Michiel Eikenaar—vocalist of Dutch black metal bands Nihill and Dodecahedron—has died, label Seasons of Mist announced today and Eikenaar’s bandmate Vincent Koreman confirms to Pitchfork. The cause of death was cancer, Koreman tells Pitchfork. He was 42. “Death comes for all of us,” Koreman wrote in a statement. “It comes for the strongest, the brightest and the most loved, and Michiel was all of those things and much more.” Read the full post below.
Nihill’s debut album, Krach, arrived in 2007. They were known for their relentless intensity and nightmarish atmosphere. Since forming in the early 2010s, Dodecahedron have released three records, distinguished by a more progressive and avant-garde sound. Eikenaar, in addition to writing lyrics and singing, designed the artwork for several of his band’s records.
According to Koreman’s statement, Nihill had been at work on their fifth album, Seven Trumpets of Doom, at the time of Eikenaar’s death. They will cease to continue as a group. He is survived by his wife and two children.
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