Nevermore

Nevermore
Nevermore live in U.S., August 16, 2007. (l-r) Jeff Loomis, Warrel Dane, Tim Johnston and Chris Broderick.
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington, United States
Genres	Progressive metal thrash metal heavy metal power metal
Years active	1991-2011 (currently on hiatus)
Labels	Century Media
Associated acts	Sanctuary
Members	Warrel Dane Jim Sheppard Jeff Loomis Van Williams
Past members	Mark Arrington Pat O'Brien Tim Calvert Adam Gardner Steve Smyth Chris Broderick Attila Vörös

Nevermore is an American heavy metal band from Seattle, Washington, United States. Formed in 1991, they are known to incorporate elements from various styles such as power metal, modern hard rock, classic heavy metal and technical thrash metal. The band has been on hiatus since 2011, due to personal issues between the band members. In April 2015, lead singer Warrel Dane confirmed that Nevermore has not disbanded, and there is a possibility for them to continue in the next two years with another album.

Nevermore started in the beginning of the 1990s, when the band Sanctuary was pressured by its recording label to change its musical style, switching from heavy metal to grunge, which was obtaining mainstream success at the time due to bands such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam (both, incidentally, also from Seattle). Two members of the band – vocalist Warrel Dane and bassist Jim Sheppard — did not agree with the change, and thus proceeded to create a project of their own: Nevermore.

By the end of 1994, the band assumed a stable lineup, which saw the additions of drummer Van Williams and former Sanctuary touring guitarist Jeff Loomis. In 1995 Nevermore released its debut album through Century Media Records. This album received much attention and specialized review, as its release was followed by a European tour with Blind Guardian and a North American tour with Death.

Second guitarist Pat O'Brien joined the band prior to the release of the EP In Memory and also took part in the recording of the subsequent album The Politics of Ecstasy, both from 1996. O'Brien left Nevermore to play in Cannibal Corpse and Curran Murphy from Shatter Messiah was enlisted as a touring guitarist for the band until Tim Calvert (who played for the band Forbidden) was able to join the band.