(03-12-2014, 02:23 PM)TheLastCandle Wrote:(03-10-2014, 02:22 PM)Ignacius Wrote: Since the disbandment of Nevermore, these guys have been my go-to metal band.
Was extremely bummed when Nevermore split. Dane put Sanctuary back together, but Loomis' songwriting was NM's driving force and Sanctuary.. just isn't Nevermore. Blah.
The new Sanctuary stuff I've heard from them, mostly live bootlegs, has been good, and Loomis's solo stuff is good, but I agree. Â The whole was greater than the sum of its admittedly excellent parts. Â You need Loomis, Dane, Williams, and Shepphard to make a band that great. Â Sanctuary + Jeff Loomis's solo albums aren't as great as Dead Heart In A Dead World.
There just wasn't a band that sounded like Nevermore. Â It'd be like Finntroll or Meshuggah breaking up. Â They're irreplaceable because they're so idiosyncratic; there are bands that sound similar, but not the same.