American Nightmare

Musical Group

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The Profile

Boston hardcore punk band fronted by Wesley Eisold. Released Background Music (2001) and We're Down Til We're Underground (2003). After a split around 2004 the group has performed sporadically since 2011.

Wesley Eisold later performed with Cold Cave and is active as a writer/poet.

DeBaser's available review praises American Nightmare's small but decisive discography, especially Background Music (2001) and We're Down Til We're Underground (2003). The band is presented as a defining force in early-2000s Boston hardcore. Wesley Eisold later moved toward Cold Cave and poetry.

Notable Quotes

❝ Wesley Eisold can now be found perpetually touring with Cold Cave or writing poetry, in an '80s dark-wave revival that nods to the baritone voice of Ian Curtis, takes some cues from The Cure, and adds a bit of acidic synth to the mix.