A Dark Poem, Pt. I: The Shores of Melancholia

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Released5 September 2025
RecordedApril-December 2024[1]
Length42:43
A Dark Poem, Pt. I: The Shores of Melancholia
Studio album by
Released5 September 2025
RecordedApril-December 2024[1]
Genre
Length42:43
LabelSeason of Mist
ProducerKjetil Nordhus, Stein Roger Sordal, Endre Kirkesola
Green Carnation chronology
Leaves of Yesteryear
(2020)
A Dark Poem, Pt. I: The Shores of Melancholia
(2025)
A Dark Poem, Pt. II: Sanguis
(2026)
Singles from A Dark Poem, Pt. I: The Shores of Melancholia
  1. "In Your Paradise"
    Released: 8 July 2025[2]
  2. "The Shores of Melancholia"
    Released: 29 August 2025[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Louder Sound4/5[4]
Sonic Perspectives9/10[5]

A Dark Poem, Pt. I: The Shores of Melancholia is the seventh full-length studio album by the Norwegian progressive metal band Green Carnation. It was released on 5 September 2025 via Season of Mist. It is the first album in a trilogy of albums titled A Dark Poem.[6][7] Singles and music videos were released for "In Your Paradise"[8] and the title track.[9][10]

It was elected by Loudwire as one of the 11 best progressive metal albums of 2025.[11]

No.TitleLength
1."As Silence Took You"7:12
2."In Your Paradise"7:04
3."Me, My Enemy"7:17
4."The Slave That You Are" (featuring Grutle Kjellson)6:16
5."The Shores of Melancholia"5:38
6."Too Close to the Flame"9:16
Total length:42:43

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