Nightmare Visions

Nightmare Visions


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And it all went black, blacker than black!...

So Nightmare Visions return, yet unlike many of their peers/contemporaries who have recently risen phoenix like from the ashes or from 'Forgotten sounds of the month' the Visions guys have never gone away, always lurking in the shadows ready to pounce on the unsuspecting metal fan, rehearsing hard, working on the power, tightness and therefore, intensity of their performance and coming out into the light every now and then to test themselves and their new material, putting a smile on the face of genuine metalheads and scaring the posers and wannabes. With a bloodline that that reaches back to their 'Blasphemy' demo I have observed the evolution of this combo, they have seen scenes come and go, (corpse paint, bunt out churches, six inch nail arm bands) but never felt the need to follow any of these fads. Preferring instead to concentrate on the music and remaining true to METAL.

Be warned!!!! This is a metal beast that has been sharpening it's claws and has strayed from the graveyard and into Academy studios to lay down their most slaying tracks to date.

Stripped down to a 3 piece the power and aggression has not been sacrificed in any department. In fact, much like a football team reduced to ten men, the remaining nucleus, in the face of adversity, have bonded even closer and have become a devastating (particularly live) and ravenous trio, out for blood, bodies and souls for their legions of the damned.

Far from being a speed fest (in search of the end of the song by the quickest route) these guys aren't afraid to venture into the almost 'Prog Death' of epic soundscapes favoured by Opeth and Amorphous - subtle guitar leads and quieter and quieter passages combined with a fearsome riff'o'rama and some of the sickest vocals since John Tardy first drew breath.

The stunning 'Sun sets forever' is a fine example of the band's depth and musical execution, whilst closer 'Rainbows end' at nine minutes long scythes along powered by an almighty riff and some of the most intense double bass drum sounds.

Nightmare Visions now have the ball well and truly rolling with a signing to Casket Music, a four track stop-gap cd titled NVIII released on the 29th August 2005 and rumours of an album to follow next Summer.

With a re-emergence of all things 'old school' in the crypts of metal, Nightmare Visions remain unsigned yet are one of the UK's finest/brightest hopes amongst the tombstones of extreme music.

(Steven Bowler - freelance)

NV are:

Andy Barnard - Guitar and vocals
Reece Bevan - Bass
Steve Grant - Drums

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