Rivers of Nihil "The Work"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal, Death Metal
Label: Metal Blade Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 24, 2021
Tracklist

1. The Tower (Theme From "The Work") (4:30) 

2. Dreaming Black Clockwork (6:39) 

3. Wait (4:05) 

4. Focus (4:54) 

5. Clean (6:08) 

6. The Void From Which No Sound Escapes (6:43) 

7. MORE? (3:25) 

8. Tower 2 (1:58) 

9. Episode (7:29) 

10. Maybe One Day (7:03) 

11. Terrestria IV: Work (11:29) 

Total Time 64:23

Line-up

Jake Dieffenbach: Vocals

Brody Uttley: Guitar

Jon Topore: Guitar

Adam Biggs: Bass, Vocals

Jared Klein: Drums

Description/Reviews:

Like many modern extreme metal bands, Pennsylvanian ensemble Rivers of Nihil have been steadily integrating more progressive elements and clean singing into their habitually vicious formula. 2018’s Where Owls Know My Name was an excellent example of that, and unsurprisingly, follow-up The Work goes even further in terms of balancing heavy and light elements amidst its laudable conceptual scope and emphasis on reprised motifs.

Read the full review by Jordan Blum at metalinjection.net

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Rivers of Nihil "Where Owls Know My Name"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Death Metal
Label: Metal Blade Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: March 16, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Cancer / Moonspeak (1:44)
2. The Silent Life (6:34)
3. A Home (5:19)
4. Old Nothing (4:44)
5. Subtle Change (Including The Forest Of Transition And Dissatisfaction Dance) (8:34)
6. Terrestria III: Wither (3:49)
7. Hollow (5:13)
8. Death Is Real (6:09)
9. Where Owls Know My Name (6:42)
10. Capricorn / Agoratopia (7:50)

Total Time 56:38

Line-up: 
Jake Dieffenbach: Vocals
Brody Uttley: Guitar
Jon Topore: Guitar
Adam Biggs: Bass, Vocals
Jared Klein: Drums

Description/Reviews: 

Speaking from a neutral perspective, death metal and its various sub styles are often guilty of one thing: the positing of a conceivably indigestible approach, consisting of blisteringly fast pace and unparalleled aggression. Whilst many take great pleasure in this, RIVERS OF NIHIL continually prove their consummate ability to distance themselves from it by striking a rare balance in their sound. The very get go of Where Owls Know My Name displays no less than a tasteful continuation of this principle, with introductory track Cancer/Moonspeak serving to take a reserved, melodic, and atmospheric stance. 

Read the full review by Sam Alberti at distortedsoundmag.com

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Rivers of Nihil "Where Owls Know My Name"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Death Metal
Label: Metal Blade Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: March 16, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Cancer / Moonspeak (1:44)
2. The Silent Life (6:34)
3. A Home (5:19)
4. Old Nothing (4:44)
5. Subtle Change (Including The Forest Of Transition And Dissatisfaction Dance) (8:34)
6. Terrestria III: Wither (3:49)
7. Hollow (5:13)
8. Death Is Real (6:09)
9. Where Owls Know My Name (6:42)
10. Capricorn / Agoratopia (7:50)

Total Time 56:38

Line-up: 
Jake Dieffenbach: Vocals
Brody Uttley: Guitar
Jon Topore: Guitar
Adam Biggs: Bass, Vocals
Jared Klein: Drums

Description/Reviews: 

Speaking from a neutral perspective, death metal and its various sub styles are often guilty of one thing: the positing of a conceivably indigestible approach, consisting of blisteringly fast pace and unparalleled aggression. Whilst many take great pleasure in this, RIVERS OF NIHIL continually prove their consummate ability to distance themselves from it by striking a rare balance in their sound. The very get go of Where Owls Know My Name displays no less than a tasteful continuation of this principle, with introductory track Cancer/Moonspeak serving to take a reserved, melodic, and atmospheric stance. 

Read the full review by Sam Alberti at distortedsoundmag.com

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