Nightmare – Encrypted
AFM Records
9,0/10,0
Brief:
French heavy metal frontrunners, NIGHTMARE, have shared a brand new album Encrypted! 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 seen 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, the artwork was created by Franck Jeannin.
Tracklist:
- Nexus Inferis
- The Blossom of my Hate
- Voices from the Other Side
- Saviours of the Damned
- Wake the Night
- Encrypted
- Incandescent
- White Lines
- Borderlines
- Eternal Winter (2023 Version)
Main Focus Tracks:
- Nexus Inferis
- Saviours of the Damned
- Encrypted
- Incandescent
Other Recommended Tracks:
- The Blossom of my Hate
- Borderlines
Line-Up:
Yves Campion – Bass and vocals
Franck Milleliri – Guitars
Matt Asselberghs – Guitars and vocals
Niels Quiais – Drums
Barbara Mogore – Vocals
Comments:
With Encrypted, they’ve come up with a new bombshell cut from the best of stalwart heavy metal. Modern Heavy Metal classic!
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Selected Discography:
Waiting for the Twilight – 1984
Power of the Universe – 1985
Cosmovision – 2001
Silent Room – 2003
The Dominion Gate – 2005
Genetic Disorder – 2007
Insurrection – 2009
The Burden of God – 2012
The Aftermath – 2014
Dead Sun – 2016
Aeternam – 2020
Encrypted – 2024
Photo Credit: Cyril Berkane