Aphotic is the eighth studio album by the heavy metal band Novembers Doom. It was released in 2011 on The End Records. The album has a more progressive death metal feel to it than the band's standard death-doom sound.
| Aphotic | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 15, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Death-doom, progressive death metal, gothic metal | |||
| Length | 50:51 | |||
| Label | The End | |||
| Producer | Novembers Doom, Chris Wisco | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [1] |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| Blabbermouth.net | 9/10[3] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 8/10[4] |
| Metal Review | (8.6/10)[5] |
| My Metal Bin |  [6] |
| Ultimate Guitar | 7/10[7] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Dark Host" | 8:08 |
| 2. | "Harvest Scythe" | 5:42 |
| 3. | "Buried" | 6:32 |
| 4. | "What Could Have Been" | 6:33 |
| 5. | "Of Age and Origin - Part 1: A Violent Day" | 5:04 |
| 6. | "Of Age and Origin - Part 2: A Day of Joy" | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Six Sides" | 7:47 |
| 8. | "Shadow Play" | 7:46 |
| Total length: | 50:51 | |
Personnel
edit- Paul Kuhr - vocals, photography
- Mike Feldman - bass
- Vito Marchese - guitars
- Larry Roberts - guitars, vocals
- Sasha Horn - drums
Additional personnel and staff
edit- Ben Johnson - keyboards
- Rachel Barton Pine - violin on "What Could Have Been" and "The Dark Host"
- Dan Swanö - vocals on "Of Age and Origin", mastering, mixing
- Anneke van Giersbergen - vocals on "What Could Have Been"
- Raymond Boykin - photography
- Jason Hicks - artwork (interior)
- Tommy Genest - artwork (cover)
- Chris Wisco - engineering, editing
References
edit- ^ Marsicano, Dan. "Review: Aphotic". About.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ "Novembers Doom - Aphotic Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Aphotic". 20 June 2011.
- ^ "CoC : Novembers Doom - Aphotic : Review".
- ^ Thomas, Erik. "Review: Aphotic". Metalreview.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ Kundu, Saikat. "Review: Aphotic". mymetalbin.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Novembers Doom: Aphotic Review".
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