Green Carnation - A Dark Poem Part I: The Shores of Melancholia [CD / Vinyl]

First album of the trilogy on gold with silver splatters, 12" vinyl (33 rpm) in deluxe gatefold with Pantone gold print and deluxe double sided insert with Pantone gold print.
Limited to 150 copies worldwide.

LP on transparent and red 12" vinyl (33 rpm) in deluxe gatefold with Pantone gold print and deluxe double sided insert with Pantone gold print.
Limited to 200 copies worldwide.

LP on on black 12" vinyl (33 rpm) in deluxe gatefold with Pantone gold print and deluxe double sided insert with Pantone gold print.
Second pressing 250 copies worldwide.

CD in deluxe Digipak with Pantone gold print with 16-page booklet.
The first pressing comes in rigid slipcase to hold the trilogy.

 

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.

For fans of OPETH, PARADISE LOST, PAIN OF SALVATION.
Artwork by Niklas Sundin.

Tracklist:
01. As Silence Took You (07:12)
02. In Your Paradise (07:04)
03. Me, My Enemy (07:17)
04. The Slave That You Are (06:16)
05. The Shores of Melancholia (05:38)
06. Too Close to the Flame (09:16)