Light of Day Day of Darkness

I've never heard of this Tchort fellow before this and thats quite a shame, and my fault too I supose, cause what Tchort does here is compose one of the best symphonic metal pieces (mixed with many other things) and creates a atmopshpere of a majestic, eerie, world unto itself that is just beyond perfection and is above all things beautiful!

this might be a bad comparrison but its honest, the only bands that i can honestly tell you that come close to this in anyway would be Opeth, Nightwish, Demons and Wizards, and Winds (I still need to get a cd from them). I say it might be a bad comparison because i might give you the wrong idea of what this cd sounds like and you might expect something exactly of the likes of those bands. But in this instance I believe it is neccesary to mention those because you, the reader, have the right to know how high and talented the level of musicianship is displayed on this cd compared to many other bands, and what kind of supremecy this cd has over (lets just say) modern rock or metal. I am convinced Green Carnation have mad the best song of all time!

I will finish by saying that the lyrics are also majestic and heavenly beautiful! Tchort is also a amazing poet! the lyrics are extremely heart touching with a heavy emphasis of imagery and symbolism. Tchort is the all time example of the perfect artist, not only does he make the best music ever, he makes the best words ever to go with the song (or the other way around, i dont know which he made first)

Tchort = best musician ever, Green Carnation = ideal perfect artistic band! Buy this cd whenever you have a chance!


WOW   March 1, 2004
Nicholas Alla Koholick
After the pleasure of subjecting my ears to this behemoth of an album, I will forever judge music differently. For a while, I thought Dream Theater's Scenes From A Memory was the pinnacle of progressive achievement. I was wrong. Compared to this master piece, that album is an overlong piece of masturbatory twaddle with no depth, a ridiculous plotline, inane lyrics, and weak songwriting. And I still say that's a good album.

Peter Tchort(ex-Emperor) is a genius for orchestrating this. Either that, or crazy(a fine line, is it not?). The scope of this project is epic in every way. An hour-long song. Instruments ranging from a standard metal five-piece to a Gothic chorus, children's choir, sitar, female singer, saxophone, chimes, orchestra, piano, acoustic guitar, a music box, baby breathing, and the monotone singer on top...it's epic. The monotony of the lead singer is a plus, because his voice is solid, but it also manages to blend really well with the background, and is never annoying or fighting for the spotlight. The music ebbs and flows with it, never getting boring, smoothly transitioning from passage to passage, repeating one or two for unity, never becoming chaotic or descending into wankery.

It can be descibed as doom metal, although the pace does pick up once in a while. Calling it classical is a stretch, because it gets pretty crunchy at times. I suppose the term "progressive classical metal" is reserved for albums such as this...

There are a few minor gripes. Patience is required to fully appreciate this work. The wordless female singer at 33 minutes is somewhat annoying, and the riff at 16:20 is so amazing that it should have been much further developed. Other than those few peeves, this album is flawless. Musicians should take chances like this more often.

There's a single edit of this floating around on the Internet somewhere. Give it a whirl, and if you like the 7:00 minutes, you'll appreciate this hour-long...song...much more.


If you don't love heavy metal, avoid this album!   February 16, 2004
Scott Harris (Bedford Hills, NY United States)
I don't get it, everyone raving about this, and talking about all the styles and influences contained... It's mostly plain heavy metal. Like... 15 minutes of typical one or two chord heavy metal with one or two note vocals, then a minute of something moderately interesting, then 15 more minutes of ordinary heavy metal, then a couple of minutes of something else... If you don't love heavy metal, avoid this album! If you want an album-length song that mixes somewhat heavy rock with other elements, Jethro Tull's classic "Thick as a Brick" would be a good place to start, it's far more interesting and musical than this is. (As is their follow-up album "A Passion Play", for the more adventurous.)