Nevermore are a band built on bucking musical trends and going their own way, and continue to carve their own path for themselves on their seventh album, The Obsidian Conspiracy.
Borrowing from thrash, progressive, and power metal, the band still has a feeling that is driving and epic.
Their ability to blend genres creates a kind of tempering effect, with the power metal aspects making the prog less cerebral, but not dumb, with songs that provide listeners with equal opportunity to scratch their chins or pump their fists as the mood suits them.
The whole thing is driven forward by the thrash elements, which keep the album moving along before it strays too far in any direction.
The middle ground this fusion achieves really lets the vocal talents of Warrel Dane shine, giving him plenty of room to utilize his full vocal range and deliver the strangely catchy hooks that the band is known for.
While it may be hard to pin down Nevermore's genre, The Obsidian Conspiracy is an easy album to like.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Termination ProclamationLoomis | Nevermore | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Your Poison ThroneLoomis | Nevermore | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Moonrise (Through Mirrors of Death)Loomis | Nevermore | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | And the Maiden SpokeLoomis | Nevermore | Play | 04:59 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Emptiness UnobstructedLoomis | Nevermore | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | The Blue Marble and the New SoulLoomis | Nevermore | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Without MoralsLoomis | Nevermore | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | She Comes in ColorsLoomis | Nevermore | Play | 05:31 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | The Obsidian ConspiracyLoomis | Nevermore | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | The Day You Built the Walls | Nevermore | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | The Crystal Ship | Nevermore | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 47 mins | 109 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephanie Cabral | Band Photo |
| 2 | Warrel Dane | Vocals |
| 3 | Andy Gibson | Bass Engineer, Producer, Vocal Engineer, Vocal Producer |
| 4 | Greg Keplinger | Drum Technician |
| 5 | Loomis | Composer |
| 6 | Jeff Loomis | Guitar |
| 7 | Layne McKay | Assistant Engineer |
| 8 | Nevermore | Primary Artist |
| 9 | Mattias Nilsson | Assistant Engineer |
| 10 | Jim Sheppard | Bass |
| 11 | Travis Smith | Artwork, Layout |
| 12 | Andy Sneap | Mastering, Mixing |
| 13 | Bob Wayne | Producer, Vocal Producer |
| 14 | Peter Wichers | Engineer, Producer |
| 15 | Van Williams | Drums |
| 16 | John Winters | Producer, Vocal Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |