kill no albatross (formerly gatling) is a canadian band formed by alexander sallas and alex crosty in november 2007 in burlington, ontario. their music is associated with progressive metal and alternative rock, though there are ambient, post-hardcore, and jazz influences as well. the band is noted for having two songs in the rock band video game series: "nihilanth" and "absolute," the former being one of the hardest guitar songs in the game with a section topping 25 notes per second. their song "the disguise" was featured regularly on cfrb's "the richard syrett show" before the show was discontinued. their debut full-length album, "beforemath", was released independently, despite record label interest, in april 2012.