going to re-sign with them, so they gave us a very small budget for our last album to work with. That was about $20,000 which is a nothing deal to do a record. What we needed to do at the time was to find a producer that was immediately available to make a record with such a small budget, and that guy was Kelly Gray (laughs). Unfortunately, he was just not the right guy to do this album." That year, Enemies of Reality was remixed by Andy Sneap, who produced Nevermore's Dead Heart in a Dead World and would later produce This Godless Endeavor, mix and master The Year of the Voyager, and mix and master The Obsidian Conspiracy. The remixed/remastered sound was received more positively. Warrel Dane admitted that "The remix of the album[...]obviously sounds better. But to me, that's the really odd thing about that album. I find it really strange that the production on that album got reviewed more than the songs did." Reception Enemies of Reality received mostly positive reviews. While generally positive, Sputnikmusic described the album's commercial song structures as "catchy and hooky" yet also its "downfall" that led to the album seeming "a bit too simplistic and unintelligent....Enemies can feel too much like pop sometimes." Similarly, Deadtime.com praised the album's "heavy, technical thrash" while criticizing the band for "including no less than three ballads on a nine song album [that] would have been better left in the rehearsal room if it meant three more barnstormers like 'Never Purify' or 'Ambivalent.'" While KNAC.com lauded the album as Nevermore's "most accessible, catchy, infinitely memorable recording to date," author Eden Capwell lambasted the production for being "a shroud" giving the impression of "two-dimensional flatness". Track listing Bonus videos (2005 reissue) "I, Voyager" (video) - 4:42 "Enemies of Reality" (video) - 3:58 "Enemies of Reality" (live at Wacken 2004) - 4:50 Limited edition DVD track list "Believe in Nothing" (video) "Next in Line" (video) "What Tomorrow Knows" (video) "Engines of Hate" (live U.S. 2001) "Beyond Within" (live U.S. 2001) Personnel Nevermore Warrel Dane - vocals Jeff Loomis - guitars Jim Sheppard - bass Van Williams - drums Production Kelly Gray - production, engineering, mixing (original version) Carl Peterson - assistant engineer Eddie Schreyer - mastering (original version) Gerald Wilkes - management Neil Sussman - legal representation Karen Mason-Blair - band photography Travis Smith - art, layout 2005 reissue