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Nightmares

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Girls Under Glass's new album from Van Richter Records
is a compilation of their previous work (9 Albums),
but now availiable to a North American audience, with
a few extra bonus tracks, including three covers, the
movie theme for Halloween, Simple Mind's "New Gold
Dream", and DAF's "Der Mussolini". A combination of
Industrial and Gothic Rock, Girls Under Glass offer a
slightly different twist and the result is quite good.
I'm not a fan of Goth Rock (like Sisters of Mercy,
etc.), but with the addition of a more Industrial
feel, my problems are eased. This album contains a few
covers, besides the ones mentioned above, there is
also a cover of Gary Numan's Down In The Park. There
are also remixes by Die Krupps, and a remix by Sascha
Konietzko and En Esch of KMFDM. My only problem is
with their more ballad like songs ("Reach for the
stars" (track 13) for example, whose inspirational
message also bugs me a bit), but maybe this is just my
problem. I realized recently that I don't think I like
ballads. With 17 Tracks in total, this CD will give
you a good overview of what GUG is all about

This classic European goth-industrial crossover band has been producing high-quality music for a long time, and its about time they display their anthemic tracks from their respectable discography. This retrospective album, aptly named Nightmares displays not only the bands ability in mastering synths and traditional instruments, but also in melodic vocals and creativity in their dark, addictive musical essence. Much harder than most bands of the goth genre, GUG have taken their music to a different level. If you are familiar with the likes of Gene Loves Jezebel, Alien Sex Fiend, etc., but youve wanted something a little closer to the industrial side of the spectrum, then I recommend Nightmares

GUG is one of my favorite groups and this is yet another great cd from them!