Nevermore

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y 1995 ex-Sanctuary members Warrel Dane (vocals) and Jim Sheppard (bass) formed a new Power /thrash metal act called Nevermore with Pat O'Brien (guitar), Jeff Loomis (guitar) and Van Williams (drums) to release Nevermore (1995), In Memory EP (1996), The Politics Of Ecstacy (1996), Dreaming Neon Black (1999; without Sheppard who went solo and added Tim Calvert ex of Forbidden on guitar) and Dead Heart in a Dead World (2000) that would see Calvert leave. Enemies Of Reality would be their 2003 release.

Steve Smyth (guitars) would join for This Godless Endeavor (2005) and The Obsidian Conspiracy (2010); Warrel Dane would die of a heart attack in 2017, long after the band has split in 2011. Two box sets were released posthumously in the form of Original Album Collection (2015) and The Complete Collection (2018).