Three decades into a storied career, Green Carnation continue to stand the test of time. Just last year, the Norwegian prog bards reached crushing new highs during the grand and gloomy opening chapter of their long-awaited album trilogy. Now, as the band descend into deeper, darker and more personal depths on Part II of A Dark Poem, they are breaking past the surface with the albumâs emotional peak.
Today, Green Carnation are releasing the second advanced single from A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis. While awash with melancholy over the past, âI Am Timeâ seizes the moment with the bandâs unwavering control and raw emotions.
ââI Am Timeâ is one of the songs from the forthcoming A Dark Poem album trilogy that discusses the fragile nature of our livesâ, Green Carnation vocalist Kjetil Nordhus says. âWe do not have control over time. We should try and live in the here and now, before suddenly, itâs too lateâ.
âTo make the song a bit more interesting, the lyrics personify timeâ, says Green Carnation bassist and lyricist Stein Roger Sordal. âTheyâre about how we should respect and cherish the time that we haveâ.
Listen to âI Am Timeâ on the Season of Mist YouTube channel.
Read Green Carnationâs new interview with Loudwire about A Dark Poem.
https://loudwire.com/green-carnation-interview-2026-dark-poem-trilogy/
A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis comes out April 3 on Season of Mist
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https://orcd.co/greencarnationsanguis
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Available Formats
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12″ Vinyl Gatefold (Black)
12″ Vinyl Gatefold (Yellow and Red Marbled)â
12″ Vinyl Gatefold (Orange and âCoke Bottle Green)
12″ Vinyl Gatefold (Gold Splatters)
12″ Vinyl Gatefold (Silver, White and Black Marbled)
12″ Vinyl Gatefold (Transparent Green and Purple Marbled)
Canât wait to hear Part II of a Dark Poem? RSVP for Green Carnationâs upcoming Bandcamp listening party and hear all six dark and doomy songs on Sanguis before the album comes out.
A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis Bandcamp Listening Party
Tuesday, March 24 @ 1:30 pm ET
RSVP
https://greencarnationsom.bandcamp.com/live/a-dark-poem-part-ii-sanguis-listening-party
Even after taking a hiatus, Green Carnation remain one of progâs most celebrated and committed journeymen. Most members from the bandâs current lineup were already in place back in 2001 upon releasing one-track opus Light of Day, Day of Darkness. Behind Nordhusâ resounding cleans, âI Am Timeâ is firm in its assertions. âI canât be tamed, I am not for saleâ. However, itâs fitting that the newest single from Part II of A Dark Poem needed time to come together.
ââI Am Timeâ combines ideas from two different songsâ, Nordhus says. The opening crash of cymbals didnât crest into a billowing guitar solo until he and Sordal were writing together at a cottage in the woods of Norway. âWe tried letting the intro flow into the lead guitar part that takes over. It worked perfectlyâ.
The newfound heaviness that anchored Green Carnation on Part I of A Dark Poem hasnât washed away. âI Am Timeâ floods with double bass and stormy tremolo picking. But while the view from The Shores of Melancholia was far from sunny, Sanguis pushes the band into a murkier headspace. âIn your mind, Iâm tomorrowâ , Nordhus sings with gloomy restraint. âFor your sake, I should be todayâ. In the shadow of a haunting synth, the songâs central melody slips away like sand through an hourglass.
Sanguis introduces more peaks and valleys into the overarching narrative of A Dark Poem. âPart II deals with personal loss and sadnessâ, Nordhus shares, though heâs quick to say that the album isnât all gloom and doom. As âI Am Timeâ swells like a tidal wave during its memorable finish, Green Carnation stand strong as ever with one final pronouncement. âI am here, I am now / I am timeâ.
Catch Green Carnation during their upcoming hometown shows and European summer festival dates. During their headlining show at the Kilden Performing Arts Centre, the band will perform A Dark Poem in its entirety for the first and final time – including the as-of-yet unannounced Part III. Already, fans from 18 different countries have purchased tickets for this once-in-a-lifetime event. Â
Green Carnation 2026 Show Dates
June 6 – Tampere, Finland @ Ankea Festival [TICKETS]
June 14 – Kristiansand, Norway @ Odderøya [Tickets]*
August 1 – Ungarn, Hungary @ Feke Zaj Festival [TICKETS]
September 12 – Kristiansand, Norway @ Kilden Performing Arts Centre [TICKETS]#
*Deep Purple, Turbonegro + Slomosa
#Performing A Dark Poem, Part 1-III
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