Praises to the War Machine

Artist: Warrel Dane
Label: Century Media
Category: Music

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9 reviews
Sales Rank: 8566

Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5

MPN: 18478
UPC: 727701847825
EAN: 0727701847825
ASIN: B0016CP3DU

Release Date: May 13, 2008
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Tracks:

•	When We Pray
•	Messenger
•	Obey
•	Lucretia My Reflection
•	Let You Down
•	August
•	Your Chosen Misery
•	The Day the Rats Went To War
•	Brother
•	Patterns
•	This Old Man
•	Equilibrium

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Editorial Reviews:

Album Description
Limited digibook edition of the 2008 solo release by the vocalist from Nevermore and Sanctuary featuring one bonus track: 'Everything Is Fading'. The album features guitarist Peter Wichers, formerly of Soilwork. Century Media.

Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...

3 out of 5 stars

not what I expected October 11, 2008
k scott (hell, va)
I was really hoping for more from Warrel. I have been a fan since the first Santuary album and truelly love Nevermore. I was really hoping he would take it to the next level but this falls short. It is too plain and simple. The production is not what I expected either. It is very boomy and sterile and the bass is not right. It is hard to listen to someone else write riff for Warrell other than Jeff Loomis or even Steve Smyth or Jim Sheppard. This album should have been so much more and why he went the direction he went I cant understand. If you compare albums like Dreaming Neon Black, This Godless Endeavor or even The Politics of Ecstacy to this, it leaves you with one simple question: Why settle for silver when you can have gold. Sorry Warrel, I love your music but this is too plain for my taste.

5 out of 5 stars

Amazing !!! August 8, 2008
Andrew J. Carlson (Perry, IA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

warrel dane is an amazing artist and this album is great. He is a very Diverse vocalist and this cd is a must have for nevermore and Sanctuary fans.

5 out of 5 stars

One of the best of 2008 June 17, 2008
Rhonda Florio
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Wow, Warrel and Wichers together make a good team..Picture more modern soilwork type riffs with Dane singing magically over it..With alot of soft moments too...It's very emotional and I can tell both these guys put everything they had into the recording process..I would love to see a tour..go buy now...for fans of good melodic, dark rock/metal or Nevermore of course!

4 out of 5 stars

Decent Collection June 12, 2008
factory35 (usa)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

The first CD from Dane as a solo artist is decent enough. Some good, hook laden and straight Metal with the occasional keyboard thrown in for melody. I wont break each song down, but will say the best tracks are 'Let You Down', 'Messenger', 'When We Pray', and 'Equilibrium'.

The positives are that the production absolutely top notch. The sound of the the mix is excellent, and the guitarwork is very well done. You can really crank this out. And the guitar slams! Comes straight at you through the speakers. Obviously due to the fact that the main music writer is the guitarist Peter Wickers, but his soloing in spots is exceptional. Its also good that Warrel Dane strays from the 'Nevermore' sound for the most part, but does'nt go too far off the deep end. There are some heavy moments on this disc, so metalheads should'nt fear. The closing track (Equilibrium) is great!

The Negs are that it is pretty average in terms of originality. There is nothing really new or groundbreaking. Just good Metal so don't let that stop you, but doubt it will change the world. And, I really miss the loud screeching screams that Dane used to pull out. But hey, that was 20 years ago. I just think it would of worked well on some of these tracks. That is not to say the vocals here are'nt great, because they are.

If you liked him before you will like this. Even if you just like Nevermore's stuff, there is a good touch of that sound on here. Solid debut solo effort.

5 out of 5 stars

More brilliance from Dane. June 10, 2008
B. Nallick (Mpls, MN)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Had this album been the follow up to This Godless Endeavor I would not have been disappointed.
Mature songwriting, I am not familiar with any of the other musicians on the disc so I can't comment on their bands work. However, their contributions compliment the majestic vocals of Dane.
Not a throw away track on the album. I can see why Dane wanted to do this material as a solo effort. Some of the lyrics are too personal for a Nevermore album. Awesome leads from everyone, solid bass, great drums.
And most importantly....... the songs are MEMORABLE.
I've heard solo albums from rockers before (Bruce Dickinson anyone) that weren't any good. I came away from Dane's solo very pleased and very impressed. I'd love to see him do an all acoustic album.
If your a Dane, Nevermore fan you owe your ears a favor by picking this up.

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