Rivers of Nihil - Where Owls Know My Name (FULL ALBUM)

Rivers of Nihil album "Where Owls Know My Name" available now.
Buy Here: www.metalblade.com/riversofnihil
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01. Cancer / Moonspeak (00:00)
02. The Silent Life (01:44)
03. A Home (08:19)
04. Old Nothing (13:38)
05. Subtle Change (Including the Forest of Transition and Dissatisfaction Dance) (18:22)
06. Terrestria III: Wither (26:57)
07. Hollow (30:46)
08. Death Is Real (35:59)
09. Where Owls Know My Name (42:09)
10. Capricorn / Agoratopia (48:52)

[@GeorgeKharaishvili]

"Oh, I know this guy" - An owl.

[@nathanielwier8972]

"Hey, me too" - Another owl.

[@stormshadow2k]

"I've known him since for ever" - The first owl's cousin

[@travisstone]

"Whooo" - Owl who wasn't paying attention

[@69MaxPower69]

"I WAS THE FIRST TO KNOW HIM." -The owl NAMED Owl.

[@elevro]

"I could teach him a whOoole lot." -Prof. Owl

[@respectfulremastersbymetal8336]

This is one of those albums that makes you remember why you love music and what it can achieve.

[@LLCoolPeas]

[@GrimRDrag]

Eloquent statement

[@abyss5469]

Also, how poor most mainstream music is doing in reaching that potential. It doesn't even come close to the complexity of this and many other heavier metal genres like this that produce masterpieces

[@andynewen]

This and the anthropocene for me.

[@BD-jm3mo]

This is one of those albums that makes you remember why you love music and what it can achieve.

[@adamzebrowski1459]

.......that feeling u get when u listen to a band u have never heard before and u can instantly tell that u found something incredibly unique and amazing

[@melmelcortez]

This feeling. Oh my fucking god. I can’t even begin to describe How spot on you are in saying this.

[@modztar]

ikr \m/

[@zeigfeild]

@@melmelcortez I see you enjoy gunpla as well, you are a man of taste and culture.

[@melmelcortez]

@zeigfeild bruhhh how even did you connect these two?!?

[@wesmoler2452]

Exactly,, well said.! 🤘🏻

[@dargombez8289]

* Band : RIVERS OF NIHIL * Album : "Where Owls Know My Name" * Genre : Technical Death Metal * Country : USA (Reading, Pennsylvania) * Produced : 2018 Metal Blade Records * Producer, Engineering & Mixing : Grant McFarland & Carson Slovak * Engineering : Jordan Straub, Brody Uttley & Nick Shaw * Mastering : Alan Douches * Cover Artwork : Dan Seagrave * Photography : Logan Tilly * Recorded at : Atrium Studios, Lancaster & Brody Uttley Home Studios, Douglassville, Pennsylvania * Mixed at : Atrium Studios, Lancaster, Pennsylvania * Guest : 1. Justin McKinney of THE ZENITH PASSAGE (lead Guitars on track 4) 2. Zach Strouse (Saxophone) 3. Grant McFarland (Cello) 4. Sean Carter (Trumpet) 5. Carson Slovak (Programming) 6. Sarah Thomas (Female Vocals) * RIVERS OF NIHIL are : 1. Jake Dieffenbach (Vox) 2. Brody Uttley (Guitars, Keys & Programming) 3. Jonathan Topore (Guitars) 4. Adam Biggs (Bass) 5. Jared Klein (Drums)

Also: Andy Thomas (of Black Crown Initiate) doing backing vocals on "Where Owls Know My Name" and - I think - Subtle Change.

[@xtremesarcasm8025]

I noticed this comment over a year ago and the fucking label still hasn't included the names in the description yet.

[@nuttmasterjeff5431]

Thank you very informative, I appreciate it!

[@marklarizzle]

Holly cow, i had no idea there was a cello in there.

[@AtlasShagged]

This isn't an album, it's a fucking experience.

[@paullaplante1406]

I 💘 you

[@Zyborggian]

CORRECT

[@chippedls_truck3436]

This has brought metal back for me by the whole album at a time...not one song or a part of a song...epic

[@machinegunmessiah8038]

I TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED FUCKING FROM LISTENING TO THIS

[@SamuraiTacos1]

yep

[@StronkGuy896]

Ah a nice Tech-Death-Prog-Neo-Melo-Black-Djent-Doom-Jazz-Metal band. I like it

[@thedbq1]

haha!!

[@vlakieste]

How could you forget The Working Hour Tears For Fears?

[@Shootskas]

Any songs on the album that stand out to you?

[@SamuraiTacos1]

its an solid album of epicness of epic saxphone it got me through a traffic jam lol car pile up driving home

[@matsverschueren7976]

DOOOOOOOOOOOOM

[@GoatMee]

Random creature: "What's this guy's name ..." Owl: "Gary."

[@garysuarez9614]

Yo! Whattup, you called?

[@raggedclawstarcraft6562]

Actually it's Jake [: The vocalist's name.

[@kara1095]

RoN

[@outlaws9295]

The Silent Life is easily one of the most perfect metal tracks in existence.

[@HauntaskhanHYPNOSIS]

Literally still brings a tear to my eyes years later.

[@zakaryedwards5978]

@@HauntaskhanHYPNOSIS Home and Hollow are still somehow better. I can't explain how.

[@xenogorwraithblade2538]

@@zakaryedwards5978 Death is Real, though.

[@The_Dusk_Sage]

All you men are esteemed gentlemen of culture

[@darkplum8]

just heard it for the first time. I'm litterally shaking it's so epic

[@zackk6402]

People, this album is WORTH IT. PLEASE go buy it. Support.

[@qwertyasdfg1261]

Just ordered mine off Amazon...shits legit as fuck

[@zackk6402]

Good on you for supporting great music and musicians! We need more to do that!

[@qwertyasdfg1261]

yea even if your broke just don't eat lunch for 2 days and use that money to pay the 12 bucks. Have the album forever plus make it so they can continue to bless us

[@dnfb751]

Can't wait for my 2lp!

[@matteiotone]

Zack K i did it. I bought the bundle, lp + tshirt 😊

[@JordanExplores97]

One of the best progressive/technical death metal albums in the genre's history.

[@vr6glx96]

@Geo Emm Woah woah woah, hold on there a sec bud. Thats a bold claim right there. But again, I am new to rivers of nihil.

[@chrisdigiuseppe7717]

That's a bold statement!! I do agree it's right up there though, this album is amazing.

[@TheMonsterHunterTV]

I agree with you. But last year a album came out wich is as good as this one and that album is The Circle by the Band Heretoir. Listen to the tracks The Circle and Lanikea Dances to understand what i mean. Pure epicness

[@Alfonso368]

Yeah for fucking sure they have the legacy Now

Can they play this live ....?all of it?

[@RustyRed17]

People ask me how can i stand listening to music like this? and albums like this remind me exactly why i do. Rivers of Nihil perfected every note, every lyric in order to make their fans relate to this album, and in my experience, they've done just that. It's easily among the greatest albums I've listened to.

[@youtubedeletedmynamewhybother]

@z k It's not trying to be Infant Annihilator, this is in a league of its own.

[@youtubedeletedmynamewhybother]

@z k One of the most brutal "jokes" on the scene right now, bye troll

[@FUCKINGENIOUS]

@z k Found another cancerous elitist

[@dofusquentin]

honestyly it sounds a bit like vildhjarta but not exactly

[@larbremord]

Last time someone ask me how can i stand listening to music like this, Itook my phone to show him my music player. Then, I told him, "you see that triangle pointing on the right side? - Yeah? - Press it.

[@tinglesrosyrupeeland]

I first listened to this album in 2020 and quickly fell in love. I listened to the entire album all in one go, there wasn't a single song I didn't like. Since then I've listened to this album hundreds of times; when I'm having a tough day, when I'm sad, when something stressful happens, when I'm angry...it's been a constant comfort to me throughout the years and I now consider Rivers of Nihil my favourite band. Thank you so much for giving me solace and peace of mind in some of the worst most stressful times in my life. I'm endlessly grateful.

[@lukebailey3023]

This is unreal. songwriting, riffs, solos, saxaphones, awesome clean voxs, mastering. Just a top release

[@thefilmeffect6089]

The one problem I have with this band is the vocals and not the cleans. I wish this band had some death growls or deeper vocals. This guy's vocals are so mediocre. I still love this album, but that is the one thing I wish I could change.

[@vinnielasagna]

@@thefilmeffect6089 Yeah i think all vocals throughout have a metalcore flavor and it really holds the album back to me, which sucks cause i love the music

[@TobiasDettinger]

dont forget this machine gun guy with two sticks and a million feet.

[@yo-kt6ng]

@@nicolausteslaus still better than 99% stream music

[@Nackir]

Sexyphones?

[@GoatMee]

I'm listening to this in the background, not fully paying attention, I also read some comments, and I came to this general meta-conclusion: whatever the genre, you cannot stay fresh unless you go a little prog. Prog became a synonym for having balls, thinking outside the box, prog transcends genres and reflects the artist's state of mind. Because everything standard has already been done to death, everybody needs to find a special something that makes them unique, something identity defining. In the days of old, only a few had the charisma and the spine to do it, but nowadays even record labels are on board, and it's great times!

[@curbsmcgee1175]

Agreed. Nothing like a good forward thinking band, any genre.

[@holymegadave]

Prog flavor is the best in any kind of music... ñam ñam haha

[@JeffVaderOfCheam]

Mixing in different influences or genres is also an option - if you find your own sound or style, sounding like a mash up of your favourite bands is, IMO, OK for a tribute band but at some point wouldn't you like to try something original ?

[@NorthAmericanDogmanProject]

So eloquently put Jemej!!

[@AdrianOlivas_]

Very well said!

[@DobleDGaming]

Best randomclick of the year. That sax tho

[@stashthevampede9480]

Still slaps.

[@anthonydominguez6005]

Man, they flew under the radar for me up until recently. All their albums slap hard

[@stashthevampede9480]

Yup,archspire has been killing it too.

[@marklarizzle]

What it means to be a classic is that it slaps for eternity. Even if the original doesn't last that long. That's why the 57 Belair is a classic. Just like this album.

[@TheMindIlluminated]

It’s only been 5 years, lol.

[@HeadbangersKitchen]

That saxaphone solo in the title track!!!

[@LLCoolPeas]

When you realise that is your favourite part in a death metal album.... #perspective

[@franksabatino3036]

Does anyone know who played the Saxophone on the album?

[@illiniBKQP]

Zach Strouse.

[@nickyelovich3872]

He was my student teacher freshman year of highschool!

[@joeyoksh]

Nick Yelovich Wow. That's awesome

[@Airless_Grind]

Crazy how their sound developed in just 3 albums, absolute masterpiece, album of the year.

[@kylegrossi8175]

i agree. I think this is their best effort to date IMO. incredible album.

[@paullaplante1406]

Rain Eater 💘

[@70bruton]

lolololol!

[@timothee865]

That's what mycelium will do for you.

[@alienorkano8539]

Exactly. I didn't enjoy Conscious Seed of Light that much. I really liked Monarchy. Where Owls is fucking fantastic. I'm so glad I kept listening :D

[@Yervy]

this is one of the greatest metal albums in recent history imo

[@CM-nf3ju]

Concur wayyy mucho

[@Hedwyn47]

didn't expect to see you here Yervy

[@shapeshifter-theamorphousg3264]

Somehow this particular album clicks. I tried other albums of RoN and although not bad by any means, it doesn't give me the same feeling as this one. The balance between the proggy chilled out parts and the agressive deathmetal stuff is just spot on! The sax, the production, the songwriting.. It comes together so flawlessly. I keep returning to this album ever since it came out!

[@logs0391]

I first listened to the title track because the album art intrigued me. As a result, my eyes were opened to the world of death, extreme, and black metal. Through recommendations, I've discovered so many new bands. Just goes to show how important album artwork can be.

[@TheChrisPCritter]

I think owl buy this album.

[@JoshRioTeixeira]

*Applause*

[@13shivan]

I see what you did there...

[@frikkie9214]

Hoo will buy it?

[@artiegohome]

Chris_P_Critter 👏👏👏

[@andynewen]

Josh Teixeira owlplause missed owlportunity

[@6sentient]

at this point i might as well delete every other song that i have in pc / phone. no words for this. been here since the release of ,,conscious seed'',praised ,,monarchy'',but this... the sax,the 80s synth,the soul,the double bass,bass porn,drowning in melancholy,the riffs,the production,the tones,the lyrics,the clean vocals... this isn't just quality tech death anymore,this is something else.

[@georgedaniels8198]

"The band - now rounded out by guitarist Jon Topore and drummer Jared Klein - has delivered an album which is often just as punishing as its predecessors while assimilating ingredients from musical genres as varied as electronica, jazz, alternative, folk, and the golden age of Shrapnel Records. The resulting music is indescribably progressive, a multifaceted soundscape that goes beyond the wildest dreams of even the group's most ardent admirers."

[@MetalMark9]

Sick profile picture man

[@jameyevans8593]

Honestly as much as I love death metal and the umbrella that it is with so many subs, this album brings me so much joy because other bands were really getting boring. There is only so many ways and songs before the constant chugging and vocals need something to set it apart from its brothers.

[@hourglassesandphatasses]

It's absolutely something brand new in this aging genre, and their hard work truly shows!

[@hourglassesandphatasses]

But having said that, Monarchy is still an awesome piece of music too haha

[@The_Dusk_Sage]

5 years and I still come back and fucking marvel at this record, at least once a week.

[@kdbrown777]

This album transcends metal. Incredible experience.

[@jaybridges7972]

It's a MASTERPIECE

[@AtlasShagged]

Ok. Hollow just brought me to tears. This is the best album I've heard in 20 years.

[@TheJoshMaggot]

Bruce Jenner deciding to go through his big (trans)formation bought a lot of people to tears too....certain types of people. understand? lol!!

[@metalbass62]

Have you listened to vessels by belakor? Another great album

[@ember-evergarden]

then you need to listen to ne obliviscaris

[@u.v.s.5583]

That particular song has almost all the depth of Linkin Park. Ne Obliviscaris draws circles over circles around every single note in that song, including the solo.

[@danielchampion2982]

@@u.v.s.5583 Which song in particular? I wanna give it a listen

[@66starblind75]

Subtle Change is the best track on this one, hands down. Such a perfect song

[@hellcamino198]

Dissatisfied.. as you drift.. back to what you were.. before.. before you came here.. *what I imagine a guitar's orgasms sounds like*

[@scottbeale1825]

I didn't care as much for terrestria III: wither on my first listen, but then I played it on a big system with a lot of bass. It snuck up on me and when it hits it's so incredibly powerful

[@maxmillman9477]

It immediately popped out for me. So surreal, so breathtakingly sad yet eerily comforting.

[@lpleg7666]

feels like the first time i heard Colors from BTBAM. Amazing!

[@zacharyhudson8441]

LP Leg best comment sir

[@LLCoolPeas]

respect, brother... The dogs only hear us now.

[@frenchtoast2319]

Colooorrrs

[@redblockfv306]

for real tho

[@cockatoodropkick]

when the first note of a death metal album is played on a rhodes, you know said album is gonna be a banger

[@otep6800]

This is the first time i felt so calm yet so alive while listening to metal

[@tcb9775]

On point

[@shapeshifter-theamorphousg3264]

Good one! Both are appropriate.

[@AlbertoBalsamm]

The drummer is an engine.

[@tommyblanco1233]

AlbertoBalsamm it’s a computer

[@viktorberzinsky4781]

I know right? The dude must have mutant superpowers, be a God of drummers, or have a made pact with an eldritch Spirit.

[@kevdogg3606]

Its no computer. Jared Klein is a god !!!!

[@stormshadow2k]

Some of these beyond-lightning-speed fills sounds waaay too programmed though. Guess I need to check some live vids of this band before I can bow down to his unhuman skills.

[@Metalheadmike1211]

It’s the mighty Jared Klein playing the drums

[@deathcoven]

There is so much influence in this it's insane. I hear Cynic, BTBAM, a dash of Dream Theater, Morbid Angel and I'm only 3 songs in. Amazing album!!!

[@abyss5469]

I love this album so much I almost showed it to my 71 year old neighbor that I smoke with

[@iTzxIvIaMal0n]

That bass

[@locust7777]

Who puts craperalus as their avatar??

[@joseeduardoluna3425]

@@locust7777 anyone who wants to do it, duh

[@Firedblood]

I'm surprised by how well the solos fit on this record. These are not your typical shredding solos, and it goes so well with the mood of the album.

[@FUCKINGENIOUS]

I like it, more dimension to the music imo

[@Blasphemienne]

Rivers of Nihil is one of humankind's greatest contributions to art as a collective whole. This album is an absolutely sublime masterwork of auditory beauty, and is meant to be listened to from beginning to end, and is an unforgettable stereophonic experience that is both moving, and soothing, and, provided you *have* one, will, under the right conditions, touch your very soul.

[@darthpariah4144]

This is my first time listening to this band. I was planning on listening to about a minute or two just to check it out. I'm at 30 minutes now. I think I'll finish it. Very good. 👍

[@darthpariah4144]

After further listening this album is great. 👍

[@timeslowingdown]

Good to know, I'm in the same situation but just finished track 2

[@angelrain95]

My first time as well. Almost finished with the eighth track and I'm going to keep listening until the end. Can't wait to listen to the other albums!

[@isabellablu1240]

@@angelrain95 Same here! Such an intricate weave of genre transcendence and musical artistry

[@metalgrootvader6832]

Many albums have made an impression on me metal and non-metal when I first heard them. They weren't the band's first album, but were my first to hear them : Beach Boy's Little Deuce Coupe, The Who's Who's Next, Iron Maiden's Piece of Mind, Slayer's Seasons in the Abyss, Nirvana's Nevermind, MCR's Welcome to the Black Parade, Eluveitie's Slania, Gojira's Magma, Mechina's Progenitor, Amon Amarth's Versus the World to name a few. This one is up there. I can't stop listening to it. The blending of sounds, musicianship and sub-genres is absolutely sick. I can't wait to see them in Columbus on April 18th! Stay Metal My Friends! \m/

[@dexdeckers]

Gojira's Magma, interesting. What do you think of the older albums?

[@marlafar]

As my first exposure to this band, the experience reminds me of the first time I heard Fallujah. Great songs, great musicianship, great production. Well done. Off to iTunes I go......

[@andrewkropp2748]

I saw this Band in Portland OR when they opened for Thy Art and Dying Fetus. Got really really high off of a joint in the bathroom in the venue and this band came on right after. I remember not much of a long set which felt longer because of the high. All I can recall from this band was the sick guitar solos and then when the SAX solo came on it blew my mind. Listening to this album a month later and it is such a masterpiece

[@DevoutionAura]

killer show man

[@panjolbotes7932]

polisi86

[@SamuraiTacos1]

yeah the saxphone i thought maybe was a sample or something then its cool they got a guy that plays sax

[@SamuraiTacos1]

saw them at summer slaughter fest

[@WolfKerensky]

June 2021 and this album is still an absolute jaw dropper. Amazing arrangements, blend of styles and production. This f#%&$kin knocks it out of the park every single listen.

[@Metal555Fan]

These guys deserve all the support. Amazing people.

[@Quicksilver_Cookie]

This album is quite literally a masterpiece. Perfection.

[@fanatichradec]

Yesterday I saw this show - thats not show, thats message for all of us. Still cant stop thinking on yesterdays concert in Prague.... Probably one of the best concert what I had been. I am 41 years old.

[@tygyrlylly8079]

That album art is so haunting 😨 I cant stop staring at him. That look is utter defeat...and complete apathy. Wow they nailed it

[@alf921]

This album cured my cancer.

[@GeminiFate]

Careful what you say without regard for others.

[@ghsf1234]

> If you can't handle words on a screen you deserve nothing but pain. Said the guy who got triggered by words on a screen. Lol

[@olioliolioioioiable]

cancer of the soul

[@jackattack4851]

@@thomashinds3308 well that was intense! overreach much

[@satanworshippers2614]

@@thomashinds3308 those words literally made you go crazy

[@AtlasShagged]

I, I have no words. Beauty in organized chaos. This is the perfect metal album. I hope you've only just begun... Your work is never truly done.

[@MALLEXMUSIC]

HAHAHA good one

[@DroctorKloebner]

halfway through the first song -> ordered the album.

[@jordandufault9558]

DoctorKloebner imagine if the rest of it was like juggalo rap or something lmao

[@DroctorKloebner]

I don't even know what that is and now I'm afraid googling it.

[@jordandufault9558]

DoctorKloebner You should be it's pretty bad lol

[@DroctorKloebner]

@@jordandufault9558 ok so apparently it's just normal rap done by clowns? how is that a seperate genre? I don't get it LOL

[@jordandufault9558]

DoctorKloebner oh it's a whole fanbase. It was a big thing in the 90s and early 2000s but it's still around. They have a really weird culture around it

[@_JS96]

I can't stop coming back to this album, I just can't

[@The_Dusk_Sage]

Same bruh, same. I fucking still marvel at it.

[@c2000lbs]

Just going to preemptively hit like and then confirm it by listening

[@c2000lbs]

WOW...so i def don't regret preemptively liking it. Amazing

[@alexsharp3481]

Hey man, this is my first listen of this band. Do they have anything similar to "The Silent Life?" At the time of this comment I am listening to "A Home" and I really dig it. Gonna give this entire album a spin. Thanks!

[@c2000lbs]

Alex Sharp yea they have 2 previous albums that are great too but this album and the silent life are next level amazing

[@nerflapp]

I did exactly the same thing lmao. Smart man

[@colins7771]

I did the same thing

[@UponThisAltar]

It's finally here! Been a fan since 2013 when I first heard The Concious Seed Of Light, and I have to say this is easily my favorite album from Rivers of Nihil yet.

[@tom13stone59]

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 Shit hit hard

[@johnnytrapphone6569]

Hearing this whole album live was experience man... These dudes are gonna be death metal legends

[@ryanschindler923]

hell yeah man, i imagine its like when i saw BTBAM do the Colors album live, love it when bands do that \m/

[@DescendingBlade]

Just saw them last night with Dying Fetus and Thy Art. They were really impressive! This is an excellent album

[@ronmackay8542]

How long a set they play? I'm seeing this show Sunday !

[@DescendingBlade]

maybe a half-hour or so...I don't remember.

[@TheInfiniteFool]

I was there they played a half hour. Fantastic show.

[@taxchik73]

Kenny Fiorisi I'll be seeing that show on the 28th. After this album release, I'm even more excited to go!!!!!

[@Jordan4139]

Props on the still life profile pic ❤

[@dominicross96]

This album was a concept album dealing with the season of fall and the process of aging. Everybody should start getting hyped for their next album, which will most likely be about winter and death.

[@jeremyschiesser6730]

I love this because it changes often. Doesn’t quite have boundaries. Doesn’t care to explore musically and it’s damn beautiful because of it

[@fhg8974]

Rivers of Nihil..so glad to live in the same generation as you.

[@oemusik]

I keep coming back to this album. Enough typing. Time to close eyes and listen.

[@bobschlagel1781]

For two months after this was released, I would come home and listen to this after work and contemplate my life. What a treat.

[@bobschlagel1781]

I knew an owl once.

[@dennishestand6870]

Sometimes I hear an album that sets the bar (unfairly) high for other bands. Needless to say, that is this album.

[@FVIsaac]

I clicked on this out of sheer curiosity, because I remembered reading the band name a few times before and the album title seemed interesting to me. Well ... let's just say that I was hooked the second The Silent Life began and have just finished the third time listening to the entire album. this thing is INSANE, an absolute MASTERPIECE. I'll probably listen to it again 5 more times today. It's just THAT GOOD.

[@nathanpickering6742]

Also love how every song is really long too. Really makes this album and experience instead of just listening to a bunch of songs for a few minutes.

[@christopherjames617]

This album and others prove metal isnt always about who can play the fastest or most down tuned. It's about the experince and the music itself. This is a masterpiece of music and art.

[@Frater073]

This entire album is a beautiful experience for the ears and for the soul. Truly an amazing piece of art.

[@hydheadbanger]

that sax solo was totally unexpected, they went from total chaos to melody and then total chaos, thats frickin awesome.

[@oliviameiners3427]

Ran into this band on accident... wow. Giving me goosebumps it's SO EPIC!!

[@grindcoremaniac]

Metal Blade has really hit the mark lately with their releases. This album is amazing.

[@sierinikajas8429]

It’s not often that I get hooked on a band and can enjoy the whole album. The same way I felt about “The Flesh Prevails” when first heard it.

[@sonofamachinegun8568]

My thoughts exactly, that, and "Colors" by Between The Buried and Me. I love Fallujah (not so much with Alex gone), but this album surpasses TFP in my opinion.

[@CallisteVignali]

Best random click I've made in a long time.

[@iancruickshank9287]

Just did the same. This is awesome.

[@creepsthlm5491]

Same for me, "KZbin thinks you might like this". ILOVE this

[@timdose72]

This album definitely reminds me of Behemoth's The Satanist. Not musically, but I remember the anticipation for that album. Both of these albums were highly anticipated and my expectations were pretty high. Upon release and listening to the full album, they both completely blew my expectations out of the water. The Satanist has been one of my favorite albums of recent years, and was the first death metal album I ever thought of to be truly perfect. This album 100% feels like it is going to be the same way. Both are very unique and well done, and will be hard to beat for years to come.

[@benjamin3290]

Tim Dose The Satanist may be one of the greatest albums of all time, not just limited to metal. It’s truly top-shelf artistry.

[@mattthompson1876]

Really!? I hate the Satanist. Love Behemoth's earlier work. Just couldn't get into it; too slow.

[@erixouther]

this album is so fucking beautiful i can't even get over it thank you dudes so much for this wonderful gift you've given us

[@erixouther]

i can't quite accurately describe just what this album means to me. i just keep restarting it, over and over and over and over... people will write their theses on this album in 100 years. i truly believe that.

[@stayin91degrees]

The second half of Subtle Change is some of the coolest shit i've heard in music in a long time

[@TheWupperdo]

That polyrhythm laid down in Subtle Change... That's some of the most funky fresh, powerfully progressive metal my ears have ever had the pleasure of being graced by. Gripped me immediately, and built to a crushing intensity. Clearly you can call this metal, but I call it genre-defying art.

[@SpaceCowboy01]

Masterpiece

[@MrGueme]

8 and a half months to go but it'll be hard to top this one

[@BSODCDIV]

At least strong consider for the AOTY I guess. Masterpiece or not, only time will show.

[@drummer7557]

It's alright, not the masterpiece people are claiming.

[@cruentis8807]

It truly is.

[@TheLaphalainen]

again.

[@UponThisAltar]

Glad that Terrestria III is yet another unique track in the saga. Edit: Old Nothing and Hollow are right up there with Rain Eater and Perpetual Growth Machine.

[@TheMetalTris]

Dude I think that Terrestria III is actually my favourite track on the record! For an interlude to be able to steal the show, thats gotta say something. Absolutel adore this record.

[@Phightins]

*Rain Eater, PGM AND Ancestral, I

[@Breeelax]

No love for mechanical trees though? Was up there with rain eater from the first album

[@tom13stone59]

I`m coming back to this album at least every few month, for 6 years now, anyone else?

[@nickap_ca6814]

This and “welcome to wonderland “ by sea of treachery are like one of the most unique listening experiences in metal I know

[@bluntedatbirth1]

Love all the cool transitions and "surprises." It's like there's a new instrument or sound around every corner.

[@bluntedatbirth1]

Track 6, Terrestria 3, my point is made once again haha. Totally unexpected track

[@JorgeCaldare]

One of the best albums from the last decade. We need more bands like this in the game, it's always a pleasure to listen this jewel.

[@tooofify]

Why I didnt heared about this before today ? This is *gigantic* INSTANT BUY

[@rwjedi7981]

"I still remember a better time when the thoughts that we had connected between our open eyes. We say goodbye to a life that’s been mostly silent; erroneously led. Strive to complete myself , it seems my work is never truly done. I see your face, barely through the haze . You see a life, erroneously led." Damn you for immediately being so soul crushingly relatable.

[@reon420]

These guys have become my all time favorite band, this album is truly a masterpiece. I will be buying this album, shirt, and tab book. I'm literally going to learn every song on this album. Amazing, keep it up guys.

[@rvfiasco]

I was thinking the same thing...lol.

[@97warlock]

this drummer has surely surpassed all his heros . juuust incredible

[@WyzardBlade]

Amazing album. Cover art is the icing on the cake.

[@stefaniestoller2627]

Musicianship, arrangement, lyrics, array of instruments, the atmosphere created. . . A true masterpiece.

[@neilmacdonald6637]

I've listened to this album a few times before, and it sort melted in the mix with other new wave prog death bands that have been doing well(black crown initiate, Ne Obliviscaris etc). It didn't blow my mind then, but I put on now and it's the best progressive death metal album ever now for some reason

[@dormantart7705]

Subtle change has so much variation and atmospheric textures, definitely one of their best songs

[@CM-nf3ju]

I’ve loved this album for years. Thank you. The band is beyond superb and lyrically amazing. Never stop

[@tythealkemist9856]

Rivers of Nihil is one of the greatest metal bands in HISTORY and you can't change my mind. All 4 of their first albums are practical masterpieces in my eyes.I drove 4 hours to see them mid-Pandemic cause their tickets were way cheap. ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT

[@Englishracin]

Who still cherishes this album in 2023

[@dungeonmasterblaster5600]

Beats the hell outta the new stuff.

[@Abbath2Blashyrk]

And also in 2024

[@dimebagloomis4951]

2024 still. This one and Terrasite from Cattle Decap. 2 best from the last good few years...

[@Burning_wake]

The work is never ending...

[@ruitakedaz]

Me 2024 lol

[@Fuckaue]

I am obsessed about this album! It gave me the "chills" that music used to gave me, but I lost it somewhere. Thank you Rivers of Nihil!

[@jaystars6667]

Proszę, proszę. Jestem bardzo mile zaskoczony. Nie słyszałem wcześniej niczego od tych panów ale przesluchuje ten album po raz bodaj jedenasty od wczoraj i bez zbędny ceregieli stwierdzam że kupuję ich w całości. Album miazga. W sumie jest tu wszystko łącznie z cholernym jakże pięknym saksofonem oraz gitara akustyczna. Miód na uszy. Szok! Polecam!

[@ThatsmeErik]

This is by far my favorite albums to listen to Thank you Rivers of Nihil. This is a masterpiece and a killer album so good to listen over and over again.

[@mikelightro772]

I require this on vinyl MORE than plants need chloroplasts to perform photosynthesis.

[@infidelbart7473]

Ladies and Gentleman, the album of the year!

[@rickdrunkan3645]

There are few albums that I will play through, most are not from this decade. This is one hell of an album.

[@finiteunknowns]

Definitely hit the top of my must buy albums list within 10 minutes of listening.

[@xmobius0ne]

This entire album is a brilliant work of art

[@adhominemsis-t.australisensis]

Those fifth and sixth tracks were way cool. In fact the whole second side was just an awesomely dreamy blend of atmospheric metal and jazzy fusion.

[@dave7500]

This just came up in my youtube recommended, and my jaw is now on the floor. This album is incredible. Every single band member is just killing it. The drums and guitarist especially caught my ear. Guitarist has a similar tone/style to Brandon from Black Dahlia Murder. Love it, and now I have a lot more research to do on these guys.

[@launchthemissile4467]

best music while dealing with stuff for university! You see this albumcover and know instantly: Okay, this has to be VERY VERY awesome music. And it didn't disappoint me