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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, art, and stories by H. P. Lovecraft.
jority 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.
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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, art, and stories by H. P. Lovecraft.
History
A 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 and Annihilation of the Wicked, explaining the inspiration or source for the lyrics of each song. Some songs, moreover, are based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft, whose writing has strongly influenced the style and grammatical peculiarities of Nile's lyrics.
In 2003, the band contributed to some tracks on the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Soundtrack aside main writer/producer/composer Stuart Chatwood.
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 , 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 will set out on a European headlining tour with Grave, Omnium Gatherum and Severe Torture. In October 2008 the band wanted to take their Ithyphallic tour to South Africa, playing 3 shows there, but they were cancelled for unclarified reasons.
Since January, 2009, Nile have been writing new material for their untitled sixth full-length album. The group intends to enter the recording studio in March or April, while the album is planned to be released during the summer or fall of 2009.
Band members
Current members
- Karl Sanders - vocals, guitars, keyboards, additional instruments (1993-present)
- Dallas Toler-Wade - vocals, guitars (2000-present)
- George Kollias - drums, percussion (2004-present)
- Chris Lollis - bass, vocals (live, 2007-present)
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)
Gary Jones (aka. Goren Janov)
Live members
Discography
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