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Nevermore Was An American Metal Band From Seattle Washington United States. Their Precise Musical Style Is Debated By Fans And Critics Alike. The Band Incorporates Elements From Styles Such As Doom Thrash Power And Progressive Metal Into Their Songs And Also Makes Use Of Acoustic Guitars And A Wide Range Of Vocal Styles. They Started In The Beginning Of The 1990s When The Band Sanctuary Was Pressured By Its Recording Label To Change Its Musical Style Switching From Heavy Metal To Grunge Which Was Obtaining Mainstream Success At The Time Due To Bands Such As Nirvana And Pearl Jam. Two Members Of The Band Vocalist Warrel Dane And Bassist Jim Sheppard Didn't Agree With The Change And Thus Proceeded To Create A Project Of Their Own. Nevermore. By The End Of 1994 The Band Assumed A Stable Line-Up Which Saw The Additions Of Drummer Van Williams And Former Sanctuary Touring Guitarist Jeff Loomis. In 1995 Nevermore Released Its First Self-Titled Album Through Century Media Records. This Album Received Much Attention And Specialized Review As Its Release Was Followed By An European Tour With Blind Guardian And A North American Tour With Death Both Internationally-Renowned Bands. Second Guitarist Pat O'Brien Joined The Band Prior To The Release Of The "In Memory" EP And Also Took Part In The Recording Of The Subsequent Album "The Politics Of Ecstasy" Both From 1996. O'Brien Left Nevermore To Play In Cannibal Corpse And Guitarist Tim Calvert Who Had Previously Contributed To Nevermore Through Songwriting Replaced O'Brien As On Guitar. Three Years Without Releases Followed And In 1999 The Album "Dreaming Neon Black" Was Released. Highly Acclaimed The Album Narrates The Story Of A Man's Slow Decline Into Madness Subsequent To The Death Of The Only Woman He Ever Loved. The Tracks Of This Albums Are Varied In Style Ranging From Slow And Melodic To Aggressive And Progressive. Warrel Dane Put Much Effort In Interpretation Emitting Varied Emotions From His Vocals. The Album's Lyrics Are A Partially True Retelling Of The Events Dane Underwent After The Vanishing Of His Long-Time Girlfriend. A Long Tour With Several Concerts Followed And Nevermore Played Together With Bands Such As Mercyful Fate Arch Enemy Iced Earth And Opeth. After The End Of The Tour In 2000 Guitarist Tim Calvert Announced His Departure From The Band Subsequent To His Marriage. Instead Of Finding A Replacement The Band Decided To Continue As A Quartet Only Adding Session Guitarists For Live Appearances Such As Curran Murphy Who Went On To Play In Annihilator And Jag Panzer's Chris Broderick. Nevermore Proceeded To Record "Dead Heart In A Dead World" Which Was Followed By Tours With Several Bands Most Notably With Savatage In 2001. Their Fifth Album "Enemies Of Reality" Remained In Production For Over A Year And Was Released In 2003. This Album Faced Much Criticism For Its Production And Was Re-Released In 2005 After Being Remixed By Andy Sneap. On Tour The Band Was Joined By Second Lead Guitarist Steve Smyth Formerly Of Vicious Rumors And Testament Smyth Was Eventually Added To The Line-Up On A Permanent Basis. A Sixth Album "This Godless Endeavor" Was Released In July Of 2005. Nevermore Then Toured On Dave Mustaine's Gigantour During The Summer Of 2005. In 2006 They Toured With Disturbed. They Are Also Playing In Direct Support To In Flames On The Second Leg Of Their North American Tour. 2006 Held A Bit Of Bad Luck For Nevermore As Bassist Jim Sheppard Underwent A Procedure For Crohn's Disease Which He Has Suffered From For Over 15 Years And Guitarist Steve Smyth Was Diagnosed With Chronic Kidney Disease He Ultimately Underwent A Kidney Transplant Operation Which Was Successful . Warrel Dane Developed Type 2 Diabetes And The Band Was Forced To Cancel Their Show In Grand Rapids Michigan On May 13 2006 Due To An Unspecified Illness Afflicting Dane. According To The Official Nevermore Website Www.Nevermore.Tv Their Show On September 12 2006 At The Zeche Club In Bochum Germany Was To Be Filmed For Nevermore's First Full Length DVD. This Event Was Captured By 7 Cameras And The Live Recording Was Produced By Andy Sneap. The Double DVD Set Includes A Nevermore Documentary All Of The Bands Promo Videos And Past Recordings From Their Whole Career To Date. This DVD Was Expected To Be Released In Early 2007 But Was Pushed Back And Eventually Came Out The Following Year 2008 . In August 2007 Steve Smyth Stated That He Will Be Parting Ways With Nevermore. He Is Currently Promoting His Solo Album That Was Recently Released The EssenEss Project. 2007 Was A Slow Year For Nevermore As Warrel Dane Van Williams And Jeff Loomis All Worked On Their Own Side Projects For A Good Part Of The Year Only Taking Time Off To Do Various Festivals And A Small Tour. Nevermore Released "The Year Of The Voyager" In 2008. It Is A Double DVD / CD Of Live Material. In Late 2009 Nevermore Entered The Studio With Peter Wichers To Record Their Seventh Album The Obsidian Conpiracy. It Was Released May 31st In Europe And June 8th In America. They Also Completed Their Line-Up With The Addition Of Hungarian Guitarist Attila Vörös. The Obsidian Conspiracy Is Also Available In A Limited Edition Box With A Bonus Disc Titled Shed Like Loomis Featuring Sheet Music And Guitar Tabs And Videos Of Jeff Loomis Playing Guitar For Two Of The New Songs Postcards Featuring Artwork And Lyrics And A Digipak Version Of The Album With Two Bonus Cover Tracks The Tea Party's Temptation And The Doors' Crystal Ship . On April 21 2011 Long Time And Founding Members Jeff Loomis And Van Williams Announced Their Departure From Nevermore Citing Personal And Musical Differences. In Addition On May 3 2011 It Was Announced That Nevermore Had Cancelled Their Entire Australian Tour. Fans Assumed The Band Had Broken Up Until July 2011 Warrel Dane Announced That Nevermore Is Not Dead And Right Now His Main Focus Is On Sanctuary. Warrel Dane Also Mentioned That It'll Be Hard To Keep Nevermore Legacy Alive Since Jeff Loomis Will Be Tough To Replace. Both Jeff Loomis And Warrel Dane Talked About The Possibility Of A Reunion The Latter Citing That The Band Split Amicably. Dane Went On To Say In A Later Interview That While He Does Want To Do Another Nevermore Record He Wouldn't Do It Without Jeff Loomis. Last Lineup Of Members Warrel Dane - Vocals
Jim Sheppard - Bass
Attila Vörös - Touring Guitarist Former Members Mark Arrington - Drums Percussion 1991–1994 Adam Gardner - Alternative Percussion Live 1992–1993 Pat O'Brien - Rhythm Guitars 1994–1996 Tim Calvert - Rhythm Guitars 1997–2000 James MacDonough - Bass Live 2006 Curran Murphy - Rhythm Guitars Live 2002–2004 Steve Smyth - Rhythm Guitars 2004–2007 Chris Broderick - Rhythm Guitars Live 2003 2006 2007 Jeff Loomis - Lead Rhythm And Acoustic Guitar 1991–2011 Van Williams - Drums 1995–2011 read less