Dead Heart in a Dead World is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Nevermore, released in October 2000. In a style comparable to a darker, heavier Queensrÿche, its songs range topics such as criticism of drug possession penalties to rejection of religion. The album also features a cover of Simon & Garfunkel's hit, "The Sound of Silence". It is also notable for being Nevermore's first record utilizing seven-string guitars.
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Studio album by Nevermore | ||||
Released | October 17, 2000 | |||
Recorded | July 2000 | |||
Studio | Village Productions, Tornillo, Texas and Robert Lang Studios, Seattle, Washington | |||
Genre | Progressive metal, thrash metal | |||
Length | 56:30 | |||
Label | Century Media | |||
Producer | Andy Sneap | |||
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The album featured one single in the track "Believe in Nothing", which was covered by All That Remains on their 2008 album, Overcome. It was also covered by Firewind in 2008, on the Century Media covers album "Covering 20 Years of Extremes".[1]
The bonus track Chances Three had been previously recorded under the title Three Chances in a 1990 demo by Sanctuary, as well as with its current title in the 1992 Nevermore demo entitled Utopia.
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Rock Hard | 9.5/10[5] |
In 2005, Dead Heart in a Dead World was ranked number 361 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[6]
All lyrics are written by Warrel Dane except "The Sound of Silence" by Paul Simon; all music is composed by Jeff Loomis except "The Sounds of Silence" by Paul Simon and Jeff Loomis.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Narcosynthesis" | 5:31 | |
2. | "We Disintegrate" | 5:11 | |
3. | "Inside Four Walls" | 4:39 | |
4. | "Evolution 169" | 5:51 | |
5. | "The River Dragon Has Come" | 5:05 | |
6. | "The Heart Collector" | 5:55 | |
7. | "Engines of Hate" | 4:42 | |
8. | "The Sound of Silence" | 5:13 | |
9. | "Insignificant" | 4:56 | |
10. | "Believe in Nothing" | 4:21 | |
11. | "Dead Heart in a Dead World" | 5:06 | |
12. | "Love Bites" (bonus track) (Judas Priest cover) | Rob Halford, K.K. Downing, Glenn Tipton | 5:22 |
13. | "All the Cowards Hide" (bonus track) | 5:56 | |
14. | "Chances Three" (bonus track) | 3:03 |
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German Album Charts[7] | 57 |
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