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To Welcome the Fade

November's Doom

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Album Review

The greatest compliment one can pay November's Doom is that, upon hearing their eclectic and expressive fourth album, To Welcome the Fade, one immediately starts looking — rather fruitlessly — for possible comparisons. Swedish progressive death metal geniuses Opeth eventually come to mind thanks to the tense marriage of beauty and brutality present on "Not the Strong" and "The Spirit Seed"; but so do British death/doom pioneers like Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride (witness the gothic despair conjured by "Within My Flesh" and "Dreams to Follow"), and even the more restrained, perfectly textured guitar interludes of a Tool (see the mid-section of "Broken"). Fact is, the veteran Chicago metal band has gradually honed their influences into a unique and unpredictable formula (or non-formula, as it were), and not even a few lingering shades of their somewhat less inspired death-doom works of old (still visible in the female vocals on "Torn" and the irresistibly morbid "Dark Fields of Brilliance") can detract from their newfound balance and confidence. All of which amounts to a bona fide classic of a heavy metal album on To Welcome the Fade.

Customer Reviews

Good solid Doom metal

This is by far the best Novembers Doom album. Within My Flesh is probably the best song, though I enjoy the vocals on Torn. This CD is like Turn Loose the Swans (My Dying Bride) meet a slower version of Dark Tranquillity. I really like this album and I suggest to anybody who reads this, to buy it.

Doom to the core

I have been a fan of My Dying Bride and Opeth for a couple years, and recently found Novembers Doom. If you are a fan of either of these bands give this a try. Beutiful and brutal is an underststement, but can find no other words for Novembers Doom, This, A Pale Haunt Departure and The Novella Resivior are excellent albums of Doom and should not be overlooked by any fan of the genre

Good, but not their best

This albumn has all the elements that make Novembers Doom a great force in the death/doom metal world. It is full of darkness and torment. While I did enjoy this one, it is not their best effort. If you like November's Doom you will likely like this one also, but some of their other work in my opinion tap into the soul of this band.

Biography

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '90s, '00s

Formed in Downers Grove, IL, November's Doom first gained success not in its local environs but in Europe. In 1992, while the band was still in its infancy, November's Doom signed a recording contract with Italy's Regress Records. A demo consisting of two songs led to the band recording its debut album in 1994. Amid Its Hallowed Mirth was released in 1995 and earned praise for its hard rock and heavy metal-orchestrated sound. The group also added a song to a Pavement Music compilation. In 1997, November's...
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