Formed in 1978 by Alex Soria The Nils’ popularity began in 1982 upon the release of a 5 song demo entitled “Now”. In 1983, they played Montreal’s legendary venue The Spectrum; once with The Ramones and later with X. During this year, they were selected to showcase their song Scratches and Needles on an L.A. based BYO compilation entitled “Something to Believe In” before next being selected to feature Call of The Wild on the “Primitive Air Raid: Montreal ‘84” compilation.