In Memory

by Nevermore

Overview

Sporting some of singer Warrel Dane's most extreme vocal workouts, In Memory is an impressive musical display of neo-progressive yet heavy melodic metal. With an identical band lineup and producer Neil Kernon returning to helm the console, the results on this follow-up to 1995's eponymous debut are predictably similar. The bombastic medley of Bauhaus cuts, "Silent Hedges/Double Dares," is representative of the continuing evolution of the band and its heavy rhythmic reworkings. While the melodies are commercial, Nevermore refuses to get bogged down in technique and, in so doing, avoids the sterility and weakness that some associate with a certain other Seattle melodic metal band. With subtle, clean performances mixed with all-out metal hollering, Dane sounds like a doctorate-level student of Geoff Tate's vocal style ("The Sorrowed Man" being his thesis). Perhaps borrowing a little too heavily from Queensryche, Dane and his bandmates still infuse enough of their own passions and personality to make the music on In Memory their own. ~ Vincent Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	09/29/2023
Label:	Amplified Media Services
UPC:	0637405142099
Rank:	36477

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nevermore   Primary Artist
Warrel Dane   Vocals
Van Williams   Drums
Jeff Loomis   Guitar
Jim Sheppard   Bass
Pat O'Brien   Guitar

Technical Credits

Pat O'Brien   Group Member
Neil Kernon   Engineer,Mixing
Warrel Dane   Composer,Group Member
Nevermore   Composer
Van Williams   Group Member
Bobby Torres   Assistant Engineer
Jeff Loomis   Composer,Group Member,Drum Programming
Jim Sheppard   Group Member
Mike Lose   Assistant Engineer
Martin Popoff   Liner Notes
Robert Manning   Assistant Engineer
Mircea Gabriel Eftemie   Layout Design
Bauhaus   Composer