The Dirty Nil

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The band members began playing together in high school,[https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/dirty-nil-master-volume-review/ "Review: The Dirty Nil are totally committed to the power of rock on Master Volume"]. NOW Toronto, and formed The Dirty Nil in 2006. They released their debut single "Fuckin' Up Young" in 2011, and began touring North America, performing in clubs and at festivals.[https://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/8897120-rockingham-how-the-dirty-nil-achieved-master-volume/ "ROCKINGHAM: How The Dirty Nil achieved Master Volume"]. Hamilton Spectator, Luke Ottenhof, September 14, 2018{{Cite web|date=2016-02-26|title=SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: THE DIRTY NIL - HIGHER POWER|url=http://spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-dirty-nil-higher-power/|access-date=2020-11-09|website=The Spill Magazine|language=en-US}} They followed with a series of further singles and EPs and released their full-length debut album Higher Power in 2016. Following that album's success, they released Minimum R&B, a compilation of the early singles and EP tracks in 2017.[http://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_dirty_nil_revisit_early_work_for_minimum_r_and_b_compilation "The Dirty Nil Revisit Early Work for 'Minimum R&B' Compilation"]. Exclaim!, February 9, 2017. The Dirty Nil released their second studio album Master Volume on September 14, 2018 on Dine Alone Records,[http://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_dirty_nil-master_volume "The Dirty Nil Master Volume"]. Exclaim! Adam Feibel, published September 7, 2018 and released the first single from the album, "Bathed in Light".[https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8459830/dirty-nil-announce-new-album-bathed-in-light "The Dirty Nil announce new album, premiere raucous "Bathed In Light": Exclusive"]. Billboard. In August 2020, the band announced a new album titled Fuck Art, which was released on January 1, 2021.{{Cite web|last=Gregory|first=Allie|date=17 August 2020|title=The Dirty Nil Announce New Album 'Fuck Art'|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_dirty_nil_announce_new_album_fuck_art|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-22|website=Exclaim!|language=en-ca}}{{Cite web|last=Gregory|first=Allie|date=15 September 2020|title=The Dirty Nil Plot Virtual North American Tour, Detail 'Fuck Art'|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_dirty_nil_plot_virtual_north_american_tour_detail_fuck_art|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-17|website=Exclaim!|language=en-ca}}

In 2023, the band released its fourth full-length album: Free Rein to Passions, which Kerrang! reviewer Aliya Chaudhry said "strikes a balance between joking around and being vulnerable."{{cite news |last1=Chaudhry |first1=Aliya |title=Album review The Dirty Nil Free Rein To Passions |url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-the-dirty-nil-free-rein-to-passions |access-date=29 May 2024 |publisher=Kerrang |date=25 May 2023}}

On April 16, 2025, the band announced that their fifth studio album, The Lash, is scheduled for release on July 25, 2025, through Dine Alone Records.{{cite web |author=LaPierre, Megan |date=April 17, 2025| access-date=April 17, 2025 |title=The Dirty Nil detail new album 'The Lash,' share 'Gallop of the Hounds' |work=Exclaim! |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/the-dirty-nil-detail-new-album-the-lash-share-gallop-of-the-hounds}}

Music critics commonly label the band under the punk rock genre. The band mixes the swaggering riffs of hard rock with the attitude and energy of punk.[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-dirty-nil-mn0003410226/biography " The Dirty Nil"]. AllMusic Biography by John D. Buchanan Despite these classifications, the band said in a 2015 interview with Vice that they don't define themselves as a punk band but rather define themselves as just a rock band.[https://noisey.vice.com/en_ca/article/the-dirty-nil-no-weaknesses-video "The Dirty Nil Is Not a Punk Band"]. Noisey, November 17, 2015. In a 2023 interview with New Noise Magazine, however, frontman Luke Bentham walked back those comments. "When I originally held that view, I think that the term punk was a very loaded word in our circle of bands where it was very frowned upon to call yourself a punk band because that had to be an accolade that others bestowed upon us. It was a medal that you earned to be punk, and you couldn't call yourself punk. I don't believe in any of that crap anymore. But when you're 24, and you really care about the opinions of the people in your scene..."{{Cite web |title=Interview: Luke Bentham of The Dirty Nil Talks 'Free Reign to Passions' |url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/interviews/interview-luke-bentham-of-the-dirty-nil-talks-free-reign-to-passions/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=New Noise Magazine |language=en-US}}

• Luke Bentham – lead vocals, guitar (2006–present)
• Kyle Fisher – drums (2006–present)

• Dave Nardi – bass guitar, backing vocals (2009–2016)
• Ross Miller – bass guitar, backing vocals (2017–2021)
• Sam Tomlinson – bass guitar, backing vocals (2021–2025)

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• Higher Power (2016)
• Master Volume (2018)
• Fuck Art (2021)
• Free Rein to Passions (2023)
• The Lash (2025)

• Nil Tape (2012)
• Minimum R&B (2017)
• You're Welcome (2018)

• The Dirty Nil (2008)
• Saccharine Visceral (2009)
• Summer Mix – Tape Vol. 2: Covers (2013)
• The Dirty Nil Record Club Volume 1 (2013)
• The Dirty Nil Record Club Volume 2 (2013)
• Smite (2014)
• The Dirty Nil Record Club Volume 3 (2014)
• The Dirty Nil Record Club Volume 4 (2015)
• Little Elephant Session (2016)
• The Dirty Nil Record Club Volume 5 (2016)
• The Dirty Nil on Audiotree Live (2016)
• The Dirty Nil Record Club Volume 6 (2017)
• Little Elephant Session 2 (2018)
• Master Volume (2019)
• The Big Rip (2022) – split Cam Kahin, Ashlee Schatze, Spirit Desire

• "Fuckin' Up Young" (2011)
• "Little Metal Baby Fist" (2012)
• "Zombie Eyed" (2013) – split single with Northern Primitive
• "Cinnamon" / "Guided by Vices" (2014)
• "No Weaknesses" (2015)
• "Friends In The Sky" (2016) – split single with Food Court
• "Caroline" (2017)
• "Surrender" (2018)
• "Bathed in Light" / "Queen Bitch" (2018)
• "Pain of Infinity" (2018)
• "I Don't Want That Phone Call" (2018)
• "That's What Heaven Feels Like" (2018) – No. 31 Mainstream Rock Songs{{cite magazine |title=Mainstream Rock Songs – Week of December 15, 2018 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2018-12-15 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=March 10, 2019}}
• "Unchained" (2018)
• Live from Saturday Night Livestream (2019)
• You're Welcome I (2019)
• "Astro Ever After" (2019)
• You're Welcome II (2019)
• You're Welcome III (2019)
• You're Welcome VI (2019)
• "Idiot Victory" (2019)
• "Christmas at My House" (2019)
• "Done With Drugs" (2020)
• "Doom Boy" (2020)
• "Blunt Force Concussion" (2020) - No. 34 Alternative Airplay{{cite magazine |title=Alternative Airplay - Week of February 20, 2021 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-airplay/2021-02-20 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=February 18, 2021}}
• "One More and the Bill" (2020)
• "School" (Live) (2021)
• "Bye Bye Big Bear" (2022)
• "Nicer Guy" (2023)
• "Celebration" (2023)
• "Gallop of the Hounds (2025)

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