Customer Reviews

Nevermore

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Man, what can I say? I have all the cd's by Nevermore, this is the last one I bought. And while I think The Politics of Ecstasy, Dreaming Neon Black, and Dead Heart.. are better albumns, this one is absolutely essential. Warrell Dane's vocals are haunting and harsh at the same time, and Loomis and Sheppard provide the perfect blend of thrash and melody I have come to expect. Why this band hasn't gone triple-platnium is beyond me. But if you like Queensryche, but always wished they had more balls, this is the band for you.

Amazing, This is my favorite of all the nevermore albums just because Dane sounds most like Sactuary. Two of my favorite songs CBF (I love the ending)and Timothy Leary. But all the Nevermore albums are this good or better.

I hear alot of influences from fates warning from both John Arch era and later albums with ray adler, some queeensryche here and there from warning/rage for order, george lynch and definitly king diamond andy la rouque guitars. If you listen long enoguh, you'll hear it. I could be wrong but if you like any or all of these bands, I cant see why you wouldnt love Nevermore.

This album has some very heavy riffs and good melodies generally. It is their first album but i liked more much than the most known albums by them. I believe that nevermore and dreaming neon black are their best albums. Im not crazy to hear this stuff. Im between its ok and i liked them

Rising from the ashes of the influential thrash outfit Sanctuary, vocalist Warrell Dane, guitarist Jeff Loomis, and bassist Jim Sheppard went on to form Nevermore, a band that metal fans still find hard to classify after more than a decade. The Nevermore sound - and trust me, no one else sounds quite like Nevermore (though bands like Communic and Twelfth Gate sure seem to be trying hard) - combines elements of thrash, doom, gothic, and even power metal. The result is a sound that is melodic yet aggressive, cold yet emotional, and above all, dark. Thrash-like riffs are predominant, but it's Dane's songwriting and Halford-eqsue vocal performance that really set the overall tone.

Nevermore is one of those rare bands (Opeth is another) that manage to get better with each successive release, so my favorite Nevermore album tends to be whatever one was just released. By that rationale, the band's self-titled 1995 debut is probably my least favorite of their catalog. It's still a very impressive metal album, and one of the best debuts you'll ever hope to hear. I just like their later efforts more, though the song The Sanity Assassin may be the band's very best song. Like all Nevermore albums, the debut practically wallows in cynicism, bitterness and spite. Nevermore isn't here to make anyone feel better about life. They're here to rip back the curtain on politics and religion to show the feeble old wizard pulling the levers.

Just about anyone interested in modern metal genres needs to add some Nevermore to their collection, and while Dead Heart in a Dead World seems to be the best "gateway drug", the band's debut album provides just as good an overview of their sound.

This CD mixes melody and aggressiveness in the right proportion. It's perfectr, the eight tracks shine like diamonds !!!

i never had a chance to buy any of sanctuary's music. i heard that nevermore had risen out of sanctuary's ashes, so i bought their s/t debut and it knocked me off my feet.

An amazing album. Although many people seem to think Dane is lacking on vocal talent, i really don't think he is. His voice may not be the smoothest and it may lack some control, but it fits in perfectly with the band's music. Nevermore always play a few nice solo's, usually at least 1 in each song and they create some great riffs. With songs like What Tomorrow Knows, Garden of Gray, Hurting Words, and Godmoney i don't really see how others can discard this as 1 of their worst cd's. I would have to recommend this cd to anybody that likes Nevermore, because in my opinion this is probably the best cd they have put out.

This CD is explosive with great guitar work and Warrel Dane's vocals are outstanding. This eight song Nevermore debut is titled the same name. All of these songs are great, but I especially like song #1, What Tomorrow Knows. The pictures are great, although I do not know if anybody really pays any attention to that. I reacomend this CD to anybody who loves real metal music.

I've been a Sanctuary fan since Refuge Denied, and to be honest I think Nevermore is tremendously better. The lyrical content seems to have matured and gotten away from the overtly "occult-ish" leanings of 80's metal... at least it's more subtle now! ;) I like the direction the music has gone, it's grown up without selling out (money can't buy back dignity or self repect!) We are very fortunate that this band has come to save us from the simple minded D-tuned trash that come to be so hip. (D tuning is a way to tune a guitar when you don't really play very good.) I gave this CD 4 stars because I think Dreaming Neon Black and Politics Of Ecstasy are even better.

I attended an Iced Earth/Nevermore Show. The "t-shirt vendor"was actually the Bassist signing purchases. I had a million questions about Iced Earth, the "other" band on the roster, and the guy kept pointing to Nevermore releases saying: "THis is the stuff..This is a good band!" But I kept asking Iced Earth questions, and Nevermore's bassist was kind for a bit. Patient. A Little mean to the actual t-shirt vendor who was mean to me. Wonderful. I said I'd listen to Nevermore someday, and had tried to do so before but had come late. I put in this self titled debut from Nevermore and discovered that the most talented and emotive and powerful vocals in years had come out of the mouth of Warrell Dane. The guitarist is by far the best in years in terms of egyptian sounding riffs and guitar action and speed, etc. He was nice when i said he looked like Oz Fox of Stryper! I was apologized for by the Bass player when I had Iced Earth cd's galore in my hands, and the guitarist went to sign my cd's from Nevermore, but I did not have any cd's of his band NeverMore! Long Live! The most creative and diverse..Since..Well their "Dead Heart" cd..(actually came later..)and Amon Amarth "Versus the World." F'n great. And then the Iced Earth guitarist got my attention rudely a bit..Wonder if he wanted to sign my cd's. I did have cancer..