Over the past three decades, Green Carnation have never shied away from making grand and gloomy statements. The Norwegian prog bards reached crushing new peaks and delved into the deepest, darkest and most personal depths of the band’s storied career during the first two chapters of A Dark Poem. Now, they are putting an exclamation point on their critically-acclaimed album trilogy with its bold and uncompromising conclusion, A Dark Poem, Part III:The Messiah Complex.
A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex comes out tomorrow, Friday, September 4 on Season of Mist, but you can hear the entire album - including its epic orchestral finale - today by listening to the full album stream below.
“A Dark Poem is by far our biggest achievement since Light of Day, Day of Darkness”, Green Carnation vocalist Kjetil Nordhus. “Our new album trilogy returns to the epic storytelling that put us on the map back in 2001. While the reception to Part I and Part II has been overwhelmingly positive for us, we do believe that Part III saves the best for last”.
“The intention behind A Dark Poem was to build a completely new musical universe”, Green Carnation bassist and primary lyricist Stein Roger Sordal says. “While the direction revealed itself as the creative journey unfolded, The Messiah Complex was carefully planned with a clear vision for where we wanted the story to end. Our goal was for all three parts to stand on their own, but Part III brings them all together into a unified whole”.
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Catch Green Carnation during their upcoming hometown shows and European summer festival dates.
During their headlining show in September at the Kilden Performing Arts Centre, the band will perform A Dark Poem in its entirety for the first and final time. Already, fans from 18 different countries have purchased tickets for this once-in-a-lifetime event.
Green Carnation 2026 + 2027 Show Dates
September 12 - Kristiansand, Norway @ Kilden Performing Arts Centre [TICKETS]#
September 25 - Bucuresti, Romania @ Bucharest Prog Day II [TICKETS]
September 26 - Barcelona, Spain @ Be Prog! My Friend [TICKETS]
May 1, 2027 - Kopervik, Norway @ Karmøygeddon [TICKETS]
June 11, 2027 - Technikum, Munich @ Prog Metal Mania [TICKETS]
#Performing A Dark Poem, Part I-III
With A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex, Green Carnation finish a masterpiece that stands alongside Light of Day, Day of Darkness as the defining statement of their storied career.
Recording lineup
Kjetil Nordhus - Vocals
Stein Roger Sordal - Bass, Rhythm Guitars, Lead Guitars, Keyboards
Bjørn Harstad - Lead Guitars, Effects
Endre Kirkesola - Keyboards, Synthesizers, Organs, Effects
Jonathan Alejandro Perez - Drums
Guest musicians
Ingrid Ose - Flute on “Broken Souls, Common Enemies”
Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra and Opera Choir on “A Dark Poem - Orchestral Suite”
Live lineup
Kjetil Nordhus - Vocals
Stein Roger Sordal - Bass
Tchort - Guitars
Bjørn Harstad - Guitars
Trond Breen - Guitars
Endre Kirkesola - Keyboards
Recording & Mixing Studio
dUb Studio
Mastering Studio
Rorysound Studios
Production Credits
Producers - Endre Kirkesola, Stein Roger Sordal, Kjetil Nordhus
Mixing & Sound Engineer - Endre Kirkesola
Mixing Assistant — Bjørn Harstad
Mastering Engineer — Lawrence Mackrory
Credits for “A Dark Poem - Orchestral Suite”
Recorded at Kilden Performing Arts Centre in Kristiansand, Norway
Performed by the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra and Kristiansand Opera Choir
Symphone Orchestra Conductor - Alexander Hanson
Choir Preparation and Conductor - Anne Haugland Balsnes
Mixing & Sound Engineer - Simen Endresen Hefte
Mastering Studio - Rorysound Studios
Mastering Engineer - Lawrence Mackrory
Cover artist
Niklas Sundin
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