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If you dig up the roots of Nightmare Of You, you will find their time in the Long Island underground music scene planted firmly at the base. Frontman Brandon Reilly first cut his teeth in various local hardcore bands, but it wasn’t until he signed on for lead guitar duty for visceral pop-punk group the Movielife, that he was able to establish himself on a national scale. After four years (and a modern day punk touchstone with A Forty Hour Train Back To Penn) the Movielife eventually parted ways. This time around Reilly steps forward as lead vocalist for Nightmare Of You, a band he formed in 2003 with high school friend Joseph McCaffrey, who had begun assisting Reilly with a few solo songs between his duties in the Movielife. Along with McCaffrey, fellow Long Islander Ryan Heil eventually filled in on bass and New York hardcore veteran Sammy Siegler (Rival Schools, CIV, Gorilla Biscuits) took over on drums. Though their credentials are noteworthy, you’d be remiss to let the past col...