Novella Reservoir

Novembers Doom (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 20, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: The End Records
• ASIN: B000MCICM4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #205,594 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

A real masterpiece of dark doom atmospheric metal, with great production. Ultimate Metal an essential release for those of us who enjoy intelligently written, layered, epic metal it reeks of the passion and creativity involved in its creation and deserves to be lauded by the metal community. Abrasive rock fans of Opeth, Paradise Lost, Katatonia and the like should not pass this up. Fans of melody, fierce avidity, and mournful hymns will also want to add this to their collection. Sea Of Tranquility This is some seriously gothic and progressive extreme metal, doomy and depressing yes, but expertly played and executed. Zero Mag

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning., April 23, 2007

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Omar Abusamra - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Novella Reservoir (Audio CD)

Novembers Doom have big upped themselves in terms of sheer quality. The production is top notch, and theyve really cranked up the intensity of their "Doom Metal." Honestly, this particular disc leaves the aforementioned genre but they have sort of created a subgenre with The Novella Reservoir.
One of the best aspects of Novembers Doom, and always has been, is Paul Kuhr. Discernable death vocals are the best variety because death vocals that you cant understand 24-7 gets old after a while. Thats why I find bands like Novembers Doom, Amon Amarth, and Randy "Corpsegrinder's" Paths of Possession so refreshing. Not only can you understand EVERY SINGLE WORD he growls, but his baritone doom clean vocals are haunting yet beautiful.
Top songs on here have to be Drown in the Inland Mere, Twilight Innocence, and Dominate the Human Strain. DintheIM incorporates every aspect I've come to love about this band, sheer brutality, clean and death vocals, meaningful lyrics. Twilight Innocence is one of the most amazing slow paced yet uplifting pieces from any band from any genre. Dominate the Human Strain is brutal as hell, never really loosening that strangle hold from start to finish and the lyrics in this song are particularly critical of some things as well.
Get this disc, as soon as possible. It's definately in the running for my top release of the year!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crushing and Sincere, February 20, 2007

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D. West "Viking of Chaos" (Pittsburgh, PA.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Novella Reservoir (Audio CD)

Novembers Doom created what I though was their masterpiece in "The Pale Haunt Departure." They've upped the anty. "Novella Reservoir" is a crushing, at times brutal, yet deceptively beautiful brick of death/doom metal. Vocalist Paul Kuhr sounds sincere and convincing with his discernible "growl" The 2 ballads "Twilight Innocence" and "Leaving this" are performed with great passion and superb guitar playing. The first few bars of the opener "Rain" will get you ready for the inevitable onslaught of tremendous metal riffing. The drumming is also performed perfectly, excellent fills and double-bassing. The riffs, oh man the riffs just bone-jarring and pounding. Novembers Doom have sped up their song arrangements and this decision is awesome. Novembers Doom and Solitude Aeturnus are imo, the 2 bands at the top of the Doom Metal mountain. Don't think twice, get this NOW!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You need this!, December 15, 2010

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Seuse "seuse" (Southfield, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Novella Reservoir (MP3 Download)

YES! is all I can truly say on this album. I was completely into Death Metal/Doom Metal, what ever descriptor you want to throw at it, during the late 80's through the early 90's. I lost interest when nothing came about that grabbed me like Novembers Doom has. I have been a deep resound lover of the stage that the guitar and vocals can produce when they are well matched. No disrespect to this band, but the lyrics are decent. Again, the notes are all I hear. For the past few years I've been picking up 'Rock' band albums that seem to get the music, but the vocals are...eh. I started downloading the free MP3's here and found November's Doom. The first band to make the home stereo THUMP! I'll confess, I turned away from the 'Growl' Doom Rock when it started taking over the DM scene. But the vocalist in Novembers Doom creates the perfect deepest growl that makes you want more. It's not the same monotone growl that I tried to get into during the 90's. The man f'n SCROWLS the music into your bones. To top it off, the band has been around for some time and I, the ignorant f'r that I am, somehow missed them. Now, the item I must note on here is the incredible musicianship that goes behind the voice. Not only do they bring the new tones to the music, but they hold a touch of the old classic Death Metal in their style. Well, I don't know if I've rambled enough, because I can't begin to tell you the addictiveness that you will run into once you kick on this album through a stereo that has plenty of bass. Be warned...your house will shake and the neighbors will call.