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nihilanthzero
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nihilanthzero
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"Nihilanth is a load of creepy noise made by Lord Zuul" is what my old myspace site used to say. That's still pretty much true.
I am one self-taught loon trying to make some decent creepy music and ambience.
I incorporate into the music the stuff I like and find fascinating; Ghostbusters, Lovecraft, computer games, apocalyptic destruction, the peculiar anomalies in the night sky, misanthropy, extinction and all that other geeky stuff.
I like slow riffs most, so I try to focus on them and do slightly weird things with song structure, involving electronic and orchestral bits.
I am one self-taught loon trying to make some decent creepy music and ambience.
I incorporate into the music the stuff I like and find fascinating; Ghostbusters, Lovecraft, computer games, apocalyptic destruction, the peculiar anomalies in the night sky, misanthropy, extinction and all that other geeky stuff.
I like slow riffs most, so I try to focus on them and do slightly weird things with song structure, involving electronic and orchestral bits.
Why this name?
The Nihilanth is the primary antagonist for the first Half-Life game by Valve software. I wanted the feel of the music to be alien, nihilistic, hostile, misanthropic and also a very geeky in-joke.
Do you play live?
No, and I'd have no idea how to reproduce it live. Studio only until I work out how to do it live.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
In some cases (NIN, Radiohead) it's great. It circumvents the scumbags in the industry entirely, on the whole though, I am sad that the CD is a dying format. I would love to see something I'd done in a CD rack in a shop someday. My entire taste in music (and my many, many CDs) is down to MP3s, I could say. I was a teen when Napster came out and it introduced me to a whole new world of music that I may have missed otherwise.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Almost certainly.
Band History:
I'd been in a couple of bands and came to the conclusion that musicians are unreliable scumbags. Sure they can be cool, but the number of wastrels and burnt out druggies that are musicians can really get on your nerves.
So I decided to learn how to do everything so I wasn't reliant upon anyone but me.
It's just been me messing around since. Prior to that, I'd only had a violin in primary school.
So I decided to learn how to do everything so I wasn't reliant upon anyone but me.
It's just been me messing around since. Prior to that, I'd only had a violin in primary school.
Your influences?
Fear Factory were my favourite band for years. Anaal Nathrakh and FF were the key bands that made me go for the plunge and learn guitar. I also love Dimmu and all the bands from my youth, including the Prodigy.
Anaal Nathrakh and Prodigy have one member each that does all the instruments, so in my own way, I try to find a middle way between the different sounds.
Anaal Nathrakh and Prodigy have one member each that does all the instruments, so in my own way, I try to find a middle way between the different sounds.
Favorite spot?
Manchester, England.
Equipment used:
Dean Noir VX
M-Audio USB thing.
Cubase
Midi Keyboard
M-Audio USB thing.
Cubase
Midi Keyboard
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I am an androgynous loon.