Manuel Barbará unleashes second single THE NIGHTMARE WEAVER

Manuel Barbará Unleashes THE NIGHTMARE WEAVER Off Upcoming Album MOONRISE

If you are a believer in more strings equals more better, then this is one for you. Heavy, ambient, classically inspired progressive metal is the name of the game for New Jersey’s Manuel Barbará. With the release of second single The Nightmare Weaver, the stage is being set for his soaring ambition.

Looking to create something short, but still substantial for his debut release, he has come up with the seven-track instrumental album Moonrise. Aiming to create a wall of booming sound and introducing you to his progressive landscape on his debut release, Manuel Barbará has set lofty expectations.

Manuel Barbará commented:

“It features ambiguous and constantly shifting tonal centers and epic clean guitars juxtaposed with enormous 8-string riffs. It ends with a weird and ambiguous chord progression reminiscent of the one at the end of CHILDREN OF PROMETHEUS.”

As far as more music goes, Barbará says there is another track in production and an abundance of ideas for new tunes. This album is his first foray into the music world, in which he is currently planning to attend graduate school for composition with the long-term goal of becoming a professor.

This album will resonate with all fans of this style of music, especially fans of Keith Merrow, Periphery, and Tesseract.

The single The Nightmare Weaver can be heard via its guitar playthrough premiere on NewFuryMedia HERE.

The full album is out on March 19, 2021.
Album pre-order is available on 8stringalchemy.bandcamp.com.

Title Track Moonrise – Guitar / Bass Playthrough – https://youtu.be/HIpLs6TXQU0

Track Listing
1. Moonrise (5:08)
2. The God Complex (6:08)
3. Children of Prometheus (4:54)
4. Mirrors I – Image (5:10)
5. Mirrors II – Silver (3:48)
6. Mirrors III – Reflection (4:20)
7. The Nightmare Weaver (6:15)
Album Length: 35:45

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