November Fire to Release “2025” Two-Songer Sept. 19
When I lived in New England, the fires in November were from people burning leaves in metal drums in their back yards. It smelled nice and felt like something people where we were in Massachusetts had probably been doing since before their barrels were manufactured. Not the best for the atmosphere maybe, but on the scale of damages thereupon, pretty light. To wit, I drove past in a gas-powered automobile, so not like I’m not also on board with killing the planet, whether I like it or not. I guess there’s also a Samhain semi-reference there, if they want it to be.
It’s a neat story that November Fire‘s “2025” was first written in 1991. Of course, the intervening 34 years have brought new perspective to the piece and its recording, but you can hear the original thrashy chug at the song’s foundation around which the band’s swirling darksludge is built up. Its five-minute run resolves in a Slayery wash of howling noise, and the shorter “Somnia” follows, with an almost psychedelic-folk impression, echoing vocals over a space left purposefully part-empty. Two songs, two vibes, and I’m not sure if they’re actually putting it out as a cassingle, but if they are, I entirely support doing so. Imagine you’re at a gig and somebody hands you this tape. Right on.
The band’s 2024 debut album, Through a Mournful Song, streams below, as “2025” hasn’t yet been posted. The PR wire brought the following:
Psychedelic sludge rockers November Fire announce new single “2025”, out September 19th
After releasing the acclaimed “Through A Mournful Song” full-length in 2024, the heavy psychedelic sludge band November Fire is back with a brand new single, titled “2025”.
“2025, the year we all come to die!” Those words and riffs were written in November Fire’s infancy in the summer of 1991, and back then we couldn’t have imagined that the song would see the light of day over 33 years later.
“2025 was one of the very first songs we wrote in the summer of 1991. Back then, it seemed so far in the future”, says guitarist Dave. “It was influenced by a lot of thrash metal and post-apocalyptic art that was around at the time, especially Sepultura.” Although the song was quickly dropped, the song title became an inside joke within the band.
“I’d like to go to Japan someday.”
“Well, you better hurry, 2025 is only 12 years away!”
With the actual year 2025 fast approaching, the band started playing around with the riff again and realized what a cool song it was. But, it needed some work; the lyrics of the second verse were unintelligible from the old hissy tape they had. Plus, the song was short in its punkish, crossover roots.
“2025 was one of the very first songs we played, so the lyrics were pretty straightforward, basically ‘We’re all going to die!’,” says Terry Aubie, bass player and vocalist. “We had yet to get into writing about societal ills, so this time around, I evolved the lyrics to the greed of mankind driving climate change along with the ‘We’re all going to die!’ parts. We also extended the bridge and added a crazy psychedelic ending.
The second song on the release, “Somnia”, features O.G. November Fire guitarist Greg Brosseau on guitars and lead vocals and keeps with the theme of reviving old material. “Back in 1992, ‘Somnia’ was a jam that me and Greg used to tinker with at 3 in the morning. We had a bunch of these little cool, weaving guitar lines.” Much like ‘2025’, the song was revived with new lyrics and an expanded arrangement. “It’s a song of awakening, and reflection on where we’ve been, what we’ve learned, and where it will lead,” adds Brosseau on the lyrics.
Like their debut album, “2025” was recorded and mixed 100% D.I.Y. by the band in basements and cars. The cover art was self-produced and drawn by the band as well, featuring a retro cassette card, evoking those summer nights in 1991, when anything was possible…
November Fire – 2025
Single out September 19th, 2025
Self-released (Digital)
New England, US
Tracklist:
1. 2025 (5:22)
2. Somnia (2:31)
All songs written by November Fire
November Fire is:
Terry Aubie: Bass, Vocals, Lyrics on Track 1
Dave Hubai: Guitars
Jim Kelley: Drums
Greg Brosseau: Guitars, Vocals, Lyrics on Track 2
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I was a senior in high school, we were just getting our band together 1990/91, had no name yet,
I was obsessed with Samhain’s “November Coming Fire” , I had the cassette in my “walkman” and would go from class to class with the album blasting into my brain. The energy, the dark vibe, the imagery it evoked, it was intoxicating!
So yes, Samhain inspired our band name 100%, ???