Green Carnation – A Dark Poem, Part I: The Shores Of Melancholia 2025

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 black metal. “A lesson learned, now bridges burn”, bearded captain Kjetil Nordhus cries out with impassioned cleans, as if tied to the mast during the album’s fiery send-off. On ‘A Dark Poem, Part I: The Shores of Melancholia’, GREEN CARNATION set sail on an epic journey into a dark night of the soul. Release date: September 5, 2025

01. As Silence Took You (7:12)
02. In Your Paradise (7:04)
03. Me My Enemy (7:17)
04. The Slave That You Are (feat. Grutle Kjellson of ENSLAVED) (6:16)
05. The Shores Of Melancholia (5:38)
06. Too Close To The Flame (9:16)

Kjetil Nordhus – Vocals
Tchort – Guitar
Bjørn Harstad – Guitar
Stein Roger Sordal – Bass
Endre Kirkesola – Keyboards
Jonathan Alejandro Perez – Drums

Recording lineup

Kjetil Nordhus – Vocals
Bjørn Harstad – Guitar, Effects
Stein Roger Sordal – Bass, Guitars, Keyboards
Endre Kirkesola – Keyboards, Synthesizers, Organs, Effects
Jonathan Alejandro Perez – Drums

Guest musicians

* Ingrid Ose – Flute on “In Your Paradise” and “Me My Enemy”.
* Grutle Kjellson (ENSLAVED) – Harsh Vocals on “The Slave That You Are”.
* Henning Seldal – Percussion on “Too Close To The Flame”.