In addition to the album's standard edition, a limited box-set edition was made available in Europe featuring two cover versions —
"The Crystal Ship" (
THE DOORS) and
"Transmission" (
THE TEA PARTY) — and a bonus
"Play The Guitar Like Jeff Loomis" disc containing
"Your Poison Throne" and
"The Obsidian Conspiracy" play-along videos and guitar tabs for both songs.
Disc 1:
01.
The Termination Proclamation02.
Your Poison Throne 03.
Moonrise (Through Mirrors Of Death) 04.
And The Maiden Spoke 05.
Emptiness Unobstructed 06.
The Blue Marble And The New Soul 07.
Without Morals 08.
The Day You Built The Wall 09.
She Comes In Colors 10.
The Obsidian Conspiracy11.
Crystal Ship (THE DOORS cover; bonus track)
12.
Temptation (THE TEA PARTY cover; bonus track)
Disc 2 - "Play The Guitar Like Jeff Loomis":
*
"Your Poison Throne" - without guitar
*
"Your Poison Throne" - guitar only
*
"The Obsidian Conspiracy" - without guitar
*
"The Obsidian Conspiracy" - guitar only
* Video Enhancement: Play-along video for the song
"Your Poison Throne" with guitar-playing instructions from
Jeff Loomis* Video Enhancement: Play-along video for the song
"The Obsidian Conspiracy" with guitar-playing instructions from
Jeff Loomis* Guitar tabs of both songs as PDF files
NEVERMORE filmed a video for the song
"Emptiness Unobstructed" during the band's May 18, 2010 concert at the O2 Academy Islington in London, England. The clip was directed by
Nigel Crane, who helmed
PARADISE LOST's
"The Rise Of Denial" video last year for
Century Media Records.
NEVERMORE has tapped a "very talented" Hungarian guitar player by the name of
Attila Voros to play second guitar on the band's current tour. festivals we are about to embark on in Europe."
The drum tracks for
"The Obsidian Conspiracy" were completed in the group's hometown of Seattle with
SOILWORK guitarist
Peter Wichers, who previously worked with
Warrel Dane on the singer's solo debut,
"Praises to the War Machine". Longtime friend and collaborator
Andy Sneap (
MEGADETH,
ARCH ENEMY,
EXODUS,
MACHINE HEAD) once again handled mixing duties. The captivating and dynamic cover art was created by the great
Travis Smith (
OPETH,
KATATONIA) .
NEVERMORE will embark on its first North American headlining tour in almost three years this fall. The trek, which kicks off on September 23 and runs through November 5, will also feature
WARBRINGER,
MUTINY WITHIN and
HATESPHERE in the support slots.
All tickets are on sale exclusively through
EnterTheVault.com until June 19 at which point they will be made available through all normal ticketing systems.
There will be a limited number of VIP tickets available which gets fans early entry before doors for a pre-show
NEVERMORE meet-and-greet.
