I'll put it further,

"Williams" and Loomis were Nevermore.  Van Williams (again proved) was an OVERWHELMINGLY
underated Drummer and now in this case-Dane is just a Vocalist in a band that happens to be
Nevermore .

But this is probably why it happened (I put this up at "Thrash Metal Fans Unite!!!" as an update to a
post about our Love of Sanctuary and Nevermore)

"Hey, speaking of the bass player and the music of your life, I am fuckin� psyched about this long-overdue Sanctuary reunion!

[laughs] Yeah, wait �til you hear some of the new stuff! I�ve got a song that I�ve been working on the last few days. It�s pretty frickin� cool.

You�re not joking right now? You�re already working on music?

No, I�m not joking at all! It sounds like Into The Mirror Black stuff, which obviously is the evolution of our sound. We�re going to really start rehearsing again and just [pauses] deal with it. It feels right for some reason. I know I said years ago that I wouldn�t do this. That was probably because most of us weren�t really friends. We didn�t talk to each other.

No shit!

No, the ending of that band was weird. It got kind of ugly at the end. Eventually, we grew up a little and started talking to each other again. Now, we�re in a place where we�re good friends again. Which is cool cuz we�re all different people now.

I had always thought that Len [Rutledge, Sanctuary guitarist] � He tried a couple bands after Sanctuary broke up, but then he kind of quit doing music. One day, it occurred to me that he�s too talented to not be doing something. I thought, maybe we should work on something together and see what happens. It happened very slowly. It�s a good feeling.

Hey, those Sanctuary albums were magic. You guys were on track to eventually contribute an undisputed classic album to the genre. Everybody knows that. But working with Dave Mustaine on the band�s first record must�ve been weird. How old were you even?

Oh my god. I was a kid. You know what, I have to tell you: I am going to go back and take more voice lessons before I even think about recording another Sanctuary record. I have to! I haven�t been using that aspect of my voice for years because in Nevermore, I don�t think it�s really appropriate. When you�re singing that way, you have to be consistent. And since you�re never too old to learn anything, why not go back and take lessons?

You challenged yourself on those records. No doubt about that.

Seems its probably all due to Williams and Loomis wanting him to be dedicated to Nevermore.
Just that these days, many bands and musicians work on side-Bands/Projects to keep creative,
keep the little money they make coming in and just to have a breather from routine.
I don't think Nevermore will be around anymore .

For me this isnt as bad as Portnoy and DT, but its a sad way to go out for Nevermore (And Judas
Priest losing KK Downing . . . what the hell is going on out there!?).