Nile (band)
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 Nile performing live at Jaxx Nightclub on August 27, 2007 in Springfield, Virginia.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Genre(s) | Technical death metal, brutal death metal |
| Years active | Since 1993 |
| Label(s) | 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 |
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| 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.
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[edit] 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.[1] In September/October 2008, Nile 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 on June 11th, 2009 as stated by Karl Sanders on MySpace, while the album is planned to be released during the summer or fall of 2009.[2]
[edit] 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[3].
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.
[edit] Band members
[edit] Current members
- Karl Sanders − vocals, guitars, keyboards, additional instruments (1993−present)
- Dallas Toler-Wade − vocals, guitars (2000−present)
- George Kollias − drums, percussion (2004−present)
[edit] 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)
[edit] Live members
- Tim Yeung − drums, percussion (live, 2003)
- Joe Payne − bass, vocals (live, 2005−2007)
- Chris Lollis − bass, vocals (live, 2007−2009)
[edit] 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)
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