Full of Hell and Nothing have announced a collaborative album, When No Birds Sang, due out December 1st via Closed Casket Activities. The video for the lead single “Spend the Grace” can be streamed now.
The two bands make an intriguing pair, with Full of Hell usually operating in harsher realms, as opposed to Nothing’s more melodic shoegaze sound. That said, both bands are undeniably heavy, and “Spend the Grace” is a crushingly beautiful testament to their combined powers.
Building from an almost ambient intro, featuring vocals from the Nothing side of the collab, the track quickly cascades into a devastating sludge-doom piece. Here, Full of Hell’s Dylan Walker lets his harsh howls out. It’s the sound of total catharsis, driven home by a poignant and captivating cinematic music video directed by Mike Martinez and Tyler Way.
“Both Full of Hell and Nothing deal with the same genre-phobia,” joked Nothing’s Domenic “Nicky” Palermo in the press release for the LP. “We’ve been called any style you can think of, but we’re both simply intent on making soul crushers.”
Added Walker, “We’re beyond limiting ourselves to a genre. There aren’t any rules, but there’s clearly an identity. No matter what Nothing does, I can tell it’s them. We’re meeting in the middle where it’s lush and beautiful, but also sad and ugly if you look closely at it. Out of mutual respect, we just decided to go for it.”
Full of Hell and Nothing were certainly not strangers prior to the collab, having shared stages and bills over the years at festivals and shows while they both rose from the underground to the larger heavy music circuit. According the press release, Dylan and Nicky kept in touch, and collaboration — for which Full of Hell have an affinity — naturally ensued.
“We’ve never done anything like this,” continued Nicky. “The contrast is huge as we’re putting two extremes together and making them work. We’re just bridging the gap.”
The album was written by both bands face-to-face in Ocean City, Maryland, with the goal of having as much in-person collaboration as possible. Eventually, they entered the studio with producer Will Putney.
“I was super happy to be in a room and not just throwing shit back and forth online,” Nicky stated. “I have such a hard time when I’m not staring down the barrel of a gun. Being in a room with these guys brought everything into reality.”
Walker noted, “It’s way more productive. This was the first time any of us had worked with Will. His resume speaks for itself, and he definitely added a great perspective.”
Meanwhile, Full of Hell are set to embark on a North American tour later this month. The trek kicks off October 26th in Philadelphia, and you can get tickets here.
Pre-order Where No Birds Sang via Closed Casket Activities. You can stream the video for “Spend the Grace” and see the album art and tracklist below.
Where No Birds Sang Artwork:
Where No Birds Sang Tracklist:
01. Rose Tinted World
02. Like Stars in the Firmament
03. Forever Well
04. Wild Blue
05. When No Birds Sang
06. Spend The Grace
