1. As Silence Took You 07:11
2. In Your Paradise 07:04
3. Me, My Enemy 07:16
4. The Slave That You Are 06:16
5. The Shores of Melancholia 05:37
6. Too Close to the Flame 09:15
No matter what stylistic path they take, GREEN CARNATION have never shied away from grand, gloomy statements.
Founded in the early ‘90s by former Emperor bassist Tchort, the Norwegian act quickly amassed a cult following thanks to one of the most ambitious epics in metal history. Even before going on hiatus during the mid-2000s, the ever-evolving auteurs still flashed a flare for the dramatic by performing their acoustic verses underneath a mountain dam. However, there was one tale — or three, to be exact — that continued to elude them. Until now. With the ‘A Dark Poem’ trilogy starting now, GREEN CARNATION finally unveil their masterpiece.
The idea for an album trilogy stems from GREEN CARNATION’s earliest yesteryears, but the first part of ‘A Dark Poem’ cites various passages from across their illustrious cannon. Lead single “In Your Paradise” reaches newfound peaks of heaviness, swept out to sea by sublime riffs and somber symphonic flourishes. While navigated with the band’s familiar mastery, the view from ‘The Shores of Melancholia’ is far from heavenly. Judgement day appears around every corner, steering them from the title track’s scarlet clouds of war toward Floydian whirlpools drenched in paranoia before being shipwrecked by second wave... more
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released September 5, 2025
Recorded, mixed and mastered at DUB Studios
Producer: Endre Kirkesola, Stein Roger Sordal, Kjetil Nordhus
Sound engineer: Endre Kirkesola
Mixing Engineer: Mixing Engineer: Endre Kirkesola and Bjørn Harstad
Mastering Engineer: Lawrence Mackrory
Recording Line-Up:
-Kjetil Nordhus (lead vocals, backing vocals)
-Stein Roger Sordal (bass, rhythm guitars, lead guitars, keyboards)
-Bjørn Harstad (lead guitars, effects)
-Endre Kirkesola (keyboards, synthesizers, organs, effects)
-Jonathan Alejandro Perez (drums)
Guest Musicians:
-Ingrid Ose (flute on 2, 3)
-Grutle Kjellson (harsh vocals on 4) (Enslaved)
-Henning Seldal (percussion on 6) |
