4. The Heart Collector
I love this song. Easily my all time favourite slower song/ballad from Nevermore. The music is slow and often feels a bit melancholic. Especially in Warrel's vocal delivery. During the chorus of this song is when he really shines. The amount of power he puts into his voice during the last chorus of the song, I love it. This song just feels...sad. And it does that really fucking well. Lyrically it's up there as well, having some very well thought out and well written lyrics and lyrical themes. Which Nevermore has always been good for, but it shines so much in this song.
3. The Obsidian Conspiracy
After numerous listens of the new Nevermore album since it's release, I haven't been able to get over how god damn fucking good the title track is. While I really like the album, and find it to be overall really good, nothing on it shines like The Obsidian Conspiracy. Some of Jeff Loomis's best guitar work (riffs, solos, etc.) are in this song alone. From the second that opening riff begins, I just feel ready for one of the most intense musical moments I could imagine. The speed, the brutality and the melodic. It's all there. It's what makes Nevermore the best metal band (at least from the 90s) to still be releasing music today. And the vocals. Warrel is at the top of his game on this song. He in general, just fucking slays. From the second I heard this song on the day of the album's release, I knew this song would be an instant classic for Nevermore. I mean, it climbed up to my list of all time favourite Nevermore songs extremely fast. It's just...so god damn heavy.
2. The Politics of Ecstasy
When making this list, I found myself surprising myself that I hadn't put a SINGLE song from this album on my list. Which is actually kind of funny, because I definitely consider this my second favourite Nevermore record, but there are obviously songs from other albums I like more, I suppose. Now about the song, Politics of Ecstasy. The main riff of this song...oh my god I love it. It's so chunky and so heavy (almost...industrial-ish). It really pounds your head as Warrel wails away at his vocals, which are top notch, by the way. I love the chorus. The way Warrel delivers "Choking on the influx of technology" sounds so damn cool and smooth. But there is one part of this song that shines much more over almost any other Nevermore song. The instrumental section. This is what seperates a good brutally heavy metal song from a musically complex and brilliant progressive metal song. The changes in time signatures, the riffs and and the progression throughout the entire section of the song is a moment of true musical perfection, if you ask me. It's sheer musical chaos. And I fucking love it.
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Side note - As I reach my number one spot, I'd like to address the fact now that there are several songs I "forgot" to add in while doing this. Part of it was because I was a nub and didn't originally make a pre-determined list of songs until I hit 12. I realize now there are several songs I'd switch out, but too late. Tomorrow I'll post #1.