Novembre (
Italian, 'November') is an Italian
doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other heavy metal genres.K. Kahn-Harris, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'' ...
band, formed in
Rome
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in 1990.
Biography
Starting out in 1990 as a
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...
band (then called Catacomb), Novembre grew to develop a unique, atmospheric sound. Although most of their lyrics are in English, vocalist Carmelo Orlando sings in Italian occasionally in many of their songs. They released their first two albums, ''Wish I Could Dream It Again'' and ''Arte Novecento'', through Italian label
Polyphemus
Polyphemus (; grc-gre, Πολύφημος, Polyphēmos, ; la, Polyphēmus ) is the one-eyed giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes described in Homer's ''Odyssey''. His name means "abounding in songs and lege ...
. In the mid-1990s, they signed with
Century Media
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A centennial or ...
to release their next three albums, ''
Classica'', ''
Novembrine Waltz
''Novembrine Waltz'' is the fourth studio album by Italian progressive/melodic metal Novembre. Vocals vary between clean-singing, death metal growling, and harsh black metal screams. The album features more gothic elements than the previous relea ...
'', and ''Dreams d'Azur''. More recently, Novembre signed to
Peaceville Records
Peaceville Records is a British independent heavy metal record label. The label was founded by Paul "Hammy" Halmshaw (of the bands Instigators and Civilised Society) in Dewsbury, England in 1987, who was also a one-time drummer of Sore Throat ...
, to release their sixth album ''
Materia'', which took on a progressive rock influence, and their seventh album, ''
The Blue
The Blue is a central market place in Bermondsey, southeast London. The market is open Monday to Saturday from 9am until 5pm and has about 10 stall holders, selling food and clothes. The area has been known locally as The Blue for more than two ...
'', which saw a return to addition of
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...
-esque passages. After eight years of absence, Novembre completed work on a new studio album, which was released on Peaceville Records on April 1, 2016 called ''Ursa''. Simultaneously, it was also announced that the band’s longtime drummer and co-founder Giuseppe Orlando left the band, leaving Carmelo Orlando as the only original member.
Band members
Current members
*Carmelo Orlando – guitar, vocals, keyboards
*Massimiliano Pagliuso – guitar
*Fabio Fraschini – bass guitar
*David Folchitto – drums
Past members
*Fabio Vignati – bass guitar
*Antonio Poletti – guitars
*Alessandro Niola – bass guitar
*Demian Cristiani – bass guitar
*Luca Giovagnoli – bass guitar
*Valerio Di Lella – bass guitar
*Giuseppe Orlando – drums
*Thomas Negrini – keyboards
Timeline
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Discography
*''Wish I Could Dream it Again'' (Polyphemus, 1994)
*''Arte Novecento'' (Polyphemus, 1996)
*''
Classica'' (Century Media, 2000)
*''
Novembrine Waltz
''Novembrine Waltz'' is the fourth studio album by Italian progressive/melodic metal Novembre. Vocals vary between clean-singing, death metal growling, and harsh black metal screams. The album features more gothic elements than the previous relea ...
'' (Century Media, 2001)
*''Dreams d'Azur'' (Century Media, 2002)
*''
Materia'' (Peaceville, 2006)
*''Memoria Stoica'' (CD single) (Peaceville, 2006)
*''
The Blue
The Blue is a central market place in Bermondsey, southeast London. The market is open Monday to Saturday from 9am until 5pm and has about 10 stall holders, selling food and clothes. The area has been known locally as The Blue for more than two ...
'' (Peaceville, 2007)
*''URSA'' (Peaceville, 2016)
References
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Italian progressive metal musical groups
Italian gothic metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1990
Musical quartets