Nightmares Made Flesh
| Nightmares Made Flesh | ||||
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| Studio album by Bloodbath | ||||
| Released | September 27, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | May 2004 | |||
| Studio | Fascination Street, Örebro | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 45:18 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Jens Bogren, Bloodbath | |||
| Bloodbath chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
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Nightmares Made Flesh is the second album by Swedish death metal band Bloodbath. It was released by Century Media Records on September 27, 2004. The only album to feature Peter Tägtgren, who was brought in to replace Mikael Åkerfeldt as the vocalist, as well as the first to feature Martin Axenrot to replace Dan Swanö as the drummer (with Swanö now playing guitar). This was Swanö's last album with Bloodbath.
The song "The Ascension" appeared on the two-part episode of Viva La Bam when the Margera's go to Europe.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8/10[2] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[3] |
| Metal Storm | 8.0/10[4] |
Public reception
Nightmares Made Flesh was well received by the public. On Rate Your Music the album has an average rating of 3.62 of 5, based on more than 1,350 ratings,[5] and on Sputnikmusic the album has an "excellent" average rating of 4.0 of 5, based on more than 700 ratings.[6]
Track listing
All tracks written by Bloodbath.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cancer of the Soul" | Nyström, Renkse | Nyström | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Brave New Hell" | Swanö | Swanö | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Soul Evisceration" | Renkse | Renkse | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Outnumbering the Day" | Nyström | Nyström | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Feeding the Undead" | Renkse | Renkse | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Eaten" | Swanö | Swanö | 4:18 |
| 7. | "Bastard Son of God" | Renkse | Renkse | 2:51 |
| 8. | "Year of the Cadaver Race" | Nyström | Nyström | 4:33 |
| 9. | "The Ascension" | Swanö | Swanö | 3:51 |
| 10. | "Draped in Disease" | Nyström | Nyström | 3:59 |
| 11. | "Stillborn Saviour" | Swanö | Swanö | 3:39 |
| 12. | "Blood Vortex" | Renkse | Renkse | 3:30 |
| Total length: | 45:18 | |||
| Bonus track | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track listing | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
| 13. | "Breeding Death" (demo version) | 4:21 |
| 14. | "Omnious Bloodvomit" (demo version) | 3:38 |
Credits
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[7]
Personnel
Bloodbath
- Peter Tägtgren – vocals
- Anders Nyström – guitar, bass, backing vocals
- Dan Swanö – guitar, bass, backing vocals
- Jonas Renkse – guitar, bass, backing vocals
- Martin Axenrot – drums
Session musician
- Simon Solomon (ex-Witchcraft) – lead guitar
Production
- Jens Bogren – production, engineering
- Bloodbath – production, engineering
- Henrik Jonsson – mastering
Visual art
- Agni Kastner – art direction, design
- Andreas Hylthén – photography
- Wes Benscoter – cover
Studios
- Fascination Street, Örebro, Sweden – recording, mixing (May 2004)
- Masters of Audio, Stockholm, Sweden – mastering
References
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Nightmares Made Flesh - Bloodbath at AllMusic
- ↑ Alisoglu, Scott. "CD Reviews - Nightmares Made Flesh Bloodbath". www.blabbermouth.net. Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ Pratt, Greg (March 31, 2005). "Bloodbath Nightmares Made Flesh". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ Undercraft (15 December 2004). "Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh review". www.metalstorm.net. Metal Storm. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ "Nightmares Made Flesh by Bloodbath (Album, Death Metal): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list". rateyourmusic.com. Sonemic. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ "Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh User Opinions". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ Nightmares Made Flesh (booklet). Bloodbath. Disembodied Records. 2012. DR 023. Retrieved 26 May 2016.