This Godless Endeavor

Infobox Album |


Name = This Godless Endeavor
Type = studio
Artist = Nevermore
Released = July 26, 2005
Recorded = Feb - Apr 2005 at Backstage Recording Studios, UK
Genre = Progressive metal
Thrash metal
Length = 57:18
Label = Century Media
Producer = Andy Sneap
Reviews = *"allmusic" Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:2z831va5zzza link]
*"PopMatters" Rating|4|5 [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/n/nevermore-thisgodless.shtml link]
|Last album = "Enemies of Reality"
(2003)
This album = "This Godless Endeavor"
(2005)
Next album = "Gigantour"
(2006)|

"This Godless Endeavor" is progressive metal band Nevermore's sixth album, and was released on July 26, 2005. The album was produced by Andy Sneap and is distributed by Century Media Records.

History

One might note that the track "A Future Uncertain" has very similar lyrics to the track "World Unborn" from their 1992 demos, although the music is completely different.

In the middle of the song "Sentient 6" there is a message played backwards that says "I am the bringer of the end, fear me, I am the beast that is technology." "Sentient 6" refers to a robot or an android that has been programmed to annihilate humankind, but actually envies humanity for their possession of emotion and a soul. The content is paradoxical and written from the perspective of the machine. The song also picks up lyrically where "The Learning" left off in "The Politics of Ecstasy". In addition, it seems to have many parallels with the story of V'ger from .

The album is rumoredwho? to be a concept album about the Apocalypse, along with notes about the demise of society and values. However, guitarist Jeff Loomis revealed in an interview that it is not a concept album, but a "topic-to-topic" album, with all the songs dealing with "real life issues" that can " allegorically refer to the loss of identity, the system that we roove in, the meaning of life, the denouncement of God as a solution to all the problems that are caused by the conflicts that all the religions have initiated in various parts of the world. It's basically about human beings."It has also been saidwho? that it is Warrel Dane's "somewhat apocalyptic" vision of the future.

This album was ranked number 88 on the October 2006 issue of Guitar World magazine's list of the greatest 100 guitar albums of all time. [http://chud.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93854]

Track listing

#"Born" – 5:05
#"Final Product" – 4:21
#"My Acid Words" – 5:41
#"Bittersweet Feast" – 5:01
#"Sentient 6" – 6:58
#"Medicated Nation" – 4:01
#"The Holocaust of Thought" – 1:27
#"Sell My Heart for Stones" – 5:18
#"The Psalm of Lydia" – 4:16
#"A Future Uncertain" – 6:07
#"This Godless Endeavor" – 8:55

Credits

*Warrel Dane - Vocals
*Jeff Loomis - Guitar
*Steve Smyth - Guitar
*Jim Sheppard - Bass
*Van Williams - Drums
*Andy Sneap - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Mastering
*James Murphy - Special guest lead guitar on the 7th track
*Hugh Syme - Cover art
*Olle Carlsson - Band and background photography
*Stefan Wibbeke - Layout and booklet design

External links

* [http://www.nevermore.tv Nevermore's official website]
* [http://www.metal-invader.com/interviews_145.php An interview with Jeff Loomis.]
* [http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/9881/tempidx/5/menuid/3 An interview with Nevermore]