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NOVEMBRE “Words of Indigo”
NOVEMBRE “Words of Indigo”
By Iron Sheik
Gothic. Doom. Heavy. Atmospheric. Death. It is what is going to happen over the next hour. All blended into a rage and softness that displays language in blue.
NOVEMBRE returns with a heavy theatric slab of goth and doom music. Reasoning for saying theatric is that the album has that feel because of its atmospherics. NOVEMBRE's new album “Words Of Indigo” arrives through the mist of Gothic and doom laden heaviness with touches of death along the way. I do not know if this is the norm for NOVEMBRE or not as in their 30 years of existence they have eluded me. Not only a new album, but a new band to me.
Coming from Rome, Italy , Gothic and doom influences through architecture and art are a given. A strong sadness that is quite pervasive. Influencers behind the height of goth and doom and atmospherics are Carmelo Orlando on guitar and keys, Massimiliano Pagliuso on guitar, Fabio Fraschini on bass and Yuri Croscenko on drums.
Here I detour around each individual song because there are a few problems I have with this release: Nothing song wise stood out to me, language and unfamiliarity of this style of metal. It may just be me, but I couldn't discern what language was used - English or Italian. Maybe it is a matter of both which often happens from what little bit of this scene's style I have heard or even wanted to listen to. It does not make NOVEMBRE’'s “Words Of Indigo” a bad album by any means. That is what it came down to for me…a lack of familiarity with this style of metal. I enjoyed most of the music, yet again nothing stood out to me. I would dare say it is a solid album and could get a boost if the vocals were not so muddied. For me lyrics are very important although I do enjoy instrumental music by Vinnie Moore, Yngwie Malmsteen, Patrick Rondat, Joe Stump, and many others. This album, “Words Of Indigo” will make a great background album being played at parties.
I will give kudos to NOVEMBRE for continuing through the past 30 years, and following the same path musically. Refining their music along the way and putting out a solid album. Goth, doom and death metal play out hand in hand, or I at least think they do. How was the atmosphere within this last hour? Did it take you on a journey wrapping you in blue with its words? Where?
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