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Green Carnation – A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex (2026) – Review

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Let’s not even talk about the first part of A Dark Poem. That one already piqued our interest and delivered as intended. Instead, let’s jump right into the second installment. Yes, that one. Sanguis made quite a splash over here earlier this year. An absolute kicker in this powerful constellation made up of doom, goth, prog rock, and metal. Presented in so many ways – and with absolute gusto. It also featured one of the most frugal but also one of my most favored videos of 2026.

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Video: Loneliness Untold, Loneliness Unfold, by Green Carnation!

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This is about a video that should never have appeared on our review pipe. A black screen, a chair, a guitar, and a guy singing a simple song. No action, no real cinematography to speak of, just himself, his axe, and his haunted vox. And still, here the RMR crew is twisting itself into a pretzel to justify a breach of rulez passed down by the almighty bossman.

Well, we’re talking about Green Carnation‘s 2026 record A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis. A record showered with the highest praise by the grouchy minions over at the RMR Review … [...] Click to raid more!

Green Carnation – A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis (2026) – Review

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A Dark Poem, Part I roared forth on sturdy wings of woe (too) late in 2025. A record that didn’t deny its roots to Doom Metal Central with pronounced progressive airs, and powerfully so. A piece full of poignant melancholy that took us by surprise first and then by storm. It did miss reaching superb levels by a fraction of an inch, though. And this was mainly due to inexplicable slowdowns and an undeniable lack of oxygen in certain spots.

So, barely a few months later, Green Carnation reappeared on our radar with more sadboi tunes. Rushing new records usually … [...] Click to raid more!

Green Carnation – A Dark Poem, Part I: The Shores of Melancholia (2025) – Review

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Green Carnation. A band stating that they – and I quote “…are returning to long-form storytelling…” with their first installment of a trilogy, clunkily called A Dark Poem, Part I: The Shores of Melancholia. Wow. That’s quite a statement. But then, the Norwegians here pulled exactly that stunt before to quite some critical acclaim, we are told. And the band surely doesn’t take the easy road this time, stating that “…the ambitions are sky high musically.” Well, hell’s bells, that’s not something we really could resist. Right?

Storytelling ain’t no easy feat, though. A band needs to be

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