We Are the Nightmare is the third studio album by technical death metal

Technical death metal

Technical death metal is a musical subgenre of death metal that focuses on complex rhythms, riffs and song structures. Technical experimentation in death metal began in the late '80s and early '90s by bands such as Death, Atheist and Cynic...

 band Arsis

Arsis (band)

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. It was released April 15, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records.

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

Shadows Fall

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 and Hatebreed

Hatebreed

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 albums. James Malone, the primary songwriter and founding member commented that the music is much more varied than anything they had ever written.

Track listing

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

Personnel

• James Malone - vocals, lead & rhythm guitars
• Ryan Knight - lead & rhythm guitars
• Noah Martin - bass
• Darren Cesca - drums/percussion, backup vocals

Appearances

The album's title song has been featured in the game Rock Band 2

Rock Band 2

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as downloadable content via the Rock Band Network store.