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Saurian Exorcisms
Studio album by
Released14 April 2009
Recorded2009 at Serpent Headed Studios and The Sound Lab, Columbia, South Carolina
GenreFolk, ambient, post-rock
Length47:19
LabelThe End Records
ProducerBob Moore, Juan "Punchy" Gonzalez
Karl Sanders chronology
Saurian Meditation
(2004)
Saurian Exorcisms
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Decoymusic.com[2]

Saurian Exorcisms is the second solo album by Karl Sanders, the vocalist/guitarist of the death metal band Nile. It was released on 14 April 2009 through The End Records.[1] The music is a full length exploration of the atmospheric interludes heard on Nile's previous albums, and still draws on ancient Iraqi themes for inspiration.[1] Sanders also drew inspiration from other types of music such as Tibetan, Indian and Arabic.[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Karl Sanders.

  1. "Preliminary Purification Before the Calling of Inanna" – 3:51
  2. "Rapture of the Empty Spaces" – 4:23
  3. "Contemplate This on the Tree of Woe" – 3:53
  4. "A Most Effective Exorcism Against Azathoth and His Emissaries" – 5:29
  5. "Slavery Unto Nitokris" – 5:54
  6. "Shira Gula Pazu" – 4:59
  7. "Kali Ma" – 3:38
  8. "Curse the Sun" – 4:52
  9. "Impalement and Cruxifiction of the Last Remnants of the Pre-Human Serpent Volk" – 4:10
  10. "Dying Embers of the Aga Mass SSSratu" – 6:10

Personnel

Production
  • Produced by Bob Moore & Juan "Punchy" Gonzalez
  • Mixed by "Bob Moore & His Orchestra"

References

  1. ^ a b c Prato, Greg. Saurian Exorcisms review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 30 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b Murphy, Matt. Karl Sanders - Saurian Exorcisms decoymusic.com. Retrieved on 30 May 2011.