Aphotic (album)

Aphotic
Studio album by
Novembers Doom
ReleasedMay 15, 2011
GenreDeath-doom, progressive death metal, gothic metal
Length50:51
LabelThe End
ProducerNovembers Doom, Chris Wisco
Novembers Doom chronology
Into Night's Requiem Infernal
(2009) 		Aphotic
(2011) 		Bled White
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
AllMusic[2]
Blabbermouth.net9/10[3]
Chronicles of Chaos8/10[4]
Metal Review(8.6/10)[5]
My Metal Bin[6]
Ultimate Guitar7/10[7]

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.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

  • Paul Kuhr - vocals, photography
  • Mike Feldman - bass
  • Vito Marchese - guitars
  • Larry Roberts - guitars, vocals
  • Sasha Horn - drums

Additional personnel and staff

  • 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

  1. ^ Marsicano, Dan. "Review: Aphotic". About.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Novembers Doom - Aphotic Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Aphotic". 20 June 2011.
  4. ^ "CoC : Novembers Doom - Aphotic : Review".
  5. ^ Thomas, Erik. "Review: Aphotic". Metalreview.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  6. ^ Kundu, Saikat. "Review: Aphotic". mymetalbin.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Novembers Doom: Aphotic Review".


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