EPK – Nihilist Death Cult – Death To All Tyrants (2022)
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“Death To All Tyrants is about how the corporate-sponsored news media feeds you the stories and ideas they are paid to push… it’s about the victims standing up to the tyrants… it’s about choosing your own path and not blindly following norms if they don’t suit you.” – Nick Sagias – Bass/Vocals
For fans of Poison Idea, early DRI, early Bad Brains, Nails, CroMags
Band: Nihilist Death Cult
Album Title: Death To All Tyrants
Release Date: December 2, 2022
Label: Self-Release
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“Toronto’s Nihilist Death Cult Tackles Tyranny with Death to All Tyrants… Featuring ex-members of Soulstorm, Pestilence, Jaww, Hard Ground and some others that I can’t remember and might have even been a part of at some point, Nihilist Death Cult takes a decidedly spiky and patch-panted stab at D-beat grind/punk with loose tendrils of the members’ pasts in thrash, death, industrial, hardcore and blackened heaps of everything.” – Decibel Magazine
“From one cult to another. This band of punk/death/grinders hail from Toronto and with their 2022 offering Death to All Tyrants, have quickly made an impact on the scene. The album is nine tracks of mini-car crashes. Short, one minute bursts of violence that contain hooks and solos while not sounding forced or generic – hard to achieve but this cult has the formula, perhaps learned in one of those Eyes Wide Shut parties.” – Metal Sucks – 11 Extreme Canadian Bands You Might Not Know
“Anyone living in this day and age can surely relate to the honest message and the aggressive attitude of Nihilist Death Cult’s debut album Death To All Tyrants. Lyrically, it’s about the little person standing up to the major tyrants. Musically, it’s a scathing punk/thrash hybrid full of power and intensity on its nine short blasts of aural ferocity. With the longest track barely two minutes in duration, Nihilist Death Cult quickly makes its point. Consisting of bassist/vocalist Nick Sagias (Tribe of Pazuzu, Soulstorm, Overthrow, ex-Pestilence) and his brother, drummer John Sagias (Soulstorm, Abyss), along with guitarists Ethan Bolduc (Jaww, Abyss), and Rick Kowalski (Soulstorm, Bound By Defiance), the Toronto-based band formed in 2018 for the sole purpose of creating blistering, vicious and aggressive crossover tunes that relentlessly pummels the listener.” – Invisible Oranges
“It’s a full-throttle, full-force rampage that wastes no time, discharging 9 tracks in less than 15 minutes total, and for an extra dose of exhilaration the music includes some wild guitar soloing that sears like acetylene torches applied to flesh.” – No Clean Singing
“Fourteen minutes, Nihilist Death Cult doesn’t need any longer to make it clear what is wrong with humanity in 9 rock-hard ultra-short songs… It is certainly refreshing to hear guitar solos in addition to a political message in songs of just over a minute at a tempo of more than 200 bpm.” – Arrows Lords of Metal
“Get in. Fuck shit up. Get out. That is the mantra of noise mongers, Nihilist Death Cult. Delivering a short and sharp shock to the system with Death to All Tyrants. An album that clocks in at just a little over 14-minutes in length. An album of frenzied hardcore death punk. If you want to feel like you’ve had your senses kicked out of you, then you can’t go wrong with Death to All Tyrants. From the moment Follow the Money kicks off, the brain is Nihilist Death Cult’s football and they are hoofing it with all their might.” – Games, Brrraaains & A Headbanging Life
“Death metal with a punk attitude, short and to the point tracks.” – Moshpit 89.9 FM (Madison, WI)
“Nihilist Death Cult only need 14 minutes to bash skulls in with their punky death/grind on Death To All Tyrants. Any more than that would’ve been overkill, as the band’s potency is based on how quickly they can get in and out of any situation. Any songs that go over 90 seconds (and that’s only about half of them) justify their “extension” with hair-raising guitar solos that bolt out like they are running a 100-meter sprint.” – Heavy Music HQ
“The intensity on this slab of pure filth “Death To All Tyrants” is exceptionally high. There is no respite, there are no pauses, there is no holding back… In the fourteen minutes that NIHILST DEATH CULT are pouring their red-hot Hardcore Death Punk over our heads and into our unsuspecting ears, I can only say that I am very pleasantly surprised at the level that I am relishing the fact that I am allowed to review this.” – Metal-Temple
“When it comes to mouth watering prospects, on paper at least, “Death To All Tyrants” by Nihilist Death Cult is the equivalent of a wagyu beef. An outfit formed in 2018 by Nick Sagias on bass and vocals (Tribe of Pazuzu, Soulstorm, Overthrow, ex-Pestilence) and his brother John Sagias on drums (Soulstorm, Abyss) along with guitarists Ethan Bolduc (Jaww, Abyss), and Rick Kowalski (Soulstorm, Bound By Defiance), their prior convictions speaking for themselves. Then you have the fact that the record was recorded and mixed by former Cancer Bats guitarist Scott Middleton and that is all the convincing anyone should need to check this one out…” – Metal Noise
“The sheer energy levels are absolutely insane as each track hits like a right hook from a prize fighter without pausing for breath, each one a laser guided missile that screams through the air before exploding on impact and bringing with it a dark undertone and soul crushing atmosphere. Then it’s gone, faster than a speeding bullet, leaving you in a state of shock and awe…” – Metal Noise
“they know how to rip like a death metal band playing hardcore punk.” – Scream Blast Repeat
“NIHILIST DEATHCULT: Destined to bring back anger, fire and melancholic fast music destined for punk and metal.” – RTMB Music
“Simple but devastating and of course fast are the six strings. Anecdotally they introduce whiplash tremolo picking. Oh, they also make the lead guitar work with good results. The aggressiveness that Nick Sagias transmits with every word he shouts is worthy of an ovation… Do you like fast rhythms? I hope so, because what prevails here are the up tempos. By the way, they break little, but when they do, the few blast beats are great.” – Broken Tomb
“Therapy with sharp riffs, brainwashing, full-body reboot. There may be chaos and unhappiness all around me lately, and people have dead stares fixed on their phones, but “Death To All Tyrants” makes me feel so good. Once again, the veterans have shown they can kick ass. The fire is burning bright once again! Tear down all the idols! Death punk hardcore attack!” – Deadly Storm Zine
“With this Hardcore Death Punk album, the message is clear, no room for softness and finesse… What we like here is the control of the enraged dynamic tempos as well as the wild solos and the voice that doesn’t give up anything. With NIHILIST DEATH CULT, music as lyrics, it strikes severe!!!” – Ody Metal
“There are quite a few bands that are trying their hand at this sound, few do it as convincingly as NIHILIST DEATH CULT. The EP doesn’t offer dull banging, and you can also tell from the solos that the guys master their instruments. The production has the pressure and dirt that music like this needs.” – Twilight Magazin
Photo Credit – Ron Sumners (ex-Slaughter drummer)
Formed in 2018 by Nick Sagias on bass and vocals (Tribe of Pazuzu, Soulstorm, Overthrow, ex-Pestilence) and his brother John Sagias on drums (Soulstorm, Abyss) along with guitarists Ethan Bolduc (Jaww, Abyss), and Rick Kowalski (Soulstorm, Bound By Defiance), Toronto’s Nihilist Death Cult will be unleashing their debut album entitled “Death To All Tyrants” this coming December.
The album features nine quick strikes to the jugular of hardcore death punk recorded and mixed by Scott Middleton (ex-Cancer Bats). It’s short and sweet with a running time of just under 15 minutes, but it delivers a full dose of whiplash and speedy licks.
Earlier this summer, the band unveiled the album’s title track, a song about the underdog stepping up to the tyrant and winning.
“Scott was excellent to work with and helped us a lot with hearing things we didn’t hear before, that’s what a good producer does and it was a great experience working with him. After we heard the final mixes, there was the daunting task of picking the first track we would use for the lyric video and be the first thing anyone heard of us as a “new” band. We eventually settled on ‘Death To All Tyrants’ because it felt like it set the tone for both the sound and lyrical message we were trying to get across with NDC. We are not trying to be political or force our opinions, but we still feel we are responsible for some substance in our lyrics and I feel the messages in the lyrics are universal ideas that affect all of us in many types of situations and cultures.” adds Nick Sagias.
Nihilist Death Cult was born after the ending of Toronto underground legends Soulstorm, of which Nick Sagias was a founding member.
“I felt it in my heart that I needed to get back to the roots, the fast styles I grew up on, punk, thrash, death metal after I ended Soulstorm in 2016, so I started writing in the style of death metal for what I was going to eventually call my other band Tribe of Pazuzu. During the writing phase in 2017/2018, I came up with the name Nihilist Death Cult first for this other new death metal project, after letting that sit for a month or two I realized it was a more punk-sounding name and I already had a handful of riffs in the hardcore punk style that I ended up arranging and being the first 5 songs for NDC. I sent them to my brother John and he liked it right away and was down to make it happen, which was awesome because I always loved his dbeat style and feel of drumming.”
Relentless savage hardcore death punk grind, Nihilist Death Cult should appeal to most fans of band members’ previous and current endeavours, whether it be Jaww, Abyss, Overthrow, Soulstorm, Tribe of Pazuzu (ft. Flo Mounier (drums -Cryptopsy), John McEntee – guitar, Incantation – first two EPs). “Death To All Tyrants” is meant to bring back the anger, the fire, and the brooding fast music meant to be in punk and metal.
“This album is about how the corporate sponsored news media feeds you the stories and ideas they are paid to push… it’s about the victims standing up to the tyrants… it’s about choosing your own path and not blindly following norms if they don’t suit you.” says Nick Sagias.
Live, fans can expect seasoned veterans to go up on stage and put on a show to match the energy of their extreme music that’s ferocious and devastating.
Recommended for fans of Poison Idea, early DRI, early Bad Brains, Nails, Terrorizer and CroMags, Nihilist Death Cult’s album “Death To All Tyrants” is due out on December 2, 2022.
Album Recording Band Line Up:
Nick Sagias – Bass/Vocals
John Sagias – Drums
Ethan Bolduc – Guitar
Live Band Line Up:
Nick Sagias – Bass/Vocals
John Sagias – Drums
Ethan Bolduc – Guitar
Rick Kowalski – Guitar
Shared Stage with:
Saccage, Mount Cyanide, Varthagus
Album Title: Death To All Tyrants
Release Date: December 2, 2022
Label: Self-ReleaseTrack Listing:
1. Follow The Money (1:06)
2. Hunting For Prey (1:38)
3. Obey & Consume (1:55)
4. Wake Up! (0:57)
5. Death To All Tyrants (1:25)
6. Ready For War (2:07)
7. Imperium (1:49)
8. Is This Progress? (2:01)
9. You Get What You Deserve (1:04)
Album Length: 14:07Album Recording Credits:
• All songs performed by: Nihilist Death Cult
• All songs written by: Nick Sagias
• Produced by: Scott Middleton
• Mixed by: Scott Middleton
• Mastered by: Scott Middleton
• Album Artwork by: Logo by Gragoth
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)Album Recording Band Line Up:
Nick Sagias – Bass/Vocals
John Sagias – Drums
Ethan Bolduc – Guitar
Live Band Line Up:
Nick Sagias – Bass/Vocals
John Sagias – Drums
Ethan Bolduc – Guitar
Rick Kowalski – Guitar
Follow the Money – is about paying attention to who’s paying the bill or who’s gaining all the profits Hunting For Prey – is about an irresponsible piece of shit on humanity’s shoe that went around knowingly giving AIDS to his sexual partners, described as a “black hole of human emotion”
Obey & Consume – is about just following blindly and not questioning anything, being a good consumer… the time to fight is always now, not later (inspired by John Carpenter’s They Live)
Wake Up! – more about media manipulation and brainwashing
Death To all Tyrants – is about the underdog stepping up to the tyrant and winning
Ready For War – this one literally says “turn off the tv, think for yourself, turn off the news, you’re brainwashed” in it 🙂
Imperium – is about not bowing to anyone, “we will never bleed or bend our knee”
Is This Progress? – about how media sells us a culture of fear on a daily basis, how the masses blindly follow shallow celebrities
You Get What You Deserve – for those who are always talking shit but never do anything “your once proud moment is all in the past, what have you done all these years?”
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