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Jeff Loomis Talks Publicly For The First Time Since Leaving Nevermore

by Zach Shaw | Sep 21, 2011 | Progressive Bickering

Jeff Loomis and Van Williams’ departure from Nevermore surprised many in the metal community. Since then, singer Warrel Dane has been the most vocal about the split, while Williams broke his silence to respond to Dane’s less than kind words about him. However, until...

Nevermore Drama Likely To Never End, Ex-Drummer Responds To Singer’s Comments

by Zach Shaw | Aug 23, 2011 | Progressive Bickering

Since guitarist Jeff Loomis and drummer Van Williams’ departure from Nevermore, singer Warral Dane has been the only one vocal about Nevermore’s current predicament. And in a recent interview with Greece’s Rock Overdose, Dane might have added more fuel to the fire....

Sanctuary Announces New Guitarist, While Jeff Loomis Preps New Solo Album

by Zach Shaw | Jul 20, 2011 | Nevermore Insider

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zNRZ4o5hD0[/youtube] We had a hunch that Jeff Loomis’ departure from Nevermore also meant that he was no longer in Sanctuary (singer Warrel Dane and bassist Jim Sheppard’s pre-Nevermore group). While Dane confirmed this in a...

Warrel Dane Calls Nevermore “The Greatest Band That Alcohol Ever Ruined”

by Zach Shaw | Jul 12, 2011 | We're Keeping The Band Together

Singer Warrel Dane first broke his silence regarding Nevermore’s future without guitarist Jeff Loomis and drummer Van Williams last week when he confirmed via Twitter that the band is “not dead.” In an interview with the ProgPower USA festival this past weekend,...

Warrel Dane Says Nevermore AND Sanctuary Are Very Much Alive

by Zach Shaw | Jul 5, 2011 | We're Keeping The Band Together

Fans were shocked when guitarist Jeff Loomis and drummer Van Williams announced their departure from Nevermore back in April. Since then, the remaining members of the Seattle prog metal group (singer Warrel Dane and bassist Jim Sheppard) have kept quiet. Those worried...
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