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N.I.L. (band)

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Years active
  
2004 - Present

Albums
  
N.I.L.

Members
  
Neill Jameson

Genres
  
Black metal, Doom metal

Website
  
N.I.L. MySpace Homepage

Origin
  
Somers Point, New Jersey, United States (2004)

Record labels
  
Southern Lord, Battle Kommand Records

Similar
  
Hidden, Krieg, Lithotome, Weltmacht, Twilight

N.I.L. ("Nihilism Is Liberation") is an American ambient black/doom metal band formed in 2004 by N. Imperial (a pseudonym of Neill Jameson). Initially, N. Imperial conceived of N.I.L. as a one-off solo project after his departure from black metal outfit Krieg. When the band consolidated into a duo, with the arrival of J. Marcheski in 2006, the project came to fruition with a self-titled release in 2007.

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N.I.L. does not appear in corpse paint,and their lyrics focus on solitude and nihilism. Musically, too, they divert from typical features of black metal (such as fast riffs and blast beats), but are instead characterized by bleak and slow, down-tempo, minimalist drones as well as acoustic passages more common in funeral doom.

Line-up

  • N. Imperial (real name Neill Jameson) – Vocals, drums, bass, acoustic guitar, Tibetan singing bowl
  • J. Marcheski – Guitars, Mandolin
  • Discography

  • N.I.L. (2007)
  • Neglect.Forget.Remember Digi (2011)
  • Reviews

    At Encyclopaedia Metallum
    At Dead Tide
    At Metal Injection

    Songs

    Leaving the Self BehindNIL · 2007
    Bad HousesNIL · 2007
    Here I Found No ShelterNIL · 2007

    References

    N.I.L. (band) Wikipedia