Rivers Of Nihil – currently founding bassist and vocalist Adam Biggs and guitarist Brody Uttley alongside drummer Jared Klein and guitarist Andy Thomas – has announced their first new record in four years, a self-titled effort due out May 30. Rivers Of Nihil is kicking things off with the single "House Of Light" featuring live saxophonist Patrick Corona and a music video by David Brodsky for My Good Eye: Music Visuals.
"[This song] encapsulates the nature of what it is that we do perfectly while offering a different perspective on the sound with the new lineup," said Uttley of the single. "Everything that our fans have come to love about our sound is demonstrated in this song with the new addition of Andy singing and Biggs on main vocals. It has the riffs, it has the big chorus, it has the prog, it has the solos, it has the sax. Just a classic example of what we do as a band in 2025."
Rivers Of Nihil was produced by Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland. On the decision to name the record after themselves, Uttley elaborated: "[This album] deserves the 'self-titled' treatment. I feel like these songs are the perfect blend of all our albums, with all the fat cut away.
"There are more technical songs that call back to The Conscious Seed of Light and Monarchy sound, but with a more mature understanding of how to pace a song. There's a fair bit of the Owls and The Work-type experimental stuff, but with a more refreshed perspective on those styles for the current era of the band."
Pre-orders for Rivers Of Nihil are available here. Rivers Of Nihil will hit the road this May with Holy Fawn, Inter Arma, and Glacial Tomb as support for their Aggressive Progressive Tour. The tour runs from May 22 in Philadelphia, PA at Underground Arts through June 22 in Toronto, ON at Lees Palace. Get your tickets here.
5/22 Underground Arts Philadelphia, PA
5/23 The Palladium (Upstairs) Worcester, MA
5/24 Rec Room Buffalo, NY
5/25 The King Of Clubs Columbus, OH
5/27 Pike Room @ Crofoot Pontiac, MI
5/28 Reggies Chicago, IL
5/29 The Cabooze Minneapolis, MN
5/30 Bourbon Theater Lincoln, NE
5/31 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
6/1 Metro Music Hall Salt Lake City, UT
6/3 Rickshaw Theatre Vancouver, BC
6/4 El Corazon Seattle, WA
6/5 Dante’s Portland, OR
6/6 Goldfield Trading Post Roseville, CA
6/7 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA
6/8 Brick By Brick San Diego, CA
6/10 Nile Mesa, AZ
6/11 Launchpad Albuquerque, NM
6/12 Jake’s Lubbock, TX
6/13 The Rail Ft. Worth, TX
6/14 Come And Take It Live Austin, TX
6/15 Scout Bar Houston, TX
6/17 Basement East Nashville, TN
6/18 Eulogy Asheville, NC
6/19 The Canal Club Richmond, VA
6/20 The Meadows Brooklyn, NY
6/21 Fairmount Theatre Montreal, QC
6/22 Lees Palace Toronto, ON
Prior to that, Rivers Of Nihil will also be out on the road in Europe with Cynic, Beyond Creation, and Dååth. Get those dates below as well and get your tickets here.
2/28 Essigfabrik Köln, DE
3/1 Zappa Antwerp, BE
3/2 La Machine Paris, FR
3/4 Slay Glasgow, GB
3/5 Academy Dublin, IE
3/6 The Fleece- Bristol, GB
3/7 Engine Rooms Southampton, GB
3/8 Club Academy Manchester, GB
3/9 Electric Ballroom London, GB
3/10 XOYO Birmingham, GB
3/12 Patronaat Haarlem, NL
3/13 Gruenspan Hamburg, DE
3/14 Fryshuset Klubben Stockholm, SE
3/16 Tavastia Helsinki, FI
3/18 John Dee Oslo, NO
3/19 Pumpehuset Copenhagen, DK
3/21 Proxima Warsaw, PL
3/22 Columbia Theater Berlin, DE
3/23 Z-Bau Nürnberg, DE
3/24 Flex Wien, AT
3/25 Dürer Kert Budapest, HU
3/26 Backstage München, DE
3/27 Slaughter Club Milan, IT
3/28 Kiff Aarau, CH
3/29 Substage Karlsruhe, DE
