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Nothingness is a Minneapolis-based death metal band operating under the ethos of Digressive Death, creating music as an honest expression of extremity. With two full-length releases behind them and their third album, Godslaughter, completed, the band continues to develop a distinct and uncompromising identity.

Releases
2 FULL LENGTH ALBUMS
The Hollow Gaze of Death
Independent2019
Supraliminal
Everlasting Spew Records2023
Based In
Minneapolis, MN
Current Project
3rd LP – Godslaughter

Band Bio

Nothingness, Minneapolis-based purveyors of Digressive Death, create music as an honest expression of extremity. What results is a cauldron of metallics, melodies, rhythms, and atmospheres that reflect the personal experiences and emotions of its creators.

The band formed in 2018 with the goal of making something that is true to their own tastes, talents, and with no preconceived notions for structure. Nothingness has previously honed their craft on two full-length albums: 'The Hollow Gaze of Death' (2019, Independent) and 'Supraliminal' (2023, Everlasting Spew Records).

As of 2026, the tracking, mixing, and mastering process of their 3rd full-length album, 'Godslaughter', is complete. The band once again worked with their longstanding engineer of choice, and local Minneapolis sound freak, Adam Tucker of Signaturetone Recording, with guest appearances from Gabri of Cosmic Putrefaction and Brendan of Altars and Convulsing.

Current Lineup

Alex Walstad — Guitar
John Hancock — Guitar
Jon Grandel — Bass
Jason Hirt — Drums
Barclay Olson — Vocals
Xen Hartzell — FX
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Streaming + Platforms

Spotify, Bandcamp, and YouTube are linked below for immediate listening.

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METRICS

Supraliminal — 440,586 Spotify streams
Inviolate Viscera — 113,282 Spotify streams
Curse of Creation — 70,470 Spotify streams
The Hollow Gaze of Death — 64,726 Spotify streams
Bandcamp — $11,238 total sales
Bandcamp — 36,999 total plays
Supraliminal — 1,273 collections on Bandcamp
The Hollow Gaze of Death — 527 collections on Bandcamp

Discography

CATALOG AND CURRENT ALBUM CYCLE

Nothingness has released two full-length albums—The Hollow Gaze of Death and Supraliminal—with Godslaughter positioned as the band’s third full-length and their most focused and developed effort to date.

The Hollow Gaze of Death

The Hollow Gaze of Death

Status: 2019
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Supraliminal

Supraliminal

Status: 2023
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Godslaughter

Godslaughter

Status: Link to stream included in email

Live Signaturetone Performances

LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEOS

Selected live session performances at Signaturetone Recording.

Shows

FLYERS AND SHOW HISTORY

Selected flyers from notable appearances and a running performance history.

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Complete Show History
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8/10/2019 - MPLS (The Sarcophagus): Phobophilic, Void Rot, Coagulate
9/27/2019 - MPLS (Mortimers): Cell, Sunless
10/18/2019 - MPLS (Hexagon): Lungs, Hive, Witchden
11/9/2019 - KANSAS CITY (Davey's Uptown): Feral Light, Crisis Actor
11/10/2019 - IOWA CITY (Purgatory): Dryad, Feral Light, ARM
11/16/2019 - MPLS (Hexagon): Deterioration, Violence Condoned, Plagued Insanity, Rad Enhancer, King Goro
12/14/2019 - FARGO (Red Raven): Phobophilic, Void Rot, Arachnid
12/19/2019 - MPLS (Part Wolf): Immortal Bird, Tvaer
2/8/2020 - MPLS (Whiskey Junction): Maniacal Force, Plagued Insanity, Coffin Rites
3/14/2020 - MPLS (Part Wolf): Dischordia, Sunless, Getting Stabbed
8/1/2021 - FARGO (Fargo Brewing Company): Rottenness, MAUL, Agony Reigns, No Divinity, Vessels
8/14/2021 - ST. PAUL (North Star Bar): Coagulate, Manical Force
9/24/2021 - MPLS (Part Wolf): Void Rot, Tvaer
10/29/2021 - MPLS (Part Wolf): Wanderer, Closet Witch, DJ Desert Storm
3/26/2022 - MPLS (Underground Music Venue): Suffering Hour, Sunless, Eudaemon
7/16/2022 - FARGO (The Aquarium): Suffering Hour, MAUL, Aberration, Thrallfrost
8/19/2022 - MPLS (Underground Music Venue) Void Rot, Worn Mantle, Aberration
9/8/2022 - MPLS (Eagles 34): WAKE, Feral Light
8/12/2023 - INDIANAPOLIS (Black Circle): Heavy Hell IV (Mortician, Profanatica, Temple of Void, Deceased, etc.)
8/13/2023 - CHICAGO (Reggies): Street Tombs, Gorgatron, Aberration, Primal Code
8/29/2023 - ST. PAUL (Turf Club): Moynoq, Witchden
9/21/2023 - ST. PAUL (White Rock Lounge): Valdrin, Aberration
11/18/2023 - KANSAS CITY (Farwell Cafe): Baring Teeth, Sawed Off, Sarin Reaper
11/27/2023 - ST. PAUL (Amsterdam Bar & Hall): Sunless, Hexis, Midwest Lust, All You Need Is Kill
2/1/2025 - MPLS (Zhora Darling): Aberration, Extermination Day
6/6/2025 - MPLS (Zhora Darling): Drouth, Cavernous Maw
6/7/2025 - MILWAUKEE (Sabbatic): Drouth, Drillbit, Scroll
6/8/2025 - INDIANAPOLIS (Black Circle): Drouth
6/9/2025 - CHICAGO (Reggies): Drouth, Embittered, Fail To Enlighten
9/18/2025 - MPLS (Underground Music Cafe): Xoth, Innoculation

Merch

PAST DESIGNS

Selected past shirt designs, with current inventory available in the merch store.

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