NEVERDEAD / NEVER DEAD



BAND NAME: NeverDead (Never Dead)
GENRE: Death / Unblack Metal with Symphonic Elements
STATUS: Split-up
LOCATION: USA (Arlington, Texas)

Years active:
July 2000 - "Late" 2004
 (March?) 2005 - ????

Split up somewhere around late 2005. Could have been 2006.

Note: A lot of the lyrics for this band are stories, rather than direct descriptions of Biblical accounts. For example, the song "Paradise Lost" isn't 100% indicative of how the Bible describes being condemned to Hell, but it serves as a warning.

Note 2: Almost, if not ALL information on this page was taken from their Myspace page (archive.org). They wrote a few different biographies, etc. through the years. If you're curious about where I got information here, refer to those first.

Lineup:
Charlie (Prophecy) - Vocals, Guitars (lead)
Dennis - Guitars (rhythm)
Jessi / Jessica - Bass
Lord Burt (ex-Daimonion) - Drums

Past members:
Michael - Vocals
Kaktus - Vocals
Chris - Guitars (rhythm)
Matt - Keyboards
Lisa - Keyboards
Lord Vasa - Keyboards
Tommy - Drums

Links:

Discography:



title unknown (promo / EP, year unknown, label unknown)
Format: CD, pink slim case

My friend (who got me these pictures, THANKS!) states this was a promo for "Firstborn of the Dead", confirming it was released before that album.

Note: All these songs were released on other things, see below for lyrics!

1) The Maiden in White 4:18
2) Frost 4:30
3) Under the Shadow of Silence 3:19
4) Black Sheep 3:41
5) The Song of the Lord 6:28
6) Until Again 3:29

(artwork
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Firstborn of the Dead (demo, year unknown, Independent)
Format: CD

Recorded in February, 2002. Not SURE if it was released the same year.

1) Dark Age
3:54, lyrics:
The Earth will tremble and crack,
Lies will melt before your eyes,
The Dark Age will fall like a curtain of black,
Life as you know it, never paid back,

Take a trip with me, Death is all you see,
Feel my atomic rage,
Figures in black, knife in your back,
I am the Dark Age,

Brains swim in bile as you play my deadly game,
Push the button, dance with me,
Stupid fools, can’t you see?
You die, I laugh, mass atomic blood bath,

Take a trip with me, Death is all you see,
Feel my atomic rage,
Figures in black, knife in your back,
I am the Dark Age,

Now that you’re dead, you want to try peace instead,
HaHaHa it’s too late,
Sealed your own fate, you’ll burn in Hell,
Death is now your prison cell,

Take a trip with me, Death is all you see,
Feel my atomic rage,
Figures in black, knife in your back,
I am the Dark Age

2) Pushed to the Grave
2:18, lyrics:
Pushed to the grave, no chance to breathe,
Your life’s a burden. no one will weep,
A plot from the start, injection of poison,
Your time is running out, fighting alone, fighting harder,

No words of comfort, as you lay dying, you cannot cry out,
No words of comfort, as you lay dying, you cannot cry out,

Growing weak and weary, you close your eyes,
Your body limp and swollen, your life is in their hands,
Your life force cut off, you open your eyes,
You can’t see the sorrow, the sorrow in their eyes.

No words of comfort, as you lay dying, you cannot cry out,
No words of comfort, as you lay dying, you cannot cry out,

Suddenly you fade into a piercing light,
Someone takes your hand, you’re lifted into flight,
Only words of comfort, as you start ascending,
You finally made it home.

Only words of comfort, no more dying, you finally made it home,
Only words of comfort, no more dying, you finally made it home,

3) Night Cometh
3:29, lyrics:
Daylight surges through his veins,
Waiting for the night to take away his pain,
Full moon opens throughout the sky,
For when Night Cometh all will die,

Watch out for Night Cometh,
Watch out for Night Cometh,

In the streets where his victims dwell,
He sends them straight to a fiery hell,
Night is upon you better stay inside,
For when Night Cometh all will die,

Watch out for Night Cometh,
Watch out for Night Cometh,

Daylight surges through his veins,
Waiting for the night to take away his pain,
Full moon opens throughout the sky,
For when Night Cometh all will die,

In the streets where his victims dwell,
He sends them straight to a fiery hell,
Night is upon you better stay inside,
For when Night Cometh all will die,


Watch out for Night Cometh,
Watch out for Night Cometh,

4) Paradise Lost
3:48, lyrics:
And there I stood, on the edge of a dream,
A mystical paradise, like none I've ever seen,
Water-colored flowers in a gentle misty breeze,
A sweet scent of jasmine fills the air, then suddenly...

The clouds turn dark, the sky a pale red,
Jasmine overcome by the decaying of the dead,
Water-colored flowers overshadowed by shame,
My paradise crumbles and bursts into flames,

Screams of agony
Awaken my shame
Forever tormented
By unquenching flames
Paradise lost

And then a figure stands close to my side
His arms are stretched out a million miles wide
He points to a place with a fiery glow
And tells me that this is the place I just go,

Screams of agony
Awaken my shame
Forever tormented
By unquenching flames
Paradise lost

Quick as a flash I am burning with fire,
If only I'd turned from my evil desires,
I think of a time when I knelt to a cross,
But now I'm tormented, my paradise lost...

Paradise lost

Defeat is expected in this fiery Hell
For this is the place where Appolyon dwells
The ancient serpent, the devil, the beast,
And my soul's a part of his decadent feast

My flesh is on fire the pain is intense,
If only I had one chance to repent,
I'd run from this place and I'd never return,
But there's no repentance, forever I burn.

Screams of agony
Awaken my shame
Forever tormented
By unquenching flames
Paradise lost.....

.

5) Firstborn of the Dead
3:37, lyrics:
From the shadows I emerged,
Beneath the darkness of iniquity,
To ascend into the NeverDead,
To take my place in infamy,
Before the throne I crumbled, Conquered in His Majesty,
To consume me with His Power, And destroy me with His Glory.

Darkened spirits of old,
Arise to acquire the flesh,
Devoured and imprisoned,
By the Firstborne of the Dead.

Blood Sacrifice pouring out,
To the alter I would kneel,
Taking everything that I am,
And using me for your will,
Covered with timeless power, Concealed by a shroud of gore,
The likeness of humanity, Enslaved to death no more.

Darkened spirits of old,
Arise to acquire the flesh,
Devoured and imprisoned,
By the Firstborne of the Dead.

Evil spirits struggle in malevolence, Degradation crumbles in sickness,
The ancient serpent tortured in agony, He will bow before in misery,
Firstborne of the Dead,
Beneath his feet the strong lay broken, Confirmation of prophecies spoken
Restoration of everything taken, Delivered from the threat of Satan.

6) This Is Why
3:15, lyrics:
Morning Star, Bore a crown of thorns, and pain,
The wickedness of this world, Was cast upon Him, bearing shame,
Disease, and affliction, he carried like a hanging plague,
Destitute, abandoned, forsaken by Father, turned away,

The sin of this place, human sacrifice, quickening,
Through bludgeoning, and reproach, shame and filth so sickening,

He suffered through the most brutal death,
Descended to the fiery pit,
Three days spent in another man’s grave,
To conquer death so that I could be saved,
This is Why I call Him Lord

The Lion of Judah, ascended to His heavenly reign,
Sovereignty, supremacy, and righteousness are his majesty,
Lord of lords, King of kings, He shall rule eternally,
The wicked will burn in a fiery hell, punishment for iniquity,

The sin of this place, human sacrifice, quickening,
Through bludgeoning, and reproach, shame and filth so sickening,

He suffered through the most brutal death,
Descended to the fiery pit,
Three days spent in another man’s grave,
To conquer death so that I could be saved,
This is Why I call Him Lord

(1st verse repeat)

7) No Escape (Torment)
4:17, lyrics:
Rip the flesh, Peel the skin,
A den of vipers deep within.
Beneath the cross, a plastic smile,
Lies a walking corpse so vile,
Knowing not what’s going on,
Asking questions, always wrong.
Search for answers never knowing
Grace of God is never showing

No Escape, x4

Torment, x4

Cancer eats into my brain,
Like fire coursing through my veins,
Slowly driving me insane
And drilling me with constant pain,
My life is over I’m so lost,
Yet I know Christ paid the cost
He reaches out I run away,
Death awaits this very day.

No Escape, x4

Torment, x4

8) Death by Fire
3:36, lyrics:
He doesn’t care for you, but it’s not too late,
Be careful what you do, you don’t control your fate,
He’s not your father and your blood he can taste,
Your Father’s watching you, you’re such a disgrace,

Be careful what you do,
‘Cause your judgment’s coming down,
He’s gonna damn hell on you,
Etch your face into the ground,

Damnation from Heaven is coming, down upon your soul,
The angels in heaven weeping, do only as you’re told,
In your quest for freedom, you’ve been bound in chains,
Suffer in eternal torment, burned by unquenching flames,

Be careful what you do,
‘Cause your judgment’s coming down,
He’s gonna damn hell on you,
Etch your face into the ground,

As his minions gather around the star, wait for your demise,
Beneath the robes and devil horns, hatred towards the skies,
He’ll possess your soul, feast upon your flesh,
This chapter has been closed, emperor of nothingness,

Sloth, envy, greed, gluttony, pride, lust,
Death By Fire,
Anger, rape, murder, hate, lies, shame,
Death By Fire,

9) Passion Red
2:56, lyrics:
Inside the coliseum, is where the games begin,
A game of persecution,
The test of pure devotion, sweet release ahead,
Pain without emotion,
Power of the senate, strength within the state,
Destroy the insurrection,
a game of discipline, mounting of the dead,
Persecuting Christians,
The sky is painted crimson, the earth passion red,
The true believers prison,
New world order, obliterate the common foe,
Bring them to submission,
Release the lions, carnivorous feast,
Rip the flesh to shreds,
Sacrifice the martyr, beneath a sea of blood,
Salvation for the dead,

A game of persecution,
Sweet release ahead,
The sky is painted crimson,
The earth passion red.

Lambs before the slaughter, into the cattle cars,
Concentration camp,
Complete annihilation, broken Jewish star,
Victim to a madman,
Beyond recognition, tortured bodies lay,
Before a paper king,
Abused and suffering, beneath a crooked cross,
Hitler’s war machine,
Human experiments, Devil’s medicine,
Hiding in the catacombs,
Bulldozer burial, in a foreign land,
Screaming underneath the throne,
Into the gas chamber, massive genocide,
Catastrophic bloodshed,
Human sacrifice, cry out to Heaven’s gates,
Salvation for the Dead,

10) Crucify
2:55, lyrics:
Sentenced by birth, word from the sky
man of no worth, destined to die.
Servant of all, rejected by man.
Decadence fall, butcher the lamb.

Crucify
Crucify

Alpha, Omega, scripture of old
beginning and end, coming foretold
The way and the life, deliver the lost
Carpenter’s hands, nailed to a cross.

Crucify
Crucify

Suffering in silence, as he stands before the King,
Blameless and innocent, overshadowed by screams

Crucify
Crucify

Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani

11) The Suffering Will Be Completed
2:59, lyrics:
With the morning came the aftermath, and the terror that ensued,
left us paralyzed in it’s wake, the truth was misconstrued
horrifying visions of a world that was our domicile
now plaguing us with every breath and driving us underground

Soon the sun was darkened, and the moon was turned to blood
and the scholars and the wise who said this day would never come
were dragged into the city streets and as their bodies burned
some shook their fists to heaven cursed the one who spoke the word
as the book of revelation unfolds before our eyes
we fix our minds upon the cross while looking to the skies
in the midst of panic, taking captive every thought
we focus our attention on the coming of the son of God

When we see the white horse ripping through the sky
then the suffering will be complete
When we see the finish of enemies demise,
then the suffering will be complete

Martyrs face the judgment, so many laid to waste
their bodies mount a million high, so sickening the taste
Children of the damned, prepare for the feast
they will overtake the righteous empowering the beast
Hiding in the catacombs, sheltered in the sun
churches crumbled to the ground, tribulation has begun
Gestapo pound the cobblestone, initiate the mark
we refuse to bow to the disciples of the dark

chorus

Oh my God in heaven, please look down upon this earth,
the blasphemous, tormenting us, but still we seek your word
forsaking not the covenant, that you have made with man,
but deliver us from wickedness into your promised land.

chorus

(artwork
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Never Dead (demo, year unknown, Independent)
Format: CD

One version of their biography says this was recorded in 2003, after "Firstborn of the Dead". Meanwhile, one place refers to this as their "first CD". So....................??????

1) The Maiden in White
4:17, lyrics:
A fair - haired maiden, dressed in white, materialized in mist
Her eyes the shade of darkest night, scars etched in her wrists,
She spoke, "I have a tale to tell, that you'll not soon forget,
A tale of sin and sorcery, betrayal and regret",

The year was not that long ago, but a very different time,
When mortals told of witchery, in poetry and rhyme,
Some would bathe in infants blood, reciting incantations,
As they spoke in backward tongue, invoking divination

She was only a child,
The Maiden in White

As a child she grew in virtue, in the castle of the King,
Her mother skilled in magic arts, clairvoyance and deceit,
By Lucifer, and intrigue, the child began her quest,
And with her mother's guidance, was her spirit laid to rest,

A gateway to another world, and power was attained,
Wretched, vile, demonic lust, and carnal knowledge gained,
Against her Father's wishes, and His never ending grace,
She fell into a den of filth, and Satan's cold embrace.

She was only a child,
The Maiden in White

"Then something happened deep inside, that I could not explain,
Like razors ripping through my mind, and driving me insane,
They took my body captive, and I lost complete control,
Of every thought and action, and possession of my soul."

A wicked dream of years gone by, unfolds before my eyes,
From innocence to decadence, her birth to her demise,
To be satisfied by evil, the drug that she could not resist,
In the end she was tormented, and in turn she slit her wrists.


2) Frost
4:30, lyrics:
Astral winds bestir the embers,
Destroying a world scorched by fate,
No one remains now to remember,
Increasing the hate, incinerate,
Humanities shadow, etched into stone,
Utter destruction is gained,
Flesh is melting, withering bones,
Memories lurking beneath the remains,

Seven Demon Lords awaken, memories erased
Granted, lives are taken, as gruesome corpses burn
Quantum warfare's introduction, unequivocal destruction
Humanity's reduction, the pages of history turn

Chosen Kings have failed, society derailed
As ancestral whispers wail, you will reap what you have sown
Science has no answer, to stop the nuclear cancer
What was left for us to know?
As the Earth returns to snow

I command the flames to absorb the sky
Global chaos, obliteration
Even fire will surely die,
Entropic visions realized
In my hands all existence is nullified
Creations final destination
What is left for us to know?
As the Earth returns to snow

Chosen Kings have failed, society derailed
As ancestral whispers wail, you will reap what you have sown
Science has no answer to thwart the nuclear cancer
What was left for us to know?
As the Earth returns to snow

We let power corrupt our judgment,
We let greed lead to insanity,
Nothing left to show for 2 million years,
Nothing but the husks of ruined cities
None could have prepared for this
None could survive such atrocity?
The atomic flames snuffed out the planet's core
A cosmic block of ice forevermore

Alchemy betrayed
Belated final days
Turning lead to gold
Turning flesh to ash
No salvation left to find
Mourn what's left behind
History now fades away
Into non-existence

Seven Demon Lords awaken, memories erased
Granted, lives are taken, as gruesome corpses burn
Quantum warfare's introduction, unequivocal destruction
Humanity's reduction, the pages of history turn

Chosen Kings have failed, society derailed
As ancestral whispers wail, you will reap what you have sown
Science has no answer to stop the nuclear cancer
What was left for us to know?
As the Earth returns to snow

An eternity had all but passed
Since we had invoked the last
Engaged the vengeful aftermath
The callous song of world war craft
A dying star will now collapse
Marking the aeons that have elapsed
If we had only known the cost...
Eternal visions of frost


3) Under the Shadows of Silence
3:18, lyrics:
Bring out your dead
The gathering of evil
Corpse paint, pentagrams, inverted crosses,
Give praise to the devil,
Death hits the stage,
The demons cry "666"
Tormented anguish,
Enigma screaming, showering emptiness,
Spreading disease.

Then something changes,
A different belief,
A sudden destruction,
Slaves of the King,

Dead in Christ arise,
Bludgeoning bondages,
Onslaught of fire,
Satan's destruction,
Lucifer in chains, his legions in flames,
Overtaken by violence, under the shadow of silence

Assembly of 9,
The 7 is stronger,
Overthrow from within,
Threatening no longer,
Bring out your dead, a moment of blasphemy,
None shall escape,
Guilt and deceit, plague of hypocrisy,
Anger and hate

Then something changes,
A different belief,
A sudden destruction,
Slaves of the King,

Dead in Christ arise,
Bludgeoning bondages,
Onslaught of fire,
Satan's destruction,
Lucifer in chains, his legions in flames,
Overtaken by violence, under the shadow of silence

Attack,
Under the shadow of silence, you will surely die
Attack,
Under the shadow of silence, you will surely die

Dead in Christ arise,
Bludgeoning bondages,
Onslaught of fire,
Satan's destruction,
Lucifer in chains, his legions in flames,
Overtaken by violence, under the shadow of silence


(artwork
not
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Black Sheep (single, year unknown, label unknown)
Format unknown

"Early 2004 the group again returned to the studio and recorded a single "Black Sheep". The song recieved minimal airplay"

1) Black Sheep
3:41, lyrics:
 Not your idea, what we should be
This lifestyle disturbs your thoughts
It would be easier for you and me
If you could be sold or bought
We're not uncomfortable standing alone
We are exactly who we are
We don't need to wear a mask
To cover all our "scars"

We have the right to what's real,
We won't conform to your thoughts
We're taking over, to fight for what's real
We are the souls of the lost

This is who we are,
What you see is what you get
Throw your foolish thoughts around
And turn your heads and spit
Who gave you the right
To spread your mainstream thought disease
We'll destroy you one by one
And bring you to your knees

We have the right to what's real,
We won't conform to your thoughts
We're taking over, to fight for what's real
We are the souls of the lost

We belong to who we are,
We unite as one,
We will stand and fight you all,
Until our battle's won,
As long as we all live,
We unite as one

We have the right to what's real,
We won't conform to your thoughts
We're taking over, to fight for what's real
We are the souls of the lost

Like it or not we are who we are
And so shall always be
We do things our fucking way
And soon you all will see
We're are the ones who run your schools,
Your government, your police
Were growing stronger day by day
We are the black sheep

(solo Charlie/Dennis)
(solo Vasa)


(artwork
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???? (demo, year unknown, label unknown)
Format unknown

Recorded either during, or shortly after, March of 2005.
Recorded at Indian Trail Studios.
Not sure if it was actually RELEASED in 2005.

1) The Song of the Lord
6:28, lyrics:
Why this cowardice?
Grieve not for them
I've already slain them
Arise, be my instrument
For they never have died
They never have not lived
Nor you
Nor I
Om

I am the desert
Your soul belongs to me
Entwined together
Your breath belongs in me

I am all splendor
All life begins with me
Fairest of gardens
Rise and fall because of me

Deceiving
Believing
Oh what they want I offer
Recalling
And falling
Upon their faces for me
Alive and
Reviving
Oh how the maidens love me
Inaction
And action
That spark in you and in me

Hear my song
Oh sing for me
Your piper
Son, beauty
Pure devotion
Offer me
My playground is
Pulling the strings

Breath in, breath out
Your eye, my eye
Heartbeat, kundalini rising

Without attachment
Or lust for result
The lord of storms
Awaits your devotion
Breath in, breath out
Your eye, my eye
Heartbeat, kundalini rising

Behold my perfection
Let me enter thee
Inside of us
Fire rises slowly
All perfection
All destruction
Crown's explosion
Worlds implosion

Hear my song
Oh sing for me
Your piper
Son, beauty
Pure devotion
Offer me
My playground is
Pulling the strings

I am time grown old
Destroyer of all I see
Come to consume the world
Rush into death and be swallowed by me

(solo Charlie)
(solo Matt)
(solo Dennis)

Arise my friend and servant
Fulfill sacred duty
For even without you
Their lives extinguished by me


2) Until Again
3:29, lyrics:
Set the prayer wheel spinning
Letting go you'll never know
Primitive never-ending
Ripping out immortal soul
Rip out the dreams of tomorrow
Rip it all if you want more

This time has come
It goes so far to me
Come inside dear
Looking closer
It's enough for me
To set you free

Lay back, stop struggling
Let the feeling blur some more
Equanamity silent

The song of time
Is coming closer dear
Come into a rip in nothing
Emptiness is left
For you to be

Around around around
In suffering...

(solo Charlie)
(solo Dennis)

Around around around
In suffering...

This time
Thoughtless nobody
The tide is falling
Seemingly ripping me back to me
Desire comes
So far from all self-righteous blasphemy
Forever
Around
Thirst and crave until again





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IncompletePage, CouldUseBetterImages, UncertainInfo
This page is a bit of a mess. 1) What is the name of their demo with "Maiden in White" on it? (NOT THE PROMO EP) 2) Which was released first, the demo with "Maiden in White", or "Firstborn of the Dead"? Some things call "Firstborn" their first CD, while others mention that other demo as their first. 3) Anyone have artwork for any of these demos??? 4) Anyone know for sure when these were released? 5) The band recorded three more songs ("in late 2004") before splitting up. Did they ever release these songs? 6) Anyone have a better-quality version of the band logo? 7) What is the name of the demo with "Until Again" etc on it? 8) Any info on the "promo / EP"?

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