Rivers of Nihil - "A Home" Playthrough

Rivers of Nihil guitarists Jon Topore and Brody Uttley stopped by the Guitar World studio to play along to their new song "A Home."

[@ukwonderboy]

Love that pause after Jon introduces himself 😂😂

[@daredevil2724]

They did him dirty

[@Frogmilk]

Zoomed in on that mfs face and everything, that's exactly why I never smoke weed in public

[@AEH2102]

@@daredevil2724 This is probably why dude left the band. RIP.

[@anthonyfreire7251]

THIS IS JOHN

[@ICEESAreFuckinGood]

Possibly one of the most innovative bands in modern Death Metal

[@aidansanita9812]

Im okay with you putting this in a subgenre but I just can't tell if they conform into one.

[@ICEESAreFuckinGood]

Aidan Sanita It's mostly Progressive Death Metal, but there's too many secondary genres to list. I'd say calling it prog death or extreme metal are also valid

[@134josu]

Indeed, you can also check Defeated Sanity out! you gonna like it man!

[@DarkMustard1337]

Ocean Gateways Insomnium meets opeth/btbam and Kenny g lol

[@Sailor1010]

Any band that uses saxophone gets my vote 🗳

[@dragon-eye75]

Rivers Of Nihil continue to evolve and impress.

[@FussyMelon]

Exact is the wrong word. They definetly have influences from Fallujah, becoming more atmospheric, but they have different impressions with their atmosphere and their song structures are different, lots of differences but still plenty of connections.

[@RustyGonzo]

Pfft, yeah, sure dude. Except for that their sound is wholly different. I love both bands and listen to them both a shit ton, and the only comparison I can make is the brief bursts of atmospheric elements and really tight drumming with a heavy use of double bass syncopation. And honestly, maybe in this particular track I can understand where you're coming from. But listen to any of Rivers song and you'll realize pretty quickly they're otherwise vastly different. Both great bands though.

[@aaronkriever1361]

No way dude, being in the same genre as another band now means you're ripping off that band no matter what. (jokes)

[@bluntedatbirth1]

Most of Fallujah's music comes across as pretentious, and falls to the trappings of most songs being written by one person. Way more guitar wankery and pointless "atmosphere" in Fallujah songs, if you ask me. This band feels 100% more "organic."

[@shredforceone]

Everything that modern metal should be. This album was so refreshing and I've already listened through it a dozen times

[@mattvdh]

"I'm JON!" the awkward continued hold on his face is so funny

[@UroboricNate]

Damn, Kiesel's got the modern metal community by the balls.

[@calumkodak]

Absolutely LOVING the more proggy vibe of this record so far.

[@matthewdesouza9140]

.THIS IS JOHN.

[@skylineian]

lol

[@GrimSt]

This album will be one of the best of 2018.

[@134josu]

The album is a classic since it birth!

[@calebbrown4187]

I voted it album of the year. I can't wait for the Pittsburgh show!

[@alexkenley1]

you sir were correct

[@jazzandmetal]

Best of 2018.

[@sevicore]

Night verses 2018 album is way better

[@vincentdelgaizo6634]

I'm obsessed with this sound. Never even heard of these guys until this album. Can't wait

[@styxxhs8048]

Vincent Del Gaizo its a damn good album to start with, indeed!

[@zacdelos]

I'd advise you to scope their entire discography

[@blekmetal8140]

I really cant understand why they have so bad reviews in encyclopedia metallum. I think the guys in that shitty site are all so fucking idiots.

[@eiencorea]

One of the greatest bands on earth right now. Guys are in such a roll. Need them in Finland asap.

[@michaelmarkle5133]

eiencorea going to see them tomorrow night with dying fetus and thy art is murder.

[@eiencorea]

Michael Markle Damn that is going to be a cool show! I am beyond jealous 👀

[@michaelmarkle5133]

eiencorea I'll get in the pit for ya

[@eiencorea]

Michael Markle Awesome!🤘

[@michaelmarkle5133]

eiencorea fantastic show. Only problem the hardcore dancers... moshing is cool not karate... but lucky I'm 6'3" 260 so i just run into them hard. Dying fetus killed it. Rivers was amazing jam session

[@Sxionix]

gotta say, with how low they are tuned their guitar tone is exceptionally clear. good song too, can''t wait for the neew album

[@calebafile4306]

Technically, their guitars aren't tuned low. They just have a lower string on them.

[@BiollanteSpawn]

@@calebafile4306 bruh...they're stilll tuned low. They're a step in a half down and the 7th string is dropped. that's LOW for a guitar tuning. It's impressive that the tone is so clean when the lowest string is F#

[@DavidGeelan2029]

Those bridge cables they have them strung with would be helping with that, but yeah, great tone.

[@pieflies]

They use baritone scale guitars, which will help a bit with that.

[@srsucioguapodelsur8845]

It’s amazing what having a properly set-up guitar can do

[@134josu]

River of Nihil is one of the most interesting projects at the moment, their last album is a gem, great production, great riffs, this bloody guys makes me enjoy music in another level!!

[@narrenhaus]

Sometimes you wanna go where owls know your name. And they're always glad you came. You wanna be where you can see, our troubles are all the same. You wanna be where owls know your name.

[@williamschaffer2858]

Fonce Falooda Underrated comment

[@nathanstott477]

Fan fucking tastic comment my friend, this murdered me.

[@CatsCoffeeGuitars]

They definitely grabbed the scene of metal by the throat with this record! Absolutely marvelous!

[@reyscottm9]

I'm pretty new to RON, but this whole album is incredible! It's the only thing playing in my car for the last five days. "A Home" is my jam. Already bought my tickets for the Dallas show. I absolutely cannot wait.

[@reddredd7088]

How the fuck can you not like this being a metalhead?? There is no answer for it really.. Wow.. Mind blowing

[@cohaagen90]

The riff at 2:27 is one of the sickest riffs i've heard in a while

[@ARMERZ]

Great! Reminded me a little bit of Fallujah with the ambient riffs.

[@timdegroote6157]

Watch this video every day. Love it!

[@DapperHesher]

Love the mix of modern death metal, post metal/rock, and the Dredg-esque parts.

[@tarkenton3895]

Holy shit it's totally Dredg-esque. How did I not see that before

[@Funnyyelowdog]

Oh my god how does rivers of nihil keep getting better, they so perfectly manage to mix the sounds and ideas from all of the bands i like, but make it into one beautiful song.

[@gregorybuttfart7597]

Seriously the best album released in a looooong time

[@rvfiasco]

YES!! ...and he just whips out a slide and goes to town. I'm loving this album.

[@justintavares9730]

still gets me every time.. damn

[@moshermurray6837]

Just fantastic

[@CLyonsCreations]

What tasteful gentlemen writing tasteful tunes!

[@baritonecult622]

The song structure is perfect, love the dynamics You guys are excellent writers, love this album. In 2020 i been spending more time watching bands , Thank God for this content Cant stand these reaction videos popping up everywhere.

[@argonunya5585]

This album blows my mind. Absolutely amzing!

[@xT3hDoct4hHsojx]

*puts slide on finger in solo* me: :OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT

[@rvfiasco]

Haha! Me too!

[@JUMBOpin]

Man, he played the hell out of that slide.

[@willstanbury9725]

that slide looks like i should be smoking out of it

[@user-ji1hp]

country style for sure !

[@augustcampbell2375]

Slide riff in a metal song. Dig

[@theheadbanger6685]

August Campbell i mean Zakk Wylde did in no more tears when he played for ozzy soooooo😂😂😂

[@dsrecords22]

dual seven string action this is heaven

[@Metalltool]

I still come back after all this time. I saw them live with Revocation when the album came out and they are as ethereal live. Love this song in particular.

[@TheChrisPCritter]

Type O vibes from Brody's black Keisel.

[@killseeker24]

Creepy green accents

[@ChernobogStudio]

You guys are killing it! Can't wait to see another live show.

[@SharmaAviral]

Great simply great, god what compositional geniuses are they. Truly fantastic.

[@nickcaskey215]

Absolutely love the fact they have a saxophonist in their band🤘🤘❤️❤️ being one myself you don't see that in many metal bands🤘❤️🤘❤️

[@Smithysmithin]

The bass in that intro is the real MVP here...

[@MarioSpeedWagon]

Fallujah was the chosen one. Now it's these guys. Don't fail us.

[@Megraptor]

I KNOW. I am SO SALTY about Fallujah's new album. I was a huge Fallujah fan. I remember when I found The Flesh Prevails on here and just listened to it non-stop. Ironically, Monarchy was recommended, and I never sat down and listened to more than a few songs. Then Dreamless came out, and it was good, a bit different from The Flesh Prevails, but... still in that same "ambient tech death".... thingy. Then Owls came out, and it wasn't on my radar for a while, cause I don't know. My boyfriend threw it at me and I was all :o. So then Owls became my album I wouldn't stop listening to. And I got to see them for my Valentine's Day gift all was good. Until Undying Light came out. It broke me and made me so sad. I was so excited to see Fallujah was putting out a new album, but they lost the guitarist and the singer, who did the ambient stuff. What hurts the most about Undying Light is that you can hear tiny bits of old Fallujah in there. Tiny. But it never comes out as the ambient tech death that it used to be. Plus the singer... got worse. I mean, their original singer wasn't amazing, but he was working on it- he improved between Flesh and Dreamless a bunch I thought. He still fit better than what they have now... tl;dr I'm salty as fuck about Fallujah.

[@MarioSpeedWagon]

@@Megraptor very interesting, other than the boyfriend part, this was very similar to my experience lol

[@Megraptor]

@@MarioSpeedWagon That is odd! I think Owls got put out, and the hype grew over the summer. By the end of the year, it seemed like everyone that liked metal- or at least more than what they play on satellite radio, was talking about it!.

[@Kenji.1ChessPiece]

This song is beautifully crafted! Insane playing!

[@theocatti1236]

Absolutely stunning

[@DirtyHarry771]

This whole album is freaking phenomenal!!

[@tivus]

i love this band

[@larkfellon]

The most anticipated album of the year.

[@nicholasreese7856]

Pretty darn good. Like their sound

[@emillutzkanov1348]

Beautiful.

[@WhiskerBiscuit369]

Sooo stoked for this album!

[@Cristi4n_Ariel]

That riff at 4:10 so good!

[@3x3Qt]

3:54 - When you’re so in the zone you forget breathing is a thing. We’ve all been there!

[@UroboricNate]

Im looking for "rock daddies" and "salty dads" in the comments and theres none in sight, so whats with all the butthurt defensive people expecting them?

[@GhostWolf472]

they're on screen, silly

[@nebularain3338]

Comment sections are always full of people complaining about people complaining who aren't actually complaining. They don't have the emotional maturity to just say "I like this band" so they have to hide behind some made up problem.

[@macieldepaiva8602]

Great song, amazing tone!

[@yvesheinrich5013]

Beautiful!

[@XtremeKillah101]

Anyone else hear influence from the song everlong in the intro

[@hchoe741]

0:02 wtf so creepy lol

[@acdee3133]

😂🤣

[@mantistoboggen7181]

i fuvking loved that hahah

[@daredevil2724]

Y they do him like that

[@xMIRAKx]

I was hearing it today thinking "I so need to get an 8 string" actually happy i only need to get new strings to learn this song. Never tried Ab tuning before... Sounds really good!

[@saintluciaofficial2019]

Huayu Ke Ab standard is rarely used. Cannibal corpse and Deftones have used it, with CC down tuning 6 strings. This band is alot better than I expected.

[@spectranwolfinfusion]

Gave me chills! 🤤

[@almano8485]

So sad that the vocalist left

[@gggg-ky9lk]

fucking incredible band. absolute legends.

[@trasibleon]

Wow, proud to see the boys here. Now the rock daddies will swarm and criticize haha

[@ShiningSpear]

Gus Machine "Criticize" implies analysis. They're just going to whine that this doesn't sound like the same rehashed AC/DC riffs they've been listening to for the past 40 years.

[@memebigboy1946]

G D A in that order

[@BigMuff75]

Rock Daddy here and I am f-ing lovin it.

[@wilfordgrimley4339]

What a cringey comment

[@adamzebrowski1459]

Nobody knows what u are talking about

[@JoshdnRocks]

AWESOME!!!

[@matiosmi137]

Thanks for this video - it's how I got introduced to RoN. This one and Clean have become my absolute favourites. Oh, and let's appreciate the discrepancy between Jon frickin fighting for his life and Brody being like "Bro, you breakin' a sweat yet?"

[@zachsierra91]

Come to San Antonio let south Texas state the love

[@styxxhs8048]

Their new album is pretty damn good.. ive been on the cusp of really liking this band during their last album, but this one got me.. its really fucking nice! Going to go back and give their last 2 albums a fairer shot now! Cheers!

[@ianurbaitis]

Sickkk!!!

[@rookd1137]

sick stuff sounds great

[@untitled1125]

Fuckin masterpiece this song

[@Steve-nq8jc]

I like it! I'm also liking the Kiesel's

[@Sleepwalker91]

These dudes never disappoint holy fuck!

[@jeffclark1164]

Where's the bass? That's the most interesting part of this band.

[@romancook2364]

If u listen carefully u can hear it but I wish the bass guy played on this video too

[@scottnelle]

Gear gods has a bass playthrough of a bit of this track on their channel.

[@Questioneverythingx]

It's Guitar World. They probably just turned up the guitars for the "guitar" playthrough...

[@fv1005]

Bassist is a fuckin beast

[@hevybarsy7174]

This is when you watch this kind of video that you realise how the process of writing this song might be so hardworking and geniouses!

[@HauntaskhanHYPNOSIS]

This is my favorite rap song

[@TYFLOL]

oh man this song is good

[@TempleGuitars]

Well that was great.

[@kylegrossi8175]

hope they did 1 more play through

[@1nnards]

Kings

[@riffsandwich9541]

Slide in death metal…this band rules so hard.

[@Metalheadmike1211]

Got to meet these guys during summer slaughter

[@BrandonofRedemption]

This new album reminds me a lot of Fallujah without all the reverb!

[@1SecondToLight]

New big band!

[@marcusaschenbrenner3126]

Very unique

[@chrisdudeword1]

So fucking good. God damn.

[@szataniel4045]

perfect \m/

[@eddieadams5552]

You guys aren’t fair 😞 owls don’t give a shit about what I play lol . I wish I had made more better use of my time when I was younger than just partying. Awesome song and play through. You guys are gonna go places🤩

[@simonatamas9627]

❤️❤️❤️🎸🎸🎸\M/

[@matthewhoughton4532]

And here I am wanting to watch the bassist.

[@BrandonofRedemption]

I really enjoyed this. Kind of Fallujah sounding.

[@legoharry100]

A JCM800? Interesting choice for a "high gain" amp. I’ve found them not that great for high gain modern metal stuff. I’d love to see how y’all went about creating the tones.

[@Bking7string]

Big Saw them live last night and they were using kemper profiling amps, going through mesa 50/50 And VHT rack power amps, with mesa cabs.

[@legoharry100]

I know they use Kempers, but the sound they're modeling is a blend of a JCM800 and a couple other amps. I'm seeing them this Friday.

[@UnitedElectric]

It's surprisingly pretty low gain.

[@jakelamont6205]

My one and only complaint I could ever have with these guys. I wish they'd use a 7 and a 6. Possibly 7 and 9. Just something that brightens the chords a little more ya know. Still make masterful music. Truly superb shit man.

[@alanruarte4616]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaawesome!

[@BrennynM]

Fucking epic you guys fucking killed it also damn Brody

[@bluntedatbirth1]

Tones sound so fucking powerful

[@TheMrrolland77]

@0:02 lmao looks high af

[@ICEESAreFuckinGood]

Patrice Rolland lol I see it. I hear they smoke a lot of good stuff on tour

[@felipelopes5799]

LOL and then @2:34 he looks like he's gonna throw up!

[@thomashinds3308]

Smoked with the band one time after a show in Chicago. Can confirm.

[@user-uq1fm9ee5c]

tell me WHAT DROP YOUR GUITARS?

[@TheOyevaar]

holy shit...

[@orelaroki]

amazing fucking band.. top 3 atm

[@fv1005]

Soundgarden style solo

[@cosmicsea89]

Doesn't Jon look like John Petrucci a little? (ps: I've known Jon of RoN for close to 10 years now)

[@blackmetalbreadstick]

god why did it zoom in on Jon at the beginning like that lmao

[@xT3hDoct4hHsojx]

the harmony here is fucking HUGE