Novembers Doom formed in 1989, but it was not until 1992 that Novembers Doom would receive some attention in the metal world. An early deal with Regress Records, of Italy, allowed Avantgarde Records to hear the band. This demo (Her Tears Drop) was heavy, combined with moods of darkness and despair. The two songs would lead to the release of the band's full length debut CD, Amid Its Hallowed Mirth on Avant Garde and Nuclear Blast. Exploring and expanding, the band added female backing vocals and continued its thick, eerie brand of metal. A compilation track for Pavement Music soon followed. In 1997, Novembers Doom released the EP For Every Leaf That Falls. The album was well received, leading to favourable reviews and response worldwide. Novembers Doom has since released their second full length album Of Sculptured Ivy and Stone Flowers, with Martyr Music Group. This new offering had received rave reviews.
In May of 2000, Novembers Doom entered the recording studio once again, to record the follow up to Of Sculptured Ivy and Stone Flowers. The band has recorded The Knowing with Studio One's Chris Djuricic. The CD is an extension of the previous material, only taking steps in new directions to enhance their already original sound.
In July of 2000, Novembers Doom officially became a member of Dark Symphonies. Realizing the bands potential, they constructed a deal with Martyr Music Group, to include the band on its roster, releasing The Knowing to the public.
Now, with their third full length release receiving praise, and a European licensed release of the CD through Pavement Music, Novembers Doom secured themselves more attention than before.
To Welcome the Fade
In October 2002, Novembers Doom entered the studio to begin work on their second full length of new material for Dark Symphonies. The band's fourth full length album would be entitled To Welcome the Fade, only this time they recruited the talents of the Grammy Award-winning producer, Neil Kernon. Kernon, best known for his work with acts like Hall & Oates, Kansas, Yes, Queensrÿche, Judas Priest, and more recently Nevermore and Cannibal Corpse, brought a new power and clarity to the sound of the band. This album was chosen as the Number One metal album of 2002 in Metal Maniacs magazine by one of its head editors, Novembers Doom was also a featured cover story on their January 2003 issue.
Signing with The End
In 2004, a successful tour in North America with The Gathering eventually leading to a signing with The End Records that summer. The band entered the studio in the fall to record their fifth album, The Pale Haunt Departure. This time around the band enlisted the help of the very respected producer and artist Dan Swanö (Edge of Sanity, Bloodbath and Nightingale) for the mixing duties, and the mastering went to metal guitarist and producer James Murphy (Testament, Obituary and Disincarnate).
In March 2005, The Pale Haunt Departure was released with a tour supporting it. Novembers Doom continues to forge ahead, meshing diverse musical styles and textures in the pursuit of always creating a new and unique listening experience with each new release, while retaining their heavy sound and dark lyrics.
The Novella Reservoir
In June 2006, the band's sixth full-length album, The Novella Reservoir, was announced on The End Records' website. The album will contain eight tracks. It is a follow-up to The Pale Haunt Departure.
Discography
* Her Tears Drop (Demo 1995)
* Amid Its Hallowed Mirth (Full-length 1995)
* For Every Leaf That Falls (EP 1997)
* Of Sculptured Ivy and Stone Flowers (Full-length 1999)
* The Knowing (Full-length, 2000)
* To Welcome the Fade (Full-length 2002)
* Reflecting In Grey Dusk (Best of/Compilation 2004)
* The Pale Haunt Departure (Full-length 2005)
* The Novella Reservoir (Full-length 2007)
* Into Night's Requiem Infernal (Full-length 2009)
* Aphotic (Full-length 2011)
* Bled White (Full Length 2014)
* Hamartia (Full Length 2017)
My Agony My Ecstasy
Novembers Doom Lyrics
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That you hold in chains. Bound by reality, controlling my every
Thougt. Visions of your beauty, deep in my memory. Please try to
Forgive me. The pain always returns. Yesterdays smile is tomorrows
Tears. Oh God, What have I done? Our love together was strong. A
Bond between two souls. Lost within my slumber. Tonight I sleep
Alone. My mind no longer lusts, My heart no longer loves. Half my
Life is gone from me. A mistake I must endure. Containing my
With a false sense of pride. Every time I close my eyes I yearn
The sweet scent of you Always remember the love we made and
Cherish It's silent beauty The softness of your touch, the warm
Glow of your skin Is in my every fantasy. Your velvet lips upon my
Neck will release my torture inside.
The lyrics to Novembers Doom's song My Agony My Ecstasy, express the agony and ecstasy of a love that is both binding and uncontrollable. The singer in the song is confessing his undying love and the pain he endures as a result of it. He is bound by reality, and he cannot escape the hold that his love has over him, even as he suffers from the torment of being unable to be with the one he loves. The song suggests that love is not only a source of joy but also a source of agony and pain. The singer is unable to forget the beauty of the one he loves, and he yearns for her even as he acknowledges that their love is over.
The lyrics also suggest a sense of regret and loss that the singer feels due to the mistakes he has made in his relationship. He acknowledges the bond that they once shared and the love they had for each other, but he has lost her, and he must live with the pain of his loss. The song explores the theme of lost love, and the impact it can have on a person's life. The singer lives with the pain of knowing that he has lost the love of his life, and he must endure the agony of his mistake forever.
Line by Line Meaning
Gorge in my darkness, for all to laugh at me.
I am consumed by my own darkness and feel like people laugh at my misery.
My undying love, That you hold in chains.
I love you, but feel like you have control over my emotions and actions.
Bound by reality, controlling my every Thougt.
The constraints of reality and everyday life are weighing me down and controlling my every thought.
Visions of your beauty, deep in my memory.
I constantly think about your beauty and it is ingrained deep in my memory.
Please try to Forgive me. The pain always returns.
I am asking for forgiveness, but the pain of past mistakes always comes back to haunt me.
Yesterdays smile is tomorrows Tears.
The happiness I had yesterday is gone today and is replaced with sadness.
Oh God, What have I done? Our love together was strong.
I am regretful and remorseful for what I have done, especially since our love was once strong.
A Bond between two souls. Lost within my slumber.
Our bond was once strong, but it has since been lost and forgotten.
Tonight I sleep Alone. My mind no longer lusts, My heart no longer loves.
I am sleeping alone tonight and my mind and heart no longer have feelings of lust or love.
Half my Life is gone from me. A mistake I must endure.
I have lost half of my life due to a mistake that I must now endure the consequences of.
Containing my Emotions, from time we spent alone.
I am trying to control my emotions and hold them in, especially when I think about the time we spent alone together.
Surrender to my past, live With a false sense of pride.
I am giving in to my past mistakes and living with a false sense of pride as a way to cope.
Every time I close my eyes I yearn The sweet scent of you Always remember the love we made and Cherish It's silent beauty.
Whenever I close my eyes, I think of the sweet scent of you and I always remember the love we made together and cherish its silent beauty.
The softness of your touch, the warm Glow of your skin Is in my every fantasy.
I fantasize about the softness of your touch and the warm glow of your skin often.
Your velvet lips upon my Neck will release my torture inside.
The thought of your velvet lips on my neck is comforting and will alleviate my inner turmoil.
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