Year : 2016
Style : Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Country : France
Audio : 320 kbps + front + Video
Size : 180 mb
Bio:
For the past three decades, the French heavy metal pioneers NIGHTMARE are now already an integral part of the European music scene. Although interrupted by a ten-year hiatus (late 80s to late 90s), NIGHTMARE at any time had their fans behind them. And they were never disappointed. This beautiful tradition continues with "The Burden Of God" seamlessly: NIGHTMARE combine their classic heavy / power metal roots with some contemporary elements and show that they are living in the now. In direct comparison with the previous album "Insurrection" (2009), an increase is observed in symphonic elements, so that sometimes the memories of 2001's comeback album "Cosmovision” to be awake."The big difference is," laughs bassist Yves Campion, "that on "The Burden Of God" we have a much better sound." Together with the renowned producer Patrick Liotard NIGHTMARE recorded the album in Marseille, where it also was mixed. For the mastering the band was able to hire Maor Appelbaum (Halford, Therion, Sepultura, Yngwie Malmsteen).In fact, it was then Liotard, who, becoming enthusiastic about the new NIGHTMARE song material, he even contributed two of the songs he has written.“The two tracks ”Final Outcome” and “Afterlife " were written by Patrick Liotard," confirms Campion. "Both songs are not typical for NIGHTMARE, but we liked it so much that we wanted to have them on the album absolutely."Typical trademark of NIGHTMARE from Reunion 1999, the entire album through is the executive, apocalyptic mood. Slightly thrashy power riffs and bloodcurdling voice of Jo Amore do the rest to complete the sound picture. New to the line-up NIGHTMARE welcome guitarist Matt Asselberghs, who replaced the retired JC Jess.NIGHTMARE was founded in 1979 and released their debut album "Waiting For The Twilight" 1984. "Power Of The Universe" was released the next year and should initially be the last sign of life of the band, as it shortly afterwards, due to musical differences, broke up.In 1999 the time had come for a fresh start. This was done with vocalist Jo Amore, who left his position as drummer in the band and from then on acted as a front man. The drumsticks were handed to Jo’s brother David. In the form of an EP ("Astral Deliverance") and the release of the reunion concert of 1999 ("DeLIVErance"); NIGHTMARE made clear: we are back!. With “Cosmovision" the first studio album since the reunion, the highlyanticipated next studio album was released in 2001. After a tour with Saxon followed by concerts with Grave Digger. NIGHTMARE then opened numerous shows for Blind Guardian played several major festivals (e.g. Rock Machina in Spain, Skeleton Bash in Austria and Germany's prestigious Wacken Open Air). The next two albums, "Silent Room" and "The Dominion Gate" were also recorded in Sound Suite Studio. 2007 and 2008 were determined by extensive touring and many prestigious festivals (Hellfest, Gods of Metal, Basinfirefest, Hell Over Paradise, Metal Camp ). With "Genetic Disorder", which again received great critical acclaim in 2007, a new studio album was released too. With “Insurrection" NIGHTMARE made their debut on AFM Records in 2009, 2011 they released "One Night Of Insurrection”, the live show for 30-year band anniversary at DVD / CD and went on tour with Sabaton.With "The Burden Of God" NIGHTMARE now return again with a superb new studio album. And they prove that they are still the best heavy metal export of France.
Album:
Nightmare is one of those bands that are hard to classify. Being the only constant member the founder and bassist Yves Campion, and being around since 1979 in one way or another, they’ve transitioned from a hard/heavy sound very characteristic to the 1980’s to a heavy/power approach with some keyboards in the early 2000’s, similar to a heavier and less catchy Thunderstone. Last year, longtime (ex-) drummer and vocalist Jo Amore left the frontman post and Marta Luyten (Beyond the Bridge, Frameshift) filled the spot, forcing yet another change in their sound. ‘Dead Sun’, 10th full length effort by these guys, will come out on November 25th via AFM Records and, while it doesn’t revamp completely the somewhat consolidated sound Nightmare has been playing for some time now, will definitely see the fans needing to adapt a little bit again.Yves and Marta are accompanied by Frank Milleliri (guitars), Matt Asselberghs (guitars) and the also debuting Olivier Casula (drums). Marta’s voice provides a more modern and orthodox vibe than Amore’s, and the toned down guitars contribute to yet another change in the atmosphere and differs yet again a band’s album from its predecessor. The main formulas here are heavy and galloping riffs, loud bass mix – which is a constant in Nightmare’s albums (Yves is the leader of the band, what did you expect?) – And equally loud drumming. The hooks and choruses are somewhat constructed to be commercial, kind of like in that ‘this is modern European heavy metal, we are badass’ atmosphere that I don’t quite get, but works well with Marta’s partially generic ripped vocal lines; Songs like “Tangled in the Roots” and “Ikarus” illustrate well this atmosphere. There are decent to good tracks and a few mediocre ones which at the end of the day make for a forgettable album. Tracks such as “Of Sleepless Mind”, “Red, Marble & Gold” and “Indifference” are all sort of intertwined with one another and fall in the common place; better tunes like “Dead Sun” and “Seeds of Agony” deliver a refreshing and competent approach to the genre, though, as they offer good bridges, decent solos and worthy songwriting.It feels to me that the instruments were mixed to fit Marta’s voice timbre, and not the other way around. This is, more often than not, dangerous and unnecessary, especially when we’re talking about a first timer in a band that already has a considerable history. The fact is that this turns out to be extremely harmful since it shows a lack of personality by Yves, who definitely sacrifices a lot to deliver the most easy to digest and commercial experience possible. Nevertheless, there are ace instrumental moments in the album, though,thanks primarily to the great twin-guitar work by Frank and Matt and a crystalline production job. Yves’ bass also provides a good amount of aggressiveness and Olivier was a good addition to the drumkit.‘Dead Sun’ was most likely designed to go after a slice of the mainstream pie, which is more than OK. The main problem is, like I said above, sacrificing some of the originality and feeling in order to make mechanical and accessible music. Parallel to that, there are killer leads and riffs and a cool atmosphere to the effort. Personally, I don’t like the album and definitely wouldn’t buy it, but it most definitely has a lot of quality, even despite all these little bumps. Your mileage may vary, so if you are looking for top-notch albums for the genre you will not be amused, but if you’re only looking to have a good time, listen to some radio-friendly tunes and forget about your problems, this could work fine.
Line Up:
Magali Luyten - Vocals (Beyond the Bridge, Frameshift, ex-Spirittales, ex-Virus IV, ex-Beautiful Sin, ex-Over Us Eden, Master of Waha)
Yves Campion - Bass (1979-1987, 1999-present) - See also: ex-Urgent
Franck Milleliri - Guitars
Matt Asselberghs - Guitars
Olivier Casula - Drums
Tracklist:
01. Infected
02. Of Sleepless mind
03. Tangled In The Roots
04. Red Marble & Gold
05. Ikarus
06. Indifference
07. Dead Sun
08. Seeds Of Agony
09. Inner Sanctum
10. Serpentine
11. Starry Skies Gone Black
+ Video "Serpentine" (Official Video)
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