Nevermore
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Posted by Unknown user, 17.05.2006 - 10:54
The follow-up "In Memory" EP (1996) and the second album "The Politics Of Ecstasy" (1996) displayed NEVERMORE on their quest for their very own, unmistakable sound. The band experimented with a whole lot of influences from various styles and impressed with a great degree of highly-technical finesse that never endangered the catchiness of the songs. Still, NEVERMORE never wrote songs that easily stuck in your head, even though they're nowhere near as complicated as an Ikea construction manual, resulting in listeners giving their albums four or five runs before the variety of each song becomes obvious.
After "The Politics Of Ecstasy" the band parted ways with their second guitarist Pat O'Brien (now in Cannibal Corpse) and it took them almost a year until they found former Forbidden-member Tim Calvert to fill the vacant spot. With this line-up they recorded the masterly "Dreaming Neon Black" (1999) which showed the perfect balance between all the different components of the NEVERMORE sound. There were small, complex mini-dramas as well as super-tight thrashers and quiet, emotional tunes opposed to angry noise eruptions. NEVERMORE managed to create an album equipped with numerous non-metal trademarks which sound appealing to the usually very sensitively reacting true metal community. Or maybe it was still metal enough that it could not even upset the die-hard purists? Anyway, it is a matter of fact that the career of our five heroes just went straight up. Seemingly endless, but still extremely successful tours followed the release, the US was toured not less than four times, Europe was frequently visited (with LeFay - now Morgana Lefay again -, Sacred Steel, Nocturnal Rites) and they even stopped in Australia for a number of shows. After all, guitarist Tim Calvert decided to leave the band in early 2000 to focus on non-musical activities. The remaining band members decided to carry on as a four-piece and did not hesitate to start recording their fourth album "Dead Heart In A Dead World (2000)". For the first time not Neil Kernon but Andy Sneap (Machine Head, Testament, Skinlab, Napalm Death, Stuck Mojo) worked the knobs and moved especially Loomis "skin-flaying" guitar play to the production's forefront. Again tireless world touring followed and turned songs like "Narcosynthesis" and "Inside Four Walls" into anthemic fan favorites. German Rock Hard magazine stated fittingly: "This is the masterpiece of one of the most talented bands in present time".
2003's Enemies Of Reality received similar praise: "must have album of the year" said Outburn Magazine, Guitar One called NEVERMORE's newest songs "opuses that often reach dark symphonic peaks". With performing at Europe's largest rock festivals including the infamous Dynamo, the prestigious Wacken Open Air and sharing stage with metal's elite including Arch Enemy, Children Of Bodom, Dimmu Borgir, Iced Earth, King Diamond and Opeth throughout their recording career NEVERMORE could manifest the high position they deservedly occupy within the metal scene.
Now, in 2005, "This Godless Endeavor" is the title of the band's latest work to date and was recorded at England's Backstage Studios, once again with Andy Sneap (who not only produced "Dead Heart In A Dead World" but also just recently re-worked "Enemies Of Reality"). "This Godless Endeavor" captures "the most ripping guitar work we've recorded", says vocalist Warrel Dane. Marking his NEVERMORE recording debut, guitarist Steve Smyth (ex-Testament/Dragonlord) joins core members Dane, Jeff Loomis, Jim Sheppard and Van Williams. Hugh Syme (Rush, Megadeth) provided stark album artwork, which according to Dane, "incorporates our ongoing theme of everyone wearing a mask." Appearing on the mainstage of Megadeth's Gigantour throughout the summer as well as moving over to Europe for a string of summer festivals and a full club-tour by September, NEVERMORE ask you to venture out, to experience the unfathomable, to join them on This Godless Endeavor. An album determined to become a future classic of the metal movement? "
Nevermore is:
Warrel Dane - vocals
Jeff Loomis - lead, rhythmn and acoustic guitars
Steve Smyth - lead, rhythmn and acoustic guitars
Jim Sheppard - bass
Van Williams - drums
Website: [url]www.nevermore.tv[/url]
| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835  |
I hope I have money to go there someday  I'm getting Opeth's DVD so I can't really spend a lot of money on DVDs right now.
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| Dane Train Beers & Kilts Elite Posts: 8902  |
Written by Ascendant187 on 29.11.2008 at 18:34 I just bought the DVD tonight! I am about five songs in. Really digging it. I've seen Nevermore twice in concert and was blown away the second time I saw them and really have gotten into their music. Thanks for recommending the DVD.
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| Ascendant187 Posts: 204  |
Written by BloodTears on 29.11.2008 at 21:07 What's the Opeth DVD like? I've been eyeing off a lot of stuff lately (as it's Christmas). My ever awesome girlfriend got me Shining's "V: Halmstad" and Enslaved's "Isa" .The more I see the Nevermore DVD in shops the more I want to buy it. It looks good and, by all accounts here, IS good.
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835 |
Written by Ascendant187 on 17.12.2008 at 12:38 Opeth's DVD is very good. For fans of the band and people who are getting to know them I guess, because it has songs from all the albums. And they play the songs really well, as usua, good atmosphere. So, I recommend it.
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| Ascendant187 Posts: 204 |
Written by BloodTears on 17.12.2008 at 15:16 I picked up the CD of it and loved it. That's why I've been kind of slow to pick it up. Plus I've got their previous DVD, which is awesome.
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835 |
Absolutely. And in comparison, this one is much better. Because you don't have a sort of break like the other one. Everything is in full speed, obviously according to Opeth's variations you have slow parts on the songs but it's a normal show pretty much.
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| Ascendant187 Posts: 204 |
Written by BloodTears on 17.12.2008 at 17:11 That's an interesting point to make. I haven't listened to the CD version in a while. I think we might've hijacked this thread and turned it into an Opeth one lol. Back to Nevermore - any news of the guys working on new material?
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835 |
They are working on new material yes, they should release a new album in 2009.
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| Ascendant187 Posts: 204 |
Sounds good. I guess Warrell and Jeff will (hopefully) be on the same page, having got their side project stuff out of the way for now.
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835 |
I hope it doesn't affect them. I mean, they've been improving everytime they release a new album so I'm expecting that now as well.
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| Ascendant187 Posts: 204 |
Definitely. Although I still love "Dreaming Neon Black" and "Dead Heart In A Dead World".
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| Dane Train Beers & Kilts Elite Posts: 8902 |
Written by [user id=2084] on 18.12.2008 at 17:27 At least their not pulling a Axl Rose on us...I hope.
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| Clintagräm Shrinebuilder Posts: 5773  |
I was wholly unaware that Jeff Loomis' solo album had been released until I came across it at the local FYE. I didn't grab it, but given it a listen now on his myspace I can simply say it oozes Jeff Loomis, obviously. Throw in some Warrel Dane and you have a new Nevermore album. This is only judging from the song "Jato Unit" that is up on his website though, so the rest may be grossly different. Has anyone heard the whole thing or anything else?
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| Ascendant187 Posts: 204 |
Written by Clintagräm on 20.12.2008 at 04:30 I've got the album, yeah. It's really good but I wouldn't say it's entirely Nevermore. Others may disagree however.
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I can't wait, anyway, I'm pretty well entertained, Warell's and Jeff's records, the DVD Can't ask for more m/ NEVERMORE m/
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Written by thesabbathfan on 16.04.2009 at 02:59 nevermore rules the land
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| Infurnace Posts: 948  |
I'll be seeing them live twice in a week of time. I'm just curious about the fact that there is only Loomis on guitars. Aren't they in search of a second guitarist?
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835 |
Written by Infurnace on 15.07.2009 at 04:37 Actually I wanted to know something about that as well. But I don't know if they are. I guess they should because when Loomis makes his solos it's kinda important to have the riff behind him. And not just that, it just makes for a full sound.
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Written by BloodTears on 15.07.2009 at 10:42 My thoughts exactly. Backing riffs behind the solos are really necessary, otherwise the sound will be really empty. Hopefully they'll find someone soon. Someone to back up on Loomis' solos.
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10094  |
Fuck yeah Nevermore rules. some of the best lyrics in the history of metal combined with some of the most emotional and over the top vocalists ever, some of the catchiest and occasionally technical music i've ever heard and one of the best metal guitar players of our time, it's pretty much a winning combo. Jeff Loomis + Warrel Dane = one of the best guitar+vocal duets i've ever heard in my life.
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835 |
Written by Valentin B on 20.09.2009 at 20:08 I didn't know you liked them.
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10094 |
Written by BloodTears on 20.09.2009 at 21:47 now you do 
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835 |
Written by Valentin B on 20.09.2009 at 22:06 That's logical! Which albums do you prefer?
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10094 |
Written by BloodTears on 20.09.2009 at 23:10 i haven't listened to all their discography but i enjoy some stuff i heard from Dead Heart in a Dead World(particularly The River Dragon Has Come-great and epic intro with lyrics that make me remember times when floods were making the news here, mostly the lyrics "Today the warning came in the flood, Architects and fools never cared for poor men's blood" and The Heart Collector) though i did listen to them a bit before mostly stuff from their first album, i remember i loved the songs Timothy Leary and Garden of Grey, and of course their cover of Judas Priest's Love Bites. there was a funny incident at Wacken, Dane at one point said "this next song is dedicated to all the beautiful ladies in the audience, fellas, if you have your girlfriend by your side show your affection during this song, it's a tender love ballad" (i was beginning to think WTF is he talking about), but then he shouted "the heart collector!".. lol
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835 |
Written by Valentin B on 20.09.2009 at 23:19 I think all their albums are interesting in a way, even if some of them like "nevermore" or dreaming neon black" aren't as consistent as the others, not so many amazing songs in those. I really would love to see them live and I'm anticipating the new album but it worries me that they are a 4 piece now.
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835 |
Any idea when the new album will come out? They say it's in February but nothing's happened so far, no pre-orders no nothing.
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| MetalSpider Posts: 1388  |
I hope something surfaces soon!
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