Karl Sanders
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 Karl Sanders performing live with his custom KxK Warrior V guitar at Jaxx Nightclub on August 27, 2007 in Springfield, Virginia.
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| Background information | |
| Born | June 5, 1964 Greenville, South Carolina |
| Genre(s) | Technical death metal Brutal death metal Ambient |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals Guitar Guitar synth Glissentar Bağlama Saz Bouzouki Keyboards |
| Years active | Late 80's - Present |
| Label(s) | Anubis Relapse Nuclear Blast |
| Associated acts | Nile Moriah |
Karl Sanders (born June 5, 1964) is a vocalist/guitarist and founding member of the Egyptian-themed death metal band Nile. He was born in California, and lives in Greenville, South Carolina. Sanders is renowned for his virtuosity and versatility on the guitar. Karl is endorsed by Jackson Guitars and Dean Guitars, and has two signature models by Kxk-guitars. He is ranked 4 in the Decibel Magazine ranking of the 20 best death metal guitar players of all time. He has a vast knowledge of Egyptian mythology, which heavily influences his work.
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[edit] Early life
Before creating Nile, Karl was in a power metal band during the late 1980s called Moriah and played local shows with the young Morbid Angel and other US death metal bands.[citation needed]
[edit] Other projects
Sanders began his own solo side project in 2004. Much of the music that he plays includes similar elements of his band Nile, however presented in an ambient/Egyptian folk format, rather than death metal.
His first solo full-length album, Saurian Meditation, was released on October 26, 2004 under the Relapse record label. A second solo album, Saurian Exorcisms, was released on April 14, 2009.
[edit] Equipment
According to Karl Sanders himself in the Official Nile forum, the following is the equipment Karl Sanders uses to perform.
[edit] Guitars
- Dean V Nile Custom
- Dean 79 V
- Jackson Custom shop V
- KxK Spear V
- KxK Double-Neck V
- Fender Strat with Jackson Neck
Karl uses drop-A tuning (low to high A-E-A-D-F♯-B) for all of his guitars except the lower neck on the Double-Neck V, which has eleven strings tuned to (low to high) A-EE-AA-DD-F#C#--BF#[citation needed].
[edit] Pickups
- Seymour Duncan Invader
[edit] Strings
- SIT .070 .050 .038 .017 .012 .010
[edit] Picks
- Dunlop Jazz Stubby 3.0
[edit] Amps
[edit] Other Equipment
- Roland G-P78
- Roland GR-1 Guitar synth
- Studio Logic Midi Pedals
- Customized P-4 2.4
- Sonar and reality software
- Layla Soundcard
- Motu interface
- Monster cable
[edit] Guest appearances
Sanders guested on Behemoth's 2004 CD release, Demigod, playing a guitar solo on the track "XUL". He also performed a guitar solo at the end of the track "God of Our Own Divinity" by Morbid Angel, on their 2003 album Heretic.
[edit] Discography
| Release date | Album details | Label | Format |
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| October 26, 2004 | Saurian Meditation | Relapse Records | CD |
| April 14, 2009 | Saurian Exorcisms | The End Records | CD |
[edit] With Nile
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