Nile
Biography
Combining the extreme speed and nihilism of modern death metal with the ancient styling of Middle Eastern music, Nile formed in their hometown of Greensberg, SC, in 1993. With their self-proclaimed trademark of "Ithyphallic Metal," Karl Sanders (guitar/vocals), Chief Spires (bass/vocals), and Pete Hammoura (drums) debuted with their Festivals of Atonement album in 1995, leading Nile to a southwestern tour in support of other big metal acts such as Obituary, Deicide and Broken Hope. Viscera Productions was responsible for Nile's follow-up EP Ramses Bringer of War in 1997 and was going to release their second album Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka -- that is, if they hadn't gone out of business later that year. However, Relapse Records was more than happy to put it out in early 1998, giving Nile a wider distribution and a chance to hit the road with Incantation and Morbid Angel. The follow-up, Black Seeds of Vengeance, was released in late 2000. A collection of remastered, hard to find recordings, In the Beginning was released later the same year. By 2002, the highly anticipated In Their Darkened Shrines was dropped and the buzz around it led to mainstream coverage the band had never experienced before. ~ Mike DaRonco, All Music Guide
Selected Discography
Legacy Of The Catacombs
2007
Ithyphallic
2007
In The Beginning
2006
Annihilation Of The Wicked
2005
Black Seeds Of Vengeance
2000
.....mr. superhero rethink your words. Technical Nile is just way to damn good combined with feeling in the play. I understand if the music sounds like one big hard noise for you, that only means you don't understand how the music is fitting together. Nile simply just kicks a** big time.
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There are not any good songs from this band (and others in this genre), just good parts of songs. While the grunts of the "singer" (blah) are simply void of any listening pleasure, the rest of the band attempts to shine through the muck of most of the songs. When they aren't making one jumbled confusing mashup of instrument bangings, the guitarists (and sometimes drummer) manage to make something that sounds worthy. But these are just short moments, that are very few and very far between.
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I like the instrumental s , they massacre, but I despise the vocals from the depth of my being.
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FYI - Karl Sanders recently released "Saurian Exorcisms" A follow up to "Saurian Meditations" . Really cool, egyptian, ancient babylonian sounding music.
Karl is really channeling from the past, he is quite a talented man. Nile slays. |
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actually, they're from Greenville, there is no such place as Greensberg.. .
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this is the only type of death metal that i listen to on my station. i'd love to see these guys live
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These guys are awesome. Check out my Death Metal / Black Metal Station. Its got lots of good really heavy metal on it. METAL TO ALL, AND ALL TO METAL!!!
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nile will eat your mother!....y e s god smack sucks! if you like metal listen to NILE...if you do not, and you would prefer watered down crap...liste n to godsmack. ok, thanks.
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godsmack fu cking s ucks, f uck that dumb s hit. godsmack s ucks whoever likes godsmack and s**t like it are dumb sac of s hit idiots that think that theyre metal. Listen to good f ucking metal you piece of s**t sons of b itches.
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saw them when they were touring for Amongst. lol, Dallas was trying to sell an extra guitar since he needed extra cash. I should have bought it, but instead have the originals of the demos, Amongst still my favorite album
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NILE is dope.
Love the theme. Karl Sanders did an awesome solo Egyptian themed Instrumental only album called Saurian Meditations. Mellow, very, very dark, moody and atmospheric. Even though it is mellow and very melodic....y o u can still hear the "metal" in it, the chug,chug riffs are in there a bit. These guys must have been slaves to the pharoes whip 3 thousand years ago, in a past life. Awesome death metal. |
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that wasn't sanders, he has the long blond hair, dallas is the one with the curly hair. and frankly, who the hell cares what they look like, their nile, they can do whatever they want. do you also whine about shane embury of napalm death's bald spot? or have you never heard of them? or are you one of those knuckle-head s who's only exposure to nile was through ozz-fest?
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this is right up my death metal alley. nile comin through.-i hack combat arms
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Wow, these guys are amazing! I listen and I'm like, "Oh my God." I saw them in concert. It was cool except for the big bald spot on Sander's head surrounded by long curly thin hair. (Like Galagher) Dude, do youself a faavor and shave your head, man!
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Good recordings can make all the difference in the world, especially if you have a good system your playing it through. Necrophagist . . . t h e best. Beneath the Massacre...i n s a n e . The Faceless...f * * k i n g sick!
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Yeah, I can see your point. Can someone tell me why they don't have a better sound recording though? Beneath the Massacre, The Faceless, Between the Buried and Me, and Necrophagist do.
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their music sounds more raw and live-esque as it is! i'm not sure they would sound as good if fully polished (ala arch enemy)
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wtf?! do my eyes decieve me?! i f**king love necrophagist ! they are amazing musicians! the guitarist that plays that s**t is the vocalist too. and the bassist is f**king amazing! the lyrics on their 2nd album actually have meaning and are deep. not a common occurence in death metal. niles lyrics are cool for a bit, but they get old. i imagine if they actually tried to write lyrics, they would do pretty good. but i like them both. Necrophagist is 100 times better though. you cant beat the musicia
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Necrophagist is terrible. It is the most boring metal music concievable. Also sweeping is lame and all sounds the same.
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Necrophagist is only fun for 3 songs. They get old quick and dont have the energy of Nile. But to compare the two bands is ludacrous anyway
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JOHN REALLY NEEDS TO LISTEN TO NECROPHAGIST . . . N O W THATS METAL!!!!!!! ! ! !
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omg david that was just awful
but yes, Nile is way cooler than pretty much anything that has ever existed or will exist. |
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