Eleventh Hour is the debut studio album by British progressive metal band Novena. It was released on 6 March 2020 through Frontiers Records.
Basis
The album's name refers to the "eleventh hour," a hypothetical time that is the last possible time to partake in something before it becomes too late. The album is a collection
of tangentially related stories, some of which stretch between multiple songs.
The album is cyclical in its lyrics and structure, with the song "The Stopped Clock" from their 2021 EP of the same name acting as both a sequel and a prequel.
Production
Eleventh Hour was recorded over the span of a year between 2019 and 2020, just before the breakout of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Tracklist
| Pos. |
Song Title |
Length |
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Total Length: |
72:58 |
| 1. |
"2258" |
0:59 |
| 2. |
"2259" |
8:00 |
| 3. |
"Sun Dance" |
4:35 |
| 4. |
"Disconnected" |
5:23 |
| 5. |
"Sail Away" |
4:30 |
| 6. |
"Lucidity" |
10:28 |
| 7. |
"Corazón" |
8:26 |
| 8. |
"Indestructable" |
4:48 |
| 9. |
"The Tyrant" |
10:31 |
| 10. |
"Prison Walls" |
15:18 |
The physical release of the album contains an additional instrumental version of "Disconnected" which can be found digitally in the Live from Home EP.
Personnel
Novena
- Ross Jennings - vocals, lyrics
- Gareth Mason - vocals, lyrics
- Harrison White - guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion, tuned percussion, vocals, lyrics
- Matthew "Moat" Lowe - bass, percussion
- Dan Thornton - guitar, percussion
- Cameron Spence - drums, percussion, tuned percussion
Additional Musicians
- Robin Haigh - contributions on "2259"
- Luisa Santiago - vocals on "Corazón
- Lee Davidson - choir vocals
- Jamie Bell - choir vocals
- Christopher Sampson - choir vocals
- Lisa Mottram - choir vocals
- Beccy Blaker - choir vocals
- Tom West - choir vocals
- Joe Bailey - choir vocals
- Lee Davidson - choir vocals
- Phoebe Snelling - first violin
- Dave Cook - second violin
- Isabelle Ruth Jones - viola
- Samuek Rowe - cello
Production and Design
- Paul Winstanley - mixer, engineering, producer
- Alan Douches - mastering
- Simon A Visuals - artwork and photography
- Hannah Cole - Additional Photography
Quotes
"This 74-minute, 10-track debut release moves from profound to profane, from fragile to unforgiving, and from the introspective to the destructive,
exploring a plethora of genres along the way. Yet, every song has a solid personal identity, with choruses that dare the listener to try to forget them.
The emotional musical journey of "Eleventh Hour", with heartfelt stories rooted in lived experience as well as fictional tales of epic scale, is served
by a dance of lyric and poetry, and full of layers of hidden interest for curious re-listeners.!"
-Novena
Vinyl gatefold back
Vinyl gatefold inside
A-Side of the Vinyl LP (Gold)
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| Eleventh Hour |
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| Studio album by Novena |
| Released |
6 March 2020 |
| Recorded |
2019-2020 |
| Genre |
Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock |
| Length |
72:58 (Digital)
77:33 (Physical) |
| Label |
Frontiers Records |
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