Baltimore, Maryland black metal quintet NIXIL has today shared a guitar playthrough for Collapsing the Poles, ahead of their fall US tour dates. The tour starts today in Youngstown, OH, with full dates and details below. Collapsing the Poles is taken from NIXIL‘s recently released sophomore album, From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire, via Prosthetic Records.

Stream and order From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWeN0gFRaac

Speaking on the guitar playthrough, Shane Gardner comments: “My number one ‘BuZzy’ is a partscaster (a fender body and neck) that I purchased for $200 and added a Seymour Duncan Hot Rail Humbucker and a killswitch, no toggle.

“For the playthrough I overdubbed my track using an SM57 through a Marshall CODE 50 Practice amp into Adobe Audition.

“I use the inverted triad on a lot of our songs. Collapsing has them throughout the verse sections. I think they add texture to a simple chord structure and it adds a hypnotic effect with the addition of Alden’s guitar note bend. It’s all in the hands I guess.”

Of their upcoming tour, the band adds: “We leave this Friday, September 29, for eight dates in the northeastern US to celebrate the release of From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire. This album – like all of our music – is best experienced live and loud; bring your rage, your aching heart, your unquenchable thirst for catharsis and join us.”

Having made their presence known with their 2021 debut, All Knots Untied, NIXIL has steadily garnered a loyal following through live appearances across the United States – sharing stages alongside Hulder, Evoken, Molder, Yatra, and an appearance at Maryland Deathfest 2022 along the way. Time spent on the road served to sharpen their collective musicianship and fully realise NIXIL’s desire for collaborative unity and authenticity within the group ahead of From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire’s creation.

NIXIL’s scorched earth approach to black metal’s sonic extremities offer a radical alternative to secular approaches to, and readings of, their craft. Where All Knots Untied was an introductory affair for the quintet, 2023 sees the band further expand upon concepts of chaos gnosticism, ego-death, self-empowerment and freedom.

After solidifying their line-up in its current form, with the arrival of guitarist / backing vocalist Alden, NIXIL opted to record From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire live at Magpie Cage Recording Studio with J. Robbins. The resulting six songs seethe with a frenzied despair, whilst more ominous passages breathe with a disquieting existential terror in every percussive and rhythmically meditative trance, exactly as the band intended to capture before handing mastering duties to James Plotkin.

NIXIL’s latest offering is more than invocation and manifestation alone, From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire is an invitation for those shackled by earth and flesh to dispel from regressive human made traditions and misplaced guilt and shatter the illusion of a self.

From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire tracklist:
1. Collapsing the Poles
2. In Thrall
3. A Door Never Closed
4. From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire
5. Abyss Unto Abyss
6. The Way is the Grave

Upcoming NIXIL tour dates:
29 September – Westside Bowl – Youngstown, OH
30 September – Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA
1 October – Ralph’s Rock Diner – Worcester, MA*^
2 October – Cherry Street Station – Wallingford, CT
3 October – Windsor Exchange – Windsor, VT
4 October – Geno’s Rock Club – Portland, ME*
5 October – Dusk – Providence, RI*^
6 October – El Bunker del Diablo – New York City, NY*

*with Imipolex
^with A Constant Knowledge of Death 

NIXIL is:
C.: vocals
Key: drums
Aurora: bass, backing vox
Alden: guitar, backing vox
Shane: guitar

Baltimore, Maryland black metal group NIXIL are today premiering their sophomore album, From the Wound  Spilled Forth Fire, via Decibel ahead of its release via Prosthetic Records on Friday, August 25. NIXIL‘s second full-length treads a spiritual path toward liberation through abyssal exploration, from the microcosmic to the macrocosmic. The band has also recently shared US September and October tour dates in support of From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire – further details below.

LISTEN TO FROM THE WOUND SPILLED FORTH FIRE IN FULL VIA DECIBEL HERE.

From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire will be available via all streaming platforms on
Friday, August 25. Pre-order From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire here.

Speaking on the album premiere, NIXIL comments: “From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire is a documentation of spiritual and temporal ascension through the alchemical engagement with adversity. It is a labor of fury and love, harrowing in the quest for catharsis. We hope it evokes the same transformative journey for you to experience it as it did for us to create it.”

Having made their presence known with their 2021 debut, All Knots Untied, NIXIL has steadily garnered a loyal following through live appearances across the United States – sharing stages alongside Hulder, Evoken, Molder, Yatra, and an appearance at Maryland Deathfest 2022 along the way. Time spent on the road served to sharpen their collective musicianship and fully realise NIXIL’s desire for collaborative unity and authenticity within the group ahead of From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire’s creation.

NIXIL’s scorched earth approach to black metal’s sonic extremities offer a radical alternative to secular approaches to, and readings of, their craft. Where All Knots Untied was an introductory affair for the quintet, 2023 sees the band further expand upon concepts of chaos gnosticism, ego-death, self-empowerment and freedom.

After solidifying their line-up in its current form, with the arrival of guitarist / backing vocalist Alden, NIXIL opted to record From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire live at Magpie Cage Recording Studio with J. Robbins. The resulting six songs seethe with a frenzied despair, whilst more ominous passages breathe with a disquieting existential terror in every percussive and rhythmically meditative trance, exactly as the band intended to capture before handing mastering duties to James Plotkin.

NIXIL’s latest offering is more than invocation and manifestation alone, From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire is an invitation for those shackled by earth and flesh to dispel from regressive human made traditions and misplaced guilt and shatter the illusion of a self.

From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire tracklist:
1. Collapsing the Poles
2. In Thrall
3. A Door Never Closed
4. From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire
5. Abyss Unto Abyss
6. The Way is the Grave

Upcoming NIXIL tour dates:
29 September – Westside Bowl – Youngstown, OH
30 September – Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA
1 October – Ralph’s Rock Diner – Worcester, MA
2 October – Cherry Street Station – Wallingford, CT
3 October – Windsor Exchange – Windsor, VT
4 October – Geno’s Rock Club – Portland, ME
5 October – Dusk – Providence, RI
6 October – El Bunker del Diablo – New York City, NY

NIXIL is:
C.: vocals
Key: drums
Aurora: bass, backing vox
Alden: guitar, backing vox
Shane: guitar

US black metal quintet NIXIL has today shared a new track and music video, Abyss Unto Abyss, from their upcoming album, From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire. Abyss Unto Abyss is the third single to be taken from their sophomore full-length, with the music video once again produced by the Baltimore, Maryland band.

Stream Abyss Unto Abyss via Apple Music, TIDAL, Deezer, Bandcamp and Spotify
Pre-order From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire here.

Speaking on the single and music video release, NIXIL comments: “Abyss Unto Abyss was written during a bout of intense insomnia resulting in a state of comatose lucidity. It is a channeled poem describing how to use these sometimes maddening altered states of consciousness to trigger personal evolution and explore those vast territories beyond our mundane existence.”

Having made their presence known with their 2021 debut, All Knots Untied, NIXIL has steadily garnered a loyal following through live appearances across the United States – sharing stages alongside Hulder, Evoken, Molder, Yatra, and an appearance at Maryland Deathfest 2022 along the way. Time spent on the road served to sharpen their collective musicianship and fully realise NIXIL’s desire for collaborative unity and authenticity within the group ahead of From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire’s creation.

NIXIL’s scorched earth approach to black metal’s sonic extremities offer a radical alternative to secular approaches to, and readings of, their craft. Where All Knots Untied was an introductory affair for the quintet, 2023 sees the band further expand upon concepts of chaos gnosticism, ego-death, self-empowerment and freedom.

After solidifying their line-up in its current form, with the arrival of guitarist / backing vocalist Alden, NIXIL opted to record From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire live at Magpie Cage Recording Studio with J. Robbins. The resulting six songs seethe with a frenzied despair, whilst more ominous passages breathe with a disquieting existential terror in every percussive and rhythmically meditative trance, exactly as the band intended to capture before handing mastering duties to James Plotkin.

NIXIL’s latest offering is more than invocation and manifestation alone, From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire is an invitation for those shackled by earth and flesh to dispel from regressive human made traditions and misplaced guilt and shatter the illusion of a self.

From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire tracklist:
1. Collapsing the Poles
2. In Thrall
3. A Door Never Closed
4. From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire
5. Abyss Unto Abyss
6. The Way is the Grave

NIXIL is:
C.: vocals
Key: drums
Aurora: bass, backing vox
Alden: guitar, backing vox
Shane: guitar

Baltimore, Maryland’s NIXIL has today shared their new single and music video, In Thrall. In Thrall is the second track to be taken from the US black metal group’s forthcoming sophomore album, From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire, with the hypnotic accompanying music video self-produced by the band. On In Thrall, NIXIL further From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire‘s themes of liberation through abyssal exploration.

Stream In Thrall via Apple Music, TIDAL, Deezer, Bandcamp and Spotify
Pre-order From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire here.

Speaking on In Thrall‘s release, NIXIL comments: “In Thrall is a curse directed toward those who, through their base and willful ignorance, believe that systems of oppression are somehow synonymous with liberation; those who would violently usurp cultures and attempt to eradicate peoples based on toxic delusions of supremacy connected to cosmically imposed trivialities of the flesh. We see you.”

Having made their presence known with their 2021 debut, All Knots Untied, NIXIL has steadily garnered a loyal following through live appearances across the United States – sharing stages alongside Hulder, Evoken, Molder, Yatra, and an appearance at Maryland Deathfest 2022 along the way. Time spent on the road served to sharpen their collective musicianship and fully realise NIXIL’s desire for collaborative unity and authenticity within the group ahead of From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire’s creation.

NIXIL’s scorched earth approach to black metal’s sonic extremities offer a radical alternative to secular approaches to, and readings of, their craft. Where All Knots Untied was an introductory affair for the quintet, 2023 sees the band further expand upon concepts of chaos gnosticism, ego-death, self-empowerment and freedom.

After solidifying their line-up in its current form, with the arrival of guitarist / backing vocalist Alden, NIXIL opted to record From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire live at Magpie Cage Recording Studio with J. Robbins. The resulting six songs seethe with a frenzied despair, whilst more ominous passages breathe with a disquieting existential terror in every percussive and rhythmically meditative trance, exactly as the band intended to capture before handing mastering duties to James Plotkin.

NIXIL’s latest offering is more than invocation and manifestation alone, From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire is an invitation for those shackled by earth and flesh to dispel from regressive human made traditions and misplaced guilt and shatter the illusion of a self.

From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire tracklist:
1. Collapsing the Poles
2. In Thrall
3. A Door Never Closed
4. From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire
5. Abyss Unto Abyss
6. The Way is the Grave

NIXIL is:
C.: vocals
Key: drums
Aurora: bass, backing vox
Alden: guitar, backing vox
Shane: guitar

Baltimore, Maryland black metal band NIXIL has announced their signing to Prosthetic Records, with the bands forthcoming sophomore album – and Prosthetic debut – From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire set for release on August 25. Alongside the signing and album announcement, NIXIL has shared the lead single and accompanying music video Collapsing the Poles – available to watch below. Collapsing the Poles serves as an introduction to From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire’s spiritual themes of liberation through abyssal exploration.

Stream Collapsing the Poles via Apple Music, TIDAL, Deezer, Bandcamp and Spotify
Pre-order From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire here.

Speaking on the album announcement, NIXIL comments: “From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire is the manifestation of will of five individuals in collaboration, clawing toward catharsis and escape from the oppressive grasp of this rotting society. It is about finding power through adversity and the increase of spirit that can be gained through the intentional death of what our feeble human minds perceive as “Self.” It is also a magickal act, containing hymns of rebellion and strength in honor of the teachers and muses along the ever winding path toward liberation.”

Of Collapsing the Poles, the band adds: “Collapsing the Poles is our siren song, heralding the breaking of the chains of demiurgic oppression through the recognition and eradication of the restrictive tendencies within the self (microcosm), allowing for the advancement of adversarial energy outward toward the seemingly unshakably oppressive forces of That Which Is (macrocosm). It is also an invocation of Void, creating a sacred space for all that which we seek to put out into the world, and a reminder that even in the moments where it seems unreachable, freedom is always worth fighting for.”

Having made their presence known with their 2021 debut, All Knots Untied, NIXIL has steadily garnered a loyal following through live appearances across the United States – sharing stages alongside Hulder, Evoken, Molder, Yatra, and an appearance at Maryland Deathfest 2022 along the way. Time spent on the road served to sharpen their collective musicianship and fully realise NIXIL’s desire for collaborative unity and authenticity within the group ahead of From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire’s creation.

NIXIL’s scorched earth approach to black metal’s sonic extremities offer a radical alternative to secular approaches to, and readings of, their craft. Where All Knots Untied was an introductory affair for the quintet, 2023 sees the band further expand upon concepts of chaos gnosticism, ego-death, self-empowerment and freedom.

After solidifying their line-up in its current form, with the arrival of guitarist / backing vocalist Alden, NIXIL opted to record From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire live at Magpie Cage Recording Studio with J. Robbins. The resulting six songs seethe with a frenzied despair, whilst more ominous passages breathe with a disquieting existential terror in every percussive and rhythmically meditative trance, exactly as the band intended to capture before handing mastering duties to James Plotkin.

NIXIL’s latest offering is more than invocation and manifestation alone, From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire is an invitation for those shackled by earth and flesh to dispel from regressive human made traditions and misplaced guilt and shatter the illusion of a self.

From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire tracklist:
1. Collapsing the Poles
2. In Thrall
3. A Door Never Closed
4. From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire
5. Abyss Unto Abyss
6. The Way is the Grave

NIXIL is:
C.: vocals
Key: drums
Aurora: bass, backing vox
Alden: guitar, backing vox
Shane: guitar