Annihilation of the Wicked

Annihilation of the Wicked
Studio album by Nile
Released	May 23, 2005 (Europe) May 24, 2005 (North America)
Recorded	December 2004 – January 2005
Studio	The Sound Lab, Columbia, South Carolina
Genre	Technical death metal
Label	Relapse
Producer	Neil Kernon
Nile chronology
In Their Darkened Shrines (2002) Annihilation of the Wicked (2005) Legacy of the Catacombs (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Blabbermouth	(9/10)
PopMatters	(9/10)

For the religious doctrine, see Annihilationism.

Annihilation of the Wicked is the fourth studio album by American technical death metal band Nile. The album was released on May 23, 2005, by Relapse Records. This is the first Nile album to feature George Kollias on drums, replacing Tony Laureano. This album marks Nile's last record released by Relapse. The liner notes detail the theme and writing/recording process of each song. A music video for "Sacrifice Unto Sebek" was produced. It is also the first Nile album produced by Neil Kernon.

Songs

"Von Unaussprechlichen Kulten" is German for "Of Unspeakable Cults", which is also the title of a fictional book from H.P. Lovecraft's universe.

Release

A limited edition box set comes in a tin box with a custom Serpent Ankh necklace, full color album poster, vinyl sticker and an embroidered patch, limited to 5,000 copies.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dusk Falls Upon the Temple of the Serpent on the Mount of Sunrise" (Instrumental)	Karl Sanders	0:51
2.	"Cast Down the Heretic"	Sanders	5:45
3.	"Sacrifice Unto Sebek"	Sanders	3:03
4.	"User-Maat-Re"	Sanders Dallas Toler-Wade	9:14
5.	"The Burning Pits of the Duat"	Toler-Wade	3:52
6.	"Chapter of Obeisance Before Giving Breath to the Inert One in the Presence of the Crescent Shaped Horns"	Sanders	5:21
7.	"Lashed to the Slave Stick"	Toler-Wade	4:18
8.	"Spawn of Uamenti" (Instrumental)	Sanders	1:14
9.	"Annihilation of the Wicked"	Sanders	8:36
10.	"Von Unaussprechlichen Kulten"	Sanders	9:46
Total length:			52:00

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
1.	"SSS Haa Set Yoth"	5:15
Total length:		57:15

Personnel

• Karl Sanders − guitars, vocals, bağlama, keyboards, bouzouki
• Dallas Toler-Wade − guitars, vocals
• George Kollias − drums
• Jon Vesano − bass, vocals

Additional musicians

• Mike Brezeale − exorcism chants and Pazuzu bowl on "Chapter of Obeisance Before Giving Breath to the Inert One in the Presence of the Crescent Shaped Horns"

Production

• Bob Moore − engineering
• Orion Landau − artwork, layout
• Neil Kernon − recording, mixing, producer