Green Carnation

Norwegian progressive metal band Green Carnation have -- since their 1990 founding by guitarist Terje Vik Schei (aka Tchort) as a death metal quartet -- been among metal's most musically ambitious and aesthetically evolutionary bands. Over three decades and a constantly shifting sound, the band have developed an instantly recognizable trademark: A skill for developing rich, intricate, even serpentine melodies that offer force, dynamic, lush production, and elegant textures. That constantly evolving yet always consistent sound has been the beating heart of all their releases th...