Novembre (band)

This article is about an Italian band. For other uses, see Novembre.

Novembre
Novembre performing in Roncade, Italy
Background information
Origin	Catania, Italy
Genres	Death-doom, gothic metal, progressive metal
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Peaceville
Members	Carmelo Orlando Massimiliano Pagliuso Fabio Fraschini David Folchitto
Past members	Luca 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]

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

• Carmelo Orlando – guitar, vocals, keyboards (1990–present)
• Massimiliano Pagliuso – guitar (1997–present)
• Fabio Fraschini – bass guitar (2002–2007, 2015–present)
• David Folchitto – drums (2015–present)

Past members

• Fabio Vignati – bass guitar (1993–1999, died 2014)
• Antonio Poletti – guitars (1993–1997, 2002)
• Alessandro Niola – bass guitar (1999–2001)
• Demian Cristiani – bass guitar (2001–2002)
• Luca Giovagnoli – bass guitar (2007–2008)
• Valerio Di Lella – bass guitar (2008)
• Giuseppe Orlando – drums (1990–2015)
• Thomas Negrini – keyboards (1994)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

• Wish I Could Dream It Again (Polyphemus, 1994)
• Arte Novecento (Polyphemus, 1996)
• Classica (Century Media, 2000)
• Novembrine Waltz (Century Media, 2001)
• Dreams d'Azur (Century Media, 2002)
• Materia (Peaceville, 2006)
• The Blue (Peaceville, 2007)
• URSA (Peaceville, 2016)

Singles

• "Memoria Stoica" (Peaceville, 2006)

References

1. Eduardo Rivadavia. "Novembre | Biography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
2. "Review November Arte Novecento - truemetal.it". truemetal.it. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
3. "Novembre - Arte Novecento". metallized.it. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
4. "Novembre - Arte Novecento". metalitalia.com. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
5. Paul Schwarz. "CoC: Novembre – Classica : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
6. Kyle Ward. "Review: Novembre – Classica | Sputnikmusic (staff review)". SputnikMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
7. Alex Henderson. "Materia [Peaceville/Snapper] - Novembre | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
8. Chris Flaaten. "CoC: Novembre - Materia : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
9. Pedro Azevedo. "CoC: Novembre - The Blue : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 11 October 2013.