Nile

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Nile
Nile performing live at Jaxx Nightclub on August 27, 2007 in Springfield, Virginia.
Background information
Origin	Greenville, South Carolina
Genres	Technical death metal, death metal
Years active	Since 1993
Labels	Relapse, Nuclear Blast
Associated acts	1349, Acheron, Angelcorpse, Belphegor, The Black Dahlia Murder, Brujeria, God Dethroned, Hate Eternal, Malevolent Creation, Nachtmystium, Nightfall
Website	www.nile-catacombs.net
Members
Karl Sanders Dallas Toler-Wade George Kollias Chris Lollis
Former members
See below

Nile is an American death metal band from Greenville, South Carolina, formed in 1993. Their music and lyrics are inspired by Ancient Egyptian mysticism, history, religion, and art as well as stories by H. P. Lovecraft.

History

In May 2006, Nile signed a recording contract with Nuclear Blast. On February 26, 2007, Nile entered the studio and began recording their fifth full-length album entitled Ithyphallic, which was their first release with Nuclear Blast. Karl Sanders had confirmed a release date of June 29 via a posting on the band's message board, which was later pushed back to July 20, 2007. As a special bonus, Nuclear Blast gave several fans the opportunity to listen to the new album two weeks before its release if they could decipher a hieroglyphic message, of which "papyrus" was the answer.

On March 21, 2007, Nile was confirmed as a "Second Stage" act for Ozzfest 2007. A message from Karl Sanders via Nile's MySpace page indicated that they were excited to finally bring true death metal to an Ozzfest audience. In March/April 2008, Nile went on a USA headlining tour with Suicide Silence, The Faceless, Unexpect, and Warbringer. In September/October 2008, Nile set out on a European headlining tour with Grave, Omnium Gatherum and Severe Torture. In October 2008 the band planned to take their Ithyphallic tour to South Africa for a booking of three shows but they were canceled for unknown reasons. Since January, 2009, Nile have been writing new material for their sixth full-length album, entitled Those Whom the Gods Detest. The group intends to enter the recording studio on June 11, 2009 as stated by Karl Sanders on MySpace, while the album is planned to be released on November 3, 2009.^[1]

Musical style and themes

The majority of Nile's music is written by vocalist/guitarist Karl Sanders. It combines traditional and technical death metal with elements of Middle Eastern music, incorporating traditional Egyptian instruments in some songs. Nile's music is also characterized by its extreme complexity and speed – for which the band has received acknowledgement from many music fans and journalists - and its extremely "heavy" riffing, due to Nile's guitar and bass tunings.

Much of the lyrical content is based on Karl Sanders' interest in Egyptology and other ancient Middle Eastern cultures, such as Mesopotamia. Lengthy sleeve notes are included with the albums Black Seeds of Vengeance, In Their Darkened Shrines, Annihilation of the Wicked and Those Whom the Gods Detest, explaining the inspiration or source for the lyrics of each song.

Band members

Current members

• Karl Sanders − vocals, guitars, keyboards, additional instruments (since 1993)
• Dallas Toler-Wade − vocals, guitars, bass (since 2000)
• George Kollias − drums, percussion (since 2004)
• Chris Lollis - vocals, bass (live, since 2007)

Former members

• John Ellers − guitars (1996−1997)
• Pete Hammoura − drums, percussion, vocals (1993−2000)
• Derek Roddy − drums, percussion (2000)
• Chief Spires − vocals, bass (1993−2001)
• Tony Laureano − drums, percussion (2000−2004)
• Jon Vesano − vocals, bass (2001−2005)

Live members

• Tim Yeung − drums, percussion (live, 2003)
• Joe Payne − bass, vocals (live, 2005−2007)

Discography

• Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka (1998)
• Black Seeds of Vengeance (2000)
• In Their Darkened Shrines (2002)
• Annihilation of the Wicked (2005)
• Ithyphallic (2007)
• Those Whom the Gods Detest (2009)

References

External links

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• Official website