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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Sep-10-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2005 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Nevermore Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : This Godless Endeavor (Jap. Ed.)bel : Century Media ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ I have heard of many albums that have achieved ║ │
│║ perfection, most of them in the melodic branch ║ │
│║ of metal (where power metal or progressive metal ║ │
│║ fit in), as well as a few on the extreme metal ║ │
│║ branch, which I don't listen to a lot but there ║ │
│║ are definitelly various masterpieces on it. Out ║ │
│║ of all extreme metal bands I've heard, I decided ║ │
│║ to pay a bit more of attention to it, since it ║ │
│║ pretty much got me, and I got into Nevermore ║ │
│║ eventually. After listening to a few songs by ║ │
│║ them, I decided to get 'This Godless Endeavor' ║ │
│║ and it eventually became my favorite band in the ║ │
│║ whole extreme metal, as well as my favorite ║ │
│║ album.s ║ │
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│║ This album is pretty much a summing up of all ║ │
│║ Nevermore's previous releases, mixing into it ║ │
│║ every single quality that has made them an icon ║ │
│║ in metal. Dane's voice is amazing. In this ║ │
│║ album, he often alternates his types of singing ║ │
│║ from the melancholic voice to growls or harsh ║ │
│║ vocals and he makes it fit in perfectly, placing ║ │
│║ it exactly where needed, the perfect example ║ │
│║ would be "Sentient 6", a song that is overall ║ │
│║ slow, but in the end becomes heavier and Dane's ║ │
│║ vocals start to work out with hostileness. Jeff ║ │
│║ Loomis is a god, any person that listens to ║ │
│║ metal knows that. His expert-level shredding ║ │
│║ cannot be compared to that of any other. He uses ║ │
│║ extreme sweeps in the solos, a bit of tremolo ║ │
│║ picking (not to overuse it), and some tapping ║ │
│║ that is always right were it has to be. His ║ │
│║ management of diverse scales during the solos is ║ │
│║ also acknowledgeable, mainly the appropiate ║ │
│║ manage of diminished runs he does that actually ║ │
│║ don't sound too incongrous but make it have the ║ │
│║ needed terrorific sound to the solos, of course, ║ │
│║ if that is the purpose. Both Loomis and Smyth do ║ │
│║ an outstanding job with the riffs, they will get ║ │
│║ you headbanging and breaking your neck in no ║ │
│║ time, I would like to give a highlight to "My ║ │
│║ Acid Words" in this case. The rhythm musicians, ║ │
│║ Sheppard and Williams, also get a spotlight in ║ │
│║ here. While many don't pay attention to them ║ │
│║ since the guitars may overshadow their ║ │
│║ instruments, I pretended to do it to describe ║ │
│║ the sound better. Van Williams, the drummer (as ║ │
│║ you may know), is really talented, to be honest. ║ │
│║ Most of the drum lines here are pretty odd, ║ │
│║ since they may sound dissonant or even ║ │
│║ improvised at times, but this adds technicallity ║ │
│║ and progressiveness to the overall sound. His ║ │
│║ work with the double bass drums is one of the ║ │
│║ best I've heard (if not the best). Bass lines ║ │
│║ are just adequate. They do not stand out too ║ │
│║ much, since it is not what is needed, after all, ║ │
│║ Nevermore has always payed much more attention ║ │
│║ to the guitars, but you may listen to a few ║ │
│║ interesting stuff if you pay close attention to ║ │
│║ it. ║ │
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│║ Nevermore lyrics are among my favorites. I ║ │
│║ really like the way this album criticizes the ║ │
│║ shitty society we live in with the lyrics, using ║ │
│║ great comparisons and metaphors, and explaining ║ │
│║ how there is almost no way to get out this ║ │
│║ fucked up world, "not even suicide", as 'My Acid ║ │
│║ Words' says. I think Dane did a really good job ║ │
│║ in here, he deserves recognition. ║ │
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│║ "This Godless Endeavor" is an excellent album, ║ │
│║ it compiles the whole Nevermore essence, and ║ │
│║ also works as a perfect introductor for anyone ║ │
│║ who wants to get into the extreme metal world, ║ │
│║ collecting into it stuff from all the extreme ║ │
│║ metal genres, making it perfect and even having ║ │
│║ all of this, it is really digestible for most of ║ │
│║ listeners. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Born [05:06] │
│ 02 - Final Product [04:22] │
│ 03 - My Acud Words [05:42] │
│ 04 - Bittersweet Feast [05:01] │
│ 05 - Sentient 6 [06:58] │
│ 06 - Medicated Nation [04:03] │
│ 07 - The Holocaust Of Thought [01:27] │
│ 08 - Sell My Heart For Stones [05:18] │
│ 09 - The Psalm Of Lydia [04:16] │
│ 10 - A Future Uncertain [06:08] │
│ 11 - This Godless Endeavor [09:00] │
│ 12 - Engines Of Hate (Live 2001) (Bonus Track) [05:32] │
│ 13 - Beyond Within (Live 2001) (Bonus Track) [05:49] │
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│ Total Length : [68:42 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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