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| Caption = Cover art by Jacek Wiśniewski | Caption = Cover art by Jacek Wiśniewski
| Released = {{Start date|2002|2|19|df=y}} | Released = {{Start date|2002|2|19|df=y}}
| Recorded = October 2001, Hertz Studio, Białystok, Poland | Recorded = October 2001, Hertz Studio, Białystok, Poland
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⚫ After its release, ''Nihility'' received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Jason D. Taylor of ] said, "The vocals sound less homo sapien and more like demonic hellspawn, which intertwines with the exquisite death metal opera being performed by the rest of the band. The drumming here is relentless, pounding its way into the skull with furious determination."<ref name="allmusic"/> Chris Bruni of ] noted of the album, "Musically it's tighter, the playing a bit more technical, yet not as technical as fellow country-deathsters Yattering, but still calculated, with a constant brutal flow. And it is the overall production - a tight clean openly heavy sound - that gives ''Nihility'' that 'classic feel', a sound which is a cool mix of the classic Florida vibe bled with the classic Stockholm sound."<ref name="brave"/> Greg Pratt of '']'' praised the songwriting and ]'s skills, saying, "The riffs show a nice element of groove within the grindcore madness, and the drumming is absolutely stunning; the double-bass work alone is worth the cost of the disc."<ref name="exclaim">{{cite web |publisher='']''|first=Denise |last=Falzon| url = http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/decapitated-nihility | title = Decapitated "Nihility" review | accessdate = 1 March 2014}}</ref> Conversely, Paul Schwarz of ] said, "It's not technical ability that is lacking; Decapitated, though young, are among the most technically proficient musicians to ever play death metal. What is really lacking though, is songwriting ability and ''edge''. The riffs on ''Nihility'' certainly can be tricky—often helping unbalance already-mutated percussion-work, and not rarely spiraling into unexpectedly complex and intricate shapes—but they're just not all that excellent: they just don't quite hit the spot."<ref name="chronicles"/>
| rev5score = favorable<ref name="exclaim">{{cite web |publisher=exclaim.ca|first=Denise |last=Falzon| url = http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/decapitated-nihility | title = Decapitated "Nihility" review | accessdate = 2014-03-01}}</ref>
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⚫ After its release, ''Nihility'' received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Jason D. Taylor of ] said "The vocals sound less homo sapien and more like demonic hellspawn, which intertwines with the exquisite death metal opera being performed by the rest of the band. The drumming here is relentless, pounding its way into the skull with furious determination."<ref name="allmusic"/> While Chris Bruni of ] noted that the album "Musically it's tighter, the playing a bit more technical, yet not as technical as fellow country-deathsters Yattering, but still calculated, with a constant brutal flow. And it is the overall production - a tight clean openly heavy sound - that gives Nihility that "classic feel," a sound which is a cool mix of the classic Florida vibe bled with the classic Stockholm sound."<ref name="brave"/> Greg Pratt of ] praised the songwriting and ] skills: "The riffs show a nice element of groove within the grindcore madness, and the drumming is absolutely stunning; the double-bass work alone is worth the cost of the disc."<ref name="exclaim"/> With opposite approach came up Paul Schwarz of ] who said "It's not technical ability that is lacking; Decapitated, though young, are among the most technically proficient musicians to ever play death metal. What is really lacking though, is songwriting ability and -edge-. The riffs on _Nihility_ certainly can be tricky -- often helping unbalance already-mutated percussion-work, and not rarely spiraling into unexpectedly complex and intricate shapes -- but they're just not all that excellent: they just don't quite hit the spot."<ref name="chronicles"/>


== Track listing == == Track listing ==
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*Wojtek and Sławek Wiesławscy – ], ], ], recording *Wojtek and Sławek Wiesławscy – ], ], ], recording
* Jacek Wiśniewski – cover art<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artworks.isg.pl/www/comi2.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20091209170926/http://www.artworks.isg.pl/www/comi2.html |archivedate=9 December 2009 |title=Jacek Wisniewski |publisher=Artworks.isg.pl |date=9 December 2009 |accessdate=29 August 2012}}</ref> * Jacek Wiśniewski – cover art<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artworks.isg.pl/www/comi2.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20091209170926/http://www.artworks.isg.pl/www/comi2.html |archivedate=9 December 2009 |title=Jacek Wisniewski |publisher=Artworks.isg.pl |date=9 December 2009 |accessdate=29 August 2012}}</ref>

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This article is about the album Nihility. For other uses, see Nihilism (disambiguation).
Untitled

Nihility is the second studio album by Polish death metal band Decapitated. It was released on 19 February 2002 through Earache Records.

The German edition was issued in a green casing and contains a cover of the Napalm Death song "Suffer the Children".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Brave Words7.5/10
Chronicles of Chaos7.5/10
Kerrang!

After its release, Nihility received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Jason D. Taylor of Allmusic said, "The vocals sound less homo sapien and more like demonic hellspawn, which intertwines with the exquisite death metal opera being performed by the rest of the band. The drumming here is relentless, pounding its way into the skull with furious determination." Chris Bruni of Brave Words noted of the album, "Musically it's tighter, the playing a bit more technical, yet not as technical as fellow country-deathsters Yattering, but still calculated, with a constant brutal flow. And it is the overall production - a tight clean openly heavy sound - that gives Nihility that 'classic feel', a sound which is a cool mix of the classic Florida vibe bled with the classic Stockholm sound." Greg Pratt of Exclaim! praised the songwriting and Witold Kiełtyka's skills, saying, "The riffs show a nice element of groove within the grindcore madness, and the drumming is absolutely stunning; the double-bass work alone is worth the cost of the disc." Conversely, Paul Schwarz of Chronicles of Chaos said, "It's not technical ability that is lacking; Decapitated, though young, are among the most technically proficient musicians to ever play death metal. What is really lacking though, is songwriting ability and edge. The riffs on Nihility certainly can be tricky—often helping unbalance already-mutated percussion-work, and not rarely spiraling into unexpectedly complex and intricate shapes—but they're just not all that excellent: they just don't quite hit the spot."

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Sauron, except where noted; all music is composed by Decapitated

No.TitleLength
1."Perfect Dehumanisation (The Answer?)"5:25
2."Eternity Too Short"4:32
3."Mother War"4:08
4."Nihility (Anti-Human Manifesto)"4:59
5."Names"3:52
6."Spheres of Madness"5:14
7."Babylon's Pride"4:15
8."Symmetry of Zero"2:36
9."Suffer the Children" (German edition only; Napalm Death cover)4:39

Personnel

Decapitated

Production

References

  1. Everley, Dave (February 2002). "Pole Position". Kerrang!.
  2. ^ Taylor, Jason D. "Nihility - Decapitated". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  3. "Earache Catalog - Decapitated "Nihility"". Earache. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  4. ^ Bruni, Chris (5 April 2002). "DECAPITATED - Nihility - Bravewords.com". Brave Words. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  5. ^ Schwarz, Paul (7 March 2002). "CoC : Decapitated - Nihility : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  6. Pratt, Greg (February 2002). "Decapitated: Eastern Europeans make a bold bid for the death metal Crown". Kerrang!.
  7. Falzon, Denise. "Decapitated "Nihility" review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 1 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. "Jacek Wisniewski". Artworks.isg.pl. 9 December 2009. Archived from the original on 9 December 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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