Rivers of Nihil - Where Owls Know My Name (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2018
- Buy Here: www.metalblade.com/riversofnihil
Rivers of Nihil "Where Owls Know My Name" video from the album "Where Owls Know My Name".
Director : David Brodsky for MyGoodEye (www.mgenyc.com)
Producers : Allison Woest and Rivers of Nihil
Editor : Allison Woest and David Brodsky
Cameras : David Brodsky, Allison Woest and Mike Compitello
Special appearances by:
Andy Thomas
Zach Strouse
Stephan Lopez
LYRICS:
And then I wished you away
I lost those memories
Of the days we weren’t
Forsaken, why don’t we
Just relax our eyes
and fall into a dream
let it take my mind
Where owls know my name
And it gets colder every day
Lost in eternity’s grasp
Withdrawing further from what we have known
This mentality that we’ve built;
It’s breaking down
Still running away from it, you’re still dreaming
Still hoping that there’s something that may be worth seeking
You’ve wasted all that you have been given
Still hoping to find a way to make life worth living
Lost in eternity’s grasp
We’ll find no way to weather the storm
This mentality that we’ve built;
It’s breaking down
All the same;
Every path you take
You remain
Trapped within your shame
Go away, far away
Separate, from the shame
I’ve brought myself to this place
Where only owls would know me
This reality that I’ve built
Is an empty space
Gonna tell my kids this is Deep Purple
Good call.
Peep Durple
Its not?
Gonna tell my kids that this was an original meme template
@@gemmahodson8300 can a template be original? 🤔🤯
I was actually upset to find out this band dont always look like this
100% same lmao this was my first video of theirs and I thought it was their shtick. Not gonna lie I was disappointed when I found out it wasn't
Check out polish band "Łąki Łan", their image is pretty close to this :D
I was happy to find out they completely destroy live... Just take a bunch of psychedelics and you'll see them wearing whatever you want.
@@TrippyTheShroom They're still immensely talented musicians. Btw, you being here, new to Rivers, and your name, makes me need to tell you to go watch "Inner Paths (To Outer Space)" right gotdamn now.
Say it isn't so!
I like how sax guy just hangs out for most of the song
I think they missed an opportunity with the saxophone towards the end of the song. Other than that, absolutely brilliant
tacet is an understated talent
This is too much
The suited sax guy
The bass player playing an sg
The overlayed large projections of band members on the background
The OWL
The woodland creature (and when he lowers behind the amp)
Clothing
Glasses
Dancing
Hair
Tree of life
This is everything
If every metal cliche had an orgybaby.
The suited sax player is a doppelganger for my best friend to the point where he admits it and cracks me up everytime
That bass tone is so sexy. also barefooted canadian tuxedo in and of itself 11/10
Sure you'd call that an 'owl' that ducks the amp?? More like the fucking ghoul from 'Tales from the Crypt!"
and don''t forget the guy literally playing a tambourine.
*Plays video at 144p for maximum experience.
Just like watching 1960s TV.
Authentic
Hahaha best
They're works very well for me xD
oh god this is much better, thanks!
Please Keep Using The Saxophone more..It's soo great.
Screw the haters! I need more Sax in my metal
Isn’t it fantastic? The sexiest instrument ever in the sexiest genre of music ever lol
*saxiest
I play sax on a metal band...in every song ;) I can give updates when we release something (late this summer)
I've got you bro, peak saxophone right here,
ua-cam.com/video/I8Xq9enRx18/v-deo.html
@@Michael-wp2bp thanks man!
I can already say that we will release an EP in October or early November guys. All parts are recorded now!
One of the best songs written in metal in the past 10 years
Damn straight!
you know nothin jon
One of my favorites ive heard in a while
🤘🏻
Not to mention the video is awesome too! 🤘🏻
not only the song is a round 10/10, the video is also a meme goldmine
This is what makes metal heads fun. Lol we meme ourselves 😂
The whole video itself is a meme, so fu**in' great
but its their only good song which is a fucking shame.
@@machina4279 what are you talking about? This whole album is fucking amazing
@@LordFokas no.. no it isn't. I've seen them live too. Very boring.
Earth, Wind & Nihil - Where Owls Know September
Black Rivers - Iron Owls
Cheers, where Owls know your name.
well well well, would you look at the date
Rivers Of Crimson - Where The Moonchild Knows My Name
Rivers of Baxter's - After Bathing at Nihil
"I'm in a metal band."
"Cool! Which instrument do you play?"
"The saxophone"
"What?!"
I'd be like "Well now I need to hear this band RIGHT NOW!"
"Yeah, and we have a guy on tambourine."
@@jasonhyatt1550 I'd be like "Where can i buy a cd and t-shirt?"
Check Trioscapes
Ihsahn from "emperor" has a solo project with lots of sax
I can’t describe how much I love this song
Listen to it at least once a day
By not bbeing able to describe it you have somehow perfectly described it.....well done!
I think you just did lol 😂
Phil same it’s like my daily medication
Right
That bass player must be protected at all costs, everybody.
Yeah totally agree, and the dudes doing clean vocals should do way more of them. Melt itnall together
*looks at my bass*
All bass players should be protected...
dude the drummer as well.
dirty hippie can't even afford shoes
I saw these guys in Toronto supporting Dying Fetus and Thy Art is Murder. The singer got held at the border and was t able to attend but they played anyway, and the bassist sort of took lead and I truly felt without his ability to take that “lead” spot the gig would have been shit but they fucking slayed. One of the best shows I’ve been to, hands down.
Can we all agree that the best part of this video is Jake's interpretive dance moves at the end of the video? Its good to see a band not take themselves too seriously, esp in metal. This video needs an award.
i cant get over the drummers shorts lmao
Lmfao, have you ever heard of Twelve Foot Ninja
Fuck yes😂
Dude I work with him now! He's a super chill dude although at times can be a bit much to handle.
Davonius - what kind of work?
Discovering this song is easily one of the greatest things that has ever happened to me. Music like this makes me wanna be alive. It's absolutely amazing that we have musicians like these. Thank you Rivers of Nihil.
They're on tour this year check it out man
@@brettguyer3736 Are they touring with Black Crown Initiate ? I found out about RoN through BCI videos.
The lyrics
That sax hits so perfectly. More sax in metal.
Born of Osiris has a song with sax in it called Shadowmourne.
Horns and strings belong in heavy music in general IMO. I came to metal slowly via jazz, here's a wonderful band that any fan of Rivers would enjoy I think: Physics House Band ua-cam.com/video/U4g59_I-xSc/v-deo.html
Look up Ihsahn's After, Eremita, and Arktis albums, and the Telemark EP. He's had it in his stuff for over a decade now.
White Ward also has some great sax
@@uihirasawa843 great suggestion!! Tks a lot
You can tell everyone had such a good time making this video. There are just endless smiles and giggles you can catch here and there XD
For sure bro
True that
This is the most ridiculous, most hilarious, music video for one of the best songs to come out recently. Amazing.
Kade Kalka welcome to the club
Finest words yet. Damnation it ain’t over yet. We can still rock out and laugh too. Something about eternity?
And then I wished you away
I lost those memories
Of the days we weren’t
Forsaken, why don’t we
Just relax our eyes
And fall into a dream
Let it take my mind
Where owls know my name
And it gets colder every day
Lost in eternity’s grasp
Withdrawing further from what we have known
This mentality that we’ve built
It’s breaking down
Still running away from it, you’re still dreaming
Still hoping that there’s something that may be worth seeking
You’ve wasted all that you have been given
Still hoping to find a way to make life worth living
Lost in eternity’s grasp
We’ll find no way to weather the storm
This mentality that we’ve built
It’s breaking down
All the same
Every path you take
You remain
Trapped within your shame
Go away, far away
Separate, from the shame
I’ve brought myself to this place
Where only owls would know me
This reality that I’ve built
Is an empty space
was looking for this,thank's!
I'm a simple man.... I'm happy today I discover "Rivers of Nihil"
2:24 BEST MOMENT IN METAL!!
Ya I laughed pretty hard at that part.
Agree
I call that the Godzilla
Hahhaha so awesome
This comment is so good 😁
Metal music videos are always the sa- ....
dentifrix33 I mean it's similar to Black Sabbath - Paranoid and Ghost - Secular Haze
Lol
devildriver had one kinda like this 2.....DevilDriver - Hold Back The Day , but i think they did not wear funny cloths.....but it s kinda been 10 years i did not watch it.....so....
Pat X and true cynic hallucination speak... just reminds me..
Y'all seen Mastodon Videos?
Man they look they had fun doing this, love these guys.
Are we going to talk about how packed with meaning the lyrics are? And it seems to me that, in a weird way, despite the fact that the lyrics are damn serious and the video is a meme by itself, the video they made is actually helping the overall message that the lyrics are trying to send. And that is amazing.
THIS! 100% !
It is about living life in the moment right? Or how do you interpret this? just really curious!
@@luchoorn5425 In my opinion, the take home message is a form of cherful nihilism. I am particularly intruiged by the verses "You wasted all that you have been given/ still hoping to find something to make life worth living". And in my view at least, it's about not losing yourself and dedicating your whole life by pursuing an idealistic dream, and remembering that you also have to live for yourself because this is your only chance to live and this world is all you got. But this however is combined with the idea of not taking life so serious and allowing yourself to go goofy and weird from time to time if that brings you joy ( that "trapped within your shame thing")
@@sergiuosan8674 Nice, English is not my first language so sometimes it's hard to really understand what lyrics are about even if you know the translation. Although it's so much fun wondering about what lyrics mean to the writer or to yourself. This is a beautifull set of lyrics and you did well giving it a meaning! Thanks a lot.
The songs, and the album itself, is about a man who is immoral and is forced to see the world die and end. Very deep concept there.
This whole album is an incredible listen. Especially suited for long drives in dusk or dawn twilight.
LYRICS:
And then I wished you away
I lost those memories
Of the days we weren’t
Forsaken, why don’t we
Just relax our eyes
and fall into a dream
let it take my mind
Where owls know my name
And it gets colder every day
Lost in eternity’s grasp
Withdrawing further from what we have known
This mentality that we’ve built;
It’s breaking down
Still running away from it, you’re still dreaming
Still hoping that there’s something that may be worth seeking
You’ve wasted all that you have been given
Still hoping to find a way to make life worth living
Lost in eternity’s grasp
We’ll find no way to weather the storm
This mentality that we’ve built;
It’s breaking down
All the same;
Every path you take
You remain
Trapped within your shame
Go away, far away
Separate, from the shame
I’ve brought myself to this place
Where only owls would know me
This reality that I’ve built
Is an empty space
Has a "Sunny Disposition" feel to it. Metal is evolving!Thanks guys. You keep my Instagram feed the best part of my day @lomalo85😎
Hits home.
Take your like, good man.
My new favorite band \m/
There's a typo in the lyrics...you forgot eargasmic sax solo...Come on Metal Blade ;-)
That saxophone is legit. Also a great video.
if you are interested in different being in metal bands check Ne Obliviscaris.. they are an extreme tech metal band with a violinist from Melbourne Austrailia and are fucking amazing.. their newest album URN is a MASTERPIECE... ua-cam.com/video/rNuVdsx7qJY/v-deo.html
@@detestor420 I second this. Amazing band.
I third this. "Intra Venus" is a masterpiece.
URN is a masterpiece.. EYRIE hits my soul
@Detestor 420 They've been amazing since the debut. Forget Not, And Plague Flowers, Blackhole, Triptych Lux. You can't go wrong with them. Urn was no different.
The beauty of being in quarantine and being an old school metal head into almost every genre of music, I finally discover Rivers of Nihil. If there was a Spotify playlist for Jazzy-Death-Djent music, Rivers of Nihil would be the foundation. My newest favorite song and band for 2020. Thank you for making my year tolerable.
You can also checkout Black Crown Initiate, they have a similar vibe. I found out about Rivers of Nihil through a BCI video.
lost my father 2 days ago, and this song hits so close to home. thanks for it.
Condolences, friend.
Rest in peace bro. I know what ur going through. May ur dad be at peace.
I too have felt this pain. stay strong friend.
Strong candidate for video of a year
It's definitely a video of a year. 2018 in fact.
Strong candidate for video of the century :)
don't forget attila's pizza vid ;)
This is the best video I've seen since Meshuggah's New Millennium Cyanide Christ.
No video of the new millennium
Going to see these guys in Cleveland at Summer Slaughter. Never knew they looked like a bunch of 1960's hippies. I love it. I will fit in. I am 64 years old.
They don’t. Live they mostly just look like a metal band. The orc was there, and the singer looked like Billy Corgan in a Kung-Fu shirt with a 70’s porn ‘stach. Pretty normal.
@@d33psix88 I can fully confirm that when I saw them the other week this is 100% true
Covid.
well did you see em or did covid put a stop to it?
@@ardauc2136 I saw them . it was July 29, 2019. It was pre-covid. The line up was perfect.
I'll never get tired of this masterpiece.
Going back in time to the 60's and telling people- "Yeah, all music of the future is like this."
3:26
my dude dodging bullets like Neo in the Matrix
The "Where Owls Know My Name" album is an incredible achievement for Rivers of Nihil. A magnum opus.
I've known this song and video for like 5 years, and I have to say, this, as a whole, video song lyrics, is extreme metal at its best, with a classic prog bent to it. Masterpiece.
It makes me really happy that still some musicians do exist which live their dream and push the boundaries of the heavy metal status quo. Your album is a journey I repeatedly am enjoying from time to time. A fan.
2:23 This needs to be a GIF. Can't wait to see everyone dancing like this at their live show.
And idiots say there's no good metal bands today.
The people who say that only know mainstream metal bands like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden.
People DEFINITELY say that! I was listening to Spiritual Healing by Death on youtube just yesterday, and I saw a comment that said "shame that there are really no more good metal bands today" and I responded like "u fookin wat m8?"
Dont talk shit about Maiden and them being mainstream, they were never ever on radio and such.
Bro, they're on the radio NOW. They get played during classic rock sets.
Don't even, just....don't even.
yeah, but imagine, my studio recording teacher (a man that has more than 20 years in the field of sound engineering) told me that too, a fucking egocentric fool, he just listened to the 80s metal bands because he said "there are no longer good bands"
genuinely one of the best things ever made. just all of this.
I completely agree with you! They're making tasty jams and having fun while doing it.😄👍
Genius video. This is how you make a music video on a budget without coming out as cheap
when you step on lego at 2:24
Omfg yes
Your comment made my day mate! Thank you
Fucking lol
I am ded
my first thought usually "have I broken that block?"
The singer dancing in the outro was amazing
They really need to make Andy Thomas a permanent part of the band. His voice just fits perfect with the music.
Ta daa! 😉
Thank you very much to the random dude in a League of Legends match who recommended this out of the blue. You are appreciated
Judging by the name I was expecting an over-the-top generic death metal, but boy was I wrong! This is awesome.
If you want that, check out their album Monarch. Way different than this.
@@ChaosBleeds911, will do. Thanks for the advice.
its called monarchy and its fucking amazing.
@@freezxng_moon Close enough.
Holy shit i was expecting the same but was braudsided by a Saxaphone and that chill ass groove at the end. I'm going to be stuck on these guys for a while, i can feel it.
I will never not watch this.
this is like the 20th time I've watched it this week
Been 6 months since I first heard the song and I've been listening to it 5 times a day at the very least
its refreshing to watch a music video of a metal band, that doesn't take their image as a metal band, too seriously and can have fun making a video like this
It's like Mike Patton was asked to join Deep Purple and said "I have one condition ~ my childhood friend plays sax and it's a package deal." Great job!♥
this song has so wonderful basslines. id love to learn this song someday
They released a bass tab book for this album.
6 string bass, boi.
Anton Schröder GET IN THERE! Practice it now and know it later! DO IT!
YES! I am quite new to the band, and what made me become a fan were the amazing basslines. Tasteful lines and killer tone!
This is fuken amazing
I love this band
Fuck off
Their entire catalog is awesome!
ua-cam.com/video/33DaHQJVkzk/v-deo.html I'm pretty sure this was their inspiration for this music video.
took the words right out my mouth
I just saw these guys last night in Worcester Ma, I only caught their last song as we got there late. But it was enough to make me look them up and find this
I wanted to see them in 2022 when they were in Pittsburgh I missed it... I was bummed
@@brettguyer3736, this is me finding out they were in Pittsburgh last year and now I’m bummed lol
This song has been a staple of my Spotify rotation for about a year. The video is just an added amazing bonus lol. Are any of their other songs close to this tone and perfection?
The whole album is good.
The album after is different but it's a good thing. A lot less sax but still good metal.
You should really check out Subtle Change and my personal favorite from them The Void Which No Sound Escapes.
Their new album, The Work is amazing as well.
But you really need to try Black Crown Initiate - Song of the Crippled Bull. It's the single best technical progressive death metal release I've ever heard. A perfect 10 in every aspect.
Also Hath - Of Rot and Ruin, amazing album. Has some standout songs like Currents or World Within.
My +1 would be Slugdge - The Spectral Burrows
@@M4RCi92 I saw black crown and rivers together. So fucjing amazing. No live sax though sadly.
Such a heavy, serious, and moving song, and now I can't take it seriously anymore, because I'll only be thinking of this video. Good job boys, one of my favorite releases this year!
"You have an idea for our new video?"
"Hmm... Something with orcs?!"
"No, let's make it look like we're a band from the 70s and..."
"...but we need at least one orc!"
I think that's the tree man from the cover!
It clearly is some sort of owl guy :D
I think that's the guy who introduced himself to all the owls, so now they know his name.
@volim Bravo
@volimNestea Such a polite guy!
Came for the metal, stayed for the sax.
Oh UA-cam you are on fire with recommendations just now
This video has taken my appreciation for this song to a whole new level. They must've had so much fun making this. Shows off not only their creativity but also a sensibility of not taking themselves too seriously. Quite possibly one of the most enjoyable music videos I've ever seen. I've already watched it 3 times today lol
Jeremy Scout feel the exact same way man, couldn’t really put in words but I think you did well. Couldn’t stop watching it haha
That sax actually sounds so good
This band is a real treat.
That sax is sick!!!
Album of the year
more like album of the decade. these guys are breaking some new grounds in metal and it's fucking amazing.
Without a doubt.
@@bluetextonwhitebg Im curious, what grounds were being broken with this album? Ive been listening to prog metal for years and I thought this album was just ok. Hope to hear back.
@@runaklem4428 tbh its kinda cool they have the sax, but they don't do anything too wild with it and the rest of the metal gets beat out by more adventurous prog and tech death groups so yeah i kinda agree
Yep.
✓ Dope sunglasses and bowler
✓ Saxophone
✓ Orc
But does it djent..?
✓ It does
Nice set-up and punchline lol. You got me laughing after I clicked "read more"
There isn't really any super djenty riffage in this song tho.
Unless I'm tripping balls
On a 6 string lmfao
How is this djent? Learn your music n00b!
The video outclasses the audio with this one.
Please understand I say that knowing that my ears will still squirt uncontrollably while listening to this grand song
Dude!!!! I was listening to this on headphones working.... When I heard the sax guy I had to immediately pause and check for the video. Yooooo this is straight fire!!!
Yeah the song is great but the sax took it to the next level for sure
This shit is great . These guys definitely have a sense of humor
too bad it's not funny.
They have the balls to be different and make a video that is definitely an atypical metal video. So yeah its humorous.
Check out some of Allegayon videos, they're way funnier than this.
Dude Allegaeon is awesome and threshhold of perception is a hilarious video
Thiago Oliveira Nah Allegaeon Videos are millions times cringier than this
I love the jazzy/psychadelic vibe they brought to this album. Everything is seamlessly integrated. Amazing musicianship and song writing.
This must be one of the best bass player in the world
Here we are 5 years later and still nothing exists quite like this
I just found this band........... THIS IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER CAME ACROSS ON UA-cam!!!!!
Stumbled upon a masterpiece
@@cursre4324 I'm another victim of this spectacular song. I can't help but listen to this every day, this sax is life.
The only comparison is stumbling across Parasite Inc - The Pulse Of The Dead.
Some guy just put a bunch of different bands on my phone at a concert. I remember the first time I heard them i was blown away by the Silent Life using a Saxophone. The rest of their Discography is Amazing as well who would known my favorite CD would be their first one. Such a complex Band we need more music like this.
Check out A Plea for Purging - Malevolence. Same vibes
2:25 is a legendary moment
I don't leave comments on UA-cam very often, but I needed to say that finding out about these guys made me a happier person.
Thank you, I was needing it.
This may be the single greatest music video in the history of mankind
King Crimson death metal!! Awesome
It just works
jajajajjajajajajaja
Saludos desde Venezuela
this song is brilliant, seriously. all those transitions, at some points you think you're listening to Haken, great progressive pieces. and that sax, really tasteful. video is DOPE.
My Korean wife: "I didn't know they had this kind of metal in the 60s. When was it released?"
'Clean' from the upcoming album 'The Work' brought me back to this gem.
What an album. What a band.
Can't wait for the full release of 'The Work'.
Maybe the best video ever
Oderus has been gone such a long time, its great seeing him again!
Just dropped in to say that this is the best video of the year by a long shot
Literally the best metal video I've ever seen.
I love the fact that they are all happy and all having fun that's what its all about
When you expect a serious video for a serious song and these motherfuckers bring Lemmy and the Beatles back. Lmao
With a bit of Napalm Death thrown in.
lead singer has some serious dance moves!
I was thinking more Charles Bronson
Literally why I hate this video unfortunately. I can't listen to a song that makes me cry my fucking eyes out every time and make me feel like my soul is being TRAMPLED on with THESE visuals. Im sorry I just can't be taken out of the experience this song needs to give me like that unfortunately.
grateful dead?
This song is probably my favourite I've heard so far this year. Never heard Rivers of Nihil but I'm glad to be here now!
Ambient, theatrical, somber, the context of the albums heartfelt story, the composition, the ending of the album, best album of the decade
Gotta admit, one of the best videos I've seen in a while.
Check out "Die Baby Die" by Kadavar.
@@KamenMinkov Not heavy enough.
This video just made this song like 25% better in my head.
Never heard them before..but this...THIS... I AM AN INSTANT FAN!
I don't think I've seen so many smiles in a death metal music video before but I like it
This so beautiful, brilliant and BRUTAL \M/
That scream tho "Lost in eternity’s grasp!!!"
I'd happily pay for and watch a two hour set of these guys just playing the outro of this song.
I absolutely fell in love with their music. Amazing band and awesome video
RIVERS OF DANK
Best comment here
the most perfect death metal music video has been made!!
Coming back to this video is like sorting through old family photos after your parents divorced now that Jake and Jon are out of the band :(
discovered this a few weeks ago, amd I've already listened to this track dozens of times. Only such a good track can pull off such a goofy video and still be so damn rewatchable.
"Where Owls Know My Name"? Twin Peaks? The Black Lodge?
WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT, fuckin awesome, that orc deff stole the show
I like tree-face guy hiding behind the amps on the right, then he pops up at the end of the sax solo
This video is a mix of acid trip, 2014 memes and early youtubers editing skills. AND I LOVE IT
This video couldn't be any better.