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Released
  
8 January 2002

Length
  
60:06

Release date
  
8 January 2002

Label
  
The End Records

Recorded
  
Summer 2000

Artist
  
Green Carnation

Producer
  
Endre Kirkesola

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Light of Day, Day of Darkness (2002)
  
A Blessing in Disguise (2003)

Songs
  
Light of Day, Day of Darkness

Genres
  
Progressive metal, Gothic metal

Similar
  
Green Carnation albums, Progressive metal albums

Light of Day, Day of Darkness is the second (one-track) studio album by the Norwegian progressive metal band, Green Carnation. The album was composed, written and arranged by founding member Terje Vik Schei (a.k.a. Tchort). It was released by The End Records on 8 January 2002. It is composed of a single 60-minute track. The album was largely inspired by the death of Tchort's daughter and the birth of his son.

Contents

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. It is said that 600 different samples were used in the editing of the song. 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.

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Track listing

  • Written By Tchort.
    1. "Light of Day, Day of Darkness" − 60:06 1

    Band members

  • 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 Magrethe 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
  • References

    Light of Day, Day of Darkness Wikipedia