Though Nevermore was never officially sold in stores or uploaded to streaming platforms, it has achieved legendary cult status among pop-rock enthusiasts. The rare 2010 promotional CDs have become highly sought-after collector's items on music marketplaces like Discogs . Over time, nearly the entire tracklist leaked online via fan forums and YouTube playlists .
The primary cause of the shelving, however, was strictly business. At the time of the album's planned release, Eleven Seven Music dissolved its publishing arm, Five Ninteen Productions . Without a publishing arm, the label couldn't legally license the songs or distribute the album properly. The entire project was put "on hold." Soon after, Eleven Seven entered into complex distribution partnerships with EMI and Universal Music Group for specific regions like Canada and Japan. But instead of solving the problem, these mergers created bureaucratic gridlock. The album fell into a legal black hole, trapped between different companies that didn't know (or care) how to handle a Norwegian rock singer's lost masterpiece. album nevermore marion ravenrar
The album's identity can be pieced together through the two singles that managed to escape the vault in Scandinavia: "Flesh and Bone" Though Nevermore was never officially sold in stores