A Blessing In Disguise - Green Carnation

Following the potentially off-putting avant-garde stylings of its ambitious predecessor 'Light of Day, Day of Darkness,' Green Carnation's third album seems like a deliberate attempt at something more accessible and mainstream, while retaining the band's progressive credibility. The guitar riffs are all straightforward and easy to follow, and while the atmosphere is still essentially gloomy, aided by the depressive lyrics, it's more in the style of gothic rock than the band's previous flirtations with doom metal. Most of these songs are mellow prog rock pieces, using piano and strings effectively in 'The Boy in the Attic' and 'Two Seconds in Life' at the ...  Read the complete review