic Poem
Studio album by The Vision Bleak
Released	29 August 2005
Genre	Gothic metal
Length	41:57
Label	Prophecy Productions
Producer	Martin Koller
The Vision Bleak chronology
The Deathship Has a New Captain (2004) Carpathia: A Dramatic Poem (2005) Club Single EP (2007)

Carpathia: A Dramatic Poem is the second studio album by 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

All tracks are written by The Vision Bleak

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Drama of the Wicked" (instrumental)	2:11
2.	"Secrecies in Darkness"	4:25
3.	"Carpathia"	5:15
4.	"Dreams in the Witch-House"	5:37
5.	"Sister Najade (The Tarn by the Firs)"	4:46
6.	"The Curse of Arabia"	5:20
7.	"Kutulu!"	4:40
8.	"The Charm Is Done"	9:38

Digipak release bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Metropolis" (live)	5:19
10.	"Horror of Antarctica" (live)	3:44
11.	"The Grand Devilry" (live)	5:01
12.	"Deathship Symphony" (live)	6:16

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