---
title: "The Dirty Nil"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/the-dirty-nil"
genre: "More Metal"
country: "Canada"
formed: 2006
---

# The Dirty Nil

**The Dirty Nil** is a more metal band, from Canada, active 2006 to present.

The Dirty Nil is a Canadian rock band formed in Hamilton, Ontario in 2006, who won the Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2017. The band currently consists of singer and guitarist Luke Bentham, drummer Kyle Fisher, and bassist Anthony Vitanza.

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

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | The Dirty Nil |
| Genre | More Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Dundas, Canada |
| Formed | 2006 |
| Releases in catalog | 12 |

## Genres

[More Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/other-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kyle Fisher](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kyle-fisher) | Membranophone |  | Current |
| [Luke Bentham](https://themetalnet.com/musician/luke-bentham) | Lead vocals, Guitar |  | Current |
| [Dave Nardi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-nardi) | Bass guitar | 2006 to 2016 | Former |
| [Ross Miller](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ross-miller) | Bass guitar | 2016 to 2021 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | [The Dirty Nil](https://themetalnet.com/album/be45a49d-fe87-475c-b87a-ca23993d2cdf) | EP |
| 2009 | [Saccharine Visceral](https://themetalnet.com/album/55cf9493-f602-4552-906c-8bc5f54e71eb) | EP |
| 2012 | [Nil Tape](https://themetalnet.com/album/71cd56b4-a0ec-4ba3-8393-75e917d55bb6) | EP |
| 2012 | [Summer Mix-Tape](https://themetalnet.com/album/3c678937-7487-46a7-b3bf-82e3b43d5c0f) | EP |
| 2013 | [Summer Mix-Tape Vol. 2: Covers](https://themetalnet.com/album/88b13a72-a504-425d-922c-3e1ecfc76e28) | EP |
| 2014 | [SMITE](https://themetalnet.com/album/305ce61c-c454-4c10-a787-b90414532462) | EP |
| 2016 | [Higher Power](https://themetalnet.com/album/5d54885c-d2d1-4cb0-b48f-3d5b774b4a13) | Album |
| 2018 | [Master Volume](https://themetalnet.com/album/f9c1fb6f-7099-4e64-b706-51fe2a22c8ba) | Album |
| 2019 | [Master Volume Demos](https://themetalnet.com/album/faf41e89-2c66-48ca-b5e4-4cede509d211) | EP |
| 2020 | [Fuck Art](https://themetalnet.com/album/c7a26fb3-b1c8-4250-8cad-7bed163232f2) | Album |
| 2023 | [Free Rein to Passions](https://themetalnet.com/album/4404b223-a018-4940-9f4a-3943e5f1bfdc) | Album |
| 2025 | [The Lash](https://themetalnet.com/album/2e60c269-5645-439e-8e55-1735df53553d) | Album |

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- [The Bronx](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-bronx) (listened together)
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- [Silverstein](https://themetalnet.com/band/silverstein) (listened together)
- [Coheed and Cambria](https://themetalnet.com/band/coheed-and-cambria) (listened together)
- [Bring Me the Horizon](https://themetalnet.com/band/bring-me-the-horizon) (listened together)
- [Deftones](https://themetalnet.com/band/deftones) (listened together)
- [Nirvana](https://themetalnet.com/band/nirvana) (listened together)
- [Soundgarden](https://themetalnet.com/band/soundgarden) (listened together)
- [Red Hot Chili Peppers](https://themetalnet.com/band/red-hot-chili-peppers) (listened together)
- [Dollar Llama](https://themetalnet.com/band/dollar-llama) (same tags)
- [Harul](https://themetalnet.com/band/harul) (same tags)

## Official and external links

- bandcamp: https://thedirtynil.bandcamp.com/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedirtynil
- x: https://twitter.com/thedirtynil
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/6354464
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2mGENPk4M4jtaf5D7fDi98
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/910995513

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