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In March 2023, Rivers of Nihil wrapped up a recording session that saw the now four-piece band birth a considerable amount of new music featuring their previous bassist/backup vocalist Adam Biggs as the new lead vocalist/bassist. This recording session also marked the first appearance of new guitarist Andy Thomas (ex-Black Crown Initiate), whose vocals also play prominently in the music, as a member of Rivers of Nihil. These new singles are the first to showcase the band’s new lineup in full-on collaboration, and demonstrates that while this is a new, brave sound with tons of potential, it also carries the band's classic energy.
Vocalist and bassist Adam Biggs had this to say about the latest single:
“‘Hellbirds’ is a song that was actually largely written during the sessions for The Work. We couldn’t find a place for the song on that album, but we knew it would see the light of day sometime because it’s easily one of the heaviest songs we’ve ever written, and we’ve reworked it to display the raw power of the new lineup. The lyrics are written from the perspective of someone you might consider a ‘typical’ person in this day and age; worn out, drug addicted, nihilistic and living in the wake of so many things he can’t control. It’s an anthem for people who hail from dead end towns like us.”
Music and Lyrics by Rivers of Nihil
Engineering, Mixing and Mastering by Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland at Atrium Audio
Additional engineering by Brody Uttley
Rivers Of Nihil
Adam Biggs : Bass/Vocals
Brody Uttley : Guitar
Andy Thomas : Guitar
Jared Klein : Drums
Directed By:
David Brodsky &
Adam Biggs
Cinematography By:
David Brodsky &
Allison Woest
For MyGoodEye : Music Visuals
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Edited By:
David Brodsky
Assistant Director:
Robb Brown
Lighting:
Adam Pernick
Grip/Electric:
Lindsey Fehr
Starring:
Stephan Lopez
With:
Chad Schlottman
Kevin Pasko
George Tomazei
Brett Howe
Chad And Bridget Hatt
Dave Yoder
Jim And Vanessa Thomas
Tyler Katsigiannis
Tommy Heiler
Brian Miller
John Scherrer
Dalton Bussiere
Tiffany Flood
Gio Soberal
Nathan Schwermann
Jacarey Bell
Lindsey Fehr
Adam Pernick
Special Thanks To
Flanagan’s Irish Pub
Shillington, Pa
LYRICS:
Hellbirds
Don’t understand why all these people give a shit
I can’t seem to feel the same
My life is all slipped discs and cartilage worn to bone
But I got chemicals to ease the pain
It’s not existential
We’re all in debt cause there’s price to pay
My broke ass can’t afford it
Tell the angels I’m absent when they call my name
When that ship sets sail
It’s never coming back
Tell me who survives
When the HellBirds fly they make the sky turn black
Cause they don’t care where they go when they die
You see the hell birds fly? we’re out.
Don’t ask that question baby, if you don’t want no answer
(I’d rather die, I’d rather die)
Pastors, bishops, and priests
Those dirty pricks rape babies
I only fuck with the devil man, his shit goes crazy
You think we’re underground but we come from pure air
Like the voices you talk to: nobodies
There to count your blessings baby
Even though your god can’t save me
I’ve been so obsessed with hating
maybe you are too
All our lives a fucking lie but whatcha gonna do? (Whatcha gonna do)
I got nothing to die for
So I wanna get higher
On the wings of a bird
Tell your god who he prays to
Cheap tricks and mysterious ways
The secrets way out
This can’t be what it means
Tell me what it means
And when the ships set sail
They’re never coming back
You see the hell birds fly?
Tell me who survives
When the skies turn black
And we don’t care where we go when we die
(We don’t care, we don’t care)
So let the hell birds fly. Fuck it.
I’d rather die in war than in a pile of cancer
(I’d rather die, I’d rather die)
So let the hellbirds fly. We’re out.
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