James Patrick Sheppard (born May 8, 1961) is an American musician. He was the bassist and founding member of the progressive metal band, Nevermore, and its predecessor, Sanctuary.[1][2] He and singer Warrel Dane are certified chefs, and formerly owned an Italian restaurant in Seattle.[3] In 2020 James married Brazilian Priscila Sheppard.
Sheppard underwent an operation in 2011 to remove a benign brain tumour.[4] In 2019, after the death of Warrel Dane, Sheppard started a musical project called Dead Heart Collective, in which he plays the guitar.[5][3][6]
Discography
Sanctuary
- Refuge Denied (1987)
- Into the Mirror Black (1989)
- Into the Mirror Live (1991)
- The Year the Sun Died (2014)
Nevermore
- Nevermore (1995)
- In Memory (EP, 1996)
- The Politics of Ecstasy (1996)
- Dreaming Neon Black (1999)
- Dead Heart in a Dead World (2000)
- Enemies of Reality (2003, remixed/remastered in 2005)
- This Godless Endeavor (2005)
- The Year of the Voyager (2008)
- The Obsidian Conspiracy (2010)
References
- ^ Mustica, Giorgio. "An Interview with Jeff Loomis: Cooling The Burn", The Aquarian Weekly, May 1, 2013.
- ^ Dick, Chris. "Q&A: Lenny Rutledge Soldiers Sanctuary Onward", Decibel magazine, December 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "Dead Heart Collective with Jim Sheppard (Sanctuary & Nevermore) - Remembering Warrel Dane". Spreaker. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ "Nevermore Bassist to Undergo Surgery Today". www.metalunderground.com. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ "The Dead Heart Collective". The Dead Heart Collective. Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ Blabbermouth (2019-12-14). "Ex-NEVERMORE/SANCTUARY Bassist JAMES SHEPPARD Launches New Project THE DEAD HEART COLLECTIVE, Inspired By WARREL DANE". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
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