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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not the StrongEric Burnley, Paul Kuhr, Larry Roberts | Novembers Doom | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | BrokenEric Burnley, Paul Kuhr, Larry Roberts | Novembers Doom | Play | 07:36 | 17 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Lost in a DayEric Burnley, Paul Kuhr, Larry Roberts | Novembers Doom | Play | 05:30 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Within My FleshEric Burnley, Ron Holzner, Paul Kuhr, Larry Roberts | Novembers Doom | Play | 04:52 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | If ForeverEric Burnley, Paul Kuhr, Larry Roberts | Novembers Doom | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | The Spirit SeedEric Burnley, Paul Kuhr, Larry Roberts | Novembers Doom | Play | 07:13 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | TornEric Burnley, Paul Kuhr, Larry Roberts | Novembers Doom | Play | 05:46 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | The Lifeless SilhouetteEric Burnley, Paul Kuhr, Larry Roberts | Novembers Doom | Play | 05:55 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Dreams to FollowEric Burnley, Paul Kuhr, Larry Roberts | Novembers Doom | Play | 01:37 | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Dark Fields for BrillianceEric Burnley, Paul Kuhr, Larry Roberts | Novembers Doom | Play | 07:36 | 17 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | For Every Leaf That Falls | Novembers Doom | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | The Jealous Sun | Novembers Doom | Play | 06:53 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Dawn Breaks | Novembers Doom | Play | 06:50 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Lost In A Day (Live) | Novembers Doom | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Not The Strong (Live) | Novembers Doom | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 84 mins | 192 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramón Bretón | Mastering |
| 2 | Eric Burnley | Composer |
| 3 | Brian Gordon | Bass |
| 4 | Ron Holzner | Composer |
| 5 | Neil Kernon | Digital Editing, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Soloist |
| 6 | Paul Kuhr | Composer |
| 7 | Justin Leeah | Digital Editing, Engineer |
| 8 | Novembers Doom | Arranger, Primary Artist |
| 9 | Joel Nunez | Drums, Percussion |
| 10 | Larry Roberts | Composer, Guitar |
| 11 | Travis Smith | Artwork |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |