Never, Neverland

''Never, Neverland'' is the second album by heavy metal band Annihilator. It was released in July 1990, under the label 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
* Wayne Darley – bass
* Ray Hartmann – drums
* Dave Scott Davis – guitar solos on tracks 1 and 8

;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

References

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1990 albums
Annihilator (band) albums
Roadrunner Records albums