Nightmare es una banda de heavy metal originaria de Grenoble, Francia. Formada en 1979, la agrupación ha dejado una huella imborrable en la escena del metal internacional. Su trayectoria se caracteriza por una mezcla de talento innegable, perseverancia y una constante evolución musical.
El grupo fue fundado por los hermanos Nicolas y Joe Amore junto con Yves Campion y Jean-Marie Boix. Desde sus inicios, Nightmare mostró una inclinación hacia un sonido pesado y oscuro, influenciado por bandas como Iron Maiden y Black Sabbath. Su primer álbum, Waiting for the Twilight, lanzado en 1984, los estableció como una banda prometedora en la escena del metal francés.
El debut discográfico fue bien recibido por la crítica especializada y les permitió ganarse una base de seguidores fieles. Aquellos primeros años fueron cruciales, marcando conciertos y pequeñas giras que ayudaron a consolidar su reputación.
El camino no fue siempre fácil para Nightmare. Durante los años 90, enfrentaron múltiples desafíos, incluyendo cambios en la formación y dificultades contractuales. Después del lanzamiento de su segundo álbum, Power of the Universe, en 1985, la banda se tomó un largo receso que duró casi una década.
Esa pausa resultó ser una etapa de reflexión y renovación. Yves Campion, como miembro fundador y constante fuerte del grupo, trabajó incansablemente para mantener viva la esencia de la banda. Fue en este periodo que comenzó a gestarse el regreso de Nightmare, revitalizado y con nuevos bríos.
En 1999, Nightmare regresó con una formación renovada y un sonido
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Town Meeting Song Song Lyrics
Town Meeting Song by Nightmare JACK
Listen, there were objects so peculiar
They were not to be believed
All around, things to tantalize my brain
It's a world unlike anything I've ever seen
And as hard as I try
I can't seem to describe
Like a most improbable dream
But you must believe when I tell you this
It's as real as my skull and it does exist
Here, let me show you
This is a thing called a present
The whole thing starts with a box
HARLEQUIN DEMON
A box?
DEVIL
is it steel?
WEREWOLF
Are there locks?
HARLEOUIN DEMON
Is it filled with a pox?
DEVIL, WEREWOLF, HARLEQUIN DEMON
A pox
How delightful, a pox
JACK
If you please
Just a box with bright-colored paper
And the whole thing's topped with a bow
WITCHES
A bow?
But why?
How ugly
What's in it?
What's in it?
JACK
That's the point of the thing, not to know
CLOWN
It's a bat
Will it bend?
CREATURE UNDER THE STAIRS
It's a rat
Will it break?
UNDERSEA GAL
Perhaps it s the head that I found in the lake
JACK
Listen now, you don't understand
That's not the point of Christmas land
Now, pay attention
Now we pick up an oversized sock
And hang it like this on the wall
MR. HYDE
Oh, yes! Does it still have a foot?
MEDIUM MR. HYDE
Let me see, let me look
SMALL MR. HYDE
Is it rotted and covered with gook?
JACK
Hmm, let me explain
There's no foot inside, but there's candy
Or sometimes it's filled with small toys
MUMMY AND WINGED DEMON
Small toys
WINGED DEMON
Do they bite?
MUMMY
Do they snap?
WINGED DEMON
Or explode in a sack?
CORPSE KID
Or perhaps they just spring out
And scare girls and boys
MAYOR
What a splendid idea
This Christmas sounds fun
Why, I fully endorse it
Let's try it at once
JACK
Everyone, please now, not so fast
There's something here that you don't quite grasp
Well, I may as well give them what they want
And the best, I must confess, I have saved for the last
For the ruler of this Christmas land
Is a fearsome king with a deep mighty voice
Least that's what I've come to understand
And I've also heard it told
That he's something to behold
Like a lobster, huge and red
And sets out to slay with his rain gear on
Carting bulging sacks with his big great arms
That is, so I've heard it said
And on a dark, cold night
Under full moonlight
He flies into a fog
Like a vulture in the sky
And they call him Sandy Claws
Well, at least they're excited
Though they don't understand
That special kind of feeling in Christmas land
Oh, well...