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.
Winter
Novembre Lyrics
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As street light diffuses through the hall
Somewhere (Winter)'s lifting shades of war
Chilling me in the darkness of this fall
The Piano falls
As shadows watch the rain we tremble on our bed
The old town greets the pain with monuments of shame
This clock slowed down its hands,Its echoing the rain
Stop begging me to stay, stop begging me to stay
Just let me run away
This season's out time
Events sculptured in time
Through everlong time-rain
Sing one Wintersong the way you've always done,
For me
A Wintersong of pain the way you've always done,
For me
The lyrics of Novembre's song Winter describe the feeling of loneliness and despair that can overcome a person during the winter months. The opening lines set the scene with the singer looking out of a window onto a street lit dimly by the winter light. The imagery is bleak, the singer refers to the season as "lifting shades of war" which creates a sense of foreboding. The winter appears to be enveloping the singer, leaving them cold and alone in the darkness.
The second stanza expands on the feelings of the singer, using the piano to reflect the emotions. The shadows and rain outside of the window contrast with the silver silk sheets of the bed the singer is in. The world's heart is losing its feel, which may suggest that the singer is disconnected from the world around them. The final lines of the stanza mention "the pain with monuments of shame" which can be interpreted as negative memories or experiences that are being stored and are being confronted by the singer.
The third and final stanza describes the singer's desire to escape the pain of winter. The clock, originally ticking in the background, has stopped, implying that time has stopped for the singer. They are begging to be let go so that they can be free of the pain. The singer wants someone to sing a wintersong of pain for them. The song is a metaphor for coping with the harsh winter months and a reminder of the pain that can accompany this season.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm watching outside the (window) glass
I am looking out through the windowpane
As street light diffuses through the hall
The light from outside spills into the room
Somewhere (Winter)'s lifting shades of war
Winter marks the end of war and brings a chilly air
Chilling me in the darkness of this fall
The coldness of the season fills me as the night grows darker
The Piano falls
The music slows and becomes somber
As shadows watch the rain we tremble on our bed
We shiver in the shadows as the rain falls outside
In sheets of silver silk, as the world's heart loses its feel
We lay in bed, wrapped in cool, silky sheets, as the world grows numb
The old town greets the pain with monuments of shame
The city mourns and remembers their pain with monuments
This clock slowed down its hands,Its echoing the rain
The clock moves slowly, the sound of its ticking blending with the rain
Stop begging me to stay, stop begging me to stay
I am tired of being begged to stay
Just let me run away
I want to escape from here
This season's out time
This time is not for us
Events sculptured in time
Memories that are fixed in time and cannot be changed
Through ever long time-rain
Through the rain that continues on and on
Sing one Wintersong the way you've always done, for me
Sing a song that reminds me of winter, like you always do
A Wintersong of pain the way you've always done, for me
A song that brings me pain, like the winter always does
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