New Nightmare Records Releases/Updates...Check them out!!

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The wait is almost over!!
NIGHTMARE RECORDS is proud to announce, the release of the new CLOUDSCAPE " Global Drama" August 19th, 2008.

Cloudscape have inked a new deal with record label GOLDEN CORE / ROASTINGHOUSE RECORDS (ZYX) to release the new (third) album entitled “Global Drama” in Europe during mid August, as well. “Global Drama” will also be released in the U.S and Canada through NIGHTMARE RECORDS in August.

An 8 minute sample containing parts from all songs from Global Drama have been uploaded at http://www.myspace.com/cloudscapemetal Take a moment and check out what the band has in store for you this time.

For magazines, webzines, TV and radio stations who wants to get in touch with Cloudscape for interview requests, promos and so forth ´please contact roger@roastinghouse.com or contact the staff at Golden Core (http://www.goldencore.de).

A new promotional video will also be filmed within the next coming months directed by Rainer Holmgren.

 

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OK THIS ISN'T A NEW RELEASE YET, BUT IT IS A VERY COOL UPDATE....

FIRST OFF, I just sent IMPULSE & METAL HEAVEN a bunch of NIGHTMARE SAMPLERS, so get on down to their stores and pick them up, they're FREE so check out the tunes and releases on these and get them through Impulse or Metal Heaven if you like them!

Also just had to pass this on because their a Killer Swedish band and you'll likely not get a chance to see them live for awhile......




Sweden’s Darkwater is confirmed for their first US appearance to complete the lineup for the 2nd annual Bay Area Rock Festival. Their debut release “Calling to Earth to Witness” on Ulterium Records distributed in the US by Nightmare Records blends progressive metal with melodic flourishes and swirling keyboards that draw the listener to a musical headspace similar to that of Dream Theater and Symphony X.



The running order of the festival will be as follows- Both nights will start with doors at 6:30 and show at 7PM. The order will be as follows:

Friday June 27th-

Concerto Moon

Rocket Scientists with Lana Lane

Enchant

Jeff Scott Soto and Friends



Saturday June 28th

Darkwater

Sun Caged

Zero Hour

Liquid Tension Experiment



Bay Area Rock Festival is a two day annual festival which features progressive and melodic rock and metal from around the world. Tickets are available through www.tickets.com. For more information, visit www.bayarearockfest.com

 

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Ladies and Gentlemen of the Metal world,

We are proud to announce the signing of a new metal force MEMOIRA, a young female fronted Finnish band playing what we would call "epic melancholic metal that has progressive and gothic orchestral parts. Carrying on in the fashon of bands such as Nightwish, Epica, Kamelot, Within Temptation, Evanescence, Lacuna Coil.

MEMOIRA is known for it's strong melancholic melodies and heavy guitar walls, and began it's journey in the beginning of 2007, originally formed by the two guitarists Jani Haanpää and Marko Heurlin in 2001. They gathered together a group of various musicians who had played in different bands. Memoira went to studio to work on first album in the end of 2007 and in the beginning of 2008 started to work with Lance King (known for best for his work as vocalist of BALANCE OF POWER, PYRAMAZE and most recently of AVIAN & KRUCIBLE ) as an executive producer naturally leading to their new full length debut "SELF TITLED" release with Lance's label Nightmare records.

Release date has been set for AUGUST 19TH, 2008

TRACK LISTING:
1. Arise
2. Experimenters Farewell
3. Haunted
4. Destiny Of Yours
5. Incurable
6. Shadow On My Name
7. Half Alive
8. Liberation
9. Amortization

Sample tracks can be heard on the bands pages;
www.memoira.net
www.myspace.com/memoira/


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Live shows scheduled

31 May 2008 22:30
Pori On The Rocks - Cafe Jazz Pori, Finland

07 June 2008 23:00
Haarikka Honkajoki, Finland


16 August 2008 23:00
Nightclub Vaakuna Pori, Finland


04 October 2008 15:00
Eetunaukio Pori, Finland


17 October 2008 23:00
Bar Monttu Pori, Finland