I could just talk forever about what makes this whole album work so well. I realized another thing today on another listen. Perhaps the nicest thing is nobody in the band is ever over-playing any single part, each section in each song is purely efficient. The guitars knows when to step back to let a good lyric through or let the drums hammer down and the drums know when to step back and let the richness of the song just have its moment. Really thoughtful compositions.
Favorite album of all time for me at this point, its all i listen to. and I've listened to a lot! i own almost 500 CDs and came across this band during my massive music journey back in June. hard to believe its only been 3 months since i found this band and they changed my life, this album is everything to me
morbidcorpse :Life changing metal albums"...? And who decides what a good release is? I think there where a lot of good releases and there will come more good one's. That's what i am talking about. My opinion.
LYRICS: Music: Uttley Lyrics: Biggs The day, the day that you left here A crown was placed upon me I was the king of nothing Inside this cell of skin Thoughts like ice against the wall In a home where lies taught us all Relax into that place deep within Deep in the skin, you know where you’ve been Why don’t you sing to me? A song of sanctuary You could have all you wanted Sing You could build it all from nothing sing to me You can live a life alone sanctuary But you can never call this A home that’s beneath us Somewhere the light won’t reach us The sky and the earth that birthed you Just another burden that hurts too Much to say, just separate from all these faces you cannot recall I’d do the same, and leave just how I came King for today But a fool forever Relax, and come on home You could have all you wanted Sing You could build it all from nothing Sing to me You can live a life alone Sanctuary But you can never call this home You can never call this home Relax deep within Inside this cell of skin You can never call this home King today Fool forever
The clean vocals complement the harsh vocals so well, and the new drummer is absolutely kicking it! I also hope they keep the saxophone, too. That shit was what draw me into River of Nihil in the first place. Heavy with a nice little bit o' sax here and there really makes these guys stand out so well!
@@the_furry_inside_your_walls639 they said they will likely drop the sax for the next record. they liked having it but they dont wanna be the "metal with sax"-guys.
I remember seeing these guys in Reading back in 2011 when nobody knew who they were. Makes me really happy to see how far they've come and how much they've progressed.
andy brinks Yeah, man, it’s a killer album, and I agree: sax in metal is awesome. Ageless Oblivion, The Faceless, Cephalic Carnage, and lots of others have used sax well. Totally adds to the emotion of the music. Check out Tentacle Brains if you want lots of crazy saxophone.
Have you listened to Cattle Decapitation newest album "Death Atlas"? They are with Metal Blade Records too. They are better in my opinion. Have a nice day!
Yeah, there's a few spots on the album where the kick drum editing (or timing correction, etc) is overbearing, the really fast parts at the end. It annoyed me at first (but almost ALL metal bands do it), but then I heard the live version. He's actually not that far off from being able to play it for real, live. He might have been damned close in the studio.
how about the overly excessive snare usage and how terribly its tuned the main riff is really shit its like a snare march and vocals is ranting , would have been good if its like a mid break for 1 time through the track but as a main riff , WTF lol terrible track composure its like the whole drum line is SNAAREE
Coma Noir cannot be compared to Rivers Of Nihil, with Coma Noir you go through a whole 2 minutes of drudgery to hit a crescendo that never hits the spot, theres not alot of pay off listening to them.
Hands down my favorite release of the past few years. Each listen gets better and better. I had high hopes and they were far exceeded. This band is just phenomenal.
Hands down one of the best metal albums of all time. I legit can't get over the..everything, but the fucking sax. Goosebumps throughout the entire album. I'm showing this to everyone.
This is absolutely incredible. I haven’t been been moved like this from a music video since the contortionist. These guys have so much passion and drive. What a dimepiece.
This song is as profound and deep as the whole album. For me, it was a song about the rupture of a relationship, but it has so much to offer if you put subtext and intelligence into it.
I cant believe I have seen this band 2 years ago in our small metal club (Collosseum club - Košice) and today I am listening to the best album I have heard this year so far. And I believe, it will stay the best one ... what a rocket carreer. Deserved.
All those bands are awesome. I think this might be the one to beat this year though! Let's hope they all try to beat it. Then we are in for an awesome year. :D
Isaac dissonance Forgot about Augury, their new album might prove to be just as good as RoN. Haven't heard about Cattle Decap but their previous album was perfection
I've had this CD since Monday cuz I had the T-Shirt bundle on pre-order. I have been listening to it every day this week on my way to and from work. It is outstanding and I will be seeing you guys live on April 5th in Knoxville, TN.
Yep... It really is album of the year, not that I doubted about it. It just still amazes me just like when I heard it for the first time, maybe even more now...
I joined the military to build a life for myself but I had to leave all my friends and family behind and honestly this song speaks to me so much I love it
I do believe this is a landmark album for modern death metal.
Dillon Westerfield I agree, Mr. Westerfield.
One of the best I've heard in a while tbh
yep, big moment indeed
Their previous is better but this one got me into their music so i agree. Not that anyone cares :D
Agreed
I could just talk forever about what makes this whole album work so well. I realized another thing today on another listen. Perhaps the nicest thing is nobody in the band is ever over-playing any single part, each section in each song is purely efficient. The guitars knows when to step back to let a good lyric through or let the drums hammer down and the drums know when to step back and let the richness of the song just have its moment. Really thoughtful compositions.
Bro…truth
drummer is lit tho, rip handle bar pcola FL
This album has me ADDICTED!
Can't stop listening to it.
Can't stop thinking about it.
Thank you Rivers of Nihil!
Thank You.
Favorite album of all time for me at this point, its all i listen to. and I've listened to a lot! i own almost 500 CDs and came across this band during my massive music journey back in June. hard to believe its only been 3 months since i found this band and they changed my life, this album is everything to me
This whole album is insanely good.
Guys, buy their new album and support this band. The album is absolutely incredible.
Every album they’ve put out is incredible!
Bought the album, a shirt and a ticket to see them on the summer slaughter tour. You don’t have to twist my arm.
Just bought colorful vinyl version 😊
Pretty sure I've seen 100 videos in this old abandoned warehouse.
found another one ruclips.net/video/ijfCXBSqKAc/видео.html
three time's the charm! ruclips.net/video/AY27BtVz3uE/видео.html
off the top of my head, think children of Bodom, In Flames, and Deftones have recorded there lol
I’d want to make a music video in there just because the epic history of bands!!
ruclips.net/video/ya8dT7oC8qA/видео.html
Almighty Sevendust?
This year has already been phenomenal for metal music in my opinion
Michael Rieman Totally agree man, and it keeps on coming
morbidcorpse :Life changing metal albums"...? And who decides what a good release is? I think there where a lot of good releases and there will come more good one's. That's what i am talking about. My opinion.
100% with you, morbid corpse. Barely anything decent in the first three months, tbh. This is good though.
Mr. C Harris had no idea Be'lakor was dropping a new album. Very excited now
New Panopticon as well as Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik's Hugsjá as well, April is gonna be amazing
LYRICS:
Music: Uttley
Lyrics: Biggs
The day, the day that you left here
A crown was placed upon me
I was the king of nothing
Inside this cell of skin
Thoughts like ice against the wall
In a home where lies taught us all
Relax into that place deep within
Deep in the skin, you know where you’ve been
Why don’t you sing to me? A song of sanctuary
You could have all you wanted
Sing
You could build it all from nothing
sing to me
You can live a life alone
sanctuary
But you can never call this
A home that’s beneath us
Somewhere the light won’t reach us
The sky and the earth that birthed you
Just another burden that hurts too
Much to say, just separate from all
these faces you cannot recall
I’d do the same, and leave just how I came
King for today
But a fool forever
Relax, and come on home
You could have all you wanted
Sing
You could build it all from nothing
Sing to me
You can live a life alone
Sanctuary
But you can never call this home
You can never call this home
Relax deep within
Inside this cell of skin
You can never call this home
King today
Fool forever
I needed to hear this. I feel like I was supposed to hear this at this moment in my live. Wish I could thank them in person
I love the clean vocals, they work so well, and the new drummer is amazing.
JewCena the new drummer is what make for sure i
jared klein
The clean vocals complement the harsh vocals so well, and the new drummer is absolutely kicking it!
I also hope they keep the saxophone, too. That shit was what draw me into River of Nihil in the first place. Heavy with a nice little bit o' sax here and there really makes these guys stand out so well!
@@the_furry_inside_your_walls639 they said they will likely drop the sax for the next record. they liked having it but they dont wanna be the "metal with sax"-guys.
4:37 The firepower coming out of the double bass 😯
I remember seeing these guys in Reading back in 2011 when nobody knew who they were. Makes me really happy to see how far they've come and how much they've progressed.
The new Rivers of Nihil album is fucking killer! It’s got saxophone, you guys! Saxophone!
It reminds me a lot of old Atheist with the elements of jazz.
The Faceless is deathcore though, these guys are tech death.
First listen: Is that a fucking saxophone?
10th listen: Listen to that fucking saxophone!
Matt Bowden I plan to order this probably next week. Alot of tracks feature sax right? I have actually felt like the sax needed to come back to music.
andy brinks Yeah, man, it’s a killer album, and I agree: sax in metal is awesome. Ageless Oblivion, The Faceless, Cephalic Carnage, and lots of others have used sax well. Totally adds to the emotion of the music. Check out Tentacle Brains if you want lots of crazy saxophone.
This dudes are fucking amazing. This song is on another level.
Greetings from Brazil, RGT. Happy to know you like Rivers of Nihil!!
Best death metal album in years, blew my mind, been jamming it for 2 months straight
Yeah it is still on repeat
Have you listened to Cattle Decapitation newest album "Death Atlas"? They are with Metal Blade Records too. They are better in my opinion. Have a nice day!
Try 2 years. That's me.
@@oscaralejandrosaldivar83not everyone feels like listening to a band called cattle decapitation
@@qwerty.4450dumb reason not to, their new album is amazing
Slugdge and Rivers of Nihil, already two of the best albums of the year for sure
cestensrud agreed, both albums are phenomenal.
Oh shit! Very glad to hear other people mention the new Slugdge album. SO good.
100% been playing both back to back constantly!
RustyGonzo Fuck yeah! I just recently was introduced to Slugdge and the new album is some of the best new metal I’ve heard in a very long time.
FUCK YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSS SLAVE GOO WORLD IS MY JAM BUT THE WHOLE ALBUM IS STRAIGHT FIRE
we need a Fallujah and Rivers of Nihil tour!
Christian Krüger Yes! With Black Crown Initiate as an opener
Can we throw Zenith Passage on that?
We need a fallujah, rivers of nihil, the zenith passage and inanimate existence...
Feels like this new album of RoN is actually what Fallujah should have aimed for. I REALLY love The Flesh Prevails but Dreamless was meh.
Rivers of Nihil, Fallujah, Black Crown Initiate and Allegaeon would be an amazing tour.
I hear Opeth, Fallujah, Meshuggah, old In Flames, and elements of classic prog.
Edit: if not obvious, this is a glowing compliment
I spoke to the bass player. His favorite band is King Crimson so yeah, theres gonna be some prog.
it's almost funny how good the drummer is
almost as if it was a computer doing most of the work!
Yeah, there's a few spots on the album where the kick drum editing (or timing correction, etc) is overbearing, the really fast parts at the end. It annoyed me at first (but almost ALL metal bands do it), but then I heard the live version. He's actually not that far off from being able to play it for real, live. He might have been damned close in the studio.
how about the overly excessive snare usage and how terribly its tuned the main riff is really shit its like a snare march and vocals is ranting , would have been good if its like a mid break for 1 time through the track but as a main riff , WTF lol terrible track composure its like the whole drum line is SNAAREE
Juan Páez terrible live tho, untight as hell
@@DevilDead13820 This is wrong. Triggers dont play the drums for you, you still have to hit the drum.
These guys are so underrated.
This album is banger after banger and this band is amazing. Metal never dies!
Album of the year material. This album and Coma Noir are going to be played on repeat for years to come.
Chris Taylor You're absolutely right!!!!
Chris Taylor Holly shit man, thanks for introducing me into Coma Noir! Just checked them out, really cool stuff.
Coma Noir! My man! New Portal kicks ass as well. So does new Slugdge, Oceans Of Slumber, Watain and In Vain haha
Coma Noir cannot be compared to Rivers Of Nihil, with Coma Noir you go through a whole 2 minutes of drudgery to hit a crescendo that never hits the spot, theres not alot of pay off listening to them.
that machine gun-like drumming towards the end of the solo gives me the chills every time. ill definitely still be rockin to this when I'm an old man
I told y'all this album would be one of the best releases of the year. Was I right or was I right?
Whitechapel The Valley
@@danila4322 where owls know my name was released in 2018 and the valley was released in 2019
@@vladutgrecea3780 yeah sorry my bad I thought they were the same year
I’ve been a death metal fan for years. This just made death metal beautiful. Game changing.
eh, the vocalist looks better in a pink suit and a tophat.
Was thinking the same thing, lol. Song slaps though
bro i was JUST ABOUT TO SAY THAT
@@hackzein4138 If we're being perfectly honest, I forgot I commented anything.
True, true.
A bit late to the joke but could someone explain?
I can have all I wanted
I can build it all from nothing
I can live my life alone
And I don't care if it's called home
Hands down my favorite release of the past few years. Each listen gets better and better. I had high hopes and they were far exceeded. This band is just phenomenal.
Holy hell. This is insane. Amazing song structure, songwriting, technique and execution.
Did not expect the more audible screams in this. Especially the really good cleans right after. These guys have never made a bad note.
A monumental intro.
This whole album is a portal to another realm , "a sanctuary" if you will. #RiversOfNihil
Glad I revisited this. It's incredible. Definitely need to buy a cd before they're all gone
Hands down one of the best metal albums of all time. I legit can't get over the..everything, but the fucking sax. Goosebumps throughout the entire album. I'm showing this to everyone.
This has been in my cd player in my car basically since it came out, 10/10 release
Best album of the year so far. Absolutely stunning, hope these guys get more recognition soon.
Unbelievable, just when you think the limits of good music can't be pushed any further. So glad I found this! :)
Always pushing the boundaries, this is a beautiful song.
This is absolutely incredible. I haven’t been been moved like this from a music video since the contortionist. These guys have so much passion and drive. What a dimepiece.
I was listening to this song on Spotify yesterday like 20 times - today I stepped on the video 😉
I love just how much the bass drives everything its awesome
This song is as profound and deep as the whole album.
For me, it was a song about the rupture of a relationship, but it has so much to offer if you put subtext and intelligence into it.
This video deserves at least a million views
Them Lost in Vegas dudes need to check this out!
Haha
4:31 double bass drumming on guitar solo just marvelous!!!
This song made me buy their entire discography. No bullshit.
@@hobojungle1 agree, but support matters
This is it chief. This is what we were looking for.
This song totally satisfited my progresive death metal needs
This album is perfect in every way possible.
Bought the Album for Silent Life. Turns out the whole damn album is amazing!
Same!
Your album brought me true spring! You are incredibly. We are waiting for you in Russia, guys!
Sickest Drummer of 2018 for me so far!!! 4:20 onwards got me jizzin everywhere.
Without a doubt, one of the best albums of the year
This is what a perfect song sounds like and a perfect video looks like.
Now this is a masterpiece
Man i love this Band. They make some good quality stuff ! This band deserves high exposure ! Lets share their music as much as possible!!!
Just absolutely floored by this album. So many different layers to listen to and pick up on. Definite front runner for album of the year.
The clean section that starts at 2:33 is so awesome
This video needs more views! One of my favourite songs from this amazing album! What a nice surprise this was in 2018!
My gosh the instrumental are incredible, so much energy.
I cant believe I have seen this band 2 years ago in our small metal club (Collosseum club - Košice) and today I am listening to the best album I have heard this year so far. And I believe, it will stay the best one ... what a rocket carreer. Deserved.
This song and videos deserves a 1 million views already man!!
It truly can't get any better than this for Death Metal this year.
Black Crown Initiate is probably releasing an album this year, too. It's going to be a good year (for death metal, we'll probably all die soon).
Zack K I agree. Beyond Creation, Soreption, Obscura, Deeds of Flesh and so much more to look forward to
All those bands are awesome. I think this might be the one to beat this year though! Let's hope they all try to beat it. Then we are in for an awesome year. :D
Ocean Gateways nigthmarer,augury,replicant,cattle decap
Isaac dissonance Forgot about Augury, their new album might prove to be just as good as RoN. Haven't heard about Cattle Decap but their previous album was perfection
The riffs at 2:08 are fucking sick. Love this band so much.
Tellement d'émotion dans cette chanson, c'est une véritable pépite.
Un album excellent, le meilleur de ce début d'année sans hésiter d'ailleurs ♡
I'm falling in love with this band 💗😍
So much love from Bangladesh 🌹
Great band. Saw them in 2016. Excellent live too.
This had me at the opening, great song structure and melody. Great evolution in this band!
Best metal album of the year! 🤘🏻💀
what a great compliment to the genre ...
Instrumental´s fckn great. Please put lyrics in the description
I catch myself singing this chorus whenever I’m depressed and it’s been pulling me through.
Honestly the chorus is what makes me more depressed. It kind of reaffirms my belief that I'll never truly find happiness.
These guys did a phenomenal job on this record.
Gonna be representing y'all with that new shirt I got with the album in my next video! SPECTACULAR album.
Amazing song❤
love this song, love this band.
This gave me goosebumps.
These guys are my favorite band right now!
I've had this CD since Monday cuz I had the T-Shirt bundle on pre-order. I have been listening to it every day this week on my way to and from work. It is outstanding and I will be seeing you guys live on April 5th in Knoxville, TN.
I love these guys.....its Opeth meets Full Blown Chaos! An awesome mashup!
2:33 and this class, is an anatomically perfect human tongue.
A pure masterpiece.
Being a first time listener and being high is something else
I know, I know. I'm late to the show. GOD DAMN THESE GUYS RULE!!!! Where the fuck have I been that I missed this band??? WOW. SHEER BRILIANCE!!!
That Tom roll at the beginning gave chill bumps seriously
Yep... It really is album of the year, not that I doubted about it. It just still amazes me just like when I heard it for the first time, maybe even more now...
Love this entire album so much
3:25
This song gets me every time. Always caught off guard to stop what I’m doing to pay attention
Definitely one of the best releases this year!
The guitar in this track 🔥
One of the best song intros ever.
The song is great, but the cinematography is great too; accents and adds to the great track. Way to go Rivers!
I can't believe how powerful this shit is.
The quality of this shit is seriously underrated!
I'm literally shivering right now
I joined the military to build a life for myself but I had to leave all my friends and family behind and honestly this song speaks to me so much I love it
Been waiting so long for this and it does not disappoint. Great job guys.
THIS BAND IS TRULY AMAZING
One of the best releases of 2018 so far. Top-notch!! Much refined quality death metal.