Early career Nightmare was formed in 1979 and became known when they opened for
Def Leppard at the Alpexpo of Grenoble in 1983, in front of an audience of more than 4000. They signed for the label Ebony Records, which published the album
Waiting for the Twilight. The LP entered the charts in Japan and was distributed in Greece by
Virgin Records. Nightmare replaced singer Christophe Houpert with Jean-Marie Boix to record their second album
Power of the Universe. Shortly after, the band terminated its partnership with Ebony Records and the album was reissued in France by Dream Records. Their new label was soon subjected to financial difficulties, which delayed the release of an LP the band was working on. In addition, Jean-Marie Boix was forced to leave the band because of health problems. led to disbandment in 1987, Moreover, the old albums were reissued by Brennus Records. Nightmare released also the double-live album
Live Deliverance, recorded at the reunion concert held on 30 October 1999 at the Summum of Grenoble. It was the first double-live album ever made by a French metal band. In 2000, Nightmare performed at the festival of Artifacts in Strasbourg and at the prestigious
Wacken Open Air Festival. At the end of the year, Nightmare formalized their collaboration with
Napalm Records and in June 2001 began recording the album
Cosmovision at Soundsuite Studio, changing their music to melodic
power metal. The album was produced by
Terje Refnes, known for his work with
Theatre of Tragedy,
Enslaved,
Carpathian Forest and others. The famous French guitarist
Patrick Rondat made a guest appearance on the first song "Spirit of the Sunset". The band then left for a short tour with
Saxon in France In August 30th 2022 on their Facebook page, Nightmare announced the departure of singer Madie, who was the vocalist for their 2020 album
Aeternam. In October 2022, they announced their new vocalist Barbara Mogore. On March 8, 2024, the band announced that their new album,
Encrypted, would be released on June 7. ==Discography==