Genetic Disorder

Nightmare | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 5, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: REGAIN RECORDS US
• ASIN: B00126K3XU
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #395,967 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Starting in the mid 80's and breaking up a few years later only to reform at the end of the 90's, France's Nightmare bring you their latest bag of goodies. And buyer beware: If you're looking for Symphonic Heavy Metal, look away. These dudes take it up a notch, and bring it heavier than normal.

YEAR: 2008

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Metallic Grandeur, April 9, 2009

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alpha128 (Cleveland, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Genetic Disorder (Audio CD)

"Genetic Disorder" (2007) from France's Nightmare is not mind-blowing, but still compares favorably to the best of traditional metal (old and new). The production by Fredrik Nordstrom is very thick and heavy; it sounds terrific.

Nightmare's vocalist Jo Amore has been compared to Ronnie James Dio and rightfully so (and not just when he sings the words "We Are The Last in Line"). His voice also has a raspy quality that brings to mind Udo Dirkschneider (Accept, U.D.O.) at times.

Track #3, "Queen of Love & Pain", is a highlight and actually sounds like a Dio composition. My favorite song is "The Winds of Sin", a brutal intense thrasher with a definite Painkiller feel - right down to the high-pitched Halford-esque screams at the end. At this writing, you can hear both of these tracks (and two others from this album) on the Nightmare Official MySpace page.

If the ratio of great songs to merely good ones was higher, I'd give this a better rating. Nevertheless, if you love heavy/power metal "Genetic Disorder" is well worth the price.