NEVERMORE Singer's Solo Performance To Include SANCTUARY Material

NEVERMORE frontman Warrel Dane will make his solo live debut on Saturday, December 19 at Studio Seven in Seattle, Washington. He will be accompanied by Matt Wicklund (HIMSA, GOD FORBID) on guitar plus guests. Also appearing on the bill are SWORD OF JUDGEMENT, TORTURE BOX, ASEMA and HEADSHOT.

Dane's show will encompass material spanning one of metal's most defining and revolutionary vocalists' entire catalog, focusing on his inaugural solo effort, "Praises To The War Machine", as well as featuring SANCTUARY tracks for the first time in over a decade. Fans of NEVERMORE need not worry as some deeper cuts will also be heard for the first time in years.

Commented Wicklund: "I am very excited and honored to be a part of this and to be working with one of my favorite vocalists and longtime friends. Willis Mathiasen (drums),Dagna Barrera (bass) and Jonny Smokes (guitar) are all doing a wonderful job and everything is really sounding amazing!

"We will be playing all of the songs from the record 'Praises To The War Machine', as well as a couple of old SANCTUARY hits and maybe a few other surprises.

"I encourage everyone that can to come out and rock with us!

"I'd like to thank Tracy Moody and Nicole Russel at Studio Seven for helping to bring us all together so this can happen.

"After this event, I will be heading back home to New Jersey to continue working on new material with my brothers in GOD FORBID. We have been coming up with some great tunes and I am really excited to continue working on it!"

For more information, see the poster below.

Dane's video for the song "Brother" can be viewed below. The clip, which was shot with up-and-coming director Max Gutierrez, is a very dark introspective piece focusing on the relationship between Dane and his brother following the death of their father.

"Brother" comes off Dane's debut solo album, "Praises to the War Machine" (2008),which sold 1,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Dane, who first shattered the boundaries of conventionality with the legendary SANCTUARY and NEVERMORE, proved that he was one of metal's most diverse frontmen with this solo effort as he unleashed a barrage of introspective and personal lyrics that were heartfelt and extremely powerful. All of this emotion backed with his soaring angelic and dynamic vocals provides all of the necessary elements for a savagely captivating, melodic assault that quickly hooked you in.

NEVERMORE recently finished recording its new album, "The Obsidian Conspiracy", for an early 2010 release via Century Media Records.

The drum tracks for "The Obsidian Conspiracy" were completed in the group's hometown of Seattle with SOILWORK guitarist Peter Wichers, who previously worked with NEVERMORE's Warrel Dane on the singer's solo debut, "Praises to the War Machine". Longtime friend and collaborator Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, ARCH ENEMY, EXODUS, MACHINE HEAD) is once again handling mixing duties.

The following songs (among others) were laid down during the recording sessions for the follow-up to 2005's "This Godless Endeavor":

* "Emptiness Unobstructed"
* "Without Morals"
* "And The Maiden Spoke"
* "Termination Proclamation"
* "The Obsidian Conspiracy"
* "The Blue Marble and the New Soul"
* "She Comes in Colors"
* "The Day You Built The Wall"
* "Poison Throne"
* "Beautiful Mistake"
* "Crystal Ship" (THE DOORS cover)
* "Transmission" (THE TEA PARTY cover)

According to Dane, the song "And The Maiden Spoke" "is going to blow your minds; it's twisted, progressive lunatic fringe riffing with vicious hooklines."

He added: "These songs are full of newfound rage, lyrically and musically. Jeff Loomis has come up with some amazing new riffs that will no doubt please old and new fans alike. Also, I think the combination of Peter and Andy will result in something very, very special."