Rivers of Nihil Announce Debut Full Length Album 'The Conscious Seed of Light'
On tour now with Wretched, Abiotic, Allegaeon
Pennsylvania's Rivers of Nihil have completed work on their debut full length album, "The Conscious Seed of Light." The album was recorded in March of 2013 at Mana Recording Studios in Florida with famed metal producer/musician Erik Rutan. Guitarist Brody Uttley said, "Working with Erik was a true privilege. Coming from the DIY circuit and immediately recording with one of greatest death metal producers of all time pushed us all more than we ever could have expected, both as musicians and as people. We have grown tremendously as a band in all aspects because of our experience with Erik."Artwork for the band's debut full-length was handled by famed cover artist, Dan Seagrave, whose portfolio includes covers for Morbid Angel, Entombed, Suffocation, and Decrepit Birth. RIVERS OF NIHIL ended up sending a brief treatment of the record that included a description of the album with song titles, a few lyrics, etc. to a number of artists the band admires. Every one of the artists seemed interested to a degree; however, it was Dan Seagrave who really seemed like he understood and appreciated what it was the band was going for. And as Brody says, "he really tore into it! What we see on the cover is a landscape of a world that doesn't need mankind, we are relics here, and the sun is the only true master.""The Conscious Seed of Light" will be released in North America on October 15th. New music, pre-orders, and video content will be released within the next few weeks. Updates will be made available at metalblade.com and on the band's facebook page, facebook.com/riversofnihil.Born from the ruins of their decaying hometown of Reading, Pennsylvania, RIVERS OF NIHIL are on a relentless path of taking their music to the next level. Formed in 2009 the modern progressive death metal quintet's music is as dark and heavy as the coal and iron their home city was built upon, taking influences from some of death metal's heaviest, most abrasive hitters: Morbid Angel, Gojira, Spawn of Possession, and Decapitated, to name a few.
"The Conscious Seed of Light" track listing:1. Terrestria I: Thaw2. Rain Eater3. Birth of the Omnisavior4. Soil & Seed5. Central Antheneum6. Mechanical Trees7. Place of Serpents8. Human Adaptation9. A Fertile Altar10. Airless
RIVERS OF NIHIL is:Jake Dieffenbach - vocalsRon Nelson -mdrumsJon Kunz - guitarsAdam Biggs - bass/vocalsBrody Uttley - guitarsRIVERS OF NIHILw/ Allegaeon, Abiotic, Wretched08/15 Chicago, IL Cobra Lounge08/16 Peoria, IL The Brass Rail08/17 Minneapolis, MN Skyway Theater - Studio B08/18 La Crosse, WI The Warehouse08/19 Kansas City, MO Riot Room08/20 Oklahoma City, OK The Chameleon Room08/21 Houston, TX Scout Bar08/22 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit08/23 Austin, TX Dirty Dog Bar08/24 Fort Worth, TX Tomcats West08/25 Little Rock, AR Downtown Music Hall08/26 Nashville, TN Exit/ In08/27 Louisville, KY Diamond Pub & Billiards08/28 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade08/29 Destin, FL Club LA08/30 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbit08/31 Lake Worth, FL The Speakeasyw/ Abiotic, Dying Fetus, Exhumed, Devourment10/26 St Paul, MN Station 410/27 Chicago, IL Reggie's10/28 Madison, WI The High Noon Saloon10/29 Cleveland, OH Peabody's10/30 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance10/31 Worcester, MA The Palladium (Upstairs)11/01 New York, NY The Gramercy Theater11/02 Springfield, VA Empirehttp://www.facebook.com/riversofnihilhttps://twitter.com/riversofnihilhttp://www.riversofnihilpa.bandcamp.comhttps://soundcloud.com/rivers-of-nihil