CoC : Novembers Doom - The Knowing : Review

Novembers Doom - _The Knowing_
(Dark Symphonies, 2000)
by: Pedro Azevedo (9 out of 10)

Together with Evoken, Novembers Doom have been trying to create quality doom metal in the USA that can compete against European bands, and both bands have definitely succeeded in this. Novembers Doom -- now quite suitably signed to Dark Symphonies -- have continued to hone their sound into something more atmospheric but still as emotional as ever, whilst trying to express that emotion yet more eloquently than before, and they have succeeded in doing so. With Eric Burnley's driving guitar dirges and Paul Kuhr's highly competent doom/death growls and clean vocals as a foundation, Novembers Doom now articulate their doom/death with more atmospheric parts, acoustic guitars and piano passages than before. This generally increases both the overall variety and the impact of some heavier sections as Novembers Doom tell of grief, sorrow and heartache with a sound that can successively be amongst the angriest and the most soothing in the genre. Only "In Memories Past" seems to be rather misplaced in _The Knowing_, but it can easily be programmed out of this hour long record. An excellent album, powerful both sonically and emotionally.

(article published 10/1/2001)

CHATS
13/3/2001	P Azevedo	Novembers Doom: Embrace the Knowing
7/6/1998	P Azevedo	Novembers Doom: The Bitter-Sweet Taste of Life

ALBUMS
15/5/2011	A McKay	8	Novembers Doom - Aphotic
24/10/2009	M Dolson	8.5	Novembers Doom - Into Night's Requiem Infernal
28/1/2007	A McKay	9.5	Novembers Doom - The Novella Reservoir
10/3/2005	A McKay	10	Novembers Doom - The Pale Haunt Departure
21/3/2003	P Azevedo	9	Novembers Doom - To Welcome the Fade
12/8/1999	A Bromley	8	Novembers Doom - Of Sculptured Ivy and Stone Flowers
7/6/1998	P Azevedo	8	Novembers Doom - For Every Leaf that Falls