04/27/2024 20:25

Nightmare

Nightmare's (France) new album 'Encrypted' coming in June

France heavy/power metal band Nightmare are about to unleash their new album, 'Encrypted'. It's slated for a release on June 7 2024 via AFM Records.

Track listing:
01. Nexus Inferis
02. The Blossom of My Hate
03. Voices from the Other Side
04. Saviours of the Damned
05. Wake the Night
06. Encrypted
07. Incandescent
08. White Lines
09. Borderlines
10. Eternal Winter (2023 version)

Founded in 1979, Nightmare have been an integral part of the European metal scene for the past three decades, and have been prolific with their album releases, all the while updating and evolving their sound.

The band released eleven much acclaimed studio albums and toured worldwide, playing some of the biggest metal festivals like Wacken, Hellfest, 70,000 Tons Of Metal, Motocultor Open Air or Gods Of Metal, and supporting the likes of Def Leppard, Sabaton, Saxon, Grave Digger and Blind Guardian to name just a few. 2020 Nightmare release their latest album, 'Aeternam', via AFM Records. At the end of 2022, the band parted ways with singer Madie and welcomed their new, exceptional vocalist: Barbara Mogore, who transcends Nightmare onto a total new level!

As the band recently confirmed: "'Encrypted' marks our most ambitious album to date in terms of production, musical direction and achievement... You can find here some traditional power metal riffing in the trademark of Nightmare but also extreme metal parts and some highlights even reaching melodic death metal... making 'Encrypted' our most varied opus so far, beyond all boundaries and expectations..."

'Encrypted' was produced by Simone Mularoni at Domination Studio (San Marino), the artwork was created by Franck Jeannin. Pre-order your copy of this must-have album - one that belongs into every well-sorted heavy metal record collection - now at https://shop.afm-records.de/new/4030/nightmare-encrypted-cd-jewelcase .

"We are very excited to share with you our second single, 'Nexus Inferis'... taken from our forthcoming album, 'Encrypted'," bhe band comments. "This track is our album opener and has a hell of a riff matched with catchy melodies on the whole song. Lyrically, it is highly connected with the 'Encrypted' concept: What if the end was just the beginning or a passage to hell (inferis)?"

(source: AFM Recrods)