“Water & Time” is the newest single from progressive death metal band Rivers of Nihil, coming from its self-titled fifth full-length, set for release on May 30, 2025, via Metal Blade Records. Watch the music video below, and pre-order the album here.
“‘Water & Time’ is a song that we put together before most of the rest of this album,” guitarist Brody Uttley said. “The working title on it was ‘TFF’ meaning ‘Tears For Fears’ because in a lot of ways I feel like it’s our stab at writing a big chorus style synth laden song much like those kinds of bands. Initially it was a song that I wrote out totally on a synthesizer, just as an experiment really, not thinking it would be a Rivers song. However, when I heard the main melody back, I knew we were on to something cool, so we filled out the song with ‘metal band stuff’ to get what you hear in the final version.”
Rivers of Nihil previously released videos for the new songs “House of Light” and “American Death.”
“On 2021’s ‘The Work,’ I wrote a lot of the record on the piano and then the band filled in the gaps,” Uttley said. “On this new record, I wanted to make sure that this stuff would hit hard live with just the four of us before adding in all of the sparkly auxiliary ‘frosting’ on top.”
“Rivers of Nihil” showcases additional musicians, including Patrick Corona on alto saxophone, Stephan Lopez on banjo, Grant McFarland on cello and a slate of guest vocalists. Despite the fresh approach, the album fits neatly into the band’s discography. With “Where Owls Know My Name” (2018), Rivers of Nihil transcended all labels applied to it, and with its 2021 follow-up, “The Work,” the band forged further into new territory with Metal Injection calling the latter album “the group’s most cohesive, ambitious, meditative, and varied effort, with greater uses of philosophical significance and transcendental respites.”
“Rivers of Nihil” will be released on CD and digital formats, as well as vinyl in the following color variants:
- Bleach + Ammonia (Light Blue Smoke – U.S.)
- Adenochrome (Tiger’s Eye – U.S.)
- Water + Time (Blue / Green Smoke – U.S.)
- Stomach Acid (Blue / Yellow Smoke – U.S.)
- House Of Light (Yellow / Green Marbled – U.S. Tour Exclusive)
- 180g Black (E.U.)
- Radiant Light (Neon Yellow Marbled – E.U.)
- Dark Teal w/ Orange + Yellow Splatter (E.U. – Ltd. 500)
- Gold w/ Black Dust (E.U. Impericon Exclusive – Ltd. 200)
Rivers of Nihil recently wrapped up its Aggressive Progressive E.U./U.K. headline tour with support from Cynic, Beyond Creation and labelmate Dååth. In May, the band will return to North American stages for another month-long headliner with support provided by Holy Fawn, Inter Arma and Glacial Tomb. Tickets and VIP packages are available now. See all confirmed dates below.
Tour dates:
5/22/2025 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA
5/23/2025 The Palladium (Upstairs) – Worcester, MA
5/24/2025 Rec Room – Buffalo, NY
5/25/2025 The King Of Clubs – Columbus, OH
5/27/2025 Pike Room @ Crofoot – Pontiac, MI
5/28/2025 Reggies – Chicago, IL
5/29/2025 The Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN
5/30/2025 Bourbon Theater – Lincoln, NE
5/31/2025 Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
6/01/2025 Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT
6/03/2025 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC
6/04/2025 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
6/05/2025 Dante’s – Portland, OR
6/06/2025 Goldfield Trading Post – Roseville, CA
6/07/2025 Teragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA
6/08/2025 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA
6/10/2025 Nile – Mesa, AZ
6/11/2025 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
6/12/2025 Jake’s – Lubbock, TX
6/13/2025 The Rail – Ft. Worth, TX
6/14/2025 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX
6/15/2025 Scout Bar – Houston, TX
6/17/2025 Basement East – Nashville, TN
6/18/2025 Eulogy – Asheville, NC
6/19/2025 The Canal Club – Richmond, VA
6/20/2025 The Meadows – Brooklyn, NY
6/21/2025 Fairmount Theatre – Montreal, QC
6/22/2025 Lees Palace – Toronto, ON
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