Solemn Novena
Encyclopedia
Solemn Novena were a gothic rock
band from Belfast
, Northern Ireland
.
, Northern Ireland
. The bands line-up consisted of members Louise Crane on vocals, Marc McCourt on guitar/ vocals, and Stuart Harland on guitar.
The band's main aim was to bring the musical genre of gothic rock into the 21st Century using haunting keyboards and vocals, 12-string guitars with lots of reverb and loud, pounding bass guitar.
Their sound is quite similar to that of other gothic rock bands such as Rosetta Stone
and The Mission.
The bands 5 track EP 'As Darkness Falls' was released on the 20th December 2006 at a release party @ Necrodanse (Lavery's, Belfast)
Solemn Novena featured as 'Best Unsigned Band' in Gothic Magazine (March 2007) and appeared on journalist Mick Mercer's
list of 'Top 30 Goth Singles'.
The band's highly anticipated first full length album "Kiss The Girls" was released on 28 May 2010 through the Dark Dimensions/Alice In... label group.
Due to various reasons the band split up at the beginning of July 2010.
[source: the official website]
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
band from Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
.
History
Solemn Novena formed in early 2006 in BelfastBelfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. The bands line-up consisted of members Louise Crane on vocals, Marc McCourt on guitar/ vocals, and Stuart Harland on guitar.
The band's main aim was to bring the musical genre of gothic rock into the 21st Century using haunting keyboards and vocals, 12-string guitars with lots of reverb and loud, pounding bass guitar.
Their sound is quite similar to that of other gothic rock bands such as Rosetta Stone
Rosetta Stone (band)
Rosetta Stone were a British goth band formed in the mid 1980s by Porl King and Karl North , plus their drum machine and synthesizer rack nicknamed "Madame Razor"....
and The Mission.
The bands 5 track EP 'As Darkness Falls' was released on the 20th December 2006 at a release party @ Necrodanse (Lavery's, Belfast)
Solemn Novena featured as 'Best Unsigned Band' in Gothic Magazine (March 2007) and appeared on journalist Mick Mercer's
Mick Mercer
Mick Mercer is a journalist and author best known for his photos and reviews of the goth, punk, and indie music scenes. He has photographed the bands Tragic Venus and Blondie in the UK and Europe.He publishes a monthly online magazine called "The Mick"....
list of 'Top 30 Goth Singles'.
The band's highly anticipated first full length album "Kiss The Girls" was released on 28 May 2010 through the Dark Dimensions/Alice In... label group.
Due to various reasons the band split up at the beginning of July 2010.
[source: the official website]
Members
- Louise Crane - Vocals
- Marc McCourt - Guitar / Vocals
- Stuart Harland - Guitar / Bass
Discography
- As Darkness Falls EP - 2006
- Silver (Digital Single) - 2009
- Kiss The Girls - CD - 2010