Novembers Doom

Consistently active since the late '80s, Chicago's Novembers Doom developed from thrashy beginnings to early adopters of a sludgy doom metal sound. Over the next several decades, the band continued to evolve from their doomy roots, embracing orchestral impulses and unlikely gothic folk instrumentation on albums like 2000's The Knowing and 2007's epic The Novella Reservoir. The band formed in 1989 in Downers Grove, Illinois, first operating under the name Laceration. They changed their name to Novembers Doom soon after to reflect a shift to a doomier, apocalyptic sound. In 199...