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Thursday, December 24, 2009 
We're proud to announce dutch doom/death legends Asphyx have asked us to play a show with them at the Turock Club in Essen! Details below:

Sa, 6.03.2010

    - Asphyx
    - Desaster
    - 11th Hour *Feat. Ed Warby of Hail of Bullets/Gorefest
    - + support

Einlass: 19:00 Uhr
Beginn: 19:30 Uhr
VVK: 13,00 €
AK: 16 €

http://www.turock.de/termine.html#320
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Monday, December 21, 2009 
We are proud to announce that The 11th Hour will be playing at the VIIth edition of Doom Shall Rise which shall take place on april 9&10 2010 in Göppingen, Germany!

The complete line-up is as follows:

40 Watt Sun (UK)
Argus (USA)
Doomshine (GER)
Grieving Age (SAUDI ARABIA)
Iron Man (USA)
Isole (SWE)
Jex Thoth (USA)
Kodiak (GER)
Magma Rise (HUN)
Mourning Beloveth (IRE)
Nomadson (MALTA)
Orodruin (USA)
Rituals of the Oak (AUS)
shEver (CH)
The 11th Hour (NL)
Unsilence (UK)

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Thursday, December 17, 2009 

The 11th Hour

Burden Of Grief

Napalm Records (30.10.09)

Denne ble liggende ufrivillig på overtid, og jeg fant den tilfeldigvis på bunnen av skuffen hvor skivene fra Napalm ligger. Om jeg hadde gått glipp av noe hadde den blitt der spør du? Ja, faktisk. Doom er fett, og dette lukter Candlemass. 

Skivas to første spor er uten voiceover, bandet har to medlemmer, fant vi det magiske tallet? He-he. Spøk til side, dette var greie saker. Ikke monster, men hørbart og gjennomført. Vokalavdelingen har growl av en ganske klassisk dødsvariant, mørk og klar, om du skjønner. I tillegg er det en ren utgave, i form av en nydelig og sterk stemme. 

Link til Gorefest kommer med Ed Warby, som spiller absolutt alt på skiva, og innehar den smekre vokalen. Svenske Rogga, som har Edge of Sanity på sin cv, står for growl.

Jeg likte dette kjempebra! Det er litt lett tilgjengelig doom, type Candlemass, og en rød tråd av metal snurrer seg mellom de tunge passasjene. Det er mye melankoli i soloer og tangentbruk, og det meste er melodiøst og seigt. Kanskje en tanke My Dying Bride også, men ikke fullt så depressivt, heldigvis.

Anbefales!

8/10

Tracklist:

1. One Last Smoke
2. In The Silent Grave
3. Origins Of Mourning
4. Weep For Me
5. Atonement

6. Longing For Oblivion 

Skrevet av Yngve M. Jacobsen / Editor

http://www.heavymetal.no/show.article.asp?menuid=&artid=10745

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Thursday, December 17, 2009 
The 11th Hour
Burden Of Grief
Napalm Records (Border), release 2009-10-30


Recipe:
2 cups 1995 My Dying Bride
1 cup Candlemass
1 tablespoon Meshuggah-crunchy guitars

Mix together, season with some Geoff Tate-voice (Queensrÿche) and serve at 33⅓ rpm.
    Ed Warby (Gorefest) called in his friend Rogga Johansson (Edge of Sanity) to handle the growls on this album, but Warby handles everything else himself. He sings the clean vocals, plays all the instruments, wrote all the material himself and even recorded most of it in his own house. Usually, these one-man-projects are not very worth your while, but in this case it's quite the opposite.
    The delicate combination of hardness, heaviness and melodies works like a charm. The interaction between Warby's clean vocals and Johansson death metal growls is also quite splendid.
    The songs are of solid build and just the right length, yet every single one but opener "One Last Smoke" clocks in over seven and a half minutes, and the album highlight "Origins of Mourning" is over 11 minutes.
    The one thing that isn't amazing with "The Burden of Grief" is that some songs tend to lack somewhat in identity, meaning it's hard to remember where you heard what.
    Sure, this is heavy doom, but atleast in theory, there's something for everyone here; if you like metal, you should have no trouble finding something to like on this album. Myself, I like it so much I'm placing it just outside my top 10 of 2009. If there are more The 11th Hour albums to come, there's a good chance they will be right at the top of future lists. [8/10]

Anders Nilsson 

http://www.twistmagazine.se/cd/theburdenofgriefen.htm
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Thursday, December 17, 2009 

Surprise Of The Month:

THE 11TH HOUR - Burden Of Grief  
Napalm Records

Doom Metal

6 songs (52:33)
Release year: 2009
The 11th Hour, Napalm Records

Fans of dutchman Ed Warby are probably most familiar with his masterful drumwork in the likes of Gorefest, Ayreon and most recently, Hail Of Bullets. On Burden Of Grief, the debut album of The 11th hour, he is making his presence felt as a multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire. Handling everything from the drums to the guitars, bass and programming and even handling clean vocals, Warby unleashes his personal heaviness to the world in commendable fashion. Assisting him is Rogga Johansson of Demiurg/Ribspreader/Paganizer-fame, bringing in the murderous growling and additional guitar work.

The name of the game off the bat is very traditional and damn catchy doom metal. One Last Smoke and In The Silent Grave steadily pour gravel onto the listener, bringing out definite vibes of Solitude Aeturnus and Candlemass. The presence of these masters is all the more evident due to Warby’s vocals, that considerably resemble the twisted crooning of Robert Lowe, just with less timbre. Heavy riffage is blended in with a strong sense of melody, especially when the piano and keyboards are given more room. The production is very good, emphasising the weight of the music while keeping every element clear in the mix.

Origins Of Mourning brings in a dash of death metallic groove while the dual vocal work of Warby and Johansson really begins to gel nicely. Weep For Me uses some really subtle symphonic vibes, dual guitar harmonies and trickier drum fills to go beyond crushing heaviness and reach for downright epicness, almost succeeding marvellously. These epic musings continue on Atonement, which brings in some Katatonia when the moods sink to the lowest and the vocals resort to ominous whispering. The album closer Longing For Oblivion might actually be my favourite, as it’s pretty much a highly catchy fusion of all the elements brought out earlier. Head-shattering guitars push on the hearse as Rogga gruffs away any cheerful feelings you might’ve had before listening to this record. The interlude with a lone piano lulls you into a false sense of comfort before another barrage of sonic mass plows you down – very captivating.

In addition to being evidence of Ed Warby’s versatile talent, Burden Of Grief is just the kind of doom metal that I like: utterly crushing yet slightly melodic, not mind-numbingly repetitive and very well produced. I can’t say that it’s ground-breaking in any way, but is a damn fine representative of its chosen style. With a debut this strong, I eagerly await if Warby continues further with The 11th Hour to develop these interests that already show big potential.

Killing Songs :  One Last Smoke, Origins Of Mourning, Weep For Me & Longing For Oblivion


Aleksie  80 / 100

http://www.metalreviews.com/reviews/detail.php3?id=5926

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Monday, December 07, 2009 
THE 11TH HOUR (NED)
BURDEN OF GRIEF Napalm Records
Written by Osvaldo Rocha on Saturday 05 December, 2009. Last updated on Saturday 05 December, 2009

The 11th Hour doesn't say too much. It's even the title of a movie by Leonardo DiCaprio and maybe the name of some other bands. But why the heck on earth would Napalm Records people release a first album by this band? Here is the answer:

This is a Doom Metal project by Ed Warby, a man known for his work in Gorefest, Hail of Bullets, Ayreon, Orphanage and Lana Lane, together with Rogga Johansson, who participated in Paganizer, Edge of Sanity, Deranged and Putrevore. As far as I know, this ain't the first time they work together, for they did it before in the Death Metal band Demiurg, in 2006. Unfortunately, I haven't listened to that one yet.

What we can find on this "Burden of Grief" is a bunch of amazingly well-done Doom Metal songs, and anyone can try it in order to believe. It sounds classical and new at the same time, including all the elements one expect from a real Doom Metal album. Unlike other Doom acts, this one never lacks intensity or dramatic force. On the contrary, there is a huge beauty in the plain clean vocals and fierce growling vocals, echoes and orchestral synths, powerful riffs in great synchrony with drums and in this superb dose of grieved melodic lines.

On the other hand, lyrics depict the last hours of a terminally ill person affected by a lung disease, who spends his last hours confined in the darkness of his room, to be his deathbed, trying to redeem himself from a tormenting past. Then, these songs become a serious, balanced musical work, developed by sensible skilled musicians, and destined to be regarded as one of the best of its kind in recent times.

http://www.archaic-magazine.com/article.php?aid=46309
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Wednesday, December 02, 2009 
The 11th Hour - Burden Of Grief

Geschrieben von Maik
Dienstag, 1. Dezember 2009

Nachdem GOREFEST inzwischen wieder Geschichte sind und nachdem Arjen Lucassen bei seiner GUILT MACHINE nicht auf seine Mithilfe gesetzt hat, scheint dem guten Ed Warby ein wenig langweilig geworden zu sein. Grund genug, sich einen lang gehegten Wunsch zu erfüllen. War Ed Warby bei den unzähligen Bands und Projekten, bei denen er mitgewirkt hat, eigentlich immer nur so etwas wie der Drummer, so steht THE 11th HOUR ganz im Zeichen des Stöcke schwingenden Holländers. Fast wäre THE 11th HOUR sogar als Ein-Mann-Projekt geendet, doch auf die Mithilfe seines schwedischen Kumpels Rogga Johansson, unter anderem bekannt von EDGE OF SANITY und DEMIURG, wollte Warby dann doch nicht verzichten. Gut so, muss man da sagen wie sich später noch herausstellen wird! Wer bei dieser Zusammenarbeit jetzt Death Metal erwartet, wird spätestens beim Eröffnungsriff des Openers „One Last Smoke“ einsehen, dass sich Warby und Johansson voll und ganz dem epischen Doom Metal verschrieben haben, der sich irgendwo zwischen CANDLEMASS, MY DYING BRIDE und SWALLOW THE SUN bewegt. Steht die erste Referenz für die hymnischen Refrains der Songs, so können die anderen beiden Referenzbands gut für das zähflüssige und häufig minimalistische instrumentale Fundament herhalten, was an dieser Stelle nicht mit langweilig gleichgesetzt werden darf!

Denn das ist „Burden Of Grief“ auf gar keinen Fall, auch wenn es alles andere als ein leichter Doom-Brocken ist, wie es zum Beispiel die letzten Veröffentlichungen von SOLITUDE AETURNUS und CANDLEMASS waren. Bereits die durchschnittliche Spielzeit der sechs Songs von gut 8 Minuten ist ein Indiz dafür, dass das THE 11th HOUR Debüt keine leichte Kost ist.

Die besagten sechs Songs leben vor allem vom wechselnden Gesang zwischen Ed Warby (klar) und Rogga Johansson (Growls), der perfekt zueinander passt. Was das angeht, teilen sich die beiden schön das Kommando, wobei Warby, der mich an einigen Stellen merkwürdigerweise an Geoff Tate erinnert, vor allem für die Refrains und Johansson für die übrigen Passagen verantwortlich ist. Ansonsten ist „Burden Of Gried“ allerdings das alleinige Werk von Ed Warby. Dieser hat nicht nur die komplette Musik komponiert, sondern neben den Drums (logo) auch die Gitarren, den Bass und die Keyboards übernommen; ein vielseitiger Mann, dieser Ed Warby – das hätte man so gar nicht gedacht.

Was die sog. Anspieltipps angeht, kann ich mir die Sache leicht machen. Bereits der sechseinhalbminütige Opener „One Last Smoke“ beinhaltet im Grunde genommen alles, wofür THE 11th HOUR stehen, wenn man mal von den Pianopassagen und Streicherarrangements absieht, die in den übrigen fünf Songs ab und an zum Zuge kommen, man höre diesbezüglich „In The Silent Grave“ (Highlight) oder „Origins Of Mourning“ (leider etwas zu langatmig).
  
Unterm Strich ist „Burden Of Grief“ eine Riesenüberraschung und ein Album, das man jedem Doom-Maniac ohne Bedenken ans Herz legen kann. Die ganz großen Melodien und die ergreifenden Momente fehlen zwar (noch) und die ein oder andere Endlosschleife hätten sich die beiden Protagonisten auch sparen können, aber das sind nur Randnotizen, die nichts am ursprünglichen Fazit ändern. Schön zu sehen, dass sich Napalm Records nach ISOLE und AHAB nun auch mit THE 11th HOUR einen weiteren Doom Geheimtipp unter den Nagel gerissen hat. (Maik)


Bewertung: 8 / 10

Anzahl der Songs: 6
Spielzeit: 52:37 min
Label: Napalm Records
Veröffentlichungstermin: 30.10.2009    

http://www.neckbreaker.de/CD-Reviews/The-11th-Hour-Burden-Of-Grief/   
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Wednesday, December 02, 2009 
The 11th Hour - Burden Of Grief

Written by Gautham Khandige
Tuesday, 01 December 2009 22:17

The 11th Hour is collaboration between drummer and multi instrumentalist Ed Warby (Gorefest, Ayreon) and Rogga Johansson (Paganizer, Bone Gnawer and more death metal bands than I can keep track of). Warby wrote all the music, played all the instruments and sang while Johansson contributed the growls on the album.

Burden of Grief is a concept album about a man dying from a terminal lung disease and his last few hours alive. Cheerful stuff and for the most part the music is a supremely heavy take on the Candlemass / Solitude Aeturnus school of doom. There are some seriously heavy riffs on offer, Warby does a commendable job with the song writing and his clean vocals and Johansson steps in with his growls to add to the heaviness while never overdoing things.

The album starts with the immense combination of One Last Smoke and In the Silent Grave. Both songs crawl along with Warby’s impressive clean vocals and Johansson’s super deep growls complementing each other superbly. The riffs are heavy as fuck and at times thick enough to create an impenetrable wall of sound while always making sure there’s a melody to latch on to. Origins of Mourning has some keyboards and a quiet middle section to break the constant heaviness and then a superb melodic riff that is drenched in melancholy and sounds like old Paradise Lost. Atonement ups the tempo just a fraction and has some haunting keyboard work in the background with Johansson’s growls taking centre stage. Longing for Oblivion closes the album out with some more melodic classic doom and understated use of the keyboards.

Warby sounds great and his song writing skills are top notch, his solos are elegant and always well thought out, the riffs are massive and every song on this album has the perfect mix of melody, melancholic atmosphere and heaviness. Johansson’s growls are also used superbly through these six songs often adding to the weight of an already heavy riff.

I can’t find much to fault with Burden of Grief. Yes, Warby isn’t doing anything particularly original and is content to stay within established doom metal templates but when the quality of songwriting is this good I really see no reason for complaint. This is an essential album for anybody even remotely into the doom metal genre.


Rating 3.5/5

http://kvltsite.com/reviews-mainmenu-75/music-mainmenu-58/792-the-11th-hour-burden-of-grief.html
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Tuesday, December 01, 2009 
The 11th Hour - Burden of Grief
(Napalm Records / Target Distribution)

Skrevet af: Knudsen

Anmeldt: 01.12-2009
Release: 02.11-2007

Genre: Doom Metal

Rating:

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Man kan ikke holde ordentligt vinter uden noget tråd, der kan akkompagnere tungsindet og det uendeligt kedelige grå lortevejr, der så absolut skal følge med årstiden. Derfor er det herligt, at der findes nogle bands, der kan levere soundtrack til regnvejr og nøgne træer, og nu er der kommet en spiller mere på banen.

Og hvilken spiller! Det lader til, at ex-Gorefest/Hail of Bullets/Demiurg/Utroligt Mange Andre Bands trommeslager Ed Warby er en mand med så mange talenter, at det ikke kan udtrykkes ved at slå på tromme alene. I hvert fald er dette nye doom band The 11th Hour et band, hvor det er Warby der står for al instrumentering og ren sang, mens han har fået den svenske dybdegrowler Rogga Johansson (Paganizer, Demiurg etc) til at levere hans karakteristiske guturale brøl som modvægt til den rene sang.
Man kunne være nervøs for, at Ed Warby har kastet sig ud i et projekt han ikke burde, når man tænker på, at han normalt er trommeslager for nogle bands, der lyder temmelig anderledes end det traditionelle doom band, men den opfattelse må lynhurtigt revideres. ”Burden of Grief” er nemlig et fremragende doom album, der har alt fra knusende tyngde, drømmende melodier og gennemtænkte musikalske indslag, der samlet set efterlader undertegnede meget forbløffet, og utroligt glad! Ed Warby er ganske vidst ikke den største sanger på jorden, men hans vokal er træfsikker, og passer faktisk temmelig godt til musikken, når man lige får vænnet sig til den, og er en god pendant til Johanssons growls.

Der er ikke noget voldsomt originalt ved selve grundformlen her, slet ikke. Det overordnede udtryk er klart inspireret fra bands som My Dying Bride, tidlig Paradise Lost osv. Det vil sige, musikken byder på knusende riffs, herlige melodier og lejlighedsvist klaverspil, der alt sammen serveres i adstadigt tempo. Dykker man under det øverste lag, kommer de små men essentielle forskelle dog. For det første er numrene skruet sådan sammen, at de er forbavsende tilgængelige og memorable, så man kan være med, selv om man ikke er inkarneret doom fan. For det andet er der andre musikalske indslag, som den progressive slagside ”Origins of Mourning” får i de sidste minutter, eller de heavy metal-agtige vokalmelodier der benyttes ivrigt og giver musikken en ekstra dimension.

Hvad der dog virkeligt gør numrene fremragende, er at de alle ender i en form for crescendo, hvor alt samlet i en højere enhed. Om det er ved hjælp af brutale repetitive afslutninger som i albummets første to numre, progressive indslag, eller minimalistiske melodier der hjemsøger lytteren i adskillige minutter som sand doom skal gøre. Fælles for alle er, at de giver numrene en musikalsk mening, og efterlader lytteren helt og aldeles fordybet. Det er i sandhed sjældent, at doom serveres både så letfordøjeligt, interessant og vedvarende spændende som på ”Burden of Grief”. Dertil kommer et absolut spændende og relevant lyrisk koncept, som jeg er blevet ganske vild med, efterhånden som jeg er dykket ned i det. Det er faktisk meget vigtigt med ordentlige tekster til denne slags musik, og igen er jeg overrasket over, hvor godt det er lykkes til dette album.

Jeg må tilstå, jeg er overrasket over, at det bedste doom jeg har hørt i år (og faktisk i temmelig lang tid) kommer i form af et studieprojekt fra en trommeslager! På den anden side, så har jeg intet imod overraskelser når de er så forbandet behagelige som den her er. Et sikkert soundtrack til de grå dage og mørke aftener.

Trackliste

One Last Smoke
In the Silent Grave
Origins of Mourning
Weep For Me
Atonement
Longing For Oblivion

http://www.metalzone.dk/index.php?side=expandcd&id=1775
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