Annihilator - Never, Neverland - guest review
Annihilator - Never, Neverland - guest review
Tracklist
01. The Fun Palace02. Road To Ruin
03. Sixes And Sevens
04. Stonewall
05. Never, Neverland
06. Imperiled Eyes
07. Kraf Dinner
08. Phantasmagoria
09. Reduced To Ash
10. I Am In Command
Guest review by
Poirot February 19, 2012
Every aspect of this album is as close to perfection as it could be. Where Alice in Hell had weak points, Never, Neverland hasn't. Randy Rampage's voice was almost only growling in Alice, and to be honest it could be a bit annoying sometimes. Here, Coburn Pharr's voice is clear, and it fits perfectly with the album's atmosphere. It can be aggressive ("I Am in Command") but also emotional ("Never, Neverland"). Jeff Waters' guitar work is absolutely brilliant. The album contains killer riffs ("Sixes and Sevens"), excellent solos ("Stonewall") and strong choruses ("The Fun Palace"). The complexity of the songs is sometimes high, and makes this album almost progressive. But it's still a thrash album, with fast and aggressive songs ("Phantasmagoria"). The bass is very audible and even has its own riffs and solos ("Imperiled Eyes"). The drum work is also very good, not extremely original, but it does its job.
Even the song "Kraf Dinner", which can be considered a filler, as it is a song about cheese and macaroni, is a good song! Except for this one, there is absolutely no filler in this album. Each track here is excellent.
Never, Neverland is a true masterpiece with a dark but also strong atmosphere, as shown by its cover artwork, a high quality sound and a brilliant tracklist. It is an original album, even if the mix between thrash and progressive metal had already been tried before, the result here is really unique and excellent.
Personal favorites : "The Fun Palace", "Never, Neverland", "Imperiled Eyes".
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 10 |
| Originality: | 9 |
| Production: | 9 |
Written by Poirot | February 19, 2012
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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As good as Thrash gets I think, I've yet to hear anything that rivals this album. The change in style from 'Alice in Hell' often puts people off I think, that album has a grittier feel than this one. But still, this one is the more melodic and just gets everything right from my perspective. Coburn Pharr is a better vocalist than Rampage I think, shame you can't hear his work on anything else except a dodgy album by the band 'Omen'. As for Kraf Dinner well.. why not?  I find it a catchy little track.
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Thanks for the review, I just listened to it on spotify because of your glowing review and I'm liking it alot
---- When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us."
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Truly an excellent album...Don't agree with the 9.7 score, i don't think it's almost perfect, but i would definitely give it a solid 9. Good review!! 
---- greets, kual21
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Posts: 3099 Written by Poirot on 19.02.2012 at 14:30 What I meant was he doesn't perform vocal duties for any other albums but I'll have to check those demo's out, haven't heard them before thanks. 
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Posts: 35 Written by AndMetalForAll on 19.02.2012 at 14:56 Yes I agreee 9.7 is a bit high, but really I can't stop listening to this album ! One of my all time favourite !
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