Nile - Ithylphallic death metal

Nile has been at the forefront of old-school American death
metal for a number of years now, ever since their album
Amongst The Catacombs Of Nephren-Ka hit the streets in 1998.
Much has been made of their fascination of Egypt and Middle
Eastern rites, though to an extent this has been overstated.
True, their lyrics are steeped with references to Egyptian gods
the like, but musically such influences are slight, mostly
relegated to the occasional intro or interlude (two fine examples
are found on the Nephren-Ka album, these being "Die Rache" and
the intro to "Ramses Bringer Of War".
No, the musical focus is brutal, heads-down thrashing death
metal to the core, flawlessly played and executed.
Truly one of the best of the field.

youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aCnobHS41k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MH4P2WudnY

Postava:

• Karl Sanders - vocals, guitars, keyboards, additional instruments (1993–present)
  
• Dallas Toler-Wade - vocals, guitars (1996–present)
  
• George Kollias - drums, percussion (2004–present)
  
• Chris Lollis - bass guitar, vocals (live, 2007–present)
  

Diskografija:

• Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka (April 28, 1998, Relapse Records)
  
• Black Seeds of Vengeance (September 5, 2000, Relapse Records)
  
• In Their Darkened Shrines (August 20, 2002, Relapse Records)
  
• Annihilation of the Wicked (May 24, 2005, Relapse Records)
  
• Ithyphallic (July 20, 2007, Nuclear Blast Records)
  

Link:

• Nile Official Homepage
  
• Nile Official MySpace page
  
• Unofficial Nile Homepage
  
• Official Nile Chat Site
  
• Relapse Records - Nile's Former Record Label
  
• Nuclear Blast Nile's new Record Label
  
• Nile discography at MusicBrainz
  
• Reviews and interviews at Chronicles of Chaos
  
• Nile at The Gauntlet