| Light of Day, Day of Darkness | ||||
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| Released | November 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Studio | Dub Studio | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 60:06 | |||
| Label | The End, Prophecy Productions | |||
| Producer | Endre Kirkesola | |||
| Green Carnation chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Light of Day, Day of Darkness is the second (one-track) studio album by the Norwegian progressive metal band, Green Carnation. Originally, it was released by German record label Prophecy Productions in November 2001.[3]
Background
The album was composed, written and arranged by founding member Terje Vik Schei (a.k.a. Tchort). It is composed of a single 60-minute track and was largely inspired by the death of Tchort's daughter and dedicated to his son, Damien Aleksander, whose baby voice appears a few moments in the song. It is said that 600 different samples were used in the editing of the song.[4]
Musical style
Musically, Light of Day, Day of Darkness is pure progressive metal. In this album, the band combines many different instruments, not commonly used in metal, to create an original soundscape. The album shows some death metal twinges from their roots with Roger Rasmussen / Nattefrost drafted in to perform death growls and Anders Kobro implementing occasional blast beats as well.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Light of Day, Day of Darkness" | Tchort | 60:06 |
| Total length: | 60:06 | ||
Personnel
Green Carnation
- Terje Vik Schei (Tchort) − acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Bjørn Harstad − lead guitar, slide guitar, ebow
- Stein Roger Sordal − bass guitar
- Anders Kobro − drums
- Kjetil Nordhus − vocals
Guest musicians and singers
- Endre Kirkesola − B3, sitar, synthesizer, string, voice arrangements, additional bass
- Bernt A. Moen − string arrangements
- Arvid Thorsen − saxophone
- Synne Soprana − female vocals
- Roger Rasmussen − screaming vocals
- Damien Aleksander − child's voice
- Jan Kenneth T. − male vocals
Children's Choir performed by:
- Randesund Barnekor
- Marthe Larsen
- Julie Pettersen
- Mathias Pettersen
- Kristoffer Knoff Aamot
- Karoline Knoff Aamot
- Ida Margrethe Karterud
- Thomas Karterud
- Simen Ingebrethsen
- Christian Albert
- Even Albert
- Stian Andre Rosenlov
- Elin Wikstol − Conductor
Opera Choir performed by:
- Kjetil Nordhus (tenor)
- Roald Andreas Sandoy (tenor)
- Katinka Sandoy (alto)
- Maren Stakkeland (alto)
- Elise Tverrli (alto)
- Nina Tanggaard (soprano)
- Therese Fanebust (soprano)
- Endre Kirkesola (bass)
Strings by:
- Endre Kirkesola
- Bernt A. Moen
Production
- Produced & Engineered By Endre Kirkesola
- Mastered By Audun Strype
Notes
- ↑ Blabbermouth.net Review
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "GREEN CARNATION - Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness".
- ↑ "Green Carnation (Norway)". The End Records. Archived from the original on 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2006-04-23.
External links
- Official band website (now offline)