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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Nightmare - Waiting For The Twilight + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.nov-07-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1999 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.nightmare-metal.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Nightmare Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Waiting For The Twilight Label : Brennus Music ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ ôàthe noise of the wheels, the crash of the ║ │
│║ steel will echo in the skyàö ║ │
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│║ During the earlier days when things were still ║ │
│║ fairly remote and uncharted, French metal was ║ │
│║ considered something far from ôitö, a commodity ║ │
│║ few fans really tore through the underground to ║ │
│║ hear. It wasnÆt because it was honestly ║ │
│║ horrible, and itÆs not like there was a logjam ║ │
│║ of French metal bands wedged onto stages ║ │
│║ everywhere, so why did people feign deafness ║ │
│║ when confronted by the sounds of these people? ║ │
│║ The problem: they were swimming with sharks. ║ │
│║ Malaysian metal bands never got mocked, nor did ║ │
│║ Polish ones, or Peruvian. Considering the scene ║ │
│║ in those countries started and stopped at zero, ║ │
│║ youÆd need a few sticks of dynamite to unearth ║ │
│║ even the most diminutive handful of bands. The ║ │
│║ thing is, the few French bands that were around ║ │
│║ actually tried, but were overpowered by the ║ │
│║ other bands of the times. Already time-honored ║ │
│║ stalwarts of the scene and the changing of the ║ │
│║ metal (style) guard would be their greatest ║ │
│║ opposition, yet they hauled ass out there, ║ │
│║ instruments in hand, and flung themselves into ║ │
│║ circulation and the proverbial spotlight. Okay, ║ │
│║ so things didnÆt transpire as monumentally as ║ │
│║ theyÆd hoped, but at least they got off the ║ │
│║ bench.s ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ On the food chain of the countryÆs fire-questing ║ │
│║ period, Nightmare tackles a gazelle somewhere ║ │
│║ between Sortilege and the mostly incognito ║ │
│║ Trust, then probably trembling ShakinÆ Street. ║ │
│║ Yeah I know, wow, not exactly a smorgasbord of ║ │
│║ known bands, but compared to groups like Danger ║ │
│║ Zone and demos from Hellfire, Loudblast, and ║ │
│║ frigginÆ Oxenkiller, NightmareÆs Ebony Records ║ │
│║ debut sits very near the head of the table. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ With their first, the five-piece offer up a set ║ │
│║ of tunes that can stun the traditional fan ║ │
│║ thatÆs not expecting much from an album thatÆs a ║ │
│║ tad past the hour for nwobhm-style songwriting. ║ │
│║ ItÆs only Æ84, but elements of the traditional ║ │
│║ were turning tumultuous. Bands like Axe Victims, ║ │
│║ Spartan Warrior, and Tysondog kept the faith ║ │
│║ burning, unfortunately without legendary appeal, ║ │
│║ and there was little doubt to those in the know ║ │
│║ that a metamorphosis was churning in metalÆs ║ │
│║ vat. ItÆs when hope for the original style ║ │
│║ seemed small and distant that Waiting for the ║ │
│║ Twilight came out with trumpets blaring. ║ │
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│║ Like conscientious observers to the last four or ║ │
│║ five years, Nightmare write songs as if they sat ║ │
│║ back in the shadows, memorized the nooks and ║ │
│║ crannies that lousy songscripting hid in during ║ │
│║ that time, and guided much of this eight tracker ║ │
│║ through that teeming and tangled maze with ║ │
│║ barely a skinned knee. Despite the styleÆs ║ │
│║ enlarging deadline, WFTTÆs rhythms and ║ │
│║ structures jump to life as if freshly awakened, ║ │
│║ still rubbing the morning crud out of its eyes, ║ │
│║ yet leap out of bed and stride across the room ║ │
│║ with a knowing, surefooted gait that flows from ║ │
│║ catchy opener ôTrust a Crowdö to the penetrating ║ │
│║ chorus of ôThe Legendö. Simply put, we have some ║ │
│║ valiantly provocative songs here. Brave and ║ │
│║ spirited hooks grow hair in nearly every track, ║ │
│║ conditioned by a keen sense of timing and ║ │
│║ resolve thatÆs just so alluring, and yet arenÆt ║ │
│║ up to spinning anthemic blood 'n iron yarns in ║ │
│║ pec-flexing Manowarian style. The music, built ║ │
│║ primarily on dynamic and unforced fluency, can ║ │
│║ easily capture the awareness of those who ║ │
│║ realize this is a little outdated, but are still ║ │
│║ hearing something worthy of at least another ║ │
│║ trip around the turntable. Though when the ║ │
│║ streamers clear, thereÆs one point of denial in ║ │
│║ NightmareÆs sound thatÆs somewhat of a ║ │
│║ contradiction to the proficiency fueling the ║ │
│║ band, and thatÆs the vocals. ║ │
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│║ With a creamy set of lungs that caress the music ║ │
│║ with a rolled on, unruffled, and understated ║ │
│║ Steve Grimmett panache, sane Christophe Houpert ║ │
│║ happens to be one of those odd bird, one tone, ║ │
│║ one message crooners that, despite sounding like ║ │
│║ he just picked up the microphone yesterday, sets ║ │
│║ a standard where he stands, a place thatÆs ║ │
│║ perfectly square within this five-pieceÆs very ║ │
│║ traditional relevance. More rarely, this ║ │
│║ unlikely coalition is an ideal example of the ║ │
│║ paradox for when a band thatÆs tighter than a ║ │
│║ ball of twine and is as gifted as any of the ║ │
│║ wave æo British bands employs a singer whoÆs ║ │
│║ light years out of his league, yet through some ║ │
│║ celestial favor the two entwined can do little ║ │
│║ wrong. Compliments fly around where they donÆt ║ │
│║ belong, I know, and not everyone ægetsÆ my ║ │
│║ favoritism toward HoupertÆs assertively subdued ║ │
│║ style, but thatÆs not my problem. ║ │
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│║ To showcase this not-so-gruesome twosome of ║ │
│║ antics, tracks like ôToo Lateö and ôDrive Down ║ │
│║ to Hellö hit the spotlight running and never ║ │
│║ stray from focus, enchanted with enough closed- ║ │
│║ fisted forward roll and drama to warrant an easy ║ │
│║ rotation of the entire album. Equally intriguing ║ │
│║ about Nightmare is not just their ability to ║ │
│║ write dignified, collected, and contagious ║ │
│║ songs, but their flair for making it look easy, ║ │
│║ and makes you wonder why a theoretically ║ │
│║ exceptional band like Warlord could only do it ║ │
│║ half the time. ║ │
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│║ Next yearÆs Power of the Universe dips in ║ │
│║ somewhat galactic proportions as poor Houpert is ║ │
│║ handed his walking papers, and with him sails ║ │
│║ about two-thirds of the reverie this exquisite ║ │
│║ Ebony opus had gathered, and IÆd rather listen ║ │
│║ to something else. ║ │
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│║ ô..can you hear the bells calling you to hell ║ │
│║ where you fell because of your sin?ö ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - trust a crowd [04:12] │
│ 02 - waiting for the twilight [03:44] │
│ 03 - too late [04:20] │
│ 04 - royal death [03:10] │
│ 05 - drive down to hell [04:13] │
│ 06 - lord of the sky [04:42] │
│ 07 - the legend [04:09] │
│ 08 - fool on the scene [04:18] │
│ 09 - le jour du chatiment (bonus track) [03:41] │
│ 10 - victime de l'exil (bonus track) [04:30] │
│ 11 - esprits, sortileges (bonus track) [03:38] │
│ 12 - les forces du mal (bonus track) [04:32] │
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│ Total Length : [49:09 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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