Never, Neverland is the second album by thrash/heavy metal band Annihilator, released on August 7, 1990, through Roadrunner.
The album was re-released twice: in 1998 with three demo tracks as bonus tracks and again on September 9, 2003, in a two-disc compilation set along with Alice in Hell, entitled Alice in Hell/Never Neverland (as part of Roadrunner Records Two from the Vault series).
Reception
The album received mostly positive reviews from fans and critics. Nick Griffiths of Select gave the album a two-out-of-five rating, and described it as a "patchwork of half-fulfilled promises, it threatens more than it delivers." He noted that "only when the lead axe spits caterwauling speedplay and the thrash rhythm do Annihilator finally wash their true colours in public" and that "elsewhere there's a tendency to steer into formularised ruts, escaping occasionally like on the ghoulish riffs of 'Sixes and Sevens'."
Alex Henderson of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "one of 1990's strongest metal releases".
Track listing
Personnel Band members Coburn Pharr – vocals Jeff Waters – guitars, bass, drum writing and arrangements, cover concept Dave Scott Davis – guitars Wayne Darley – bass Ray Hartmann – drums
Production Glen Robinson – co-producer, engineer, mixing Jeff Waters co-producer Steve Royea – engineer George Marino – mastering Victor Dezso, Mark Van Der Wielen – photography Nick Gilman – artwork, cover design Len Rooney Creative – artwork Len Rooney – cover concept, cover design Monte Conner – executive producer Recorded February–April 1990 at Vancouver Studios, Vancouver, Canada mixed in April 1990 at Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec, Canada Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City, U.S. Chris Gehringer – remastering Satoshi Kobayashi – reissue design
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