The Quiet Offspring
2005 studio album by Green Carnation
The Quiet Offspring | ||||
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Studio album by Green Carnation | ||||
Released | 22 February 2005 | |||
Recorded | August–September 2004 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, progressive metal[1] | |||
Length | 56:19 | |||
Label | The End Season of Mist | |||
Producer | Terje Refsnes | |||
Green Carnation chronology | ||||
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Metal Storm | (Avg:7.9/10) [4] |
Metal Review | (unfavorable) [6] |
PyroMusic | (6.9/10) [5] |
Vampire Magazine | (favorable) [7] |
The Quiet Offspring is the fourth full-length studio album by the Norwegian progressive metal band Green Carnation. It was released on 22 February 2005.
Background
In this recording, the band breaks away from their previous offerings. Although critically acclaimed and well accepted by fans, The Quiet Offspring has a more traditional rock sound and leaves behind much of the progressiveness and atmospheric feels of the band's previous albums, Light of Day, Day of Darkness and A Blessing in Disguise. Some listeners have criticized this transition, while others claim it would have been inconceivable to repeat the feat of the sixty-minute album.
Track listing
- "The Quiet Offspring" – 4:05 (Sordal)
- "Between the Gentle Small and the Standing Tall" – 4:15 (Tchort, Sordal)
- "Just When You Think It's Safe" – 5:18 (Tchort)
- "A Place for Me" – 5:26 (Krumins)
- "The Everlasting Moment" – 5:09 (Sordal)
- "Purple Door, Pitch Black" – 4:12 (Sordal)
- "Childsplay - Part I" – 4:47 (Tchort)
- "Dead But Dreaming" – 5:26 (Tchort)
- "Pile of Doubt" – 5:56 (Sordal)
- "When I Was You" – 7:22 (Nordhus)
- "Childsplay - Part II" – 4:23 (Tchort, Moen)
Personnel
Green Carnation
- Kjetil Nordhus – vocals
- Terje Vik Schei (a.k.a. Tchort) – guitars
- Michael Krumins – guitars
- Stein Roger Sordal – bass guitar, guitars
- Kenneth Silden – keyboards
- Anders Kobro – drums
Guest musicians
- Bernt Moen – keyboards, piano on "Childsplay Part I" and "Childsplay Part II"
References
External links
- Interview with Kjetil Nordhus concerning The Quiet Offspring
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- Terje "Tchort" Vik Schei
- Stein Roger Sordal
- Kjetil Nordhus
- Kenneth Silden
- Michael Krumins
- Tommy Jacksonville
- Bjørn Harstad
- Bernt A. Moen
- Christian "X" Botteri
- Christofer "CM" Botteri
- Anders Kobro
- Alf Torre Rassmussen
- Geir Solli
- Journey to the End of the Night
- Light of Day, Day of Darkness
- A Blessing in Disguise
- The Quiet Offspring
- The Burden Is Mine... Alone
- Acoustic Verses
- Leaves of Yesteryear
- The Trilogy