Warrel Dane
Biography
Warrel Dane (born March 7, 1961) is the lead singer of the American power metal band Sanctuary. He is also known as the former lead singer of currently inactive progressive metal band Nevermore. He is a natural baritone, though he was known for his high-pitched vocals with Serpent's Knight and on the first two Sanctuary albums. Later in his career, Dane became more notable for his distinctively deep, dramatic voice. Dane was trained for five years as an opera singer and utilizes a very broad vocal range, spanning from notes as low as the G♯ below low C, or G♯1, to notes as high as the B♭ below soprano C, or B♭5. While his high head voice style vocals were much more prominent in the older Sanctuary albums, there were instances where he utilizes it in Nevermore as well. Sanctuary's 2014 comeback album The Year the Sun Died includes these higher passages on three songs. He cites Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Jefferson Airplane, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, The Doors as his musical influences and Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson as his main vocal inspirations. Dane, along with bassist Jim Sheppard, is a certified chef and formerly owned a restaurant in Seattle. As reflected in his songwriting, Warrel is critical of religion and government and has expressed mixed feelings toward the advancement of technology. Dane provided the voice of Candynose Twinskins in the musical comedy Metalocalypse on Adult Swim. Dane's first ever solo record, Praises to the War Machine was released May 13, 2008 on Century Media Records.
Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles
Drama Series - 2006, 16 episodes • as Sammy Twinskins (voice)
Part-American, part-Scandinavian death-metal band Dethklok has a lingering effect on its fans, who take the words seriously and do anything Dethklok lyrics say. The government fears the band's influence and sets out to destroy it by covert means; for example, by sending military pharmaceutical psychotropic drug manufacturers. Deemed sociopaths for tossing hot coffee at their concert attendees, two of the band members are alcoholics, and they all have self-esteem issues.
Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • as Himself - Vocals
DVD 1 Main Show - Live at the Zeche Bochum, Germany, October 11th, 2006 (21 songs captured live) DVD 2 Gigantour - Live at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada, September 2nd, 2005 (2 songs captured live) Metal Mania Festival - Live at the Spodek, Katowice, Poland, March 4th, 2006 (4 songs captured live) Wacken - Live at the Wacken Open Air, Germany, August 4th, 2006 (4 songs captured live) Century Media USA 10th Anniversary Party - Live at The Roxy, LA, September 28th, 2001 (2 songs captured live) Plus promotional videos for the songs: 13. What Tomorrow Knows 14. Next In Line 15. Believe In Nothing 16. I, Voyager 17. Enemies Of Reality 18. Final Product 19. Born 20. Narcosynthesis (live promo video) * Plus an interview with Warrel Dane!
Movie - 2010, 2h 15m • as Self
Tom Angelripper narrates the struggles of the band in the mid-Nineties, his many side projects, and yet another drastic line-up overhaul.
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Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Himself - Vocals
Sanctuary live at Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Setlist: 1. Arise and Purify 2. Let the Serpent Follow Me 3. Seasons of Destruction 4. Die for My Sins 5. Battle Angels 6. Exitium (Anthem of the Living) 7. Question Existence Fading 8. Frozen 9. The Year the Sun Died 10. Future Tense 11. Taste Revenge