Materia is the 6th studio album by the band Novembre

Novembre

Novembre is a progressive death metal/gothic doom metal band.-Biography:Starting out in 1990 as an Italian death metal band , Novembre grew to develop a unique, atmospheric sound. Although most of their lyrics are in English, vocalist Carmelo Orlando sings in Italian occasionally in many of their...

. This album saw Novembre take on a sound consisting of an evident progressive rock influence, with mostly clean vocals and very few growled passages. "The Promise" is a cover of a song by the band Arcadia

Arcadia (band)

Arcadia were the pop group formed in 1985 by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran, during a break in that band's schedule. However, Roger Taylor appeared in only a few band photographs and in none of the music videos, and stated he was only to be involved in the recording side...

. "Croma" and "Nothijngrad" were originally written during the writing of Novembrine Waltz

Novembrine Waltz

Novembrine Waltz is the 4th studio album by Novembre; an Italian Progressive/Melodic Metal band. Vocals vary between clean-singing, death metal growling, and harsh black metal screams.-Track listing:...

, but were unused until this album.

Track listing

1. "Verne" – 5:44
2. "Memoria Stoica/Vetro" – 6:00
3. "Reason" – 7:30
4. "Aquamarine" – 5:13
5. "Jules" – 5:47
6. "Geppetto" – 6:59
7. "Comedia" – 6:55
8. "The Promise" (Arcadia
   Arcadia (band)
   Arcadia were the pop group formed in 1985 by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran, during a break in that band's schedule. However, Roger Taylor appeared in only a few band photographs and in none of the music videos, and stated he was only to be involved in the recording side...
   
   cover) – 5:33
9. "Materia" – 5:41
10. "Croma" – 6:25
11. "Nothijngrad" – 6:08

External links

• Materia @ Encyclopaedia Metallum retrieved 11-13-07
• NOVEMBRE Materia reviews and MP3 @ progarchives.com retrieved 11-13-07