9. Materia - Novembre
Aquamarine: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=TTLdQhDEF8M
Jules: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=KjV_PpYPTiE
Verne: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=NEV_X9mo8oM
This is, without a doubt, Novembre's least extreme album. Not to say that Novembre was that heavy to begin with, but this makes The Blue and Novembrine Waltz look like Dark Angel's "Darkness Descends." This is topped off by the fact that 90% of the vocals are clean, which is a stark contrast from Novembrine Waltz and something that was not continued by The Blue. But you know what? Who ****ing cares? This album is absolutely beautiful; it's without any doubt the most gorgeous album in the entire list, and it still makes an awesome metal album. Out of all of the clean metal vocals that I've encountered, Carmelo Orlando's voice ranks as the second best. His talent is not in the least bit wasted during the effort, and it basically serves to reinforce something that is already amazing. So yeah, I'd like to repeat something:
Novembre is so much better at everything.
When I said this, I ****ing meant it.
Next album is the last non-power metal release for a while. It's also the third-highest melodeath album on my list.
