--- title: "Green Carnation" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/green-carnation" genre: "Progressive Metal" country: "Norway" formed: 1990 --- # Green Carnation **Green Carnation** is a progressive metal band, from Norway, active 1990 to present. Green Carnation is a Norwegian heavy metal band from Kristiansand, formed in 1990. Originally a death metal band, they have touched other genres such as death-doom, progressive doom, atmospheric gothic metal, and hard rock in their initial run. The band released its first album in 14 years titled Leaves of Yesteryear on May 8, 2020, which sealed their sound to gothic progressive metal. A new single was composed, arranged, rehearsed and they were went on to record “The World Without a View” during the COVID-19 pandemic, "The World Without a View" was released digitally on December 18, 2020. In 2024, the band recorded three albums simultaneously, working off a concept they had formed in the 2000s, with the first of the trio released in 2025. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Carnation ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Green Carnation | | Genre | Progressive Metal | | Parent genre | Metal | | Origin | Kristiansand, Norway | | Formed | 1990 | | Releases in catalog | 10 | ## Genres [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal) · [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal) · [Post Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/post-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Tchort](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tchort) | Guitar | 1990 to present | Current | | [Jonathan Alejandro Perez](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jonathan-alejandro-perez) | Drums (drum set) | 2016 to present | Current | | [Kjetil Nordhus](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kjetil-nordhus) | Lead vocals | 2001 to present | Current | | [Michael Krumins](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-krumins) | Guitar | 2003 to present | Current | | [Stein Roger Sordal](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stein-roger-sordal) | Background vocals, Guitar, Bass guitar | 2001 to present | Current | | [Kenneth Silden](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kenneth-silden) | Piano, Keyboard | 2005 to present | Current | | [Anders Kobro](https://themetalnet.com/musician/anders-kobro) | Percussion, Drums (drum set) | 1990 to 2007 | Former | | [Bjørn Harstad](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bj-rn-harstad) | Guitar | 2001 to 2003 | Former | | [Christopher Botteri](https://themetalnet.com/musician/christopher-botteri) | Bass guitar | 1990 to 2001 | Former | | [X:Botteri](https://themetalnet.com/musician/x-botteri) | Guitar | 1990 to 2001 | Former | | [Alf Tore Leangel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alf-tore-leangel) | Percussion, Drums (drum set) | 1998 to 2001 | Former | | [Bernt Moen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bernt-moen) | Piano, Keyboard | 2001 to 2004 | Former | | [Richart Olsen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/richart-olsen) | Lead vocals | 1990 to 1991 | Former | | [Tommy Jackson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tommy-jackson) | Percussion, Drums (drum set) | 2005 to 2007 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 2000 | [Journey to the End of the Night](https://themetalnet.com/album/78304fb8-ed05-3db8-b49c-fc5589f12999) | Album | | 2001 | [Light of Day, Day of Darkness](https://themetalnet.com/album/660e8ebe-fc6e-3525-8d06-3397ab0979e7) | Album | | 2003 | [A Blessing in Disguise](https://themetalnet.com/album/a36c5e04-98ba-3f6b-ba93-b700b80ce6b8) | Album | | 2005 | [The Burden Is Mine… Alone](https://themetalnet.com/album/a27e4308-0c98-3168-8172-632bef8f8991) | EP | | 2005 | [The Quiet Offspring](https://themetalnet.com/album/13b06869-5a09-3d34-8f6c-5c7df1c1451b) | Album | | 2006 | [The Acoustic Verses](https://themetalnet.com/album/e10f9db2-dc1e-39dd-9693-77b82776259f) | Album | | 2020 | [Leaves of Yesteryear](https://themetalnet.com/album/7c8bc31c-036e-4984-ba15-8076e33851c8) | Album | | 2025 | [A Dark Poem, Part I: The Shores of Melancholia](https://themetalnet.com/album/d6e9be0f-e28f-4345-825c-0bc6a40d407b) | Album | | 2026 | [A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex](https://themetalnet.com/album/0b443f13-719c-4c2e-8a13-754c1ab818f6) | Album | | 2026 | [A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis](https://themetalnet.com/album/bfcbfa21-26d0-4ebf-abf4-0cd7c2277eb2) | Album | ## Related bands - [Katatonia](https://themetalnet.com/band/katatonia) (listened together) - [Riverside](https://themetalnet.com/band/riverside) (listened together) - [Pain of Salvation](https://themetalnet.com/band/pain-of-salvation) (listened together) - [Ayreon](https://themetalnet.com/band/ayreon) (listened together) - [Evergrey](https://themetalnet.com/band/evergrey) (listened together) - [Symphony X](https://themetalnet.com/band/symphony-x) (listened together) - [Devin Townsend](https://themetalnet.com/band/devin-townsend) (listened together) - [Tiamat](https://themetalnet.com/band/tiamat) (listened together) - [Dark Tranquillity](https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-tranquillity) (listened together) - [Orphaned Land](https://themetalnet.com/band/orphaned-land) (listened together) - [Novembre](https://themetalnet.com/band/novembre) (listened together) - [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together) ## Official and external links - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Green_Carnation/103 - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ZaJhNBAhJ3HjPsWiB9sDc - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenCarnationNorway - x: https://twitter.com/Green2Carnation - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsOARbjHLiXtFU0OwUwIG4Q - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/green2carnation/ - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/8192 - bandcamp: https://green-carnation.bandcamp.com/ - apple music: https://music.apple.com/no/artist/72866964 --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/green-carnation](https://themetalnet.com/band/green-carnation). 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