Did Dave Mustaine handpick Nevermore to do this tour?
LOOMIS: He’s had a relationship working with Warrel Dane and Jim Sheppard, our bass player, in the past. What happened was the two new players he has in his band, Glen Drover and Sean Drover, who are both brothers of course, but they’re very big fans of Nevermore, so I think that helped to push us getting on to the bill. I think it’s a bit of both things, actually. We lucked out, you know –we’re just very overwhelmed by all the great response we’ve had so far and very happy to be a part of this whole process. KNAC.COM: It’s a good lineup. LOOMIS: A very diverse lineup. Every band sounds different. KNAC.COM: During your set I could not believe how hard Van [Williams] was beating the drums. It was great. LOOMIS: [Laughs] Thanks. KNAC.COM: This Godless Endeavor, commercially, is going places where your previous albums haven’t. Do you think you’re reaching a wider audience? LOOMIS: I think so, with this whole thing here, especially. We’ve only played very small venues before in the past, y
