nile plays ozzfest

[genocide roach]

NILE mainman Karl Sanders has issued a statement explaining his band's decision to take part in the 2007 Ozzfest tour. LAMB OF GOD and LORDI will perform on the main stage with headliner OZZY OSBOURNE, while HATEBREED will headline the second stage, supported by MONDO GENERATOR, ANKLA, CIRCUS DIABLO, NILE and THE SHOWDOWN. The 24-city tour begins July 12 in Seattle.

Commented Sanders: "Been getting a lot of messages about Ozzfest, and the general concensus is, we are either giving a good reason for metalheads to go to the show, or we're going someplace we don't belong becuase we're 'too heavy for Ozzfest.'

"Well, here's how I see it: There is a brief scene in 'Saving Private Ryan', during the opening sequence on the Normandy Beach, where just for a few seconds the camera moves to a viewpoint of a German machine-gunner — looking over his machine-gun sights down onto the beach — who is laying waste to countless U.S. soldiers as the doors open up to their boats and they are all just helpless and vulnerable, in the water and struggling onto the beach, exposed to devastating machine gunfire — and from this vantage point, one can not help but get the feeling, if only for a moment, of what it must feel like to be that machine gunner, with so many helpless targets right in your sights to mow down at will. Of course, for that machine-gunner, you also feel that, however awesome it must be for those priceless few moments of godly slaughter, it will inevitably be short-lived, because he is soon to be roasted alive in his bunker as soon as Tom Hanks and friends make it up the hill. But for those few moments of unimpeded opportunity to mow down wave after wave of helpless targets, it had to be utterly godly.

"That's why we are doing Ozzfest. We will be the first real death metal band to ever play Ozzfest, and the chance to lay waste to thousands and thousands of mall metal posers is just too once-in-a-lifetime to pass up.

"In the words of Ross Dolan, 'Metal will take place.'

"I could care less about how much incredible exposure it will be to play Ozzfest; I am just thrilled at the possibility of metal carnage on a mass scale. Those venues will look like Omaha Beach when we are done."

NILE recently entered Sound Lab Studios in Columbia, South Carolina to begin recording the follow-up to 2005's "Annihilation of the Wicked", due later in the year via Nuclear Blast Records. The band is once again working with producer Neil Kernon (NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEICIDE) and engineer Bob Moore.

interesting logic
~gR~

 

[Ender Rises]

I didn't hear Nile was gonna be there. That's gonna be kick ass.

 

[~Derek~]

Oh, yeah, that was the bulletin issued by Nile this morning, I'd go to Ozzfest just to see Nile play there and I will if I can most likely.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Well, I dislike Nile but I guess their intentions are nice.

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

I never was able to get into Nile, but I'm surprised they're gonna be there.

 

[Hatebreeder]

Despite how much I like Nile, it still doesn't make me want to go to Ozzfest.

 

[Ender Rises]

Oh, yeah, that was the bulletin issued by Nile this morning, I'd go to Ozzfest just to see Nile play there and I will if I can most likely.

Well considering it's free...

 

[metal_wrath]

I was just lstening to some Nile, and vilently headbanging

I can't go to this though cause I have better things to do, heh

also, Karl Sanders is the best, haha, "mall metal posers", indeed

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

I can't wait to go to Ozzfest and get in a bunch of fist fights.

 

[Cythraul]

I've already seen Nile live numerous times but I guess I'd like to see them again and if it's a free show then I think I might hit that shit up.

 

[Ender Rises]

I can't wait for the dumbasses to get into the pit when Nile is on and get fucked up by the people who know what they're doing. It's gonna be brutal.

 

[Hell Awaits Us All]

@ "we're too heavy for ozzfest"

@ "chance to lay waste to thousands and thousands of mall metal posers is just too once-in-a-lifetime to pass up"

 

[black blood]

All the other bands beside Nile are garbage. So I certanly wont waste my time. And their alleged reason for attending is shit...they're selling out like every other band that gets the opportunity.

Support the bedroom/garage trve metal!

 

[Cythraul]

All the other bands beside Nile are garbage. So I certanly wont waste my time. And their alleged reason for attending is shit...they're selling out like every other band that gets the opportunity.

You're full of shit.

 

[Ender Rises]

You douche, all the bands at ozzfest this year aren't getting paid. They're doing it for free.

edit: @ Black Blood

 

[black blood]

But why agree to play at a show with scene bands? then to get more exposure to the scene kids (and MTV coverage) and in turn sell more albums to the highschool mall kids, which they supposedly "want to waste by the thousands"

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

For the stated reasons...?

 

[LivingCadaver]

I was listenning to Annihilation of the Wicked today!

AWESOME! (like all their albums)

If only they could play Montréal at some point... :\

 

[I-Oblivion-I]

But why agree to play at a show with scene bands? then to get more exposure to the scene kids (and MTV coverage) and in turn sell more albums to the highschool mall kids, which they supposedly "want to waste by the thousands"

I really hope this isn't true, however we'll just have to wait and see with their upcoming album later this year if they are indeed selling out.

 

[metal_wrath]

I really hope this isn't true, however we'll just have to wait and see with their upcoming album later this year if they are indeed selling out.

get a clue, Nile aren't selling out anytime soon...