Novembre (band)

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Novembre
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Novembre performing in Roncade, Italy
Background information
Origin Catania, Italy
Genres Death-doom, gothic metal, progressive metal
Years active1990–present
Labels Peaceville
MembersCarmelo Orlando
Massimiliano Pagliuso
Fabio Fraschini
David Folchitto
Past membersLuca Giovagnoli
Alessandro Niola
Fabio Vignati
Giuseppe Orlando
Valerio Di Lella
Website novembre.co.uk

Novembre (Italian, 'November') is an Italian doom metal band, formed in Rome in 1990. [1]

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Biography

Starting out in 1990 as a death metal band (then called Catacomb) in Catania, Novembre grew to develop a unique, atmospheric sound. Although most of their lyrics are in English, vocalist Carmelo Orlando sings in Italian occasionally in many of their songs. They released their first two albums, Wish I Could Dream It Again and Arte Novecento, through Italian label Polyphemus. While Wish I Could Dream It Again displays the band's death-doom roots, Arte Novecento takes on a softer cleanly-sung sound. [2] [3] [4]

In the mid-1990s, they signed with Century Media to release their next three albums, Classica, [5] [6] Novembrine Waltz, and Dreams d'Azur. More recently, Novembre signed to Peaceville Records, to release their sixth album Materia, which took on a progressive rock influence, [7] [8] and their seventh album, The Blue, which saw a return to addition of death metal-esque passages. [9]

After eight years of absence, Novembre completed work on a new studio album, which was released on Peaceville Records on April 1, 2016, called Ursa. Simultaneously, it was also announced that the band's longtime drummer and co-founder Giuseppe Orlando left the band, leaving Carmelo Orlando as the only original member.

Band members

Current members

Past members

Timeline

Novembre (band)

Discography

Albums

Singles

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