Baltimore, Maryland’s NIXIL has announced their first nationwide US tour, set to take place from March 28 – April 20. The anticosmic black metal bands Abyssal Fire spring tour will see NIXIL head out to the West Coast for the first time, following the release of their sophomore album From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire.
NIXIL’S ABYSSAL FIRE US TOUR DATES AND TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE.
Listen to NIXIL‘s From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire here.
Speaking on the tour announcement, NIXIL comments: “On March 28, the embers of our abyssal fire are heightened to a blaze as we embark on our first nationwide tour of the US in support of our second album, From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire!
“We are thrilled to be making our way to the west coast with opportunities to play in places across the country where we’ve never been before, forging new alliances as we open the gates to the wrathful void through the expression of our collective righteous existential anger and (anti)cosmic catharsis. Summon your fervor, your unbridled craving for freedom and violent sonic revelry, 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.
NIXIL Abyssal Fire US tour dates:
March 28 – No Class – Cleveland, OH
March 29 – Reggies Music Joint – Chicago, IL
March 30 – Healer – Indianapolis, IN
March 31 – Platypus Bar – St Louis, MO
April 2 – The Crypt – Denver, CO
April 3 – Aces High Saloon – Salt Lake City, UT
April 4 – The Shredder – Boise, ID
April 5 – High Water Mark – Portland, OR
April 6 – Central Saloon – Seattle, WA
April 7 – John Henry’s – Eugene, OR
April 9 – Stork Club – Oakland, CA
April 10 – Dark Nectar – San Luis Obispo, CA
April 11 – Knucklehead Bar – Los Angeles, CA
April 12 – Tower Bar – San Diego, CA
April 13 – The Beast – Tempe, AZ
April 14 – Tumbleroot Brewery – Santa Fe, NM
April 16 – The Lost Well – Austin, TX
April 17 – Black Magic Social Club – Houston, TX
April 18 – The Goat – New Orleans, LA
April 19 – The End – Nashville, TN
April 20 – Chapel of Bones – Raleigh, NC
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:
C. – vocals
Key – drums
Aurora – bass, backing vocals
Alden – guitar, backing vocals
Shane – guitar
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