- Solemn Novena
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Name = Solemn Novena
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Origin =Belfast ,Northern Ireland
Genre =Gothic rock
Years_active = 2006–Present
URL = http://www.solemnnovena.com
Current_members = Louise Crane Stuart Harland Marc McCourt
Past_members = Andi Effe (2006) Megatron Bison (2006-07)Solemn Novena is the name of a
gothic rock band fromBelfast ,Northern Ireland .History
Solemn Novena formed in early 2006 and are from
Belfast ,Northern Ireland . The bands line-up consists of members Louise Crane on vocals, Marc McCourt on guitar/ vocals, and Stuart Harland on bass.The bands 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)
Current Events
Solemn Novena featured as 'Best Unsigned Band' in [http://www.gothic-magazine.de/start.htm Gothic Magazine] (March 2007) and appeared on journalist Mick Mercer's list of [http://mickmercer.livejournal.com/662927.html 'Top 30 Goth Singles'] .
[source: the official website]
Members
*Louise Crane - Vocals
*Marc McCourt - Guitar/ Vocals
*Stuart Harland - BassDiscography
*As Darkness Falls EP - 2006
ee also
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Gothic rock
*List of Gothic rock bands External links
* [http://www.solemnnovena.com Solemn Novena Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/solemnnovena Solemn Novena Official MySpace Profile]
* [http://solemnnovena.bebo.com Solemn Novena Official Bebo Profile]
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