Death metal bands similar to Nile (lyrical content)

[sands of the seas]

I just recently bought Nile's lastest album, In Their Darkened Shrines, and i think it's awesome. I want to get into Death Metal more, but i want to make sure the bands i listen to have lyrics to do with ancient mythologies or cultures. I don't want anything like Cannibal Corpse. Some people may not care about lyrical content, but i do, and i find the grotesque lyrics to be not of my taste. So i guess i'm pretty much looking for anything that isn't like that.
Thanks.

 

[J.]

Well, when it comes to lyrical content, there aren't really any bands similar to Nile. At least not that I know of. The closest I can think of would be The Chasm. With album titles like:

Procreation of the Inner Temple
From the Lost Years
Deathcult for Eternity-The Triumph
Procession From the Infraworld
Reaching the Veil of Death
Conjurations of the Spectral Empire

...you get the idea. The Chasm are a brutal death metal band with a bit of melody. Very good stuff. Their lyrics are not gore lyrics, so no Cannibal Corpse crap here. Check out there website, www.enterthedeathcult.com

 

[FailingAcension]

Yeah....Nile is very unique and if there were similar lyrics i would think of that as ripping them off ....but i find that the fantasy, historical, ancient stuff is not as much DM.....*shruggs*

 

[The Wanderer]

Originally posted by Dreamlord
Well, when it comes to lyrical content, there aren't really any bands similar to Nile. At least not that I know of. The closest I can think of would be The Chasm. With album titles like:

Procreation of the Inner Temple
From the Lost Years
Deathcult for Eternity-The Triumph
Procession From the Infraworld
Reaching the Veil of Death
Conjurations of the Spectral Empire

...you get the idea. The Chasm are a brutal death metal band with a bit of melody. Very good stuff. Their lyrics are not gore lyrics, so no Cannibal Corpse crap here. Check out there website, www.enterthedeathcult.com

i think teh chasm stuff deals more with central american/mexican ancient themes and occultism. makes sense seeing that they are mexican.

 

[dill_the_devil]

Iniquity seem to have very deep, non-gore-centric lyrics from the brief amount of time I've spent glancing at the inlay... but more importantly they're a damned fine band.

 

[The Wanderer]

Originally posted by dill_the_devil
Iniquity seem to have very deep, non-gore-centric lyrics from the brief amount of time I've spent glancing at the inlay... but more importantly they're a damned fine band.

really? thats not my impression at all. good band none the less though.

 

[J.]

Originally posted by The Wanderer
i think teh chasm stuff deals more with central american/mexican ancient themes and occultism. makes sense seeing that they are mexican.

You're right, but he asked if there were any bands with similar lyrical themes. Singing about the ancient occult, Incans and Mayans aren't exactly the Egyptians, but they're somewhat similar when it comes to subject matter.

 

[dill_the_devil]

Originally posted by The Wanderer
really? thats not my impression at all. good band none the less though.

Perhaps I'm thinking of another band's lyrics instead? I can't be bothered rooting through my bag to find the CD to check... hehehe

 

[sands of the seas]

Thanks guys i'll check out all the bands you mentioned

 

[Southern Man I Am]

Nile rules any bands similar to them I would be willing to check out!

 

[The Wanderer]

check out a band called mithras. i've not heard much of them, but what i have heard is promising. they are to ancient rome what nile is to egypte

 

[HarmonyDies....]

Kataklysm has cool lyrics

 

[The Wanderer]

Originally posted by HarmonyDies....
Kataklysm has cool lyrics

too bad the vocalist uttering them is horrible and there is no good music behind them.