About The Beast of NOd

The Beast of Nod is a technical/progressive death metal band located in the Bay Area, CA, U.S.A. An extensive set of sci-fi lore, with nearly 100 named characters and species, accompanies the group’s releases and can be found in the illustrated encyclopedia here.

On March 29, 2021 the group released the full-length concept album Multiversal. The album can be purchased in our webstore and on Bandcamp, and is available on all major streaming services. The group has also released a critically acclaimed full-length Vampira: Disciple of Chaos (2018), a short compilation EP Cephalopod of Doom (2018), and a collaborative chiptune EP (2020).

The Beast of Nod is currently working on their third full-length record and preparing for 2023 tour dates.

For all booking inquiries please contact ryan@forthrightbooking.com

The Current Crew

Paul Buckley

The vocalist and primary author of all story content related to the Nod universe. Paul founded the original incarnation of the band in 2011 with his friend Chris DiGiuseppe.

Dr. Goreblaster Korpse-Harvest Lunden

The guitarist and primary songwriter. “Dr.” Goreblaster does in fact hold a PhD from MIT, and puts it to use to craft especially intergalactic riffs.

Nikhil Ranganathan

Nik is a truly intergalactic drummer who joined the Nod team in 2021. He’s since embarked on two tours with the band and has brought a precise-yet-crushing new intensity to the material.

Previous Crew Members

Releases and Reviews

All of our music is available for purchase in our webstore and on Bandcamp, and streams on all major platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, etc.).

Releases

Multiversal (2021)

This concept album explores, from start to finish, the culmination of an ancient conflict into a series of events that dramatically reshape the Nod universe. Featuring Lord Marco (Rings of Saturn, Six Feet Under) on drums and guest appearances by Joe Satriani, Michael Angelo Batio, and many others.

Reviews/Press for Multiversal:

“TBoN are astonishingly good at what they do, and the album’s many highlights are as numerous as they are redonkulous”

- No Clean Singing

“What The Beast of Nod are capable of, needs to be heard to be believed … Simply put, this is one of the most fascinating albums you will hear this year. It’s also one of the most savage as The Beast of Nod breathe death metal fire.” (9.5/10)

- GBHBL

“Multiversal is more than a piece of music or art. It’s a legitimate experience and you need to submerge yourself in this release.”

- Technical Music Review

9/10 - RTMBMusic

9.9/10 - MMM (Japan)

8.5/10 - Dead Rhetoric

Vampira: Disciple of Chaos (2018)

The first full-length from The Beast of Nod. The album explores many of the stories, characters, and events which make up the Nod universe prior to the events of the Multiversal album. This album marked the beginning of the band’s “intergalactic” (synth-laden and lead guitar-filled) death metal sound.

Reviews/Press for Vampira: Disciple of Chaos:

“Vampira: Disciple of Chaos came out of nowhere in May and organically bloomed into a release fans of the genre and sites alike latched on to passionately in a way that helped them gain tons of visibility in ways that rarely happen for a single release from a new band.”

- Metal Injection

“First listening to The Beast of Nod made me feel the same way that I did about a Jersey-based prog. band that I fell in love with about a decade ago. While Coheed & Cambria is no where musically the same as the band, (well maybe some of those instrumental parts) The Beast of Nod made me feel the EXACT same way on first listen. Uncomfortable. Excited. Confused. Fascinated. Intrigued.”

- The Pop-Punk Dad

“Enter The Beast of Nod, a band whose lead single for their new album is about a laser-equipped tiger whose concept of “play” involves eating you alive. While this might sound like some “lol random XD” bullshit, the band has spent what I can only assume is a completely unreasonable amount of time penning a backstory for a world in which it makes sense for this creature to exist. That sense of playful brutality works its way into the music as well; it’s not just window dressing. The songs bound and bob through heavy downtuned riffing and brilliant displays of virtuosity like a groovier, sci-fi-themed Protest the Hero. There’s also this ’80’s rock-like swagger pervasive throughout the album as well; even at its noodliest, the music is perpetually head-bobbing.”

- Toilet ov Hell

CePhalopod of Doom (2018)

Three older tracks which represent The Beast of Nod's original foray into technical/progressive death metal. These three songs recorded in 2015/2016 also detail some characters and events from our sci-fi universe, which we explored in greater detail in our 2018 debut full-length record "Vampira: Disciple of Chaos."

Chiptune Covers by SUPERHOOP (2020)

Super Hoop, also known as Daniel Yates, is an American composer and musician currently studying Electronic Production and Design at Berklee College of Music. He first started pursuing music after learning guitar at the age of twelve, having garnered influence from prog metal bands and video game soundtracks. While he is primarily focused on chiptune at the moment he plans to expand his musical reach into genres such as EDM, Metal and more. He recently collaborated with Boston based Intergalactic Death Metal band The Beast of Nod which has resulted in awesome chiptune reimaginations of music from their 2018 album Vampira: Disciple of Chaos

Videos

Our YouTube channel is updated often with playthroughs, visualizers, gear demos, and other content. Subscribe to our channel to stay informed on new releases!

About Our 360 and 3d Videos

We have filmed a series of 360 music videos which will be released throughout the late spring/early summer of 2018. We stream the videos in two formats, and give access to others upon request:

• 4k Monoscopic 360: This is the simplest and most common type of 360 video, where you can "click and drag" to look around with a mouse, or move your phone around to look around the video when viewing on a mobile platform. Our monoscopic 360 videos, in 4k resolution, can be found here.

• 4k Stereoscopic 360: This type of 360 video shows separate videos to your left and right eyes in order to provide a 3D experience. Viewing these videos requires a VR ("virtual reality") headset of some sort: inexpensive options which use your smartphone as a screen include the Samsung Gear VR and Google Cardboard, while more sophisticated VR options that require a PC and graphics card include the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Our stereoscopic videos stream in 4k (per eye) resolution here.

• Full-resolution: For VR enthusiasts who want the most immersive experiences, we can offer 6k stereoscopic and monoscopic, and (in some cases) 8k monoscopic renders of our music videos. Please feel free to contact us if you're interested in seeing the higher resolution files!

See all of our videos on Youtube.com (don't forget to subscribe!)