Richie Kotzen has premiered the official lyric video for Nihilist to coincide with the release of his brand-new solo studio album NOMAD, out now via BMG.
“’Nihilist’ may be the cornerstone of the entire album as I see it” says Kotzen. “It is certainly the oldest composition as I have been holding onto this master recording for a few years. I knew it was a special song and I wanted folks to hear it, but I wasn’t clear on how to go about that. Meaning, it could have been a single but I didn’t have the right window for that. Once I felt like I was on path to making a full-length album it became clear to me that this was the closing song regardless of what may come before it.”
While NOMAD has no shortage of heavy guitar rockers, such as the hard-driving singles Cheap Shots and On The Table the sheer diversity of the album, as heard on tracks such as Nihilist, showcases not only Kotzen’s musical range and vocal prowess, but his fearless imagination as a producer/arranger. Already globally renowned as an extraordinary guitarist, with NOMAD Kotzen stands tall as a truely remarkable all-round lyricist-producer/arranger and singer.
“My approach for the Nomad album was to imagine as if I was only offering this on vinyl” explains Kotzen. “What songs would live together on that format and how would I sequence side A versus side B and so on and so forth. As it were the song ‘Nomad’ became the closer on side A and ‘Nihilist’ on side B as both compositions were written around the same time I felt they made perfect companions. I am very excited to finally be able to share all these compositions on the full release. I hope folks feel the music the same way I do.”
