Novembre, Italy's atmospheric death/doom metal purveyor, has released the first track “Umana” from its new album “Ursa”, due to be released on April 1st, 2016 through Peaceville.
View the “Umana” lyric video below.
Founding member and writer Carmelo Orlando commented on the track: “"Umana" (Italian for "humane") is quite an old track, maybe eight years old, but it somehow managed to remain fresh. It's the first step into our new era, where songs got rid of useless frills and soar up above more easily. Also, lyrically, we expanded into new territories, a no man's land where philosophy, sociology and psychology meet. We let a giant like philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti speak for us”.
“Ursa” is available to pre-order on CD and LP from the Peaceville webstore here. Pre-orders also come with a bonus free three track EP “Annoluce” plus two exclusive tracks.
Novembre's seventh album “Ursa” was recorded at Blue Noise Studio and PlayRec studio by Massimiliano Pagliuso, then mixed and mastered at Unisound Studios by Dan Swanö (Opeth, Katatonia, Bloodbath). Cover art comes courtesy of Travis Smith.
After a period of inactivity since 2007's “The Blue”, which involved the departure of longstanding member Giuseppe Orlando, Novembre returns with a new set of potent and poignant tracks, effortlessly transitioning between soothing, epic, melancholy and intense, from what is one of the originators of the whole atmospheric death/doom scene. Headed by founding member and writer Carmelo Orlando, and with a reinvigorated musical alliance with Massimiliano Pagliuso, the line-up is completed by Fabio Fraschini (previously bassist on the “Materia” album) and David Folchitto on drums. There is also a special guest appearance from Anders Nyström of the Swedish doom master Katatonia, adding his own unique 'cold' touch to the album's single track “Annoluce”.
Added Carmelo Orlando: “This album is a very important step in my life. It got me closer to what some may call 'maturity'. I've been able to delve even deeper into the chasm of the subconscious and unearth gems I didn't think existed. Lyrically and conceptually I explored new shores. I moved my ever-inwards headlights, and for the first time I dared to point them outwards, against the squalor of this Orwellian apocalypse we're committing towards the Earth and its sons, on a daily basis, in quasi-total indifference”.
Tracklist:
1. Australis
2. The Rose
3. Umana
4. Easter
5. URSA
6. Oceans of Afternoons
7. Annoluce
8. Agathae
9. Bremen
10. Fin
The seeds of Novembre were originally planted in September 1990 in Rome, Italy. Then known as Catacomb, its early recordings of unusual gothic doom metal were to quickly gain the band interest. It was around 1993 that the band decided that a name change was in order and Novembre was born, evolving into one of the premiere European atmospheric doom bands.
Stay tuned for more information on Novembre and “Ursa”, out this April on Peaceville.
Line-up:
Carmelo Orlando - guitar, vocals
Massimiliano Pagliuso - guitar
Fabio Fraschini - bass
David Folchitto - drums
Weblinks:
www.novembre.co.uk
www.facebook.com/Novembre-9166507723/
View the “Umana” lyric video below.
Founding member and writer Carmelo Orlando commented on the track: “"Umana" (Italian for "humane") is quite an old track, maybe eight years old, but it somehow managed to remain fresh. It's the first step into our new era, where songs got rid of useless frills and soar up above more easily. Also, lyrically, we expanded into new territories, a no man's land where philosophy, sociology and psychology meet. We let a giant like philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti speak for us”.
“Ursa” is available to pre-order on CD and LP from the Peaceville webstore here. Pre-orders also come with a bonus free three track EP “Annoluce” plus two exclusive tracks.
Novembre's seventh album “Ursa” was recorded at Blue Noise Studio and PlayRec studio by Massimiliano Pagliuso, then mixed and mastered at Unisound Studios by Dan Swanö (Opeth, Katatonia, Bloodbath). Cover art comes courtesy of Travis Smith.
After a period of inactivity since 2007's “The Blue”, which involved the departure of longstanding member Giuseppe Orlando, Novembre returns with a new set of potent and poignant tracks, effortlessly transitioning between soothing, epic, melancholy and intense, from what is one of the originators of the whole atmospheric death/doom scene. Headed by founding member and writer Carmelo Orlando, and with a reinvigorated musical alliance with Massimiliano Pagliuso, the line-up is completed by Fabio Fraschini (previously bassist on the “Materia” album) and David Folchitto on drums. There is also a special guest appearance from Anders Nyström of the Swedish doom master Katatonia, adding his own unique 'cold' touch to the album's single track “Annoluce”.
Added Carmelo Orlando: “This album is a very important step in my life. It got me closer to what some may call 'maturity'. I've been able to delve even deeper into the chasm of the subconscious and unearth gems I didn't think existed. Lyrically and conceptually I explored new shores. I moved my ever-inwards headlights, and for the first time I dared to point them outwards, against the squalor of this Orwellian apocalypse we're committing towards the Earth and its sons, on a daily basis, in quasi-total indifference”.
Tracklist:
1. Australis
2. The Rose
3. Umana
4. Easter
5. URSA
6. Oceans of Afternoons
7. Annoluce
8. Agathae
9. Bremen
10. Fin
The seeds of Novembre were originally planted in September 1990 in Rome, Italy. Then known as Catacomb, its early recordings of unusual gothic doom metal were to quickly gain the band interest. It was around 1993 that the band decided that a name change was in order and Novembre was born, evolving into one of the premiere European atmospheric doom bands.
Stay tuned for more information on Novembre and “Ursa”, out this April on Peaceville.
Line-up:
Carmelo Orlando - guitar, vocals
Massimiliano Pagliuso - guitar
Fabio Fraschini - bass
David Folchitto - drums
Weblinks:
www.novembre.co.uk
www.facebook.com/Novembre-9166507723/