Warrel Dane

Warrel Dane

1961-03-07

Biography

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.

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Nevermore: [1992] Sanctuary is Nevermore

Nevermore: [1992] Sanctuary is Nevermore

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Nevermore: The Year of the Voyager

Nevermore: The Year of the Voyager

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Sodom: Lords of Depravity Part II

Sodom: Lords of Depravity Part II

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Nevermore: [2000] Live in Seattle

Nevermore: [2000] Live in Seattle

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Nevermore: [1999] Melbourne, Australia

Nevermore: [1999] Melbourne, Australia

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Nevermore: [2006] Live at Wacken Open Air

Nevermore: [2006] Live at Wacken Open Air

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Nevermore: [2000] Montreal, Canada

Nevermore: [2000] Montreal, Canada

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Nevermore: [2001] Live in Ft. Lauderdale

Nevermore: [2001] Live in Ft. Lauderdale

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Nevermore: [2011] Live at Power of Metal

Nevermore: [2011] Live at Power of Metal

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Sanctuary: [2015] Rock Hard Festival

Sanctuary: [2015] Rock Hard Festival

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Sanctuary: [2015] London, England

Sanctuary: [2015] London, England

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Sanctuary: [2014] Seattle, Washington

Sanctuary: [2014] Seattle, Washington

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Nevermore: [1992] First Nevermore Show

Nevermore: [1992] First Nevermore Show

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Sanctuary: [1988] Essen, Germany

Sanctuary: [1988] Essen, Germany

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Sanctuary: [1990] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sanctuary: [1990] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Sanctuary: [1990] Detroit, Michigan

Sanctuary: [1990] Detroit, Michigan

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Nevermore: [2001] San Jose, California

Nevermore: [2001] San Jose, California

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Nevermore: [2003] Malmo, Sweden

Nevermore: [2003] Malmo, Sweden

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Nevermore: [1999] Houston, Texas

Nevermore: [1999] Houston, Texas

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Nevermore: [1999] Dreaming Neon Black Release Party

Nevermore: [1999] Dreaming Neon Black Release Party

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