Light of Day, Day of Darkness is the second (one-track) studio album by the Norwegian

Norway

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 progressive metal

Progressive metal

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 band, Green Carnation

Green Carnation

Green Carnation is a band from Kristiansand, Norway formed in 1990 that has created songs from both the progressive rock and progressive metal genres. Some also describe their music as art rock...

. The album was composed, written and arranged by founding member Terje Vik Schei (a.k.a. Tchort). It was released by The End Records

The End Records

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 on 8 January 2002. It is composed of a single 60-minute track. Also, the album was largely inspired by the birth of Tchort's son.

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

Heavy metal music

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, 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

Death metal

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 twinges from their roots with Kjetil Nordhus occasionally using death growl

Death growl

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s and Anders Kobro implementing occasional blast beat

Blast beat

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s as well.

Track listing

• Written By Tchort.

1. "Light of Day, Day of Darkness" − 60:06 [ 1]

Band members

• Terje Vik Schei
  Tchort
  Terje Vik Schei , better known by his stage name Tchort, is a Norwegian musician. He is known for his time spent playing bass for the black metal band Emperor and for leading the progressive metal band Green Carnation...
  
   (Tchort) − acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Bjørn Harstad − lead guitar, slide guitar
  Slide guitar
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  , ebow
• Stein Roger Sordal − bass guitar
• Anders Kobro − drums
• Kjetil Nordhus − vocals

Guest musicians and singers

• Endre Kirkesola − B3
  Hammond organ
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  , sitar
  Sitar
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  , synthesizer
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  , string
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  , voice arrangements, additional bass
• Bernt A. Moen − string arrangements
• Arvid Thorsen − saxophone
  Saxophone
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• 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
  Tenor
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  )
• Roald Andreas Sandoy (tenor)
• Katinka Sandoy (alto
  Alto
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  )
• Maren Stakkeland (alto)
• Elise Tverrli (alto)
• Nina Tanggaard (soprano
  Soprano
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  )
• Therese Fanebust (soprano)
• Endre Kirkesola (bass)

Strings by:

• Endre Kirkesola
• Bernt A. Moen