Massive Nightmares are a Boston indie-punk band featuring Alex Heinz (lead guitar/vocals), Pat Lavalle (rhythm guitar/vocals), Tom Ciesluk (bass/backing vocals) and Myke Doyle (drums), with members whose other bands include No Trigger, Great Lakes USA, Save Ends and Little Low. Formed in 2023, the quartet built their sound around big riffs, hooks and stacked harmonies, pulling melodic 2000s punk into the orbit of '80s and '90s alternative rock and power pop.They released a self-titled EP in 2024 and their debut full-length album, Ain't My World, in 2026 via Black Numbers. Fans of The Bronx, The Lemonheads, The Menzingers, I Am the Avalanche, and The Hold Steady will appreciate their beer-soaked, sing-along melodic punk sound.
Boston indie-punk band Massive Nightmares, featuring members of No Trigger, Great Lakes USA, Save Ends and Little Low,. have announced their debut full-length, Ain't My World, due October 30, 2026 via Black Numbers.
The eleven-song album follows the band's hook-filled 2024 self-titled EP and was recorded throughout 2025 with Trevor Reilly of A Wilhelm Scream at Anchor End Studio in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Produced by Massive Nightmares and Reilly, Ain't My World pairs the band's riff-heavy melodic punk and power-pop hooks with a mix of youthful nostalgia, modern-day frustration and beer-soaked sing-along choruses.
Alongside the announcement, Massive Nightmares have shared the new single “Get Bent.” Loosely inspired by Martin Scorsese's After Hours, the track moves from chugging palm-muted guitars into a huge, hook-heavy chorus.
Guitarist/vocalist Alex Heinz says the song came together after rewatching After Hours while the band was writing the record, trying to capture the blur of fleeting conversations, sounds and streaks of color from a chaotic night out.
Ain't My World is available to pre-order now on limited vinyl through Black Numbers.
