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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
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Brave Words
Chronicles of Chaos
Kerrang!
Exclaim!	favorable

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." While Chris Bruni of Brave Words 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." Greg Pratt of Exclaim! praised the songwriting and Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka 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." With opposite approach came up Paul Schwarz of Chronicles of Chaos 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."

Track listing

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

Personnel

References

1. Everley, Dave (February 2002). "Pole Position". Kerrang!.
2. ^ Taylor, Jason D. "Review: Nihility". 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). "Pole Position". Kerrang!. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
7. ^ Falzon, Denise. "Decapitated "Nihility" review". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
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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