Carpathia: A Dramatic Poem
{{Infobox album|
| name = Carpathia: A Dramatic Poem
| type = studio
| artist = The Vision Bleak
| cover = Carpathia – A Dramatic Poem.jpg
| alt =
| released = 29 August 2005
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Gothic metal
| length = 41:57
| label = Prophecy Productions
| producer = Martin Koller
| prev_title = The Deathship Has a New Captain
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = Club Single EP
| next_year = 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
{{track listing
| all_writing = The Vision Bleak
| title1 = The Drama of the Wicked
| note1 = instrumental
| length1 = 2:11
| title2 = Secrecies in Darkness
| length2 = 4:25
| title3 = Carpathia
| length3 = 5:15
| title4 = Dreams in the Witch-House
| length4 = 5:37
| title5 = Sister Najade (The Tarn by the Firs)
| length5 = 4:46
| title6 = The Curse of Arabia
| length6 = 5:20
| title7 = Kutulu!
| length7 = 4:40
| title8 = The Charm Is Done
| length8 = 9:38
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Digipak release bonus tracks
| title9 = Metropolis
| note9 = live
| length9 = 5:19
| title10 = Horror of Antarctica
| note10 = live
| length10 = 3:44
| title11 = The Grand Devilry
| note11 = live
| length11 = 5:01
| title12 = Deathship Symphony
| note12 = live
| length12 = 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
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160105070756/http://www.the-vision-bleak.de/ The Vision Bleak's official website]
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