Carach Angren - Ethereal Veiled Existence (2005)

     I was skeptical about doing a review for an EP, but I figured if I would do one, it would be Ethereal Veiled Existence. Are you ready for another concept collection? Yeah, I thought so. 

     This is a great collection of songs. Well produced, and not overly symphonic, which can get to be a bit tedious if you're not used to it.  There is an even balance of grainy guitar leads complimented by keyboard. A bit heavier, vocally, than what modern Carach albums give us, but for me, it gives a much more fulfilling haunting/evil feel, which ties into the entire concept of the album, which revolves around the ghost that supposedly haunts Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England.
     This is actually a really cool album for anyone who likes to dig a little deeper into the actual story behind an album. The lyrical approach takes the perspective of the ghost and their identity, those who lived in the mansion, and even the photographers of the infamous staircase entity. An amazing lyrically illustrative concept that we see Carach evolve with in their later albums.