We Are the Nightmare is the third studio album by American melodic death metal band Arsis. It was released April 15, 2008, via Nuclear Blast Records.[2]
| We Are the Nightmare | ||||
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| Released | April 15, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Studio | Planet Z Studios | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal, technical death metal, blackened death metal[1] | |||
| Length | 40:47 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Zeuss | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | (favorable)[1] |
History
editRecording began on the September 3, 2007, at Planet Z Studios in Massachusetts and ended on October 19. It was produced by Zeuss who has previously worked on Shadows Fall and Hatebreed albums. James Malone, the primary songwriter and founding member commented that the music is much more varied than anything they had ever written.[3]
Track listing
editAll songs written by James Malone.
- "We Are the Nightmare" – 4:03
- "Shattering the Spell" – 4:04
- "Sightless Wisdom" – 3:39
- "Servants to the Night" – 4:16
- "Failing Winds of Hopeless Greed" – 3:36
- "Overthrown" – 3:45
- "Progressive Entrapment" – 4:17
- "A Feast for the Liar's Tongue" – 3:48
- "My Oath to Madness" – 3:54
- "Failure's Conquest" – 5:25
Credits
editPersonnel
edit- James Malone – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Ryan Knight – lead guitar
- Noah Martin – bass
- Darren Cesca – drums, backing vocals
Production
edit- Chris 'Zeuss' Harris – engineering, mixing
- Alan Douches – mastering
- Mark Riddick – artwork, layout
References
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