미국 시카고에서 89년 결성된 둠메탈밴드 노벰버스 둠(Novembers Doom)은 멜로디와 스케일을 중히 여기는 유럽 취향의 음악을 하는 탓에 자국이 아닌 이탈리아의 'Regress Records'사와 계약하고 94년 단 두 곡이 담긴 데모 앨범을 발매한다. 헤비메틀과 오케스트라가 절묘하게 조화된 데뷔 앨범 [Amid Its Hallowed Mirth]가 주목받으며 자신들의 존재를 알린 노벰버스 둠은 02년작 [To Welcome the Fade]가 Metal Maniacs 매거진으로부터 "Number One metal album of 2002"라는 극찬을 받으며 밴드의 빈약한 재정 형편에 도움을 주었다. 밴드의 현재 라인업은 97년의 변동이후 그대로인데 보컬리스트 Paul Kuhr, 기타리스트 Lawrence Roberts와 Vito Marchese, 베이시스트 Michael E. LeGros, 드러머 Joe Nunez의 5인조로 구성되어 있다.
Dawn Breaks And here we walk eluding the night Telling you tales of how I am lost You know things now that I can't explain And I must avoid your beg for words
I can see by the look in your eyes The trust you once had is gone
I can't hide from what I am Come with me and leave this behind Close your eyes and dream of me Waste not your time for now dawn breaks
Shield myself from the tears on your cheek Open my arms to greet your embrace
Hold me closely and absorb my warmth Let me go now and tremble alone
And here we walk eluding the night Telling you tales of how I am lost You know things now that I can't explain And I must avoid your beg for words
I can't hide from what I am Come with me and leave this behind Close your eyes and dream of me Waste not your time for now dawn breaks
Together we can hear The screaming butterfly United as one Gods will fall to their knees
Awaken my soul and open my eyes Show me the journey and feed my mind Take me away to lands of green Forever falling through Gods black veil Darker spirits than this, have fallen past my eyes Even through this twilight, my smile lies to me I can smell the scent of dark and cold winters frost Deeper in the void we look searching for a golden glance The jealous Sun is burning for me So many years my heaven has wept 25 winters of mourn In darkness I reach out for light
Sighs from above Rain down on me Pitiful heart Always alone Face down I lay, I'm forced to lick the earth Cold rain drops far, covering me, soothing my pain Swelling eyes, fill with blood, blinding me, visions of red Bitter sweet, taste of life, broken man, I spit on your gift