Nilaihah Records is an American independent
record label
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based in
Columbus, Ohio
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. It was founded in 1999 by Kristy Venrick of
The Azoic, after
Oneiroid Psychosis asked her to release their next album.
Since then, the label has signed acts spanning a variety of
electronic music
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styles, such as
Unheilig
Unheilig (German for "Unholy") was a German band that featured a variety of influences, including various pop and electronic styles as well as harder, nihilistic hard rock. The band was founded in 1999 and principally consisted of singer Bern ...
,
The Azoic, and Frozen Plasma. The label formed a partnership with the German label Infacted, serving as the North American outlet for European bands like
Ad Inferna
Ad Inferna is a French gothic/black metal and darkwave/gothic-industrial band consisting of members VoA VoXyD and Vicomte Vampyr Arkames (ex Seth), formed in 1998.
History
Their debut album ''L'Empire des Sens'' was released in 2001 (recorded ...
,
XP8,
NamNamBulu,
Conetik,
Endanger
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, and
Liquid Divine, signing them to distribution deals. The label had a joint venture with Infacted on ''Muscle and Hate'', a tribute to
Nitzer Ebb
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History
Initial releases (1983–1987)
The ...
featuring members of
XP8 and
Icon of Coil
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.
Meaning
Nilaihah (pronounced "nil-EYE-ah") is an
old English word meaning "poetics of the fallen", and is named after the opening track of The Azoic's 1998 album ''Where Broken Angels Lie''.
Current artists
* 00tz 00tz (''Alter Eden'')
* Alkemic Generator (''When We Fail/Scream EP'', ''The Wishful Illusion EP'', ''Orinic Geometry'')
*
The Azoic (''Where Broken Angels Lie'', ''Forward'', ''Conflict'', ''Illuminate'', ''Re:Illumination'', ''Corruption'')
* Bow Ever Down (''The Product of My Pain'')
*
Distorted Reality (''The Fine Line Between Love and Hate'' & ''Daydreams and Nightmares'')
* END: the DJ (''Fires on the Shore'')
* GASR (''Survival of the Fittest'', ''Reptile'')
*
Interface
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Academic journals
* ''Interface'' (journal), by the Electrochemical Society
* '' Interface, Journal of Applied Linguistics'', now merged with ''ITL International Journal of Applied Linguistics''
* '' Int ...
(''Beyond Humanity'', ''Destination Focus'', ''Transit EP'', ''Visions of Modern Life'', ''Body Flow EP'')
* Invisible Ballet (''Escaping Light'')
*
Lestat (''Arisen'')
*
Null Device (''Sublimation'', ''A Million Different Moments & Excursions'', ''Suspending Belief'')
* Sensuous Enemy (''Sirens of the Sea'', ''Voyager'')
* Silent Auction (''H on Earth'')
*
Sonik Foundry (''Parish of Redemption'', ''Explosive'')
* Xiescive (''Nexus'')
* XMH (''State of Mind'')
* Zoica (''A to Z'')
Previous artists
*
Ad Inferna
Ad Inferna is a French gothic/black metal and darkwave/gothic-industrial band consisting of members VoA VoXyD and Vicomte Vampyr Arkames (ex Seth), formed in 1998.
History
Their debut album ''L'Empire des Sens'' was released in 2001 (recorded ...
(''DSM'', ''There Is No Cure'')
* Backlash (''Impetus'')
* Blind Faith and Envy (''The Charming Factor'')
* Conetik (''Carbon Elektriq v2.0'')
* Dissonance (''Reincarnate'')
* Endanger (''Addicted to the Masses'')
* Fiction 8 (''Chaotica & Forever'', ''Neverafter'')
* Frozen Plasma (''Artificial'')
* Level 2.0 (''Armageddon'', ''Battle Sight Zero'', ''Elevate'')
* Liquid Divine (''Interface'')
* Muscle and Hate (''A Tribute to Nitzer Ebb'')
*
NamNamBulu (''Distances & Expansion'')
*
Oneiroid Psychosis (''Garden of Remembrance'')
*
Unheilig
Unheilig (German for "Unholy") was a German band that featured a variety of influences, including various pop and electronic styles as well as harder, nihilistic hard rock. The band was founded in 1999 and principally consisted of singer Bern ...
(''Puppenspiel'')
*
XP8 (''Hrs:Min:Sec'')
External links
Nilaihah Records Website
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Electronic music record labels
American independent record labels
Record labels established in 1999
Industrial record labels
Goth record labels
1999 establishments in Ohio