NIGHTMARE MEMORY

there is a type of band that releases material and then rarely appears, that hides in the shadows with an unpredictable nature and then releases other material and disappears again, Starkweather is that type of band.

Nightmare Memory is my first contact with this band and this little 21 minute EP is very solid, they are a Metalcore band, but not the kind of Metalcore you expect, and the first song on the EP ''Armed Memory'' already hits with full force, atonal and heavy metalcore riffs with a distorted virtuosity and along with that, from Harry Rosa versatile drum and Todd Forkin crazy guitar to Rennie Resmini vocals, I particularly like them, they are quite original and he sings with agonizing and frightening way that contributes greatly to the overall atmosphere of this EP.

''Armed Memory'' is a very solid track that surprised me because of how overwhelming and strident it is, everything is executed very well, and then comes my favorite track and the last one ''Nightmare Factory'' is a spectacle and further elevates its predecessor, an abstract cinematic flow of insanely raucous metalcore riffs, a tortured and distorted atmosphere, with a very interesting and frightening progression, it genuinely feels like a nightmare, and it ends in a way that wow...if It equates to El Mundo Frio from Corrupted for me in terms of atmosphere.

Starkweather is characterized by extreme metalcore riffs and cinematic structure with avant-garde and prog touches and abstract lyrics, and on Nightmare Memory they do this masterfully, it's not an EP that I could call a masterpiece, but the way they play is so unique and interesting and executed so well that I highly recommend it, however, I only recommend this EP to those who can or like listening to heavy music, what's here may not please many and Starkweather is certainly inaccessible, but overall, an excellent EP.

8.8/10