“My wife is gonna die of it one day. They don’t know when. What do we want to do with our time here? Who do we want to throw out of our lives?”: Norwegian proggers Green Carnation’s second Dark Poem explores loved ones in crisis

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Last year Green Carnation released the first album in a trilogy written and recorded at the same time. They’ve followed A Dark Poem, Part I: The Shores Of Melancholia with A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis, which sees them pull inspiration from within, addressing an abusive childhood and loved ones in crisis.

The weather in Norway may be grim, but Green Carnation singer Kjetil Nordhus and bassist/lyricist Stein Roger Sordal are in sunny spirits, ready to discuss new album A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis. The follow-up to last year’s The Shores Of Melancholia is the second entry in a trilogy that’s being released in parts, but was written and recorded concurrently.