We Are the Nightmare
| We Are the Nightmare | ||||
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| Studio album by Arsis | ||||
| Released | April 15, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 at Planet Z Studios | |||
| Genre |
Technical death metal Melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 40:47 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Zeuss | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | (favorable)[1] |
We Are the Nightmare is the third studio album by melodic death metal band Arsis. It was released April 15, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records.[2] This is also the only album to feature guitarist Ryan Knight (ex-The Black Dahlia Murder), before replaced by Nick Cordle in 2008.
History
Recording 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
All 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
Personnel
- James Malone - vocals, lead & rhythm guitars
- Ryan Knight - lead & rhythm guitars
- Noah Martin - bass
- Darren Cesca - drums, backing vocals
Production
- Chris 'Zeuss' Harris - engineering, mixing
- Alan Douches - mastering
- Mark Riddick - artwork, layout
Appearances
The album's title song has been featured in the game Rock Band 2 as downloadable content via the Rock Band Network store.