Warrel Dane

Warrel Dane

Birth : 1961-03-07, Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Death : 2017-12-13

History

Warrel Dane (born March 7, 1961) is the lead singer of the American power metal band Sanctuary. He is also known as the former lead singer of currently inactive progressive metal band Nevermore. He is a natural baritone, though he was known for his high-pitched vocals with Serpent's Knight and on the first two Sanctuary albums. Later in his career, Dane became more notable for his distinctively deep, dramatic voice. Dane was trained for five years as an opera singer and utilizes a very broad vocal range, spanning from notes as low as the G♯ below low C, or G♯1, to notes as high as the B♭ below soprano C, or B♭5. While his high head voice style vocals were much more prominent in the older Sanctuary albums, there were instances where he utilizes it in Nevermore as well. Sanctuary's 2014 comeback album The Year the Sun Died includes these higher passages on three songs. He cites Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Jefferson Airplane, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, The Doors as his musical influences and Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson as his main vocal inspirations. Dane, along with bassist Jim Sheppard, is a certified chef and formerly owned a restaurant in Seattle. As reflected in his songwriting, Warrel is critical of religion and government and has expressed mixed feelings toward the advancement of technology. Dane provided the voice of Candynose Twinskins in the musical comedy Metalocalypse on Adult Swim. Dane's first ever solo record, Praises to the War Machine was released May 13, 2008 on Century Media Records.

Profile

Warrel Dane

Movies

Sanctuary: [2015] Rock Hard Festival
Himself - Vocals
Sanctuary live at Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Setlist: 1. Arise and Purify 2. Let the Serpent Follow Me 3. Seasons of Destruction 4. Die for My Sins 5. Battle Angels 6. Exitium (Anthem of the Living) 7. Question Existence Fading 8. Frozen 9. The Year the Sun Died 10. Future Tense 11. Taste Revenge
Sanctuary: [2014] Seattle, Washington
Himself - Vocals
Sanctuary at Studio Seven, Seattle, WA, USA The Year the Sun Died CD release show Ad Vitam Aeternam Arise and Purify Let the Serpent Follow Me Seasons of Destruction Die for My Sins Battle Angels White Rabbit The Mirror Black
Sanctuary: [2015] London, England
Himself - Vocals
Sanctuary at The Underworld, London, England Ad Vitam Aeternam Arise and Purify Let the Serpent Follow Me Seasons of Destruction Die for My Sins Battle Angels White Rabbit Future Tense The Mirror Black Exitium (Anthem of the Living) Question Existence Fading Soldiers of Steel Taste Revenge Sanctuary Frozen The Year the Sun Died
Nevermore: [2011] Live at Power of Metal
Himself - Vocals
Inside Four Walls, Moonrise (Through Mirrors of Death), The Termination Proclamation, Your Poison Throne, Born, The Heart Collector, The River Dragon Has Come, Emptiness Unobstructed, This Godless Endeavor, Enemies of Reality
Nevermore: The Year of the Voyager
Himself - Vocals
DVD 1 Main Show - Live at the Zeche Bochum, Germany, October 11th, 2006 (21 songs captured live) DVD 2 Gigantour - Live at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada, September 2nd, 2005 (2 songs captured live) Metal Mania Festival - Live at the Spodek, Katowice, Poland, March 4th, 2006 (4 songs captured live) Wacken - Live at the Wacken Open Air, Germany, August 4th, 2006 (4 songs captured live) Century Media USA 10th Anniversary Party - Live at The Roxy, LA, September 28th, 2001 (2 songs captured live) Plus promotional videos for the songs: 13. What Tomorrow Knows 14. Next In Line 15. Believe In Nothing 16. I, Voyager 17. Enemies Of Reality 18. Final Product 19. Born 20. Narcosynthesis (live promo video) * Plus an interview with Warrel Dane!
Nevermore: [2006] Live at Wacken Open Air
Himself - Vocals
Final Product The River Dragon Has Come I, Voyager Engines of Hate Dead Heart in a Dead World Enemies of Reality Narcosynthesis This Godless Endeavor Born
Nevermore: [2006] Live at Metalmania
Himself - Vocals
Metal Festival 2006
Nevermore: [2003] Malmo, Sweden
Himself - Vocals
Nevermore at Kulturbolaget, Malmö, Sweden Enemies of Reality Never Purify Sea of Possibilities The Politics of Ecstasy In Memory Narcosynthesis The Heart Collector Ambivalent Inside Four Walls The River Dragon Has Come The Seven Tongues of God Tomorrow Turned Into Yesterday Engines of Hate Who Decides The Sound of Silence
Nevermore: [2001] San Jose, California
Himself - Vocals
Nevermore at Cactus Club, San Jose, CA, USA Narcosynthesis Inside Four Walls Engines of Hate Next In Line The Heart Collector The Death of Passion Beyond Within Evolution 169 The River Dragon Has Come Dead Heart in a Dead World The Seven Tongues of God White Rabbit Believe in Nothing We Disintegrate The Sound of Silence
Nevermore: [2001] Live in Ft. Lauderdale
Himself - Vocals
Narcosynthesis, Inside Four Walls, Engines of Hate, Next In Line, The Heart Collector, The Death of Passion, Beyond Within, Evolution 169, The River Dragon Has Come, Dead Heart in a Dead World, The Seven Tongues of God, Believe in Nothing, We Disintegrate, The Sound of Silence
Nevermore: [2000] Live in Seattle
Himself - Vocals
Narcosynthesis, We Disintegrate, Inside Four Walls, This Sacrament, The River Dragon Has Come, The Fault of the Flesh, The Sound of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel cover), The Seven Tongues of God
Nevermore: [2000] Montreal, Canada
Himself - Vocals
Nevermore at Le Medley, Montreal, QC, Canada 01) Narcosynthesis 02) We Disintegrate 03) Inside Four Walls 04) The Fault of the Flesh 05) The River Dragon Has Come 06) This Sacrament 07) The Sound of Silence 08) The Seven Tongues of God
Nevermore: [1999] Melbourne, Australia
Himself - Vocals
Nevermore at The Buffalo Club, Melbourne, Australia Beyond Within The Death of Passion This Sacrament Next In Line What Tomorrow Knows Dreaming Neon Black Silent Hedges Poison Godmachine The Fault of the Flesh Deconstruction Future Tense Battle Angels The Learning The Seven Tongues of God
Nevermore: [1999] Houston, Texas
Himself - Vocals
Nevermore at Cardi's, Houston, TX, USA Beyond Within The Death of Passion This Sacrament Next in Line Dreaming Neon Black Deconstruction Future Tense (Sanctuary) Poison Godmachine
Nevermore: [1999] Dreaming Neon Black Release Party
Himself - Vocals
Beyond Within, This Sacrament, The Seven Tongues of God, Silent Hedges (Bauhaus cover), I Am the Dog, The Death of Passion, Next In Line, What Tomorrow Knows, Dreaming Neon Black (female vocals by Pamela Moore), Poison Godmachine, Deconstruction
Nevermore: [1992] First Nevermore Show
Himself - Vocals
Nevermore at Mural Amphitheatre, Seattle, WA, USA Taste Revenge Godmoney Utopia Matricide Garden of Gray Battle Angels Sanctuary Timothy Leary The System's Failing The World Unborn White Rabbit
Nevermore: [1992] Sanctuary is Nevermore
Himself - Vocals
Nevermore at the RKCNDY, Seattle, WA The Dreaming Mind Unknown Song White Rabbit The Hurting Words Taste Revenge Sanctuary Garden of Grey The World Unborn
Sanctuary: [1990] Detroit, Michigan
Himself - Vocals
Sanctuary at Blondies, Detroit, MI, USA Eden Lies Obscured Seasons of Destruction Die for My Sins Future Tense White Rabbit Taste Revenge
Sanctuary: [1990] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Himself - Vocals
Sanctuary at Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, PA, USA Eden Lies Obscured Seasons of Destruction Die for My Sins Future Tense White Rabbit Taste Revenge Long Since Dark The Mirror Black Sanctuary One More Murder Battle Angels
Sanctuary: [1988] Essen, Germany
Himself - Vocals
Sanctuary at Grugahalle, Essen, Germany Battle Angels Die for My Sins White Rabbit Ascension to Destiny The Third War Soldiers of Steel