Nile In Their Darkened Shrines
Relapse 2002
By Nathan Pearce
What hasnt already been said about Nile? Nile is the culmination of the old and the new. The pulverizing blast beats of early Floridian death metal meet the precision of top notch musicians on a mission to create something important in a stagnating genre. Nile has created their own sound and style simply by combing their love for Egyptian mythology with their love for brutal death metal. Nile has already surpassed the point of being compared to other bands or musicians. That in itself is the true test of originality and the definition of a band that will be remembered as they influence countless others.
In Their Darkened Shrines picks up where Black Seeds of Vengeance left off. Egyptian melodies are combined with crushing riffs. However, Shrines is much more efficient than Black Seeds was. Nile has cut back on the extended chanting sessions, and the use of native Egyptian instruments is also much more limited. This doesnt affect the music in the least; consequently, it enhances the musicians abilities to create the Egyptian melodies through exotic scales, chord progressions, and song structures.
Nile has also figured out how to seamlessly intertwine slower more punishing riffs with the scathing blast beats we have come accustomed to hearing from them. Stand-out songs on the album are hard to pick. Unas Slayer of the Gods is an obvious pick, as is the four song barrage of In Their Darkened Shrines. In reality, Shrines doesnt contain any weaknesses. Nile have mastered the art of creating amazing and memorable songs, without losing their sense of brutality.
Admittedly, it will be hard to tell, initially, if this album surpasses the absolute brilliance of Niles earlier works, but all indications are that Shrines is the next logical step in this bands amazing journey through the metal underground and into the metal elite.
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Relapse 2002
By Nathan Pearce
What hasnt already been said about Nile? Nile is the culmination of the old and the new. The pulverizing blast beats of early Floridian death metal meet the precision of top notch musicians on a mission to create something important in a stagnating genre. Nile has created their own sound and style simply by combing their love for Egyptian mythology with their love for brutal death metal. Nile has already surpassed the point of being compared to other bands or musicians. That in itself is the true test of originality and the definition of a band that will be remembered as they influence countless others.
In Their Darkened Shrines picks up where Black Seeds of Vengeance left off. Egyptian melodies are combined with crushing riffs. However, Shrines is much more efficient than Black Seeds was. Nile has cut back on the extended chanting sessions, and the use of native Egyptian instruments is also much more limited. This doesnt affect the music in the least; consequently, it enhances the musicians abilities to create the Egyptian melodies through exotic scales, chord progressions, and song structures.
Nile has also figured out how to seamlessly intertwine slower more punishing riffs with the scathing blast beats we have come accustomed to hearing from them. Stand-out songs on the album are hard to pick. Unas Slayer of the Gods is an obvious pick, as is the four song barrage of In Their Darkened Shrines. In reality, Shrines doesnt contain any weaknesses. Nile have mastered the art of creating amazing and memorable songs, without losing their sense of brutality.
Admittedly, it will be hard to tell, initially, if this album surpasses the absolute brilliance of Niles earlier works, but all indications are that Shrines is the next logical step in this bands amazing journey through the metal underground and into the metal elite.
Buy Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines from Amazon.com
