Jeff Loomis Says Nevermore’s Return Will Be “Bigger and Better Than It Ever Was”
First there was the announcement that Nevermore was coming back, then came the statement from Jim Sheppard that called it “completely disrespectful”, then there was the announcement that Jeff Loomis and Van Williams were holding auditions for the band’s next bassist and vocalist. That’s basically the quick and dirty rundown of Nevermore’s apparent return after 13 years. Now, Loomis is out there hyping the hell out of it because what else are ya going to do while sifting through hundreds of submissions?
During NAMM last month, Loomis spoke with Metal Magnitude (as transcribed by Blabbermouth) about the band’s return, in which he described how things are going so far.
“ Yeah, there’s some incredible stuff coming up. I’ve had a tremendous last 10 years with the band Arch Enemy. I’ve been a part of their band, and I left the band about a year ago because I wanted to kind of be behind the driver’s wheel of my own music again. So I’m reforming my old band called Nevermore. And that was a very big part of my life for a long time. And as we all know, the [Nevermore] singer Warrel Dane passed away about five years ago. So we’re on the search right now for a new vocalist and bass player. And we’re gonna come back, and we’re gonna revamp the band, and it’s gonna be bigger and better than it ever was. So that’s the plans for 2025.”
Naturally, Nevermore came up a lot during Loomis’ time at NAMM. During a discussion with music equipment company Seymour Duncan, Loomis explained how he and Williams were approaching the reformation of the band.
“We’re taking our time with it. We wanna make sure we’re doing it right, and get somebody to honor Warrel Dane’s name, but still somebody that can sing like him, but still give a little bit of their own self, or their own self-worth.”
So there you have it. It’s going to “bigger and better than ever” but don’t hold your breath for when we’ll hear new music because they’re going to take their time with the whole process. Just know that the band’s coming back.
