Dreaming Neon Black is the third studio album released by American heavy metal band Nevermore, and was released through Century Media in 1999. Unlike its predecessor, The Politics of Ecstasy, Dreaming Neon Black contains many slower, emotional songs. Dreaming Neon Black is a concept album; according to Nevermore's lead singer, Warrel Dane, "it's a very simple story about a man who slowly goes insane after losing a woman that he was very close to. Progressive levels of insanity are expressed in the songs, he goes through phases of denial and self-blame, blaming God, then denouncing God. The ending is a little...tragic, a little depressing. Shakesperian. Everybody dies, it's all happy." The story is based on a personal experience of Dane's. One of his former girlfriends, Patricia Candace Walsh, ceased contact with him when she joined a religious group and was never heard from again, and he began having nightmares of her crying out to him as she drowned. In actuality, Walsh and her husband Douglas Zyskowski were murdered by serial killer Robert Ben Rhoades in January 1990 while hitchhiking to a religious workshop in Georgia, although Dane was initially unaware of this. The spoken word samples from the intro "Ophidian" and its 10-second reprise at the end of "Forever" are from the Clive Barker movie Lord of Illusions. Track listing Note: The song Forever has a run time of 2:35, followed by six minutes and 35 seconds of silence. This silence is followed a 10-second section from the opening track Ophidian. Credits Nevermore Warrel Dane – vocals Jim Sheppard – bass Jeff Loomis – guitars Tim Calvert – guitars Van Williams – drums Additional personnel Christine Rhoades – additional vocals Production Neil Kernon – production, mixing, mastering Justin Leeah – additional engineering Bobby Torres – additional engineering Raymon Breton – mastering Travis Smith – illustrations, design, photography Karen Mason-Blair – band photography Louis Rusconi – additional photography www.Rusconi.com Brad Gilson Jr. - additional photography References 1999 albums Nevermore albums Century Media Records albums Concept albums Albums produced by Neil Kernon Albums with cover art by Travis Smith (artist)