Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy

[PeterVejar666]

warrel dane vocals ahhh the best

[djmarkyno1]

anyone else hear the similarity to arch enemy's nemesis at the start?

[TheFunney9]

ive never heard a more perfect rift in a song

[Haiskoahanta]

The lyrics are absolutely dispensable.... The guitar riffs makes this song so great!!!!!! Instrumental version much better in my eyes...

[AnimusLiber69]

fucking the fucking intro fucking solo fucking is fucking PERFECT!

[metalfabrix]

jeff loomis is a god!!!!!!!!!!!

[Savipalooza]

Mmmmm...

[huihulai]

astounding shit!

[xshold]

2 first arpegios,=master of puppets 

[Duncon1981]

Great riffs on this album, but dear god. The vocals are so boring...... Really sounds like Dane wasn't even trying to come up with interesting vocal lines. Sad that it had to end like this. I would gladly accept Jeff Loomis creating his own band with nevermore oriented songs and a singer who has not turned into a total unproffesional douche.

[Feileiks]

Vocals just don´t fit in this, this music is supposed to be played instrumental

[pjslash]

The last Nevermore song ends with Warrel Dane saying "These are my last words" ? !!!

[InvictusBananman]

the intro reminds me of arch enemys nemesis

[WishmasterTheDark]

Riffs! Motherfucking heavy, brutal, powerful and fast riffs!

[6KingCooper6]

This song makes me ready to kill some zombies. Oh lets hope 2012 is real and a zombie apocalypse happens!!!! \,,/>.<\,,/

[givemeajackson]

@6KingCooper6 hell yeah, zombie slaying with guitar. my kelly wants blood...

[serjsk8er]

wtf?!!! talking like that about warell's voice ! omg warells voice is just amazing..*_*

[Interioroutbreak69]

this deserves more views, but I get the corporate people want lady gaga and justin bieber to get the millions

[tolbo7]

jizzed my pants at 0:21 :|

[stix471]

@tolbo7 best fucking riff man \m/ \m/

[MRec1124]

What the hell is wrong with You people, warrel dane's vocals suit jeff lommis's playing perfectly

[electroneticTV]

I like the Nevermore Instrumentals but the vocals are nothing vor me. :/

[oakefaloskavliaris]

guitar work is rad-boring gayass vocals ruin the whle thing though...

[7stringMase]

The guitar is fucking ridiculous! Its just inhuman!

[peterATIAMDlife]

rift from beyond !

[JonasBGuitar]

Haha, you try to get us to rate and comment a cover of a Kings of Leon song??

Anyways, this is the first time I heared the song with vocals, and I must sya I am disappointed... I expected a bit heavier vocals.

[arcane616devil]

When I first seen that picture, I was like, "I need to look at that in HD, definitely.".

[xparty]

@arcane616devil Youtube encodes the audio of HD videos far better than SD.

[arcane616devil]

@xparty Thus, why I need to look at it in HD. ;)

[arxidi666]

@79Abyss High 5 megale! 

[13Geomar]

NEVERMORE!!! Rlzzzzz!!!

[vick339]

i swear that intro at :10 sounds just like children of bodom needled 24 7

[Dimebag62430]

@vick339 even if it sounds similar, nevermore is way better than COB and loomis is wayyyy better than laiho

[Dimebag62430]

@vick339 I know it's off of topic lol

[JohnnydeKing29]

@vick339 which is good because needled 24/7 is like the best song EVER

[SAGE7777777]

@vick339 i know right



[grimrapper3]

@vick339 f*** children of bodom, this is NEVERMORE and the mighty JEFF LOOMİS

[RtasVadumeeKostas]

@grimrapper3 ..was Nevermore...

[bunnyannihilator89]

@vick339 also the same as The Glass Prison from Dream Theater

[givemeajackson]

@bunnyannihilator89 seriously? where? can you give me the time? i never noticed that, and i'm completely addicted to the 12 ste suite!

[bunnyannihilator89]

@givemeajackson /watch?v=SSX86zPnUkY 2:22

[bunnyannihilator89]

@givemeajackson it was a while ago i said that, although not equal it is similiar and when listening to it DT's song came to mind ^^

[givemeajackson]

@bunnyannihilator89 aah, i tought you meant the tremolo action. yeah the lick is quite similar.

[dimebagdarrellftw]

@givemeajackson Your at all the videos Im watching!

[givemeajackson]

@dimebagdarrellftw noticed the same thing of you. but i'm almost exclusively at metal, guitar and gaming vids, nothing else

[givemeajackson]

@dimebagdarrellftw i'd like to add you as a friend, but i dont fucking find the button >:I screw you youtube!

[Karafliazoproora]

THIS IS THE ULTIMATE METAL ANTHEM !!!!!!!!!!!

[zZzMotherShipzZz]

LOOMIS! Are you dead serious with them pants?

Those shits are haggard dude what are you doing?

[skyguitar]

NEEDLE 24/7 INTRO ? BY COB LOL .

[guitarfatality07]

@skyguitar not even close dude, and its called needled 24/7

[Giitaar]

honestly, looking at the comments, does it matter about the lyrics?? :')

Just sit back, and ENJOY the music, instead of complaining about what the singer has to say? ;)

Just saying in the nicest way possible!! :D

[k3n2020]

its never going to be the same.... i loved Warrels Vocals and Jeffs riffs and solos.... its never gonna be the same :( :( :(

[jollysatan]

The best song intro EVER.

[HeavyMetalVagabond]

@jollysatan you reckon? i like it all but the intro... not really sure why though. Jus seems unlike nevermore, very thrash-y

[HeavyMetalVagabond]

the harmonics in the chorus are the same as in this godless endeavour intro

[MrGitarrmongo]

according to warrel, nevermore will continue writing new albums with atilla

i don't really expect much from that =P, but i expect masterpieces on jeffs new album =D

[8MentalBlackout8]

@MrGitarrmongo atilla :D

[HeavyMetalVagabond]

@MrGitarrmongo Attila would not take over writing responsibilities from Loomis, nor would he want to

[KrankItVZ]

@MrGitarrmongo Honestly i actually want to hear Jeff in a new band as many people will agree that warrels vocals quite weird. Its quite cool but takes a while to get used to. Im sure that if Jeff joins a new band everything will be exactly like nevermore minus vocals

[Kilmarro]

@KrankItVZ If you never got a chance to listen to Loomis' solo album (Zero Order Phase), it's pretty amazing. All instrumental work and one hell of a listen. Hopefully he and Van Williams do some tag-teaming in another endeavor. They honestly carried Nevermore and they'll find something awesome to do.

[KrankItVZ]

@Kilmarro Yes I've already heard his album since it came out. And will try to get his 2nd one thats coming out soon. What I'm saying is that Loomis is practically the one who defines the sound of nevermore. But I want to hear that with a different vocalist

[nneevveerrmmoorree]

21Fixxer..hmm..I agree about Portnoy...athough,.at one point I wouldnt have thought that  'Ring of Fire 'could exist without George Bellas...but MacAlpine made a great addition...you could even replace Vitalij in 'Ring'if you had to back then ..with Mistheria or Jens perhaps...it is ultimately Jeffs songwriting not playing that cant be replaced.

[Spearmintyify]

poo

[CallOfDuty14ful]

Why I never knowed them? Nice :o

[TheSanguineRage]

Epic right here

[JasstoJazz420]

I was supposed to see them with Symphony Sex....they broke up the week before the show....my one and only chance to see them and spray tons of Right Guard is gone forevermore.

[nneevveerrmmoorree]

Who can replce Jeff and Van Williams.....First Jeff....guys like George Bellas can match him for speed and accuracy but not rythym...James Murphy or  Mike Chlaisiack (I spelled it wrong) maybe...now Van..hmmm Gene Hoglan.....Portnoy

[21Fixxxer]

@nneevveerrmmoorree dude not portnoy he is great but he doesnt fit with nevermore...also nevermore without loomis is like syl without devin or pantera without dime or megadeth withouth mustaine etc etc

[TheBigMclargehuge]

Maaaaahhhm he's sticking his tongue out at me!

[cleverfox2010]

loove it!!!!!

[MotionlessGhost886]

That bend at the end of Jeff's solo is the greatest bend I have ever heard in my life. No bends from any other guitarists match the emotion in that one note for me. The only one that comes close is one of the bends in Sacristy, which is also Jeff.

\m/

[coolsprus101]

Man I am just thinking of what was going down at the studio. This must have taking quite a while to get so perfect.

[1more4carhur]

jeff loomis makes me cring in awestuck of how amazingly complex and subsequently tasty his riffs are

[katerina13Lacta]

amazinggggg..apisteutosss *Jeff Loomis* 

[maglajska1]

Maby Nevermor will no longer exist, but they last album is masterpiece :D i think they wanted to finish with style :D

[ExplosiveNutSack]

this is the sickest shit!!

[82skel]

super song

[sk8nguitar4evr]

i just saw symphony x in orlando a few days ago ( one of my fave bands of all time) but i truly prefer nevermore over sx but anyways...nevermore was supposed to be on that tour...they got some shitty bands to fill in for them after they dropped off and the whole crowd basically just gave those bands a huge FUCK YOU .... nevermore \m/

[Nightcrawl6]

@sk8nguitar4evr i saw Nevermore loosing compared to Symphony x and Psychotic Walz, the guitars sounded like crap and vocals from Warrel wasn´t that good. Symphony x was best band of the evening

[sk8nguitar4evr]

@Nightcrawl6 oh no doubt SX kicked major ass the whole show... i think the band knew it was unfolding and that would definitely reflect on the band but to hear that jeff loomis played shitty =o anyways, i digress... still one of my fav bands and yes warrels voice has been lacking lately

[MelissaMaggot666]

i really feel like shooting myself in the head for not going to their gig in Greece last year thinking that "ah well,i guess they'll come again next year!"  TT^TT

[JMSF2008]

too bad they are not together naymore :(

[killzerdood]

@JMSF2008 They're in the line up for Bloodstock...

[SpicyDragoon]

@killzerdood - Jeff Loomis, lol

[cleverfox2010]

brutal

[njskate4death]

i love the relationship between the guitar and the drums in this song

[njskate4death]

This song just made me fucking LOVE nevermore.

[iamthescott1]

wtf is dota thats all that comes up when i search "nevermore"

[nobodyiixgr]

@iamthescott1 a game...

[DItrashjp1]

MUITOOOO BOMMMM!!!

[Videostar1another1fa]

Just getting into Nevermore,could someone recommend some good songs from them?

[biabbooh]

@Videostar1another1fa everyone of them lol

[JJsiN84]

@Videostar1another1fa The River Dragon! One of my favorites.

[TheMrAbaddon]

@Videostar1another1fa

All of them.

Deconstruction

I, Voyager

Born

etc.

[Failhaid]

@Videostar1another1fa

definetely "Born" ...it has one of the best riffs i have ever heard in my whole fuckin life ;-)

[HeavyMetalViking89]

@Videostar1another1fa Listen to "Die for me" by Sanctuaty (Warrel Dane and Jim Sheppard's old band)

They were awesome back then. Of course, so is Nevermore

[Disnamesucksass]

0:02 "FUCK IM BUYING THIS ALBUM ASAP"

0:16 *fap*fap*fap*fap*fap*fap*fap*f­ap*

[boomershadow]

This whole album was worth the effort, even if just for this intro riff alone.

[1994tolias]

If i change the quality of 360p to 1080p (HD) the sound will be better???

[DavidTheCatMedia]

@1994tolias Well, you can really hear the difference from 360-480. 480-720 only if you have good speakers. You won't waste that much bandwidth because the video is just static pictures which compress very easily.

[Videostar1another1fa]

@1994tolias Much better.

[wondersnitzel]

R.I.P. Nevermore, without Jeff Loomis, it is done

[kudurrumaqlu]

@wtffff they broke up?

[wondersnitzel]

@kudurrumaqlu they didn't "break up" but Jeff Loomis and Van Williams left the band

[kudurrumaqlu]

@wondersnitzel no dude they dindnt they both took a break loomis is back on sanctuary

[kudurrumaqlu]

@wondersnitzel dude they didnt leave they both took break for familly issues jeff said no to mustaine for joining megadeth for the good of nevermore man that didint happen

[wondersnitzel]

@kudurrumaqlu go to Nevermore's official myspace or facebook, its on there they say they left due to Internal struggles and ongoing issues within the band, check it out yourself dude

[kudurrumaqlu]

@wondersnitzel dude your right my bad its cuz it said onj warrels page tht they are just on short leave i guess you dont get more cut dry then loomis page, fuck

[TheGoddessCaroline]

I'm totally bumming out. Today is a bad day in \m/...... I was hoping to see you guys next week. No more Jeff and Van......... : ( and I"ve been waiting years since the last gig!!

[greatdeath001]

Bad-ass solo!

[TheInappropriatenick]

@RenewThyself I am not saying he sucks, just saying he's overrated... Btw saw a couple of bands that were drunker than him, yet played perfectly, and that stuff was a lot more tehnical... x)

[TheInappropriatenick]

Ffs will you people gonna shut up about Alexi any time soon?!?!? He's NOT that good, you're talking about him like he's god... The dude is an average guitarist, stop giving him the credit!!!!

[Rellik428]

@TheInappropriatenick Too be honest, I think he has a very unique style of soloing however he is more of a 'studio' guitarist rather then live. Most of his live performances are pretty poor, guitar wise

[RenewThyself]

@TheInappropriatenick If you're talking about Alexi from CoB. I have to say, you're wrong sir. Opinion is opinion I know. I saw them live about 2 years ago or so. He had a broken shoulder from falling out of his bunk drunk. Played damn near perfect. He's a great guitar player. I agree given how good guitar platers really are these days he's average. But he's a damn good guitar player through and through.

[Mirdjan]

gorgeous song, but the intro smells like Needled 24/7 :P

[Snide666]

@Mirdjan There are many intros that sound like it. :D Alexi and Jeff are great guitarplayers anyway. :D

[Mirdjan]

@Snide666 absolutely, and also wonderful and kind persons, that i had the lucky to met, and the impressive thing of both of them, and also of Micheal Romeo from Symphony X, is that they are HUMBLE people.

they are the perfect example of what a guitar player should be: formidable above the strings and in life.

(also daniel from pain of salvation is like this :P)

...but the intro still sounds "needled" XD

[ValkoDeath]

@Mirdjan might smell like but sounds nothing like needled 24/7

[Mirdjan]

@ValkoDeath apparently your ears and your nose switched places -.-

[ValkoDeath]

@Mirdjan ok. but it doesnt sound like needled 24/7

[kemele]

well, very technic riffs... but the vocals man... THEY SUCK!

my humble opinion, of course.

[DarthPietrus]

@kemele I also dont like nevermore's vocals, but DA RIFFS!!! Cant look past em

[ibanezxiphos700]

@kemele

i agree

[ThePace96]

@kemele dude i dont know..but damn...warrel is mine favorite vocalist...and this is just..damn....i mean ok everybody have their own taste........

[ElAxeMan24]

Tasteycakes!

[dabenson8r]

I really expected so much more out of this album. When I heard it was called "The Obsidian Conspiracy", I expected some sick prog-type work reminiscent of the last album. I saw the first track was 3 minutes long and I cried a little on the inside. At least there's a couple of good riffs on the album.

[maloyas]

Jeff Loomis "Lord of The Riffs"

[Woulv92]

@maloyas yeah lol truly one of the best guitarists of all time, too bad he isnt much recognised by people, that way he woul really be the almighty incontestable "Lord Of The Riffs"

[SethTheOne]

@maloyas Dude, be careful.. That's Iommi's title.... You don't wanna have your face melted or your ears exploded..

[bhothemetallhead]

@maloyas not just riffs xD

[sasuke7uchiha139]

Still, in my Opinion the only one who has sucessfully pulled off this sound is Roy Kahn of Kamelot.

[Ultraussie]

Guitar is pretty bland, and I ain't a big fan of the vocalist.

[Kryptik316]

@Ultraussie Bland guitar? Play this shit. I dare you.

[cero815]

@Kryptik316 "play this shit"?. I will tell you that I have all nevermore albums and I guess I won't buy this one, as they are starting to imitate themselves. Since Enemies of reality, there is less focus on music and more on hard riffs. As guitar player with time one learns to differentiate between music and fretboard-masturbation. Nevermore: great band, one of my favorites, but I am a bit tired of the patterns.

[mmim4]

@Ultraussie try playing the just the rythm riffs not even going to say try to play the solo

[25jonathan]

@Ultraussie as much as i love Nevermore i must admit that i agree with you. The instrument part of this album is not very interesting and the lyrics are too cliche. Definetly not their best work.

[aria10533]

かっこよすぎ＾＾

今度買わなきゃ

[Videostar1another1fa]

Is this with Chris Broderick on guitar?

[Wereboy]

@Videostar1another1fa no he never recorded with them i believe he only played with them live

[zetanbow16]

i like this new album more than others

[bowenjuice]

I just realized that the opening riff to this is almost identical to 'The Fire and the Fury' by firewind :S

[medic4131]

I JUST SHREDDED THE FUCK OUT OF MY NECK!!!!

[zetanbow16]

jeff loomis is a animal!!!! hes da best!!!!!!

[xfalconkillerx]

if you think metal was ever about being an amazing vocalist, then you have failed the test

[AsTheWorldSpinsAgain]

@xfalconkillerx There is no one definition of metal, let people like/think what they want -.-

[mmim4]

@xfalconkillerx you think a vocalist in a metal band isnt important? if you your an idiot! if their isnt a good voice/lyrics the song doesnt fit together and great metal song has great vocalist/lyrics

[xfalconkillerx]

@mmim4

a good voice =/= lyricist, even so some of the greatest metal bands had terrible vocalists yet those same voices are what we look to as the GODS of metal

IDIOT

[FollowHim4Eternity]

When I hear someone say something about how all metal bands do nothing but scream, I almost always cite Nevermore because of Warrel's huge vocal range and opera training.

[51XxFalleNxX15]

Great singer + great bend= my fav

[iamthescott1]

epic solo

[madmartyr17]

Jim Sheppard is the reason I play a Five string bass

[HeavyMetalVagabond]

i hate the very beginning of this, the verse riff is awesome though

[zetanbow16]

in my oppinion loomis is the best and he will ever be the best

[kpkpratt]

wow my boyfriend listens to nevermore and i guess now i do too

[feidtublec]

Is that Bjork?

[VanceGaming]

For a science project i was supposed to find a song to do with obsidian so i searched obsidian and i found this and im so glad i did, you guys are awesome.

[1vertigodown]

not trying to piss anybody off, but the singer ruins an amazing band in my opinion

[kyatzz]

@1vertigodown you have to get used to the singin ive been listening nevermore for quite a while now and i love his voice now

[sk8nguitar4evr]

@kyatzz thats exactly how i feel about the warrel. i had to get used to his voice but now i love it.

[lilfishy5689]

@1vertigodown I agree so hard. The instrumentals are so sick and then the voice just isn't up to par in my opinion.

[ScrabbitTheRabbit]

@1vertigodown He's very divisive. Personally, I love his vocals, but I can absoloutely see why people would hate them.

[metalfreekz13]

@1vertigodown Honestly, because of his unique voice, his vocal style is an acquired taste. When I first started listening to them in 2000 (my friend showed me the solo to The River Dragon Has Come so I immediately went out and bought Dead Heart In A Dead World), his voice took some getting used to. But if you truly give the band a chance, his voice really grows on you and you end up loving it like I do. Especially when you see them live. He has just as much intensity as any vocalist that growls.

[Gtrplyr1]

@metalfreekz13 i agree dude.. Don't know if you have heard of "static Impulse".. It James Labrie's side project out of Dream theater.. THe album has growls of death metal nature which i totally do not like, t but i don't mind it on that album...

[cometothepartay]

not to self, never listern to an instrumental before listerning to the studio version, damn it maan, epic song though