Norwegian prog metal band Green Carnation have unveiled the full video for their emotionally crushing new single “Sanguis”, taken from their upcoming album A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis.
Watch the full video on the Season of Mist YouTube channel.
Lyrically, the song confronts childhood trauma and family pain, with bassist Stein Roger Sordal reflecting on difficult experiences and the complex understanding that comes with age.
Themes & Impact
• Forgiveness vs. memory
• Generational trauma
• Emotional reconciliation
What begins as an attempt to “wash away the past” ultimately reveals that some wounds resurface with greater force.
The Album — A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis
The record continues Green Carnation’s ambitious album trilogy, diving deeper into their most introspective territory yet.
Tracklist:
- Sanguis (9:05)
- Loneliness Untold, Loneliness Unfold (4:04)
- Sweet to the Point of Bitter (5:58)
- I Am Time (5:39)
- Fire in Ice (7:03)
- Lunar Tale (5:25)
Available in multiple formats, including:
• CD Digipak
• Limited edition vinyl variants (marbled, splatter, and more)
The band will perform the full trilogy as part of a once-in-a-lifetime event at the Kilden Performing Arts Centre later this year, featuring all parts of A Dark Poem, including the still-unannounced Part III.
With “Sanguis”, Green Carnation deliver something rare:
Progressive metal that doesn’t just explore complexity—
it confronts pain head-on.
A haunting, deeply human piece that lingers long after the final note fades.
“Sanguis is lean, purposeful, and emotionally devastating in the way only music built from genuine anguish can be”, Sonic Perspectives writes in an 8.8/10 review. “Green Carnation have distilled their identity down to something sharper and more potent than ever”