the nihilists

About the nihilists

post rock | germany | berlin | braunschweig The Nihilists music is best described as situated between Hardcore and Post-Rock, and that at its best. Their style is somewhere in-between, over, under, on top and next to bands like Yage, At the Drive-In or Ten Grand. So much is clear, and only so much. Because these four guys aren’t planning on making things easy, either for you, or for themselves.

On the one hand, their music is an unsolvable equation, with complex and highly-systematic song structures reminiscent of scientific laboratory work. On the other hand, their emotive and explosive spontaneity conjures up deep psychological eruptions, and clearly contrasts with the coolness of calculus. The sum of these opposites produces a style of its own; a musical landscape where anything can happen and nothing is repeated. Some songs have a fist-in-your-face rock-impact, others carry like clouds in a spherical sonic atmosphere, while others simply expose themselves as the sick and twisted beasts that they are. The only rule: no song under five minutes. Symphonies!!!

Since the forming of the band in 2003, the four childhood friends from Braunschweig have worked hard, honing their skills, defining their style and proving they