[Cover photo credit to Lars Gunnar Liestøl]

Norwegian Progressive Metal band Green Carnation kicked off the opening chapter of their album trilogy last year. Now, the band “descend into deeper, darker and more personal depths” on Part II of A Dark Poem, arriving on April 3rd, 2026 from Season of Mist. The song “I Am Time” is out now.

They will host a listening party on Bandcamp on March 23rd, 2026, and you can RSVP here.

The second single from A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis, the song “I Am Time” is song steeped in “melancholy over the past.”

Green Carnation vocalist Kjetil Nordhus says:

‘I Am Time’ is one of the songs from the forthcoming A Dark Poem album trilogy that discusses the fragile nature of our lives. We do not have control over time. We should try and live in the here and now, before suddenly, it’s too late.  

Green Carnation bassist and lyricist Stein Roger Sordal adds:

To make the song a bit more interesting, the lyrics personify time. They’re about how we should respect and cherish the time that we have.

Green Carnation 2026 Show Dates

June 6 – Tampere, Finland @ Ankea Festival [TICKETS]

June 14 – Kristiansand, Norway @ Odderøya [Tickets]*

August 1 – Ungarn, Hungary @ Feke Zaj Festival [TICKETS]

September 12 – Kristiansand, Norway @ Kilden Performing Arts Centre [TICKETS]#

*Deep Purple, Turbonegro + Slomosa

#Performing A Dark Poem, Part 1-III