We Are the Nightmare

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]

We Are the Nightmare
Studio album by Arsis
Released	April 15, 2008
Recorded	2007 at Planet Z Studios
Genre	Melodic death metal, technical death metal
Length	40:47
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Zeuss
Arsis chronology
United in Regret (2006) We Are the Nightmare (2008) Starve for the Devil (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	(favorable)[1]

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.

1. "We Are the Nightmare" - 4:03
2. "Shattering the Spell" - 4:04
3. "Sightless Wisdom" - 3:39
4. "Servants to the Night" - 4:16
5. "Failing Winds of Hopeless Greed" - 3:36
6. "Overthrown" - 3:45
7. "Progressive Entrapment" - 4:17
8. "A Feast for the Liar's Tongue" - 3:48
9. "My Oath to Madness" - 3:54
10. "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.

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Metal Bands - Arsis ( Metal Underground . com )
3. BLABBERMOUTH.NET - ARSIS Completes Work On New Album