1) Novembre is a band from Rome, Italy. Their music consists of atmospheric progressive metal with doom metal, death metal and gothic metal elements. Their lyrical themes revolve around dreams, nature, personal struggles and landscapes.
The group started in September 1990 when two Sicilian brothers, Carmelo Orlando (guitars, vocals) and Giuseppe Orlando (drums), formed a death metal band named Catacomb. About a year later, in November 1991 they released their first demo titled "Unreal". Despite its poor sound-quality it immediately raised interest among the then-flourishing death metal scene. The 7" EP "The Return of the Ark" (released on Sacra Sindone Records) followed in early 1993 and due to its unusual mix of melancholic doom metal with classic influences caused even more exposure and popularity in the world-wide underground. Soon after they renamed the band Novembre, as the former moniker did not represent the bands steadily progressing sound anymore.
Things finally felt right and around the same time Novembre signed to Polyphemus Records. In the Fall of 1994 the band recorded their highly-acclaimed debut, "Wish I Could Dream It Again..." in Dan Swano's Unisound Studios. This was right around the same time as other leaders of the initial atmospheric scene recorded their first and early albums, making Novembre among the first bands inventing and playing this sound.
After two more years of hard work Novembre released their second album, "Arte Novecento", which showed the band developing into an even darker direction. In Spring of 1997 Massimiliano Pagliuso (guitars) joined the band as a second guitarist, and towards the end of 1998 they inked a worldwide deal with Century Media Records.
After months of intense rehearsals their third album, "Classica", was recorded at the band's own The Outer Studios in Rome in Summer 1999 and mixed in Andy LaRocque's famous Los Angered Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden. "Classica" was supported by a European tour with Moonspell, Kreator and Witchery in January, 2000, as well as a gig at Leipzig's Wave Gotik Treffen Festival. Since the show went down great they were invited for the following year's festival too.
The successor of "Classica" came to light in the Fall, 2001. Novembre entered The Outer Sound Studios again to record "Novembrine Waltz". In order to add the icing to the cake they went to Sound Suite Studios near Marseilles and mixed the album with producer Terje Refsnes (Tristania, Sins of thy Beloved, Morgul). During November and December 2001, the band supported the album on a European tour along with the outstanding talents of their old friends from Opeth and Katatonia which marked one of the many highlights in their career.
Even though things were progressing superbly, Novembre felt it was time for a little journey into their past: "Wish I Could Dream It Again..." sold out extremely quickly and is nowadays a highly sought-after rarity. Many of the new fans who missed the chance to purchase the debut album back in the day were eager to get their hands on a copy and more than willing to overspend for a second-hand copy. In light of this situation, Novembre decided to re-record the songs of the album, once more in their own Outer Sound Studio during the Summer of 2002, both to give a new sound-treatment to these formidable and well-regarded tunes, and to give fans the possibility to complete their Novembre collection. To mark the difference between "old" and "new" versions and avoid further confusion, the band decided to rename the album with the title "Dreams d'Azur".
Meanwhile things started to fall apart between the band and the label. It seemed as though they had nothing else to give each other. Both parties agreed to terminate the deal, leaving Novembre free to search for a more appropriate record label. It wasn't long before Novembre's freedom came to the attention of the British legendary label, Peaceville Records. A label that, with the bands they produced and the albums released, traced a deep and binding mark on Novembre's song writing spine. Definitely the label they should have always been signed to.
Since the signing of the deal in 2004, the band locked themselves up in their garage to write their fifth album "Materia" recorded between their Outer Sound Studios and Helsinki's Finnvox Studios. "Materia" has been released in April 2006, and was supported by a highly successful European Tour with Katatonia.
As if to continue the momentum following the success of "Materia", Novembre swiftly began work on the follow-up album, with an even heavier presence than the previous album yet still maintaining the high level of atmospherics which the band are well known for. Novembre’s creative overdrive, fuelled by the pre-Materia silent years, became evident in the hyper-speed composition of 12 new emotional and progressive rock/doom/metal jewels composing their sixth and best album to date; "The Blue", the latest Novembre album was released by Peaceville Records on the 5th November 2007 followed by a very successful UK tour with Paradise Lost.
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3) A Swiss Noise and Ambient artist.
L'epoque noire
Novembre Lyrics
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The lyrics of Novembre's "L'epoque Noire" delve into themes of madness and technological corruption. The opening line, "(A breathing machinery) injecting liquid madness (into my veins)," sets the tone for the song, portraying the singer as a victim of a sinister industrial technology that inflicts upon him a form of insanity.
The second line, "In a torturing pain," describes the physical and mental anguish that the singer feels as a result of this technological corruption. The third line, "Damaging my mechanics with synthetic corroding rains," suggests that this technology has a profound effect on his physical being, corroding his body and his mind.
In the next line, "In chambers of future science my liquid crystal eyes / Recall an old man describing me something called dawn," the singer reminisces about a time before the technological corruption, when he could see the beauty of the natural world with clarity. He remembers an old man who told him about the sun and the dawn, implying that these concepts have become lost or forgotten due to the overwhelming influence of industrial technology.
Line by Line Meaning
(A breathing machinery) injecting liquid madness (into my veins)
I feel like a machine that is being forcibly injected with a substance that is causing me to go insane.
In a torturing pain
The experience is extremely painful and unbearable.
Damaging my mechanics with synthetic corroding rains
The substance is causing damage to my physical and mental faculties, eroding them away with its synthetic properties.
In chambers of future science my liquid crystal eyes
I am in a futuristic setting, and my eyes are made of a liquid crystal material.
Recall an old man describing me something called dawn
I remember an old man telling me about something called dawn, which I am unable to fully comprehend.
Acid substances from lab keep working on my brain
The chemicals being injected into me are causing a corrosive effect on my brain, which is constantly being worked on.
To realize that the Earth forgot what the Sun was
As I become more aware, I realize that the current state of the world has caused people to forget what the Sun used to represent.
My son forgive me forgive me now
I am apologizing to my son and asking for his forgiveness.
And take my sorrow to what once were skies
I want my son to take my sorrow and sadness to a place where the skies were once clear and unclouded.
The scent of sadness through falling rain
As I contemplate my situation, I can smell the scent of sadness in the rain that is falling around me.
I can't run from the graves ghosts of our past
I am unable to escape the torment of the ghosts of our past, which relentlessly pursue me and haunt me.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Carmelo Orlando
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