Inspired by late 80’s and early 90’s punk rock and alternative rock, NIHILOCEROS draws its influences from artists such as The Replacements, Jawbreaker, Husker Du, The Violent Femmes, Fugazi, and Placebo. The band’s latest concept EP “Self Destroy” on Totally Real Records explores the unraveling of the human condition and what follows the end of the world. We have teamed up with the band for a special track by track rundown, touching on the songwriting, the lyrics and how it tells the story of the record. Each song has been lined up with a song by another artist that to the band evoked that same slice of the human story told in their song! Mike Borchardt (guitar/vocals), Alex Hoffman (bass/vocals), and German Sent (drums) came together from different corners of the world (Chicago, Al...
