Green Carnation- Light of Day, Day of Darkness
 
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Posted 11/10/2005 3:56:04 PM


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Green Carnation was formed in 1990 by Tchort, Chris Botteri, X-Botteri, and Anders Kobro as a death metal band. A demo was released in 92', but they essentially disbanded when Tchort left to fill bass duties for the legendary Norwegian black metal band Emperor. They eventually regrouped as In The Woods.... Green Carnation later reformed in 98' and released their debut in 2000. In 2001 they began work on Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness and it was released in 2002.

The album is the one long atmospheric doom metal track (about 60 min long), but what a song it is. It just happens to be one of the best songs I have ever heard. With most bands a song would start to drag on after 8 minutes, but after all the times I have heard the album I can honestly say that I have never been bored with it. It is so much more than music to be listened to, I would call it a journey to be experienced. The changes in the album keep you excited to hear what is going to happen next. The album features a children's choir, an opera choir, even a string ensemble. At about half way through the album, there is even a soprano style vocalist singing in a middle-eastern style melody right before it goes right back to the doomy atmospheric metal that this band does so well. The emotion in the music shows how much Tchort poured his heart and soul into this beautiful epic. I can only imagine the hard work Tchort must have gone through to make this vision a reality.

The only negative that I can think of is how the album IS a 60 minute long song that should be heard all at once to truly be appreciated. Breaking it up would make it lose some of what makes it so special. So for people who have work or school or pretty much anything that consumes most of their availability, might have difficulty finding the time to listen to this album. But if you ever have an hour in your day that you won't have to worry about anything, that you can relax and still be able to concentrate on the album, like a weekend or day off, you will not be dissapointed. I would rate the music a 10/10, but for the inconvenience of most listeners not always being available to really enjoy the album, I give it a 9.75/10.

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Posted 11/10/2005 4:22:12 PM


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Damn dude... that sounds sweet!!!

Do they have a website that you could share with everyone?

Thanks for sharing your review with us... we appreciate it!!

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Posted 11/13/2005 1:52:17 PM


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www.greencarnation.no . Check out the lyrics if you can.

Since it is one long song, listening to a 30 sec clip on Itunes or something will not tell you anything. If you want to listen to a heavier version of Pink Floyd, this album is a good example of it. I hope you enjoy it.

Thanks for the welcome by the way.

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Posted 11/25/2005 3:12:56 AM
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Green Carnation rules big time! Saw them last month on the progpower here in The Netherlands!! The new album, the quiet offspring is great also!
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