Nevermore

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风格: #能量金属　#重金属　#另类金属　#前卫金属　#激流金属
地区: United States of America 美国

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世纪媒体(Century Media)公司的下的力量金属乐队. 来自西雅图的Nevermore为美国少数坚持传统及创新的优秀团体，创团元老Warrel Dane曾担任80年代金属大团Sanctuary的主唱，其歌喉之高亢且雄厚堪称少见的主唱良才，足以与Judas Priest的Rob Halford媲美！Nevermore的成功在于他们总是能够把Death Metal的力量和节奏合理运用到自己的音乐中，再加上Warrel Dane独特、多变的嗓音。这一次Jeff Loomis的吉他也更多了一些高速、复杂的Solo。Travis Smith的美术设计也是自成一格，这一切使Nevermore的唱片显得格外与众不同。在网上很多人对这次的制作人Kelly Gray（曾经为Sven Gali、Dokken、Queensryche等乐队录音）表示不满。但也许是因为之前已经看了很多负面的评论，于是很多时候会比较满意他的录制。起码他的录音很清晰到位，可能有人认为他把Nevermore的声音弄得更加温暖，失去了自己的特色。他们的这一次音乐做得非常复杂，层次丰富。整张唱片有快有慢，有很多不可思议的慢曲。完全可以叫做Progressive Power Metal。

这支乐队无疑有着其他同类乐队所不具备的特点，他们不仅有华丽的Guitar Line和流畅飘逸的编曲，而且他们玩的够“重”，有很多老式的Death Metal的元素融合在里面。2000年新专辑Dead Heart in a Dead World上市后立即被很多著名乐评人给予95甚至满分。很多人不喜欢Warrel Dane的嗓音，这次他依然没有其他乐队那么悦耳，但是却独具魅力，比起以往专辑他的演唱更加的技术化，很多超慢、黑暗、旋律的精彩演唱段落；Jeff Loomis出道重金属界也有10年的资历了，很多曲目中他演奏的Riffs却惊人的简单，但就是这种简单体现出慑人的魅力，这种架构我想在Power Metal专辑追求复杂化的今天，没有人敢轻易尝试，因为这是“潮流”，NEVERMORE却这样的独树一帜；在专辑的整体印象中，很难想象这是一个一名吉他手并且没有键盘的乐队，因为他们的氛围和层次感和一些芬兰的6人乐队比起来也不差，当然有时他们也用分轨吉他录音，录音师Andy Sneap也功不可没，可这的确是一般乐队无法做到的。

Nevermore straddles the line between power metal, traditional heavy metal, and the contemporary hard rock scene, eschewing the silly theatrics of the power scene in favor of a darker tone, while reaping the rewards of melody and the high-flying vocal range of singer Warrel Dane. The roots of the Seattle-based band can be traced back to Sanctuary, with whom Nevermores Dane and bassist Jim Sheppard recorded two albums. Sanctuary was one of a small handful of late-80s thrash metal bands to sign with a major label; they even enlisted Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine to produce their debut album. Label-imposed limbo caused the band to grind to a halt, with one member also exiting to pursue more grunge-oriented music. Three members of the final lineup of Sanctuary reemerged as Nevermore, inking a worldwide deal with Century Media Records and releasing a punishing eponymous debut album in 1995. The following year saw the band issue a well-received EP, In Memory, that boasted cover tunes as well as Sanctuary material, which pleased many fans.

The Politics of Ecstasy, their second proper album, was a dense, technical masterpiece that displayed the talents of guitarists Pat OBrian and Jeff Loomis, and drummer Van Williams in particular. But it was with their next opus, the dark and conceptually driven Dreaming Neon Black, that Nevermore really caught the attention of heavy music fans and earned the respect of the heavy metal press. Voted Album of the Year by many publications, 1999s Dreaming Neon Black was a tour de force that highlighted Danes soaring vocal range. It also included newcomer (and former guitarist for Forbidden) Tim Calvert, who replaced OBrian when he split to join Cannibal Corpse. After successful tours with Iced Earth and Mercyful Fate, the band knew that they had a tough job ahead of them following up the well-received album. Now a four-piece after the exit of Calvert, Nevermore entered a Texas studio with producer Andy Sneap and crafted a new album that adeptly blended contemporary heavy sounds with traditional heavy metal. Dead Heart in a Dead World was released in 2000, and was supported on the road with a full U.S. tour with Swedish metal band In Flames and labelmates Shadows Fall.

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