Rivers Of Nihil

Metal Hammer's albums of the year: 2025

By Metal Hammer published 25 December 25

From chart-toppers Ghost and Sleep Token to rising stars Lorna Shore and Spiritbox, 2025 has been a massive year for metal

The 10 best progressive metal albums of 2025

By Matt Mills published 22 December 25

Epic space operas, anticapitalist jazz odysseys, the return of Mike Portnoy – 2025 has been a brilliant year for progressive metal

Vote for the best metal song of 2025

By Rich Hobson published 13 December 25

From Ghost and Sleep Token to Electric Callboy, Lorna Shore, Babymetal and beyond, 2025 has offered up plenty of great metal tunes. But which songs rule the roost?

Jinjer, Blood Incantation and Rivers Of Nihil on the rapid evolution of progressive metal

By Dom Lawson published 4 July 25

Members of Jinjer, Blood Incantation and Rivers Of Nihil explain the current rapid evolution of a genre that broke out 40 years ago

"I had an idea for an album about people bottling Jesus's vomit."

By Matt Mills published 8 May 25

Rivers Of Nihil might be modern prog metal masters, but that doesn't mean they sign from the same hymn sheet as everyone else

Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: 18 April 2025

By Rich Hobson published 18 April 25

Cryptopsy, Rivers of Nihil and The Devil Wears Prada lead this week's best new metal songs

Metal Hammer's Tracks Of The Week: March 14 2025

By Rich Hobson published 14 March 25

Sleep Token, Cradle Of Filth and Epica are among the best new metal songs this week

Metal Hammer's Tracks Of The Week: February 7 2026

By Rich Hobson published 7 February 25

Spiritbox, Arch Enemy and Rivers Of Nihil are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

The 8 best metal EPs of 2024 so far

By Matt Mills published 2 August 24

These eight artists didn’t need tons of time to make a long-lasting impact