GREEN CARNATION Announce First Part Of Album Trilogy; “In Your Paradise” Video Streaming
"...the prog auters are announcing the first part of A Dark Poem, a grand and gloomy album trilogy that was inspired by Arthur Rimbaud’s dreamy ode to Shakespeare’s Ophelia. The Shores of Melancholia remains grounded in the band’s newfound heavy hooks, but though heavenly to the ears, lead single “In Your Paradise” is awash with doubt over our distorted view of the world.
Green Carnation says
A Dark Poem, Part I: The Shores Of Melancholia comes out September 5. Pre-order here. Watch the video for “In Your Paradise” below.
Though just the beginning of A Dark Poem, The Shores of Melancholia pulls a page from across Green Carnation’s storied 25-year discography. It’s darkest and stormiest track even claws back to their budding days in extreme metal thanks to a special appearance from Enslaved’s Grutle Kjellson. But the idea for an album trilogy stems from the band’s previous epic.
Vocalist Kjetil Nordhus:
While he recently rejoined Green Carnation after stepping away from the band in 2022, it was founding member Tchort who first had the idea to pursue an album trilogy.
Nordhus continues:
If a through line can be drawn between the various points along their journey, it’s that Green Carnation have always challenged expectations. After pivoting to hard rock with The Quiet Offspring, the band stripped down for Acoustic Verses. But the first glimpse from The Shores of Melancholia picks up the prog heaviness that they discovered upon returning from hiatus with 2020’s Leaves of Yesteryear. Like the sails of a ship, “In Your Paradise” opens with majestic, billowing leads before chugging full steam ahead.
Nordhus says with a pleased smile:
His baritone booms loud and clear over the song’s heavy bass groove. But even though it positively soars amidst brightly streaking synths, the view of the world from In Your Paradise is a far cry from peaceful. Just as the video flashes haunting images from today’s headlines across our screen, on The Shores of Melancholia, Green Carnation are hounded by fearmongers. “The Babylon, apostasy, the judgement day is here“, belts Nordhus with masterful command over his piercing upper register. “It’s in your head“.
The doom and gloom that creeps over “In Your Paradise” spreads across all of The Shores of Melancholia.
Nordhus explains:
Rising above the fray with the grace of a dove, Ingrid Ose’s clarion call of flute fades into the distance beneath the steady, pounding drums of war.
On “In Your Paradise”, Green Carnation set sail on a grand and gloomy journey into an epic dark night of the soul.
The video for “In Your Paradise” was directed and edited by Rikard Amodei.
Tracklisting:
“As Silence Took You”
“In Your Paradise”
“Me My Enemy”
“The Slave That You Are” (Featuring Grutle Kjellson of Enslaved)
“The Shores Of Melancholia”
“Too Close To The Flame”
“In Your Paradise” video:
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