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.

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.

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