Origin: Grenoble, France  
Genres: Power Metal
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Page online: October 26, 2004
Last update/review: June 7, 2024

Nightmare

There was a handful of decent French bands in the early eighties, but most of them sung in French and stuck to French labels, thus limiting their worldwide appeal. Nightmare sung in English, and after a successful opening gig for Def Leppard in 1983, signed to Ebony Records for their first two releases. But various problems, ranging from musical differences to record label difficulties to the failing health of their singer, proved too much for the band, and by 1987 they were done. Twelve years later, in 1999, a new lineup came together, with former drummer Jo Amore taking over on vocals and his brother David joining on drums, and the band was back in business, the new Nightmare debuting with an EP featuring a dedication to their fallen ex-vocalist, who passed away that year. Since then the band has prospered, recording steadily during the new millennium and rising to become one of the more popular French power metal bands. The Amore brothers departed in 2015, leaving bassist Yves campion as the sole original member, but the band continues.

Recent album: Encrypted, released on June 7, 2024.

Current Members

Barbara Mogore

vocals

Matt Asselberghs

guitars

Franck Milleliri

guitars

Yves Campion

bass

Niels Quiais

drums

Former Members/Guests

Christophe Houpert

vocals

Jean-Marie Boix

vocals RIP: April 19, 1999, age 36

Jo Amore

vocals

Magali Luyten

vocals (ex-Beautiful Sin)

Marianne Dien

vocals

Jeannot Strippoli

guitars

Alex Hilbert

guitars (ex-Lonewolf)

J.C. Jess

guitars

Nicolas de Dominicis

guitars

Stéphane Rabilloud

keyboards

David Amore

drums

Olivier Casula

drums



Discography



Waiting For The Twilight  
1984 Ebony
  1. Trust A Crowd
  2. Waiting For The Twilight
  3. Too Late
  4. Royal Death
  5. Drive Down To Hell
  6. Lord Of The Sky
  7. The Legend
  8. Fool In The Scene
  • Christophe Houpert
  • Jo Amore
  • Jeannot Strippoli
  • Nicolas de Dominicis
  • Yves Campion



Power Of The Universe  
1985 Ebony
  1. Running For The Deal
  2. Diamond Crown
  3. Prowler In The Night
  4. Power Of The Universe
  5. Let's Go
  6. Judgement Day
  7. Princess Of The Rising Sun
  8. Invisible World
  • Jean-Marie Boix
  • Jo Amore
  • Jeannot Strippoli
  • Nicolas de Dominicis
  • Yves Campion



Astral Deliverance  EP
1999 Adipocere
  1. Astral Deliverance
  2. The Legend
  3. Heart Of Fire
  4. Princess Of The Rising Sun
  5. Howlers Of Insanity
  • Jo Amore
  • Jeannot Strippoli
  • Nicolas de Dominicis
  • Yves Campion
  • Stéphane Rabilloud
  • David Amore



Live Deliverance  
2000 Adipocere
  1. Astral Deliverance
  2. The Legend
  3. Trust A Crowd
  4. Princess Of The Rising Sun
  5. Let's Go
  6. Waiting For The Twilight- Le Jour Du Châtiment
  7. Diamond Crown
  8. Heart Of Fire
  9. Power Of The Universe
  10. Too Late
  11. Judgement Day
  12. Invisible World
  13. Howlers Of Insanity
  14. Fool On The Scene
  15. Prowler In The Night
  16. Drive Down To Hell
  17. Sortilège
  18. Lord Of The Sky
  19. Metal Heart
  • Jo Amore
  • Jeannot Strippoli
  • Nicolas de Dominicis
  • Yves Campion
  • David Amore



Cosmovision  
2001 Napalm
  1. Roads To Nazca (intro)
  2. Cosmovision
  3. Corridors Of Knowledge
  4. Spirits Of The Sunset
  5. The Church
  6. Behold The Nighttime
  7. Necropolis
  8. The Cemetary Road
  9. Kill For The New Messiah
  10. The Spiral Of Madness
  11. Last Flight To Sirius
  12. Riddle In The Ocean
  • Jo Amore
  • Jeannot Strippoli
  • Nicolas de Dominicis
  • Yves Campion
  • David Amore



Silent Room  
2003 Napalm
  1. Chapter I (The Awakening): Paranormal Magnitude
  2. Chapter I (The Awakening): The Rise Of A Child
  3. Chapter II (The Game): Strange Connection
  4. Chapter II (The Game): Travel In The Spheres Of Dreams
  5. Chapter II (The Game): Shades In The Night
  6. Chapter II (The Game): Silent Room
  7. Chapter III (The Cure): Mind Matrix Schizophrenia
  8. Chapter III (The Cure): A Piece Of Paradise
  9. Chapter IV (The Decadence): Virtual Freedom
  10. Chapter IV (The Decadence): Sniper In The Playground
  11. Chapter IV (The Decadence): The Death Toll
  12. Chapter V (Epilogue): Prisoner Of The System
  13. Ship Of Fools
  • Jo Amore
  • Alex Hilbert
  • Nicolas de Dominicis
  • Yves Campion
  • David Amore



The Dominion Gate  
2005 Regain
  1. Temple Of Tears
  2. A Taste Of Armageddon
  3. Messenger Of Faith
  4. Secret Rules
  5. The Dressmaker
  6. Endless Agony
  7. Paranormal Magnitude Part II
  8. Circle Of The Dark
  9. Haunting Memories
  10. Heretic
  11. The Dominion Gate
  12. The Watchtower
  13. K-141
  14. War Addict (Japan bonus)
  • Jo Amore
  • Alex Hilbert
  • Franck Milleliri
  • Yves Campion
  • David Amore



Travel In The Spheres Of Time  COMPILATION
2006 self-released



Genetic Disorder  
2007 Regain
  1. Nothing Left Behind
  2. Battleground for Suicide
  3. Queen of Love & Pain
  4. Conspiracy
  5. Leader of the Masquerade
  6. Final Procession
  7. The Dominion Gate (Part II)
  8. The Winds of Sin
  9. Forsaken Child
  10. A Thrill of Death
  11. Wicked White Demon
  12. Dawn of Darkness
  • Jo Amore
  • Alex Hilbert
  • Franck Milleliri
  • Yves Campion
  • David Amore



Insurrection  
2009 AFM
  1. Eternal Winter
  2. The Gospel Of Judas
  3. Insurrection
  4. Legions Of The Rising Sun
  5. Three Miles Island
  6. Mirrors Of Damnation
  7. Decameron
  8. Target For Revenge
  9. Cosa Nostra (Part I: The Light)
  10. Angels Of Glass
  • Jo Amore
  • J.C. Jess
  • Franck Milleliri
  • Yves Campion
  • David Amore



One Night Of Insurrection  VIDEO
2011 AFM



The Burden Of God  
2012 AFM
  1. Gateways to the Void
  2. Sunrise in Hell
  3. The Burden of God
  4. Crimson Empire
  5. Children of the Nation
  6. The Preacher
  7. Shattered Hearts
  8. The Doomsday Prediction
  9. The Dominion Gate (Part III)
  10. Final Outcome
  11. Afterlife (bonus track)
  • Jo Amore
  • Franck Milleliri
  • Yves Campion
  • David Amore



The Aftermath  
2014 AFM
  1. The Aftermath (Intro)
  2. Bringers of a No Man's Land
  3. Forbidden Tribe
  4. Necromancer
  5. Invoking Demons
  6. I Am Immortal
  7. Digital DNA
  8. Ghost in the Mirror
  9. The Bridge Is Burning
  10. Mission for God
  11. Alone in the Distance
  • Jo Amore
  • Matt Asselberghs
  • Franck Milleliri
  • Yves Campion
  • David Amore



Dead Sun  
2016 AFM
  1. Infected
  2. Of Sleepless Mind
  3. Tangled in the Roots
  4. Red Marble & Gold
  5. Ikarus
  6. Indifference
  7. Dead Sun
  8. Seeds of Agony
  9. Inner Sanctum
  10. Serpentine
  11. Starry Skies Gone Black
  • Magali Luyten
  • Matt Asselberghs
  • Franck Milleliri
  • Yves Campion
  • Olivier Casula



Aeternam  
2020 AFM
  1. Temple of Acheron
  2. Divine Nemesis
  3. The Passenger
  4. Downfall of a Tyrant
  5. Crystal Lake
  6. Lights On
  7. Aeternam
  8. Under the Ice
  9. Black September
  10. Anneliese
  • Marianne Dien
  • Matt Asselberghs
  • Franck Milleliri
  • Yves Campion
  • Niels Quiais



Encrypted  
2024 AFM
  1. Nexus Inferis
  2. The Blossom of My Hate
  3. Voices from the Other Side
  4. Saviours of the Damned
  5. Wake the Night
  6. Encrypted
  7. Incandescent
  8. White Lines
  9. Borderlines
  10. Eternal Winter (2023 version)
  • Barbara Mogore
  • Matt Asselberghs
  • Franck Milleliri
  • Yves Campion
  • Niels Quiais




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