Carpathia: A Dramatic Poem

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

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 – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards
Allen B. Konstanz – vocals, drums, keyboards

Guest musicians

Thomas Helm – additional tenor vocals
Sophia Brommer – additional vocals

Miscellaneous staff

Martin Koller – production