Okay, okay. I know that this forum only has a very limited number of Nevermore fans. But I figure that since there is this fad sweeping the forum, that I'd jump onto the bandwagon as well. I'll be doing two songs at a time for the next week or so (should take 10 days, but I doubt I'll be doing it EVERY day).
Now for those who aren't all that aware of the Nevermore, or are aware but don't know the band very well, they are one of my all time favourite metal bands. The band itself is comprised of many different styles from all over the metal spectrum. This includes thrash, death, progressive, power and melodic. Warrel Dane's vocal style is often bothersome by many, but if you ask me he is one of the best vocalists in metal today.
But I digress
Without further ado, the 20 & 19.
20. The Death of Passion
TDoP is the third track off of Nevermore's third album, Dreaming Neon Black. This song displays a multitude of elements that make up what I love about Nevermore. Fast paced riffing, wide range of vocals from Mr. Warrel Dane (a mix of lower tone singing and some higher, almost falsetto-esque vocals) and a rather interesting instrumental/solo section. But, the reason this one remains at the lowest of my list is due to well...they have better. Yes, the riffs are
and the vocals are god damn cool, but for Nevermore, this song is almost just standard for them. Yes, I enjoy it very much, but they have much better and more interesting/definitive tracks compared to The Death of Passion.
19. Poison Godmachine
Just like TDoP, this song is full of what I love about Nevermore. Though, the riffs in between vocals for Poison Godmachine, I find, are much more intense and interesting. It's also one of the tracks I find much more enjoyable from Dreaming Neon Black. Actually, the first 4 songs in this top 20 are going to be from DNB. Primarily because it's my least favourite album of theirs next to Enemies of Reality, and there are really only select tracks from DNB that I thoroughly enjoy as stand alone tracks. A lot of it has to do with Nevermore's other material being a lot more interesting and
, instead of just being plain old
.
One other note about this song - Around the 4 minute mark, Warrel lets off this howl like high note, that I just absolutely love. His range is absolutely fantastic, and he really shows it in this song.
Stay tuned.