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Nevermore are a [[Progressive Metal]] band (with influences from every Metal sub-genre this side of Norway thrown into the mix) formed from the ashes of Power-Metallers Sanctuary in Seattle, 1991. They are noted for the blazing, technical lead guitar playing of Jeff Loomis, as well as frontman Warrel Dane's distinctively atonal and cynical singing style. Difficult to pigeonhole, the band tends towards the darker, more instrumentally complex sides of progressive music - though chaotic and heavy enough to compete with the most aggressive of thrash bands, they retain many more progressive aspects such as acoustic segments, classically influenced guitar arrangements and Dane's vocal delivery.

Vocalist Warrel Dane and bassist Jim Sheppard founded the band. They were veterans of Sanctuary, more or less a power metal group with thrash influences. Guitarist Jeff Loomis had recently quit a death metal band because he was sick of the [[Harsh Vocals|vocal approach]], and was accompanied by Guitarist [[Hey It's That Guy|Pat O'Brien]], who would later quit to join Cannibal Corpse (his favorite band).

Vocalist Warrel Dane and bassist Jim Sheppard founded the band. They were veterans of Sanctuary, more or less a power metal group with thrash influences. Guitarist Jeff Loomis had recently quit a death metal band because he was sick of the [[Harsh Vocals|vocal approach]], and was accompanied by Guitarist [[Hey, It's That Guy!|Pat O'Brien]], who would later quit to join Cannibal Corpse (his favorite band).

The band debuted in 1991. They then became more progressive with sophomore effort ''The Politics of Ecstacy'', but otherwise, things remained the same.

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* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism]]: Warrel's lyrics are almost [[Anvilicious|anviliciously]] cynical, [[Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped|which fits the band's generally dark tone.]]

* [[Uncommon Time]]: Inevitable for a prog metal act. While not as extreme as some, they've pulled off some tricky examples such as the main riff to ''Psalm Of Lydia''.

* [[Self Backing Vocalist]]: Who ELSE can back Warrel Dane? They use samples live for him to harmonize to.

* [[Self-Backing Vocalist]]: Who ELSE can back Warrel Dane? They use samples live for him to harmonize to.

* [[Self-Titled Album]]: Their debut album.

* [[Take That]]: Their [[Protest Song|Protest Songs]] are usually [[Framing Device|Framed]] as this towards Government, Religion, and the Advance of Technology.

* [[The Band Minus the Face]]: If they do continue, Nevermore will not be the same without Van's drumming, or, more importantly, Jeff Loomis' guitar playing. Thus, this trope arguably comes into play.

* [[Wham Episode]]: Jeff and Van quitting.

* [[Wham! Episode]]: Jeff and Van quitting.

* [[Word Salad Title]]: "Dreaming Neon Black" amongst many, many others.

* [[Word Salad Lyrics]]: Warrel Dane's attempts to put together cryptic but meaningful lyrics fails sometimes.