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.
The Promise
Novembre Lyrics
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Who's stretching arms match
The hunger of mine
There lips will they never join
But always draw me closer
And further entwined
With a promise dealer understand
All freedoms fade away
Where many different pathways meet
And we're standing on this precipice
With nothing much to gain save
But the deep blue screams
Of falling dreams
With our next move
Heaven hide your eyes
Heaven's eyes will never dry
The shades of a thousand steel
Come flashing by my face
In the fury of war
In desolation and abandoned fields
The hungry make their stand
When they'll stand for no more
Hear the passion in their voices
See the heaven in their eyes
Their hopes and schemes are waiting
Dreams of less than paradise
And sometimes we make promises
We never mean to keep
For blackmail is the only deal
A promise dealer sees
Heaven hide your eyes
Heaven's eyes will never dry
The song "The Promise" by Novembre talks about promises that we make to others that we either cannot or do not intend to keep. The song begins by talking about someone's tears on a gaping voice and how their outstretched arms match the hunger of the singer's own. The two will never be able to join lips, yet they draw closer and become further entwined. The promise dealer can understand this and knows that all freedoms will fade away to a point where different pathways meet. The singer and the other person are standing on a precipice with nothing to gain except for the screams of falling dreams. They are unsure of their next move, and this uncertainty is reflected in the song's haunting melody.
The second half of the song talks about the shades of a thousand steel flashing by the singer's face in the fury of war. Desolation and abandoned fields surround them, and the hungry make their stand when they can stand no more. The passion in their voices and the heaven in their eyes show their hopes and schemes, but these dreams lie less than paradise. Sometimes, people make promises they do not intend to keep, and a promise dealer sees this as the only deal. The singer wants heaven to hide its eyes, and it's clear that heaven's eyes will never dry, as these unfulfilled promises will always be a source of sadness and pain.
Line by Line Meaning
Whose tears on a gaping voice
Whose tears are falling as a voice cries out in pain
Who's stretching arms match
Someone who is eagerly reaching out, mirroring my own desires
The hunger of mine
I have a deep and insatiable need for something
There lips will they never join
We will never be able to fully connect, even though we desire it
But always draw me closer
Despite the distance, I am pulled towards this other person
And further entwined
As we try to connect, we become more and more tangled in each other's lives
With a promise dealer understand
We are making an agreement with someone who is skilled at manipulating promises
All freedoms fade away
As we become more committed to this promise, our personal liberties disappear
To a point of view
We become so focused on this one thing that our perspective narrows
Where many different pathways meet
There are many potential directions that we could go, but we are fixated on this one path
And we're standing on this precipice
We are at a critical juncture, unsure of what the future holds
With nothing much to gain save
There is little reward for what we are about to do
But the deep blue screams
Our fears are screaming out to us, even though we try to ignore them
Of falling dreams
Our hopes and aspirations are slipping away from us
With our next move
We must make a decision, even though the consequences are uncertain
Heaven hide your eyes
Let the divine not witness what we are about to do
Heaven's eyes will never dry
God will always mourn the suffering that we cause
The shades of a thousand steel
There are countless weapons that could be used
Come flashing by my face
The danger is very real and very close
In the fury of war
In the midst of a violent conflict
In desolation and abandoned fields
In a place where there is no life, deserted by all
The hungry make their stand
The desperate fight for survival
When they'll stand for no more
When there is nothing left to lose, people will fight to the death
Hear the passion in their voices
The emotion is palpable, even as they face death
See the heaven in their eyes
In their final moments, they see a glimpse of paradise
Their hopes and schemes are waiting
Despite the bleakness of the situation, they hold onto dreams of a better future
Dreams of less than paradise
The future they envision is not perfect, but it is better than what they have now
And sometimes we make promises
We sometimes make commitments that we cannot or should not keep
We never mean to keep
We don't intend to break our promises, but circumstances may force us to do so
For blackmail is the only deal
The promise dealer has leverage over us, and we are forced to fulfill our commitment
A promise dealer sees
The person we made the promise to is aware of our vulnerability
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: SIMON LE BON, NICK RHODES, ROGER ANDREW TAYLOR
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