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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I completely disagree with the previous reviewer, I too have been a follower and a fan of Nile for quite sometime ( Since Black Seeds of Vengeance)and can honestly say that I think this could be their best release yet!
I have had this (rather shamefully) since it leaked online a while ago and I have listened to it relentlessly since then. I was initially quite skeptical as I was rather let down by the last album 'Ithyphalic' which had a horrible production and a lack of memorable songs. I was one of the growing legion who seemed to think that Nile had ran out of steam, bands like Origin were coming along with the brilliant 'Antithesis'and pushing the envelope and it seemed Nile were to be left behind.
So it was with astonishment that my ears greeted this new rejuvenated Nile, more taut and tight, better songs and a palpable sense of hunger and urgency.
The first thing I noticed was the vast improvement in production, this is perfect, crisp and epic with every instrument audible and finding its appropriate place in the mix. Secondly, the songs! These are some of the best tracks Nile have ever conceived; the opening riff on 'Kafir!' is a total blast, so intricate but so pummeling. The same can be said of 'Utterances of the crawling dead' which almost reminds me of the groove of Gojira. Its not all 100mph though, there are also moments of loping Doom or Sludge to be found in here and pleasingly loose and ponderous passages of various instrumentation.
I disagree too with the constant assertion that the Egyptian theme is merely a gimmick, it has now penetrated deeply into the fibre of the band and is a seamless part of their sound and atmosphere...though they are of course a Death Metal band, they are always evocative of the ancient and the Eastern. They are also completely unique and instantly recognisable, never more so than on this album with the gleaming production allowing this to shine.
High points are pointless, this album is brilliance and the best Nile have made since ITDS!!!
I have had this (rather shamefully) since it leaked online a while ago and I have listened to it relentlessly since then. I was initially quite skeptical as I was rather let down by the last album 'Ithyphalic' which had a horrible production and a lack of memorable songs. I was one of the growing legion who seemed to think that Nile had ran out of steam, bands like Origin were coming along with the brilliant 'Antithesis'and pushing the envelope and it seemed Nile were to be left behind.
So it was with astonishment that my ears greeted this new rejuvenated Nile, more taut and tight, better songs and a palpable sense of hunger and urgency.
The first thing I noticed was the vast improvement in production, this is perfect, crisp and epic with every instrument audible and finding its appropriate place in the mix. Secondly, the songs! These are some of the best tracks Nile have ever conceived; the opening riff on 'Kafir!' is a total blast, so intricate but so pummeling. The same can be said of 'Utterances of the crawling dead' which almost reminds me of the groove of Gojira. Its not all 100mph though, there are also moments of loping Doom or Sludge to be found in here and pleasingly loose and ponderous passages of various instrumentation.
I disagree too with the constant assertion that the Egyptian theme is merely a gimmick, it has now penetrated deeply into the fibre of the band and is a seamless part of their sound and atmosphere...though they are of course a Death Metal band, they are always evocative of the ancient and the Eastern. They are also completely unique and instantly recognisable, never more so than on this album with the gleaming production allowing this to shine.
High points are pointless, this album is brilliance and the best Nile have made since ITDS!!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
quite simply , for me, this is the most stunning concept of death metal ever realised.. i have been addicted to this cd for 6 months now- the most essential purchase i have ever made.. there is little point in describing each track- each is a masterpiece that flows from one to the next almost like a movie soundtrack- helped some elemental instrumental interludes..
If anything, Nile here seem to have raised their already gargantuan level- the playing is remorselessly precise and inventive, the guitar solos have never been more inspired or suit the music better- and the drumming!!!!! it goes without saying that courtesy of George Kollias - it is the best ever.
The riffs are also remorselessly catchy and even singable, with many huge hook choruses too - and the production is a new level of diamond hard clarity too.... if you are a fan of the genre, and i am obsessed by it, you are lost without this cd, and with it, you will send praise to the cosmos daily for it.. and no, im not exaggerating.
If anything, Nile here seem to have raised their already gargantuan level- the playing is remorselessly precise and inventive, the guitar solos have never been more inspired or suit the music better- and the drumming!!!!! it goes without saying that courtesy of George Kollias - it is the best ever.
The riffs are also remorselessly catchy and even singable, with many huge hook choruses too - and the production is a new level of diamond hard clarity too.... if you are a fan of the genre, and i am obsessed by it, you are lost without this cd, and with it, you will send praise to the cosmos daily for it.. and no, im not exaggerating.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a beast of an album.
In my mind not as immediate as Anihilation of the Wicked, it takes a few more listens but it'll blow a hole in your speakers whatever.
They continue to stand out from the rest of the death metal set because of their use of enchanting riffs that make watching The Mummy and anything else Egyptian a whole new prospect.
The lads of Nile make such an interesting sound, it's a soundtrack to pure terror, of a different age full of sand and bizarre gods.
Stand out tracks? Can't, the whole thing is immense.
Go buy and get speakers that can handle the sound.
In my mind not as immediate as Anihilation of the Wicked, it takes a few more listens but it'll blow a hole in your speakers whatever.
They continue to stand out from the rest of the death metal set because of their use of enchanting riffs that make watching The Mummy and anything else Egyptian a whole new prospect.
The lads of Nile make such an interesting sound, it's a soundtrack to pure terror, of a different age full of sand and bizarre gods.
Stand out tracks? Can't, the whole thing is immense.
Go buy and get speakers that can handle the sound.
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This is hands down one of the sickest death metal classics
Monsterous epic songs, insane speed, sheer brutality.
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Monsterous epic songs, insane speed, sheer brutality.
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Published 21 months ago by Calvyn SA
My first Nile Album
I haff never really heard a nile album befur now
I haff heard uf them but never had any albums by Nile
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I haff heard uf them but never had any albums by Nile
This Album is Awesome and sounds really guut it is... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Cubby Kovu
More of the same is not always a good thing.
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