Enemies of Reality
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2003 |
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Title (number) |
9 |
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40:49 |
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Kelly Gray (first version), Andy Sneap (new mix) |
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House of Rock & Metalworks, Seattle , Washington , Backstage Recording Studio , Derbyshire , England |
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Enemies of Reality is the fifth studio album by the American progressive / thrash metal band Nevermore . It was released on July 28, 2003 by Century Media . In 2005 a new mixed version appeared. It also differs externally through a predominantly black cover that is inverted compared to the first edition.
style
Musically, the record is described as a bit more thrash-oriented than its more epic predecessor. The musical style on Enemies of Reality has also been described by the band as tougher than before:
“We pushed the boundaries even further, which resulted in a very, very hard record that is again different from its predecessors. The songs are brutal settings of feelings such as anger and despair. "
Death metal influences were also incorporated into the music , a direction that Jeff Loomis indicated as his musical background. For example, Ambivalent is influenced by Morbid Angel . The musical direction is also due to the fact that the band did not want to record "Dead Heart 2". According to Dane, the lyrics are about the “general decline of society”, the pursuit of fame, corrupt religions, vanity. “There is no stronger drug than reality.” The album title comes from David Cronenberg's film eXistenZ , where Jennifer Jason Leigh said the sentence: “Maybe we're the enemies of reality.” The two, in Noumenon and Seed Awakening , Occurring text line "there is no stronger drug than reality" is also based on an experience of drug withdrawal of a friend.
The album is dedicated to Chuck Schuldiner , who died in 2001 .
Emergence
Enemies of Reality was originally produced by ex- Queensryche guitarist Kelly Gray in the band's hometown, Seattle . Due to a budget cut by the record company, the band couldn't afford to record anywhere else. She also had to do normal full-time jobs while recording. Warrel Dane initially expressed satisfaction given the circumstances. However, the press and fans immediately criticized Kelly Gray's production as undifferentiated, and the band cautiously criticized the sound at the time of release. Therefore, only a second version of Gray's Mix was released. In 2005 the album was completely remixed by Andy Sneap , who produced Dead Heart in a Dead World .
reception
Frank Albrecht awarded nine out of ten points in Rock Hard . He wrote that Enemies of Reality reached the level of the previous album "not quite". He deducted half a point from the nine and a half points for the music because of the production. Allmusic's John Serba also praised the songwriting and the quality of the musicians. He was also able to gain positive things from the production - the mix sharpens the dynamics of “power ballads” such as Who Decides and Tomorrow Turned into Yesterday . The album received four stars out of five.
Track list
- Enemies of Reality - 5:11
- Ambivalent - 4:12
- Never Purify - 4:03
- Tomorrow Turned into Yesterday - 4:35
- I, Voyager - 5:48
- Create the Infinite - 3:38
- Who Decides - 4:15
- Noumenon - 4:37
- Seed Awakening - 4:30
The limited edition contained a DVD with the following content:
- Believe in Nothing (Video)
- Next in Line (video)
- What Tomorrow Knows (Video)
- Engines of Hate (Live USA 2001)
- Beyond Within (Live USA 2001)
The new edition from 2005 contained the videos for the title track and I, Voyager as well as a live version from Wacken from 2004 as a bonus .
Web links
- Enemies of Reality at Allmusic (English)