Dreams As Nightmares With Alejandro Gomez

About this episode

Sarah Fader interviews guitarist Alejandro Gomez about his new band Dreams As Nightmares and their music journey.

Join me as I interview guitarist Alejandro Gomez about his new band: Dreams As Nightmares. Hailing from the city of sin, Las Vegas, Nevada, Dreams As Nightmares is a fresh voice in metal-core, influenced by genre-related bands like ERRA and Tesseract, while dipping into the melodic essence from artists like Dio and Alice in Chains. Their music blends technical finesse and raw emotion, offering a sound that’s both powerful and deeply relatable, crafting a sonic space where fans can feel seen and supported through the embrace of tough times and challenges. Their debut single "Into The Storm" (2025) sets the bar as the starting point of a journey where members and fans will be a towering force to be reckoned with by the world. Dreams As Nightmares was conceived in 2023 as the project of guitarist Alejandro Gomez, after having parted ways with his past projects Image Intent and Damaged Savage. Following the creation of the project, he joined forces with Rich Thomas from Auralight (AZ) and A Suffocating Lie (CA) and independent singer/songwriter Connor Hetzel, adding a powerful vocal duo, combining raw screaming with prominent cleans, and opening the doors to a wider audience…

People in this episode

Guest: Alejandro Gomez

Topics covered

• music
• metal-core
• interview
• band formation

Keywords

• Dreams As Nightmares
• Las Vegas
• ERRA
• Tesseract
• Into The Storm

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Into The Storm

Books & works: Dreams As Nightmares, Into The Storm

Places: Las Vegas, Nevada

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