Rivers of Nihil Get More Tour Dates and a New Drummer
Before you do anything, watch new Rivers of Nihil drummer Alan Balamut absolutely TEAR through “Rain Eater” in one take, start to finish. Dude’s chops are completely unreal. And we get to see him rip it live with the band on their upcoming tour (dates below). Huzzah!
I mean… dayum! Fortunately there’s no bad blood between the band and now former drummer Ron Nelson. Says the band in an official statement:
After five years as Rivers of Nihil we have come to the mutual decision to part ways with our drummer and friend Ron Nelson. Ron is the guy who started this band back in 2009 and most of us have been playing in bands with him since we were sixteen years old. He recorded two EPs and a full length with us, toured all over the country, farted many times in our van, and has left an enormous space to be occupied. Without Ron we absolutely would not be the band (or people) that we are today. Ron will be sorely missed by us and we wish him the best in his future endeavors!
With the departure of such a monster of a player as Ron we knew that we had to carefully select our newest member; that guy is Alan Balamut. Alan has learned our live set in record time and with frightening accuracy. We are proud to have him as part of the Rivers of Nihil family and we look forward to the times ahead.
Catch Alan and the rest of us on tour this March and April with Broken Hope, Oceano, Fallujah, and Kublai Kahn on the Best of Brutality tour!
The band also just announced some tour dates to get them to the start of the Best in Brutality Tour, including a stop at SXSW. Here’s their full upcoming itinerary:
Rivers of Nihil:
02/21 Brooklyn, NY Saint Vitus Bar (w/ Black Crown Initiate, So Hideous and Torrential Downpour)
03/10 Fayetteville, NC The Drunken Horse Pub
03/11 Elizabethton, TN The Bonnie Kate Theatre
03/13 Austin, TX SXSW
03/14 San Antonio, TX Korova (Basement)
03/17 Tucson, AZ The Rock
Best in Brutality Tour w/ Broken Hope, Oceano, Fallujah, Rivers of Nihil and Kublai Khan
03/18 Phoenix, AZ Joe’s Grotto
03/19 Pomona, CA The Glass House
03/20 West Hollywood, CA The Whisky
03/21 Reno, NV Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor
03/22 Lancaster, CA Industry Theater
03/23 San Francisco, CA DNA Lounge
03/25 Portland, OR Branx
03/26 Seattle, WA Studio 7
03/27 Vancouver, BC The Biltmore Cabaret
03/28 Edmonton, AB The Studio
03/29 Calgary, AB Golden Age Club
03/31 Winnipeg, MB Park Theatre
04/01 Minneapolis, MN Skyway Theater – Studio B
04/02 Milwaukee, WI The Rave Bar
04/03 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
04/04 Joliet, IL Mojoe’s
04/05 Hamilton, ON The Underground
04/06 Toronto, ON Hard Luck Bar
04/08 Quebec City, QC Le Dagobert
04/09 Ottawa, ON Mavericks
04/11 Montreal, QC Cabaret Underworld
04/12 West Springfield, VA Empire
04/13 Wilmington, DE Mojo 13
04/15 Reading, PA Reverb
04/16 New York, NY Gramercy Theater
04/17 Worcester, MA The Palladium New England Metal and Hardcore Festival
04/18 Cleveland, OH The Agora Ballroom
04/19 Columbus, OH AlRosa Villa
