51-485: In Memory is an EP by American heavy metal band Nevermore . It was recorded in April and May 1996 and released on July 23, 1996. It features a Bauhaus medley . It was re-issued in 2006 with 5 bonus tracks, which are all demos of songs from the next full-length album, The Politics of Ecstasy . Matricide and The Sorrowed Man had both been previously recorded under the titles Mother Earth and Forever , respectively, in
102-443: A 1990 demo by Sanctuary , as well as with their current titles in the 1992 Nevermore demo entitled Utopia . It was their first release to feature Pat O'Brien on rhythm guitars and also the first in which Van Williams played all drum tracks. All tracks are written by Warrel Dane and Jeff Loomis , except where noted Nevermore Tracks 6–10 performances Production This 1990s thrash metal album-related article
153-400: A Dead World , which was followed by tours with several bands, most notably with In Flames and Shadows Fall in late 2000 and Savatage in 2001. The band's 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
204-535: 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, and had to get a kidney transplant. Warrel Dane had previously 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. On September 12, 2006, Nevermore
255-455: A fan of so many bands, I let myself go a little bit on the last album with being too blatantly obvious with my influences and my musical loves as a fan. So you really heard a song that had a lot of the Master of Puppets era of music from Metallica , and you really heard a Megadeth -y song on there, and you really heard in my vocals some Hetfield and Mustaine -isms. And I think that was great, as
306-405: A fan, to get it out, but I think I need to do more of my own thing on the next record." In February 2017, Waters said that the sixteenth Annihilator studio album was being co-produced and co-engineered by bassist Rich Gray, making it the "first time I've actually had somebody else in the studio since 1990 ( Never, Neverland ) working with me on stuff." On September 12, 2017, it was announced that
357-460: A later interview, that while he wanted to do another Nevermore record, he would not do it without Loomis. On December 13, 2017, Dane died of a heart attack in São Paulo , Brazil, at the age of 56, putting an end to any possibilities of a Nevermore reunion. Former guitarist Tim Calvert died on April 30, 2018, of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis . He was 52. Nevermore's main sound
408-634: A local band Gatekrashör. In late November 2016, the band announced a compilation album, entitled Triple Threat , which was released through UDR Records on January 27, 2017. The album consists of three discs, including one containing Annihilator's Jeff Waters , Aaron Homma, and Rich Gray (formerly Hinks) along with other artists playing an acoustic set of the band's most well-known ballads and acoustic songs, all done in single takes. The second and third discs were released as Blu-ray DVDs, one containing Annihilator's full set at Bang Your Head Festival in Germany, and
459-654: A permanent vocalist/rhythm guitarist, while Waters recruited touring bassists and drummers. Annihilator's first two albums in this three-man band format as Waters played both bass and guitar, with Padden on vocals and a hired drummer were All for You (2004) and Schizo Deluxe (2005). Mike Mangini rejoined for the former album in 2004 and Tony Chappelle was hired for the latter's recording in 2005. In 2007, Annihilator released their twelfth album Metal . It features several guest performers, such as Corey Beaulieu ( Trivium ), Willie Adler ( Lamb of God ) and Jeff Loomis ( Nevermore ). The band's self-titled thirteenth album
510-554: A replacement vocalist, Waters decided that he would handle vocals himself once again, in addition to doing everything but play drums in the studio. Padden's departure was not made public until six months later, in June 2015, when Waters made an announcement on Annihilator's Facebook page, but attaching a YouTube link directly below of audio snippets from various songs on the band's then-upcoming album, Suicide Society . Canadian metal guitarist Aaron Homma from Killitorous, Erimha and Vital Remains
561-662: A solo album. Dane recorded Praises to the War Machine and Loomis recorded Zero Order Phase , both released in 2008. Later that year, the band released their first-ever live concert CD/DVD titled The Year of the Voyager , the only release to feature veteran touring guitarist Chris Broderick , who departed to join Megadeth . In an interview with Komodo Rock published in July, Jeff Loomis said that "I actually have six or seven songs already for
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#1733084564629612-407: Is I block it out. But I've decided that I'm going to not worry about catchy, commercial choruses — 'commercial,' as in you remember it, where you intentionally make that chorus the most important part of the song and you want people to remember that one every time. That kind of is the opposite of what I used to do in the earlier days. In the earlier days, I would go, 'I don't care about the chorus being
663-455: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nevermore Nevermore was an American heavy metal band from Seattle , Washington, formed in 1991. The band has been inactive since 2011, due to personal issues between the band members. Vocalist Warrel Dane died in December 2017, ending hopes of a reunion. Nevermore started in the beginning of the 1990s, when the band Sanctuary
714-539: Is difficult to categorize, containing various styles such as progressive metal , thrash metal , power metal , and classic heavy metal . and They also have used death metal traits such as low-tuned and fast-paced riffing . The press have used several other genres to describe Nevermore's sound, including groove metal . In an interview on The Hard Report, singer Warrel Dane casually remarked "...power metal, or whatever Metal this is." However, in an interview at Metalmania in 2006, Dane did not explicitly disagree with
765-587: Is known as one of the "Big Four" of Canadian thrash metal. They are also considered to be part of the "second wave" of thrash metal bands from the late 1980s and early 1990s. Annihilator is the highest-selling Canadian heavy metal group, although most sales have been generated outside of Canada. The band's first two studio albums, Alice in Hell (1989) and Never, Neverland (1990), are considered to be influential Canadian metal records. Many of their later albums — including their third and only major-label album Set
816-558: The Alice in Hell line-up to record another album. All members apart from Wayne Darley, who had health problems, agreed to reunite. Bassist Russ Bergquist joined the band in Darley's place. This line-up released Criteria for a Black Widow and toured successfully. However, Rampage was fired following the tour for his erratic and often drunken behaviour. Then- Overkill guitarist and former Liege Lord frontman Joe Comeau requested to replace him during
867-521: The Demon , which was, for the most part, a return to the speed and technicality of the band's earlier days. That was followed, in the next year, by Remains , a more industrial metal-oriented album. Waters is the only musician on the album (he used a drum machine); by this time, he was the sole band member. Inspired after seeing Slayer perform in Vancouver in the summer of 1998, Waters decided to reunite
918-603: The World on Fire (1993) — also received praise from critics, and enjoyed success in Europe and Japan. Their most recent studio album of original material, Ballistic, Sadistic , was released in 2020. Annihilator was formed in Ottawa , Ontario , by Jeff Waters and guitarist John Bates . Waters said he named the band after the tank that Eddie Murphy 's character rode on in the 1984 film Best Defense . Waters and Bates wrote and recorded
969-564: The World on Fire , distributed by Epic Records , was released in 1993 and was successful in Europe and Asia, but did poorly in the United States. It saw Annihilator toning down the speed and thrash elements of its predecessors in favour of a more radio-friendly sound. Bassist Wayne Darley left the band in August 1993 as he was unable to enter Japan, where the band was touring in support of the album. The band embarked on extensive tours to promote Set
1020-629: The World on Fire , touring in Europe with Coroner and in North America with Lillian Axe , and appearing at the Dynamo Open Air festival in the Netherlands. Also in 1993, Annihilator was dropped by then-surging Roadrunner Records. Annihilator temporarily dissolved, but Waters kept the band name going when he, along with drummer Randy Black, recorded and released 1994's King of the Kill . Black played
1071-525: The album Dreaming Neon Black was released. The album's lyrics, based partly on the events Warrell Dane underwent after the disappearance of his longtime girlfriend, narrate 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 album are varied in style, ranging from slow and melodic to aggressive and progressive. A long tour followed with Nevermore sharing stages with bands such as Mercyful Fate , Arch Enemy , Iced Earth , and Opeth . After
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#17330845646291122-899: The album was titled For the Demented , and would be released on November 3; more details on the album, including track listing and artwork, and the music video for "Twisted Lobotomy" were released on the same day. In support of For the Demented , Annihilator (along with Death Angel ) opened for Testament on the European Brotherhood of the Snake tour, which took place in November and December 2017. The band toured Europe twice in 2018; first with Testament and Vader in March and April, and toured there again from October to December. On August 14, 2018, former Annihilator vocalist Randy Rampage (who sang on
1173-663: The album's musical direction would be "something quite different." The album, titled Suicide Society , was released on September 18, 2015. Drummer Mike Harshaw announced via his Facebook page in May 2016 that he had parted ways with Annihilator amicably after four years in order to spend more time with his family as well as to pursue other musical interests as he continued work with his own band, Prismind. Fabio Alessandrini joined Annihilator shortly thereafter. In September 2016, Annihilator played Calgary Metalfest alongside fellow Canadian speed/thrash metal pioneers Exciter, Razor, Sacrifice and
1224-472: The albums Alice in Hell and Criteria for a Black Widow ) died of an apparent heart attack, at the age of 58. In September 2018, Waters reported that Annihilator would release their seventeenth studio album in 2019. He later confirmed that it would be released in January 2020. On October 10, 2019, Annihilator released "I Am Warfare" as the lead single of the album, now titled Ballistic, Sadistic , which
1275-514: The band before its release, citing "artistic differences" and "personality conflicts". In 1986, Waters and Malek recorded another demo, "Phantasmagoria". A third demo, "Wicked Mystic" / "Word Salad" was recorded by Waters and Malek in 1987 and sent only to labels. Waters then moved to Vancouver , where he assembled an entire line-up, including drummer Ray Hartmann and former D.O.A. bassist Randy Rampage on vocals. In 1988 and 1989, Waters recorded guitar and bass tracks and produced what would become
1326-550: The band prior to the release of the EP In Memory 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 Curran Murphy from Shatter Messiah was enlisted as a touring guitarist for the band until Tim Calvert (who played for the band Forbidden ) was able to join the band. Three years without releases followed, but in 1999,
1377-408: The band sometime in December 2014 via a phone call to Jeff Waters, informing him of his desire to step away from the constant touring in order to spend more time with his family. Waters unsuccessfully attempted to persuade Padden to remain in the band, offering him a pay rise. He later admitted in a German radio interview to being emotionally shaken by the departure. After a number of weeks searching for
1428-471: The band's debut album. Once the album was finished, he hired bassist Wayne Darley and guitarist Anthony Greenham for touring. In 1988, Annihilator was signed to Roadrunner Records and released their debut album, Alice in Hell , in April of the following year. The band embarked on its first world tour, opening up for Onslaught in Europe on their In Search of Sanity tour, and along with Wrathchild America , they supported Testament in North America on
1479-434: The band's future live shows. In June 2023, Waters announced on social media that he had completed work on the next Annihilator album. In a 2013 interview with Photogroupie.com, Waters acknowledged his influences, stating: "I started listening to Elton John , Kiss , Sweet , AC/DC then it evolved from hard rock with electric guitar to Black Sabbath and the heavier stuff, Judas Priest , Maiden , Loudness , Van Halen
1530-659: The band's only album to chart in the UK, peaking at No. 48. Annihilator spent half a year touring with such bands as Reverend , Pantera and Xentrix , and opened for Judas Priest on the latter's Painkiller tour in Europe. After the Never, Neverland tour ended in the spring of 1991, Hartmann and Pharr left the band and were replaced by Mike Mangini (though the band would find a more permanent replacement in Randy Black ) and Aaron Randall, respectively. The band's third studio album, Set
1581-409: The drums; Waters wrote the songs (the title track and a few others with John Bates ) and played the rest of the instruments. This album was an improvement from Set the World on Fire , as it returned to the thrashier sound of the early albums, and leaned towards a groove -oriented vein. Bassist Cam Dixon then joined the band, followed by Lou Bujdoso from Meatwagon. In 1996, the band released Refresh
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1632-437: The end of 1994, the band assumed a stable lineup, which saw the additions of drummer Van Williams and former Sanctuary touring guitarist Jeff Loomis . In 1995, Nevermore released its debut album through Century Media Records . This album received much attention and specialized review, as its release was followed by a European tour with Blind Guardian and a North American tour with Death . Second guitarist Pat O'Brien joined
1683-457: 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, hiring session guitarists for live appearances, such as Curran Murphy (who went on to play in Annihilator ) and Chris Broderick of Jag Panzer and Megadeth . Nevermore proceeded to record Dead Heart in
1734-410: The hospital and the show was canceled that evening. Apologetic to their fans, Nevermore agreed with the local venue to perform the show on October 11, 2006. The double DVD set would also include a Nevermore documentary, all of the band's promo videos and past recordings from their 11-year career. The DVD was released on October 20, 2008, and is entitled The Year of the Voyager . On August 30, 2007, it
1785-530: The latter's Practice What You Preach tour. The band also opened for Exodus and Metal Church . After the tour to support Alice in Hell ended in December 1989, frontman Randy Rampage left Annihilator to retain his seniority at a job on the shipping docks in North Vancouver. Rampage was replaced by former Omen singer Coburn Pharr and the band released their second album, Never, Neverland , in 1990. The album's sales surpassed Alice in Hell , becoming
1836-399: The main part; I want the whole song to be cool.' So therefore the choruses were not as commercial or catchy. And they remained heavy back then; the choruses would end up being heavy. Whereas on my Suicide Society record I just did, you could have a heavy song, but then you hit the chorus and you go, 'Woah, that's pretty mainstream stuff in the choruses.' And the other thing was, since I'm such
1887-619: The many genres the band has been put in over the years, but he stated "I don't think we're power metal." Annihilator (band) Annihilator is a Canadian thrash metal band founded in Ottawa in 1984 by Jeff Waters . Waters is the band's sole constant member and has acted as its guitarist, bandleader, writer, producer, engineer, and occasional bassist and vocalist. Annihilator has released seventeen studio albums and has undergone many line-up changes, with Waters regularly assembling touring or session musicians to perform with him. Along with Sacrifice , Voivod and Razor , Annihilator
1938-491: The new Nevermore record. I'm about half way there, and we're going to be going into the studio probably some time in the early fall." Nevermore were one of the first bands to be confirmed for Wacken Open Air 2009, where they performed alongside many bands including Motörhead , DragonForce , and HammerFall . Nevermore entered the studio in August with producer and Soilwork guitarist Peter Wichers to record their long-awaited 7th album The Obsidian Conspiracy . The recording
1989-427: The other containing a documentary profiling the band's extensive career. By the end of 2016, Annihilator had begun working on their sixteenth studio album. Waters stated, "On the next one, the changes I'm gonna make… I only said two things. I've got all these people telling me, 'You've gotta go back to this album,' or that album, or that album, or that album. 'You've gotta do this,' 'You've gotta do that.' So what I do
2040-401: The song "Annihilator" (not to be confused with the song of the same name released on the 1994 album, King of the Kill ). This original version of "Annihilator" was released on the special edition of the 2005 album Schizo Deluxe . Waters and Bates then recruited drummer Paul Malek and bassist Dave Scott. In 1985, the band produced a demo titled "Welcome To Your Death". Bates and Scott left
2091-473: The summer of 2014, Oscar Rangel replaced Al Campuzano, their bassist since 2010. Jeff Waters said on his Facebook that he had actually contacted Wayne Darley, the band's bassist from the classic early 1990s line-up, about having him rejoin, although once again he declined, in Jeff's words "Wayne wanted to do it but couldn't ... personal reasons." The band has continued their touring cycle since then. Dave Padden left
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2142-481: The tour, while Curran Murphy replaced Davis on guitar and Randy Black rejoined on drums. During the early 2000s, Annihilator released the albums Carnival Diablos (2001) and Waking the Fury (2002), both very critically successful. After considerable success, the band's line-up once again dissolved. Following years of line-up changes, Jeff Waters decided to work with a touring-only line-up so he recruited Dave Padden as
2193-426: Was announced as Paddens replacement on guitar while Waters returned to vocals. Never, Neverland singer Coburn Pharr surprised audiences when he returned for a short time on the 70000 Tons of Metal cruise in January 2015. Pharr performed the songs Reduced to Ash, The Fun Palace, I Am In Command, Road to Ruin and Stonewall. By April 2015, Annihilator had begun work on their fifteenth studio album. Waters stated that
2244-417: Was announced that Nevermore had canceled their entire Australian tour. However, in July 2011, Warrel Dane announced that Nevermore had not broken up, and his main focus was on Sanctuary. Dane also mentioned that it would be difficult to continue Nevermore without Jeff Loomis. Both Loomis and Dane talked about the possibility of a reunion, the latter citing that the band split amicably. Dane went on to say in
2295-422: Was announced that Steve Smyth would no longer be a member of the band, citing personal and business reasons for the departure. He stated that he would also be touring with Danish metal band Hatesphere as they supported Behemoth and later Dimmu Borgir , and would also be working on the release of The Esseness Project, an all-instrumental progressive rock album. Dane and Loomis entered the studio, each to record
2346-726: Was completed in October 2009 and was released June 8, 2010, in America, and May 31, 2010, in the EU On June 1, 2010, Nevermore announced a North American Tour in Fall with openers Warbringer , Hatesphere , and Blackguard . On April 11, 2011, Nevermore canceled their scheduled North American tour with Symphony X . Later on April 21, 2011, longtime 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
2397-451: 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 2005. Nevermore then toured on Dave Mustaine 's Gigantour during the summer of 2005. In 2006, they toured with Disturbed and also as direct support to In Flames on the second leg of its North American tour. 2006 held
2448-424: 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 (both, incidentally, also from Seattle). Two members of the band – vocalist Warrel Dane and bassist Jim Sheppard — did not agree with the change, and thus proceeded to create a project of their own: Nevermore. By
2499-587: Was released in 2010, coming to be in a more modern thrash metal-styled sound. Annihilator returned to Canada for two live shows, making it the first time since 1993 that the band had played live in North America. On July 10, 2011, Annihilator headlined the Quebec City Imperial Theatre to a sold-out crowd. They played the main stage (along with KISS and Motörhead ) on July 24, 2011 at Montreal's Heavy MTL Festival . Annihilator released their fourteenth studio album, Feast , on August 23, 2013. In
2550-617: Was released on January 24, 2020. In 2019, Waters got married and moved to England. The band released Metal II , a near complete re-recording of their 2007 album Metal , on February 18, 2022, which serves as a tribute to Eddie Van Halen and Alexi Laiho , the latter of whom appears posthumously on one of the album's re-recorded tracks "Downright Dominate", which also features Dave Lombardo on drums and Stu Block on vocals. In January 2022, Jeff Waters announced that he would be once again stepping down as lead vocalist and focusing solely on lead guitar while Block would handle lead vocals on
2601-589: Was supposed to record its first full-length DVD live at the Zeche club in Bochum , Germany. This event was to be captured by 7 cameras and the live recording was to be produced by Andy Sneap . However, according to Nevermore's official website, on the day of the show, Warrel Dane fell ill with an infection, eventually resulting in the necessity of seeing a doctor at a hospital in Dortmund , Germany. Doctors insisted that he be kept at
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