RIVERS OF NIHIL Debut "Sand Baptism" Video

August 3, 2015, 8 years ago

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RIVERS OF NIHIL Debut "Sand Baptism" Video

In just under three weeks, on August 21st, Rivers Of Nihil will release their sophomore album Monarchy via Metal Blade Records. The first video from the album for the song "Sand Baptism", which was directed by David Brodsky (Gwar, Whitechapel, Black Dahila Murder) has premiered.

Lead Guitarist Brody Uttley on the new song and video: "'Sand Baptism' is a track where we purposely fused our more traditional death metal sound with the newer elements that we brought to the table on this new album. This track is a well-balanced serving of emotion, brutality, technicality, and catchiness. We really wanted to focus on writing songs on this record instead of just stringing riffs together. 'Sand Baptism' does a great job of showing how we have evolved as a band both in a song writing capacity and also as individual players." 

Rivers Of Nihil have announced two CD release shows for Monarchy for fans wishing to see the new songs performed live for the first time and purchase the CD in person:

August
15 - Reading, PA - Reverb
19 - Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus

A guitar play through video of the track "Perpetual Growth Machine" can be viewed below.

The title track "Monarchy" is also streaming:

Bassist Adam Biggs commented about the song and concept of the album: "The whole album is a concept piece, lyrically. It follows the struggles of a new breed of intelligent life on a planet earth that is now essentially a vast, oceanless desert. These beings, as humans did long before them, create a ruling class that dominates the masses through religious fear. By the time we reach the title track, this "Monarchy" is in full swing. Musically, the track expresses this dominant oppression via an exploration of our heavy, groove-oriented side. This one is a bruiser, but it doesn't abandon our taste for blast beats, fierce riffs, lead work and an overall sense of shred."

Several Monarcy pre-order options are available at this location; the tracklisting is as follows:

"Heirless"
"Perpetual Growth Machine"
"Reign Of Dreams"
"Sand Baptism"
"Ancestral, I"
"Dehydrate"
"Monarchy"
"Terrestria II: Thrive"
"Circles In The Sky"
"Suntold"

 

 

 



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