Nightmare Logic

Nightmare Logic is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Power Trip. It was released on February 24, 2017 through Southern Lord Records and was met with critical acclaim.[2] This is the last Power Trip studio album to feature vocalist Riley Gale before he died on August 24, 2020.[3]

Nightmare Logic
Studio album by
Power Trip
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2017
Studio
  • The Creep Records, Philadelphia
  • The Echo Lab, Argyle[1]
Genre
Length32:51
LabelSouthern Lord (LORD236)
ProducerArthur Rizk
Power Trip chronology
Manifest Decimation
(2013)		 Nightmare Logic
(2017)		 Opening Fire: 2008–2014
(2018)

Overview

Nightmare Logic was produced by Arthur Rizk and released via record label Southern Lord.[4][5] Critics have described their sound as thrash metal, hardcore punk, and crossover thrash.[6][5][7]

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic86/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Rock[8]
Exclaim!9/10[9]
musicOMH[6]
Pitchfork8.4/10[4]
PopMatters[10]
The Quietus[5]
Record Collector[11]
Rock Sound7/10[12]

Nightmare Logic was met with critical acclaim. The album received an average score of 86/100 from 10 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".[2] Branan Ranjanathan of Exclaim! praised the album, writing, "Nightmare Logic showcases Power Trip at their strongest yet, and packs its 30-minute runtime with songs that push everything they have done right so far to an entirely new level."[9] Writing for The Quietus, Louise Brown said, "This is no retro throwback, Power Trip have poured their genuine, obsessive love of early thrash, but also Cro-Mags, Prong and Black Flag to create a boiling pot of modern metal mastery."[5]

Accolades
Year Publication Country Accolade Rank Ref.
2017Exclaim!Canada "Top 10 Metal and Hardcore Albums"2[13]
2017LoudwireUnited States "25 Best Metal Albums of 2017"1[14]
2017PopMattersUnited States "The Best Metal of 2017"12[15]
2017RevolverUnited States "20 Best Albums of 2017"2[16]
2017Rolling StoneUnited States "20 Best Metal Albums of 2017"11[17]
2017LoudwireUnited States "Top 50 Thrash Metal Albums of All Time"43[18]
2019MetalSucksUnited States "The 25 Best Metal Albums Of 2010-2019"6[19]
2019Vice MediaUnited States "The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s"4[20]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Work Category Result Ref.
2021 Grammy Awards "Executioner's Tax (Swing of the Axe) – Live" Best Metal Performance Pending
[21]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Soul Sacrifice"4:12
2."Executioner's Tax (Swing of the Axe)"3:46
3."Firing Squad"3:19
4."Nightmare Logic"4:23
5."Waiting Around to Die"4:24
6."Ruination"3:11
7."If Not Us Then Who"4:11
8."Crucifixation"5:22
Total length:32:51

Personnel

Personnel adapted from CD liner notes.[1]

Charts
Chart Peak
position
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] 22
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[23] 4

References
  1. Nightmare Logic (booklet). Power Trip. Southern Lord. 2017.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "Nightmare Logic by Power Trip Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  3. "POWER TRIP Vocalist RILEY GALE Dead At 35". Blabbermouth.net. August 25, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  4. Camp, Zoe (1 March 2017). "Power Trip – Nightmare Logic". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  5. Brown, Louise (8 March 2017). "Power Trip - Nightmare Logic". The Quietus. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  6. Shepherd, Sam (2 March 2017). "Power Trip – Nightmare Logic". musicOMH. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  7. Warwick, Kevin (November 17, 2017). "With Nightmare Logic, Power Trip's crossover thrash unites doomed masses in celebration". Chicago Reader. Retrieved May 22, 2018. Power Trip have long produced crossover thrash for the tattered, sleeveless Cro-Mags T-shirt wearer in all of us—and with their recent sophomore album, the Dallas dudes prove it.
  8. Lawson, Dom (12 March 2017). "Power Trip - Nightmare Logic album review". Classic Rock. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  9. Ranjanathan, Branan (22 February 2017). "Power Trip Nightmare Logic". Exclaim!. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  10. Beaudoin, Jedd (23 February 2017). "Power Trip: Nightmare Logic". PopMatters. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  11. Sword, Harry. "Nightmare Logic". Record Collector. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  12. Deller, Alex (17 February 2017). "Power Trip - Nightmare Logic". Rock Sound. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  13. "Exclaim!'s Top 10 Metal and Hardcore Albums Best of 2017". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  14. "25 Best Metal Albums of 2017". Loudwire. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  15. Beaudoin, Jedd. "The Best Metal of 2017". popmatters.com. PopMatters. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  16. Epstein, Dan; Bennett, J.; Pessaro, Fred; Camp, Zoe; Geist, Brandon (5 December 2017). "20 Best Albums of 2017". Revolver. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  17. Weingarten, Christopher R.; Shteamer, Hank; Bienstock, Richard; Grow, Kory; Epstein, Dan (6 December 2017). "20 Best Metal Albums of 2017". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  18. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Top 50 Thrash Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  19. "Top 25 Metal Albums Of 2010-2019". MetalSucks.
  20. "Top 100 Best Albums of the 2010s-2019". Vice Media.
  21. "Power Trip". Grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  22. "Power Trip Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  23. "Power Trip Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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