On the eve of Rivers of Nihil's upcoming tour with Death (DTA Tours), the Reading, PA based metal act have launched a brand new video. "Place of Serpents" was recorded by the band and is an alternate version from the track on their debut record The Conscious Seed of Light. For this version, all guitar and bass tones were recorded DI without any amps, with the sounds and tones coming from Toontrack's Metal Guitar Gods 2 EZmix Pack for EZmix 2 instead. The drums were programmed using EZdrummer 2 with the Made of Metal EZX expansion pack by Colin Richardson. All of these products are available now via Toontrack at toontrack.com as part of their annual "Metal Month" promotion.
Watch "Place of Serpents" now on youtube.com/Riversofnihilpa HERE..
Rivers of Nihil guitarist Brody Uttley is offering guitar lessons while the band is on tour! Fans/aspiring guitarists can sign up for a lesson via Brody's profile on bandhappy.com. Visitbandhappy.com/profile/Brody to sign up and to see when Rivers of Nihil will be in your area.
RIVERS OF NIHIL
11/06 Mishawaka, IN Smiths Downtown
11/07 St. Louis, MO Fubar
11/08 Kansas City, MO Czar
11/09 Norman, OK The Labyrinth
11/10 Austin, TX Dirty Dog Bar
11/11 Fort Worth, TX The Rail Club
11/13 Las Vegas, NV LVCS
Swamp Leper Stomp Tour '14
w/ Death (DTA tours), Obituary, Massacre
11/14 Los Angeles, CA Club Nokia
11/15 Ramona, CA Ramona MainStage
11/16 San Francisco, CA DNA Lounge
11/18 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
11/19 Vancouver, BC The Rickshaw Theatre
11/21 Calgary, AB MacEwan Ballroom
11/22 Regina, SK Riddell Centre
11/23 Winnipeg, MB Park Theatre
11/24 St. Paul, MN Amsterdam Bar & Hall
11/25 Chicago, IL Metro
11/26 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre and Ballroom
11/27 Toronto, ON The Opera House
11/28 Montreal, QB Le National
11/29 Allston, MA Brighton Music Hall
11/30 New York, NY Best Buy Theatre
12/03 North Springfield, VA Empire
12/04 Charlotte, NC Tremont Music Hall
12/05 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
12/06 Tampa, FL Orpheum
12/07 Miami, FL Grand Central
Rivers of Nihil's debut album, "The Conscious Seed of Light," was recorded in March of 2013 at Mana Recording Studios in Florida with famed metal producer/musician Erik Rutan. While "The Conscious Seed of Light" is not necessarily a concept album traditionally speaking, Rivers of Nihilbegan their project with the idea that they would release four separate albums tied together with one common theme: each reflecting a particular season of a year. Bassist Adam Biggs elaborates; "The Conscious Seed of Light is intended to be representative of spring and explores various themes concerning new beginnings, growth, and an attachment to the natural world in a post-human Earth. Unlike some concept records however, we wanted to allow each song to work on its own terms. Rather than have the songs rely on each other to move a specific story structure forward; they work within their own separate narratives, but ultimately serve the album's broader concept." Rivers of Nihil's lineup is rounded out by guitarists Brody Uttley, vocalist Jake Dieffenbach, and drummer Alan Balamut.
