Year : 2026
Style : Progressive Metal
Country : Norway
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 95 mb
Bio:
Green Carnation is a Norwegian progressive metal band from Kristiansand, formed in 1990. Green Carnation's trend of music has continuously changed on every release one by one; from straight forward death metal in their demo, to death-doom, then a progressive doom metal sound, to an atmospheric gothic metal sound, to a melancholic hard rock sound and in 2006, went as far as to releasing an entirely acoustic album Acoustic Verses. The band released its first album in 14 years titled Leaves of Yesteryear on May 8, 2020, which marked a return to their earlier gothic progressive metal roots.A new single was composed, arranged, rehearsed and they were went on to record “The World Without a View” during the COVID-19 pandemic, "The World Without a View" was released digitally on December 18, 2020.Green Carnation is the creation of former Emperor bass player Terje Vik Schei (a.k.a. Tchort), founded before Tchort joined Emperor in 1990. It eventually split, with the remaining members X-Botteri, Cm:Botteri and Anders Kobro creating avant-garde metal band In the Woods....Green Carnation's first album, Journey to the End of the Night, was not recorded until 1998 and was released in October 2000 through German record company Prophecy Productions. The release was a folk inspired doom metal album. The Botteri brothers, Alf Tore Rasmussen, and Geir Solli left the band after recording the debut album, and then Anders Kobro from In The Woods... joined up with Tchort. Together, they spent nearly two years making the foundational arrangements for what eventually became Light of Day, Day of Darkness, a single track, 60-minute progressive metal epic which is one of the longest single songs in metal. They then did a pre-production in the studio with Tchort on guitar, Kobro on drums, and Endre Kirkesola on bass. This was enough to convince guitarist Bjørn Harstad, also of In The Woods..., to join the band in time for the final recording of the album, accompanied by Stein Roger Sordal on bass, Kjetil Nordhus on vocals, and Bernt Moen of Shining on keyboards. Light of Day, Day of Darkness was released in 2001 via Prophecy Productions in Europe, while the US release was handled by The End Records.On February 20, 2014, the band members announced that they would reunite for a second version of A Night Under the Dam on July 31, 2014). In the same press release, they further announced their availability for festivals and shows. A short documentary about the reunion show has been released on the Norwegian website Eternal-Terror.
Album:
Had GREEN CARNATION never returned from hiatus, the Norwegian bards would always be remembered for completing one of the most ambitious individual epics in metal’s historic archives. However, there was one tale - or three, to be exact - that eluded them for more than three decades. Now, after reaching crushing new highs during its opening chapter, they’re descending into deeper, darker and more personal depths with part II of ‘A Dark Poem’.If ‘The Shores of Melancholia’ set sail from a familiar place of melancholy, then ‘Sanguis’ opens with GREEN CARNATION far out at sea, fighting to stay afloat against the storm that’s raging in their minds. Over the course of nine minutes, the album’s epic title track vows to forgive and forget familial wreckage, washing away the bloody stains of the past with impassioned cleans and a chorus that radiates conviction — only for a traumatic memory to come flooding back during its doomy coda. The newfound heaviness from the first part of ‘A Dark Poem’ continues to age like a fine wine, balancing sweet meaty riffs with an underlying bitterness. “I Am Time” demands immediate recognition with a guitar melody that winds like the winds of change. But part II reveals the band at their most raw with ballads that unfold with the grace of a wilted flower.“The end justifies the means, you’ll see”, Kjetil Nordhus sings with an eerily quiet confidence. As its final tale seeps beneath the moonlight, ‘Sanguis’ leaves fans hanging in suspense over where this trilogy will end.
Line Up:
Kjetil Nordhus - Vocals (2001-2007, 2014-present) - See also: ex-Nightshadows Lament, ex-Tristania, Art of Departure, ex-Subterranean Masquerade, ex-Trail of Tears, ex-Chain Collector
Tchort - Guitars (1990-1991, 1998-2007, 2014-present) - See also: The 3rd Attempt, ex-Blood Red Throne, ex-Carpathian Forest, ex-Emperor, ex-Einherjer (live), ex-Satyricon (live)
Bjørn Harstad - Guitars, Slide guitars, Ebow (2001-2003, 2006, 2016-2017, 2019-present) - See also: ex-Conspiracy, ex-In the Woods..., ex-Moonshine
Stein Roger Sordal - Bass, Vocals, Guitars, Harp (2001-2007, 2014-present) - See also: ex-Conspiracy, Sordal, Soxpan, ex-In the Woods..., ex-Moonshine, ex-Plutho, ex-Tørst
Jonathan A. Perez - Drums (2016-present) - See also: Trail of Tears, Gothminister (live), ex-Sirenia, ex-Carpathian Forest (live), ex-Tristania (live), ex-Sonido Latino, ex-Stemplet Falsk
Endre Kirkesola - Keyboards (2025-present) - See also: ex-Silent
Tracklist:
01. Sanguis
02. Loneliness Untold, Loneliness Unfold
03. Sweet To The Point Of Bitter
04. I Am Time
05. Fire In Ice
06. Lunar Tale
07. Sanguis (Blood Ties)
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