{"title":"American Nightmare","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"400\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eShop \u003cstrong data-start=\"327\" data-end=\"376\"\u003eAmerican Nightmare vinyl records and reissues\u003c\/strong\u003e from Iodine Recordings.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"678\"\u003eFormed in Boston in 1998, American Nightmare became one of the defining hardcore bands of the early 2000s, combining the speed and aggression of traditional hardcore with intensely personal songwriting and a darker aesthetic that helped reshape the genre for a new generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"1044\"\u003eLed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"701\"\u003eWes Eisold\u003c\/strong\u003e, the band released a run of records that became modern hardcore landmarks, including \u003cem data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"805\"\u003eBackground Music\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"844\"\u003eWe’re Down Til We’re Underground\u003c\/em\u003e. Following several years performing as \u003cstrong data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"905\"\u003eGive Up the Ghost\u003c\/strong\u003e, the band ultimately reclaimed the American Nightmare name and remains enormously influential across hardcore, punk and underground music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1159\"\u003eExplore American Nightmare LPs, EPs, live recordings and vinyl reissues, including \u003cem data-start=\"1129\" data-end=\"1149\"\u003eWhen We Were Young\u003c\/em\u003e and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"american-nightmare-year-one","title":"American Nightmare 'Year One: 25th Anniversary'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmerican Nightmare’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear One\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e collects the recordings that helped reshape hardcore at the beginning of the 2000s. Bringing together the Boston band’s first two 7”s on one 12” LP, these twelve tracks capture American Nightmare at their earliest and most volatile, pairing fast, uncompromising hardcore with Wesley Eisold’s bleak, intensely personal lyrics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally released as a collection in 2001, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear One\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e includes early staples like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The Ice Age Is Coming,” “There’s a Black Hole in the Shadow of the Pru,” “Hearts” and “Fuck What Fireworks Stand For.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e All of the material was recorded by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKurt Ballou of Converge at God City\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, documenting the formative period of a band that would become one of the most influential names in modern hardcore.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25th Anniversary Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear One\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e returns on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e180-gram vinyl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in an expanded gatefold package. 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