Warrel Dane "Praises To The War Machine (Limited Edition Digibook, Germany, Century Media, 9977780)"

Praises to the War Machine is the debut solo release/album by heavy metal vocalist Warrel Dane from Nevermore, released on April 25, 2008. The album was produced by Peter Wichers, who was tapped by Dane to work on the album while Wichers was still a member of Soilwork. After leaving that band in 2007, Wichers co-wrote the album with Dane and played on eight of its tracks. Soilwork drummer Dirk Verbeuren and former Himsa guitarist Matt Wicklund also played on the album. Nevermore guitarist Jeff Loomis and James Murphy make guest appearances. Chris Broderick was supposed to contribute a solo to the track "Obey" but was unable to, due to other obligations. Praises to the War Machine includes two cover songs, The Sisters of Mercy's "Lucretia My Reflection" and "Patterns" by Paul Simon. Dane had previously covered a Simon song on Nevermore's album Dead Heart in a Dead World.

Dane was in the process of recording a follow-up to Praises to the War Machine at the time of his death in December 2017.

Tracklist:

1. When We Pray 03:38
2. Messenger 03:59
3. Obey 03:14   
4. Lucretia (My Reflection) (The Sisters of Mercy cover) 04:38   
5. Let You Down 03:54
6. August 03:48   
7. Your Chosen Misery 04:10   
8. The Day the Rats Went to War 03:37   
9. Brother 03:24
10. Patterns (Simon & Garfunkel cover) 04:01   
11. This Old Man 03:43
12. Equilibrium 03:53
13. Everything is Fading 04:04

Time:  50:03  

All songs by Wichers/Dane, except 12 by Wicklund/Dane, 4 by Andrew Eldritch and 10 by Paul Simon.

Recording information:

Recorded at Wichers studios and Omnisound studios, Nashville, TN.

Drums recorded at Wrightway studios, Baltimore, MD.

Mixed at Topaz productions studios.

Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.