Industrial rock band NUL., existing out of HIZUMI (ex.D’espairsray) on vocals, MASATO (defspiral) on guitar and Toshiyuki Kishi (abingdon boys school) as a programmer, released their third album last October.
With the digital version coming out on October 17 and the physical CD on October 25, “AVA” promises to “let you enjoy a new NUL. sound while destroying the NUL. of the past”, according to vocalist and frontman HIZUMI.
The name of the album is derived from the English “avalanche”, with the idea of crushing down on the listener with relentless force while also revealing moments of unexpected, soothing tunes to reflect the theme of aggression and destruction.
The album is currently available through the band’s own website, but for the ones who can’t order directly from Japan CDJapan has a proxy service listing for it as well.
About the album
 NUAL-003 // ¥3,500 |
02. Hyena 03. God Alone knows 04. DIVE 05. DΦPE SHΦW 06. Gravity 07. 違法解放区 (Iho Kaihoku) 08. INFERNAL 09. HYBRiD BEAST 10.THE LAST DAY |
2024.10.17 (digital) | 2024.10.25 (CD) Shop: Webshop CDJapan |
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