9. Beyond Within
I love this song. It's such a brutal way to kick off this amazing album. The main riffs are asskicking!!! Loomis kicks ass again! BEYOND WITHIN!!! Love it.
8. The Heart Collector
Nevermore's best ballad. The chorus is perfect, absolute bliss. Loomis' soloing again is a highlight, he perfectly portrays the mood and feel of the song, this man really knows how to make his guitar sing! Love the key change in the last chorus.
7. The River Dragon Has Come
Love the clam intro, really portrays the title of the song well IMO. The riff of course is crushing. Love the doom like feel in the verses. Loomis' diminished sweeping patterns in the solo gives the perfect imagery. Then when he harmonizes it my head explodes. The second part of course kick ass.
6. I Am the Dog
A bit of a controversial choice here, but I love this song. Loomis' theme solo is magic, I love this man!! Warrel of course gives an emotionally charged performance, with confusing, troubling lyrics. You can really feel his pain about his loss when he is singing this, you can tell he is upset, confused and disturbed. Amazing song!!!!!!
5. Narcosynthesis
Amazing opener. I love the groove through the entire song especially in the verses with the staccato riffing. The chorus is so majestic and haunting. The solo of course flawless. That riff at 1:54 is possibly one of the best riffs ever, I just wished that used it a lot longer.
4. Engines of Hate
BRUTAL!!! Love the pure venom and hatred in this song, it's so underrated. The riffs just kick me ass. Loomis again!!!! The solo is just bliss, this man knows how to shred tastefully. his chromatic ascend at the end of his solo is just mind blowing. Love the structure in the second half too. Just when you though Dane couldn't be any more pissed, LOL. "I shit the truth , into the engines of hate!!"