Nihil Quest was established in the summer of 2006. The main idea was to play music inspired in first place by hard rock and metal classics (such as Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Slayer), but also to include some blues and industrial rock influences.

The first release by the band was a three song EP entitled "0.9". It was issued in late 2009. Two years later, a full-length, 11-tracks record was released. It was titled "1.1 Splendid Isolation" (released on 11.11.2011).
The band was not interested in cooperation with any record labels, as this would mean restrictions to the way the material is being distributed. The album was published via iTunes, Amazon MP3 store and other digital outlets. However it was also...