Paul Kuhr, frontman for Chicago’s dark metal act NOVEMBERS DOOM, will be releasing a limited edition book of lyrics, titled The Wayfaring Chronicles (limited to 300 copies), to accompany the pre-order of their forthcoming album, The Novella Reservoir, out February 20th, 2007 on The End Records.

About the book of lyrics, Kuhr comments, “Having completed our 6th full length release, we have built a small, but solid group of fans, and for years in interviews, and through fan correspondence, the question of lyrics is always asked. After much thought, I decided to write a book, full of lyrical explanations of every song from all 6 of our CD's. The book is 84 pages, completely in full color, and is filled, not only with the lyrics, but photos from every era of the band, promo and live, many never before seen. I believe I've created something original, at least in this genre of metal, and it's a great insight to the bands lyrical content for the fans, and the curious alike. Lyrically, I've been praised, as well as criticized for my honesty, and now the absolute truth is spelled out, and will surely give the fans a much deeper look into Novembers Doom. I hope you enjoy it!”

To see large versions of the artwork from the book, go here: #1, #2 and #3.

The pre-order for the album/book is now available exclusively at The End Records’ mailorder site, The Omega. To pre-order, click here.

As previously reported, Novembers Doom have set February 20th, 2007 as the release date of their forthcoming album The Novella Reservoir via The End Records. An mp3 of the song 'Drown The Inland Mere' can be found at this location.

The album - recorded with Chris Djuricic, mixed by Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH) and mastered by James Murphy (TESTAMENT, DEATH) - is the follow-up to The Pale Haunt Departure.

The tracklisting for The Novella Reservoir is: 'Rain', 'The Novella Reservoir', 'Drown The Inland Mere', 'Twilight Innocence', 'The Voice Of Failure', 'They Were Left To Die', 'Dominate The Human Strain', 'Leaving This'.