Earlier this week, progressive tech death metal band Rivers Of Nihil revealed their self-titled fifth studio album would be landing through Metal Blade on May 30th. Today, February 06th, sees the arrival of the latest single from it, “House Of Light“. Director David Brodsky (Cattle Decapitation, The Black Dahlia Murder) was hired on to oversee the music video that has surfaced online alongside that song.
Guitarist Brody Uttley said of this new album:
“I feel like these songs are the perfect blend of all our albums, with all the fat cut away. There are more technical songs that call back to The Conscious Seed Of Light and Monarchy sound, but with a more mature understanding of how to pace a song. There’s a fair bit of the Where Owls Know My Name and The Work-type experimental stuff, but with a more refreshed perspective on those styles for the current era of the band.”
As for “House Of Light“, he stated:
“[‘House Of Light‘] encapsulates the nature of what it is that we do perfectly while offering a different perspective on the sound with the new lineup. Everything that our fans have come to love about our sound is demonstrated in this song with the new addition of Andy [Thomas, guitarist} singing and [bassist Adam] Biggs on main vocals. It has the riffs, it has the big chorus, it has the prog, it has the solos, it has the sax. Just a real classic example of what we do as a band in 2025.”
“Rivers Of Nihil” track listing:
01 – “The Sub-Orbital Blues”
02 – “Dustman”
03 – “Criminals”
04 – “Despair Church”
05 – “Water & Time”
06 – “House Of Light”
07 – “Evidence”
08 – “American Death”
09 – “The Logical End”
10 – “Rivers Of Nihil”
Pre-orders are up now at metalblade.com/riversofnihil/.
Rivers Of Nihil with Cynic, Beyond Creation & Dååth:
02/28 Koln, GER – Essigfabrik
03/01 Antwerp, BEL – Zappa
03/02 Paris, FRA – La Machine
03/04 Glasgow, UK – Slay
03/05 Dublin, IRE – Academy
03/06 Bristol, UK – The Fleece
03/07 Southampton, UK – Engine Rooms
03/08 Manchester, UK – Club Academy
03/09 London, UK – Electric Ballroom
03/10 Birmingham, UK – XOYO
03/12 Haarlem, NET – Patronaat
03/13 Hamburg, GER – Gruenspan
03/14 Stockholm, SWE – Fryshuset Klubbem
03/16 Helsinki, FIN – Tavastia
03/18 Oslo, NOR – John Dee
03/19 Copenhagen, DEN – Pumpehuset
03/21 Warsaw, POL – Proxima
03/22 Berlin, GER – Columbia Theater
03/23 Nurnberg, GER – Z-Bau
03/24 Wien, AUT – Flex
03/25 Budapest, HUN – Durer Kert
03/26 Munchen, GER – Backstage
03/27 Milan, ITA – Slaughter Club
03/28 Aarau, SWI – Kiff
03/29 Karlsruhe, GER – Substage
Rivers Of Nihil with Holy Fawn, Inter Arma & Glacial Tomb:
05/22 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
05/23 Worcester, MA – The Palladium (Upstairs)
05/24 Buffalo, NY – Rec Room
05/25 Columbus, OH – The King Of Clubs
05/27 Pontiac, MI – Pike Room @ Crofoot
05/28 Chicago, IL – Reggies
05/29 Minneapolis, MN – The Cabooze
05/30 Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theater
05/31 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
06/01 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
06/03 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
06/04 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
06/05 Portland, OR – Dantes
06/06 Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
06/07 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
06/08 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
06/10 Mesa, AZ – Nile
06/11 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
06/12 Lubbock, TX – Jake’s
06/13 Ft. Worth, TX – The Rail
06/14 Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
06/15 Houston, TX – Scout Bar
06/17 Nashville, TN – Basement East
06/18 Asheville, NC – Eulogy
06/19 Richmond, VA – The Canal Club
06/20 Brooklyn, NY – The Meadows
06/21 Montreal, QC – Fairmount Theatre
06/22 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
