Nihil is the sixth full-length release by Impaled Nazarene

Impaled Nazarene

Impaled Nazarene is a Finnish black metal band that incorporates elements of grindcore in their sound and punk rock in their aesthetics. The band is currently signed to Osmose Productions of France....

. It was released June 16, 2000 through Osmose Productions

Osmose Productions

Osmose Productions is a French independent record label created in 1991 by Hervé Herbaut, after he had spent three years running a small mail order company...

. Alexi Laiho

Alexi Laiho

Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho is a Finnish singer, composer, and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead guitarist as well as lead vocalist for melodic death metal band Children of Bodom, and he is also the guitarist for Sinergy and Kylähullut...

 of Children of Bodom

Children of Bodom

Children of Bodom is a Finnish heavy metal band from Espoo. Formed in 1993, the group currently consists of Alexi Laiho , Roope Latvala , Janne Wirman , Henkka Seppälä , and Jaska Raatikainen...

 plays guitar on the album. Laiho has also composed songs "Cogito Ergo Sum" and "Zero Tolerance". The album recently entered Germany's Index List which means the album may not be advertised in public or sold to minors. The song "Zero Tolerance" is infamous due to its homophobic lyrics (it's not included in the booklet in some editions).

Track listing

1. "Cogito Ergo Sum" - 2:10 (Laiho, Luttinen)
2. "Human-Proof" - 4:38 (Kellokoski, Luttinen)
3. "Wrath of the Goat" - 1:22 (Kellokoski, Luttinen)
4. "Angel Rectums Still Bleed - The Sequel" - 2:42 (Antilla, Luttinen)
5. "Post Eclipse Era" - 4:21 (Kellokoski, Luttinen)
6. "Nothing Is Sacred" - 2:19 (Kellokoski, Luttinen)
7. "Zero Tolerance" - 1:52 (Laiho, Luttinen)
8. "Assault the Weak" - 3:49 (Antilla, Kellokoski, Luttinen)
9. "How the Laughter Died" - 4:07 (Kellokoski, Luttinen)
10. "Nihil" - 4:55 (Luttinen)

Personnel

• Mika Luttinen
  Mika Luttinen
  Mika Luttinen was born in Oulu, Finland, in 1971. In 1990, he formed the Finnish black metal band Impaled Nazarene, where he is the singer and main lyricist. After numerous line-up changes, he remains the only original member. Besides his main project, he has been in the death/black metal band...
  
   - Vocals
• Jarno Anttila - Rhythm Guitar
• Alexi Laiho
  Alexi Laiho
  Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho is a Finnish singer, composer, and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead guitarist as well as lead vocalist for melodic death metal band Children of Bodom, and he is also the guitarist for Sinergy and Kylähullut...
  
   - Lead Guitar
• Mikael Arnkil - Bass
• Reima Kellokoski - Drums

Production

• Arranged By Impaled Nazarene
• Produced, Recorded, Engineered & Mixed By Anssi Kippo
• Mastered By Mika Jussila

External links

• "Nihil" at discogs