Bio
Born on the cusp of the death of western civilization, Nixil is a manifestation of chaos, rage, strength, and despair, channeled through the art, magick, delirium, and sonic violence of black metal. Their influences range from the weirder side of Mayhem to the atmospheric expansiveness of French avant garde black metal twisted together and made unique through powerful, driving rhythms in the filthy spirit of crust punk combined with snaking riffs of moody, progressive melodies and tinged with occult psychedelia. With a sound and vision capturing the spirit and essence of the classics while forging something strange and new, Nixil weaves and wanders their tortuous path in the form of surrealist black metal.
Having made their presence known with their 2021 independent debut, All Knots Untied, Nixil has steadily garnered a loyal following through extensive live appearances across the span of the US. Their 2023 Prosthetic Records release, From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire, saw them further hone their craft through aural and visual presentation both on stage and recording, making the promise of their third upcoming (as yet untitled) release a thrilling mystery. Their upcoming late spring 2025 tour marks their first foray out of the country, with much more to come...
NIXIL is:
C.: vocals
Key: drums
Aurora: bass, backing vox
Alden: guitar, backing vox
Shane: guitar
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From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire
August 25th 2023 on Prosthetic Records
Reviews of From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire
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Invisible Oranges
“The album has exquisite dramatic timing, with melee verses following chanted bridges and swells of dueling guitars. In sum, this is "traditional" black metal done right and without the taint of noxious politics." - Colin Williams, Invisible Oranges
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Distorted Sound Magazine
“This is genuinely one of those albums that could appeal to a broad range of black metal fans, and with any luck this is a trend that is only set to continue with whatever NIXIL have in store next. 9/10" - Danny Sanderson, Distorted Sound Magazine
https://distortedsoundmag.com/album-review-from-the-wound-spilled-forth-fire-nixil/
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PopMatters
“Nixil play a heady, cosmic-feeling take on traditional black metal, deconstructing and reassembling the genre’s usual tropes into something that can be best described as occult psychedelic journeys”. - Antonio Poscic, PopMatters "Best of August 2023”
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The Soundboard
“Baltimore’s Nixil hit those notes on this warping second LP, also exploring gnosticism, adversarial forces, existential validation and sacred spaces for their own vibrant take on the genre’s creative form of dread.” - Elliot Burr, The Soundboard
https://thesoundboardreviews.com/2023/08/24/album-review-nixil-from-the-wound-spilled-forth-fire/
All Knots Untied
Released March 5th 2021
Reviews of All Knots Untied
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Toilet OV Hell
”All in all, All Knots Untied is an astoundingly good album that any fan of progressive black metal should enjoy. It’s one of the strongest debuts I have heard in years. I wholeheartedly endorse this album, and I strongly recommend that you give it a shot. - 5/5 Self-Destroying Toilets”
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No Clean Singing
“Nixil delivers slithering melodies backed by skull-busting drum strikes and ominous fanfares of sound veering into paroxysms of blasting, unhinged riff-fever and gut-punching bass tones...” Islander, No Clean Singing
https://www.nocleansinging.com/2021/02/18/an-ncs-video-premiere-nixil-may-this-flame-flicker-out/
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Scream Blast Repeat
"Black metal is a crowded field, but Nixil find it easy to avoid cliché. Their music embraces a progressive soundscape that promises much and delivers more in abundance. Seldom does their art lose direction, and they’re quick to recover your attention when things threaten to die down. Nixil’s debut offering deserves thirty-six minutes of your time. - 7/10”
