Promo 2000 - Nachtmahr (Independent, 2000)
:This is the Nachtmar´s demo that most represent the music that they are doing at the present. As keyboardist Azazel told me via email they are currently remixing this demo to get the results that they really want to achieve.
What first surprised me of this record was the overall sound. It was really good and you could discern perfectly what was playing each instrument including the bass and the drums that usually get buried in the mix in most of the bands of the style. A second surprise were the keyboards, that were really up in the mix: I think this is a point that Nachtmahr must use a lot in the future because the keyboards are what gives the band their identity. Nachtmahr is a band that plays great black metal in the vein of bands such as Abigor or old Dimmu Borgir ("For All Tid"). The promo cd consists in four tracks plus an intro and an outro making full use of the keyboards in the former and of guitars in the later. The Outro is a good example of what Nachtmahr guitrists can do with clean guitarist (I think this another point to develope in Nachtmahr for future compositions). My favourite track of the demo is "Im Licht Des Eismonds".