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The Conscious Seed of Light
2013 studio album by Rivers of Nihil
The Conscious Seed of Light is the debut studio album by American technical death metal band Rivers of Nihil. The album was released on October 15, 2013 via Metal Blade Records. It is the first album in the band's tetralogy based around the four seasons; it represents spring.[4]
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| Released | October 15, 2013 (2013-10-15) | |||
| Studio | Mana Recording Studios, Tampa, Florida | |||
| Genre | Technical death metal,[1][2] djent,[2] black metal[3] | |||
| Length | 40:46 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Erik Rutan | |||
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| Singles from The Conscious Seed of Light | ||||
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On December 10, 2012, Metal Blade Records announced that they'd signed Rivers of Nihil to a record deal, and released a demo for the song "Rain Eater". The label also announced that the band would be working with Erik Rutan of Hate Eternal and Morbid Angel to record their first studio album at Mana Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida.[5]
Album artwork was created by Dan Seagrave, who would handle the artwork on the band's next three albums as well.[6] Dan Seagrave explained, "For this artwork I was thinking about Roman ruins, as well as Egyptian and Aztec culture. I had visited Pompei and tried to use the feeling of ancient lost history in this artwork."[7]
The version of "Rain Eater" that appears on this album was uploaded on YouTube on August 20, 2013.[8] This was followed in September 2013 by singles "Mechanical Trees"[9] and "Soil & Seed".[10]
In promotion of the album, the band released three more singles with their own videos: a lyric video for "A Fertile Altar",[11] a play-through video for "Airless",[12] and a music video for "Birth of the Omnisavior".[13]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Terrestria I: Thaw" | 1:45 |
| 2. | "Rain Eater" | 5:00 |
| 3. | "Birth of the Omnisavior" | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Soil & Seed" | 5:06 |
| 5. | "Central Antheneum" | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Mechanical Trees" | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Place of Serpents" | 3:43 |
| 8. | "Human Adaptation" | 3:21 |
| 9. | "A Fertile Altar" | 3:15 |
| 10. | "Airless" | 5:50 |
| Total length: | 40:46 | |
All music is composed by Rivers of Nihil
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
Rivers of Nihil
- Jake Dieffenbach – lead vocals
- Brody Uttley – lead guitar
- Adam Biggs – bass, backing vocals
- Jon Kunz – rhythm guitar
- Ron Nelson – drums
Production
- Dan Seagrave – artwork
- Brian Elliott – additional engineering
- Alan Douches – mastering
- Adrian Perez – photography
- Erik Rutan – production, engineering, mixing
- "Rivers Of Nihil - The Conscious Seed of Light - Metal Storm". MetalStorm. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- "Rivers of Nihil – The Conscious Seed of Light Review". Angrymetalguy.com. AngryMetalGuy. September 26, 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- "Rivers Of Nihil guitarist Jon Kunz's Top 5: Black Metal Releases - Metal Insider". Metalinsider.net. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- "RIVERS OF NIHIL post 'The Conscious Seed of Light' album samples with song concepts!". metalblade. October 9, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- "Rivers of Nihil Sign with Metal Blade - MetalSucks". December 10, 2012.
- "RIVERS OF NIHIL: 'A Fertile Altar' Lyric Video Released". November 22, 2013.
- "The Conscious Seed of Light". Dan Seagrave.
- Kennelty, Greg (August 20, 2013). "RIVERS OF NIHIL Stream "Rain Eater"". metalinjection.net. Metal Injection. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- "Rivers Of Nihil Premiere "Mechanical Trees"". Theprp.com. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- "Rivers Of Nihil Stream New Song "Soil & Seed"". Theprp.com. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- "Rivers of Nihil Bow Down at "A Fertile Altar"". Metalsucks.net. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- "Rivers of Nihil Become "Airless"". Metalsucks.net. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- "RIVERS OF NIHIL "Birth of the Omnisavior" music video". metalinjection.net. Metal Injection. April 30, 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2020.