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Nevermore - Dead Heart in a Dead World

Cold Dead Heart - 79%

Erin_Fox, October 28th, 2006

“Dead Heart In A Dead World” is undeniably a masterpiece of conceptual composition, as Warrel Dane, Jeff Loomis and Co., tear away at further sonic intensities.

The addition of Tim Calvert (Forbidden) to the fold brings a highly regarded talent to the operation. Calvert brings the wall-of-sound guitar tone that he’s well known for dishing out in waves, but it’s the monstrous tone and sharp execution of axe slinger Jeff Loomis that provides the bulk of the poundage.

Nevermore sounds like a band that is strictly on the edge and it is this precarious nature that makes this music so breathtakingly thrilling. Filled with energy, yet retaining the all-out heaviness of past efforts, this release challenges the listener to delve deeply into a musical world of dark emotive release.

“Evolution 169” will sound familiar yet to fresh to those listeners that are familiar with the band’s thick grooves, while cuts like the pounding, hammer-to-anvil lead track “Narcosynthesis” and the urgent, wandering “We Disintegrate” both show that Nevermore have continued to develop as songwriters, their creativity enhanced through experience and vision. This song also peers a bit into the sound pioneered by Dane’s former group, Sanctuary.

But in doing so, Nevermore expand upon that sound, modernizing it and melding it into their own manifestation of musical psychosis. Primed for mechanized sonic warfare, “Engines Of Hate” delivers a riveting ride, with a cold-as-steel charisma certain to appeal to those fans that long for the more commanding personality of the group. With much to offer those interested in metal that is at once progressive and overpowering, “Dead Heart In A Dead World” is a touch less brilliant than the band's former efforts, but a solid one nonetheless.