---
title: "Rivers of Nihil"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/rivers-of-nihil"
genre: "Death Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 2009
---

# Rivers of Nihil

**Rivers of Nihil** is a death metal band, from United States, active 2009 to present.

Rivers of Nihil is an American technical death metal band from Reading, Pennsylvania. They are currently signed to Metal Blade Records. To date the band has released two EPs and five studio albums. Their most recent release is 2025's self-titled album Rivers of Nihil. Their 2018 album Where Owls Know My Name debuted at number 61 on the Billboard 200, selling 2,750 copies in its first week.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivers_of_Nihil

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Rivers of Nihil |
| Genre | Death Metal |
| Parent genre | Death Metal |
| Origin | Reading, United States |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

[Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal) · [Technical Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/technical-death)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Adam Biggs](https://themetalnet.com/musician/adam-biggs) | Background vocals, Electric bass guitar | 2009 to present | Current |
| [Brody Uttley](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brody-uttley) | Guitar |  | Current |
| [Jake Dieffenbach](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jake-dieffenbach) | Lead vocals |  | Current |
| [Jared Klein](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jared-klein) | Background vocals, Drums (drum set) | 2017 to present | Current |
| [Jonathan Topore](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jonathan-topore) |  |  | Current |
| [Dylan Potts](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dylan-potts) |  |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | [Hierarchy](https://themetalnet.com/album/e985d29d-5b1e-4e7f-87e0-e8690513b9e5) | EP |
| 2011 | [Temporality Unbound](https://themetalnet.com/album/2257ce09-76f8-4f55-9145-7a45eb64e406) | EP |
| 2013 | [The Conscious Seed of Light](https://themetalnet.com/album/8b236bf6-6c3f-4901-ae09-716421fe7610) | Album |
| 2015 | [Monarchy](https://themetalnet.com/album/4e893d27-361d-4de1-8e34-8ec9bbad2132) | Album |
| 2018 | [Where Owls Know My Name](https://themetalnet.com/album/c6ea1274-8725-4892-81d4-6cca59967259) | Album |
| 2021 | [The Work](https://themetalnet.com/album/e0dedc34-a675-4fb2-b558-fb03cdb01a32) | Album |
| 2025 | [Rivers of Nihil](https://themetalnet.com/album/663134bb-42ed-43be-8cd5-de8edabf8094) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Archspire](https://themetalnet.com/band/archspire) (listened together)
- [Fallujah](https://themetalnet.com/band/fallujah) (listened together)
- [Revocation](https://themetalnet.com/band/revocation) (listened together)
- [Obscura](https://themetalnet.com/band/obscura) (listened together)
- [Meshuggah](https://themetalnet.com/band/meshuggah) (listened together)
- [Black Crown Initiate](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-crown-initiate) (listened together)
- [Cattle Decapitation](https://themetalnet.com/band/cattle-decapitation) (listened together)
- [The Faceless](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-faceless) (listened together)
- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [Beyond Creation](https://themetalnet.com/band/beyond-creation) (listened together)
- [Allegaeon](https://themetalnet.com/band/allegaeon) (listened together)
- [Fleshgod Apocalypse](https://themetalnet.com/band/fleshgod-apocalypse) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/riversofnihil
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/806174
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3UJmyt9ApeZTmOlMvBNGLN
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riversofnihil/
- x: https://twitter.com/riversofnihil
- bandcamp: https://riversofnihil.bandcamp.com/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/687192633
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3tNDxqB_t-i9nmvEWJLFdQ
- website: https://www.riversofnihil.com/
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Rivers_of_Nihil/3540301156

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/rivers-of-nihil](https://themetalnet.com/band/rivers-of-nihil). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt