NILE - Black Seeds of Vengeance
So I am sitting here scratching my head what to make of this release. Most of you know, my despise of Nile runs the close to the irrational path, mostly based on the abomination that was In Their Darkened Shrines. Like I said before, I like my music honest and feel these guys are beyond gimmicky. This is premeditated marketing if I ever seen it and sold as something original
Ok, onto this disc. First I must nitpick at the vocals. Now, if the band went through all this trouble and create an Egyptian theme and obviously well researched material, why in the world would you growl the whole disc in an incomprehensible manner? I mean the whole thing is such a mouthful that even reading along with the lyric sheet, you cannot make out most of it. I know its Death Metal and this is the norm, but it would seem to me that they would take a different approach considering the epic topics at hand. Its almost like there is a phallus (something they love to talk about) firmly shoved in the vocalist throat.
Music wise, this is basically everyday pedestrian Death Metal. The little tinges of atmospheric Middle Eastern / Egyptian flavor thrown in are to me things a second rate street hustling snake charmer would come up with. So why if this mixed in with Death Metal is deemed as genius, I am not sure?
Invocation , Libation , The nameless City complete filler atmospheric stuff worthy of an Indiana Jones camel race scene.
There are also two tracks, Nas Akhu , Knetti Satha , both are based lyrically on some chants. Probably praying to the phallus removing God.
All is not at a loss though, there were actually 2 tracks that I somewhat enjoyed, Multitude of Foes, and To Dream of Ur. The former for its speedy delivery and the closing drum work. The later for just taking its time and building up the track, although every single Hollywood movie I saw about the Egyptians kept popping in my head.
Anyway, these are without any doubt competent musicians but this fails for me on two levels.
One, as entertainment I would never listen to it again, and two as a lesson I deem it fake as the teachers are guys from North Carolina way too buried in the aisles of their library to make this feel genuine and honest.
If I was forced to give it a number rating 3/10
Listening environment:
Sober and gave it 3 spins over the course of two days.
So I am sitting here scratching my head what to make of this release. Most of you know, my despise of Nile runs the close to the irrational path, mostly based on the abomination that was In Their Darkened Shrines. Like I said before, I like my music honest and feel these guys are beyond gimmicky. This is premeditated marketing if I ever seen it and sold as something original
Ok, onto this disc. First I must nitpick at the vocals. Now, if the band went through all this trouble and create an Egyptian theme and obviously well researched material, why in the world would you growl the whole disc in an incomprehensible manner? I mean the whole thing is such a mouthful that even reading along with the lyric sheet, you cannot make out most of it. I know its Death Metal and this is the norm, but it would seem to me that they would take a different approach considering the epic topics at hand. Its almost like there is a phallus (something they love to talk about) firmly shoved in the vocalist throat.
Music wise, this is basically everyday pedestrian Death Metal. The little tinges of atmospheric Middle Eastern / Egyptian flavor thrown in are to me things a second rate street hustling snake charmer would come up with. So why if this mixed in with Death Metal is deemed as genius, I am not sure?
Invocation , Libation , The nameless City complete filler atmospheric stuff worthy of an Indiana Jones camel race scene.
There are also two tracks, Nas Akhu , Knetti Satha , both are based lyrically on some chants. Probably praying to the phallus removing God.
All is not at a loss though, there were actually 2 tracks that I somewhat enjoyed, Multitude of Foes, and To Dream of Ur. The former for its speedy delivery and the closing drum work. The later for just taking its time and building up the track, although every single Hollywood movie I saw about the Egyptians kept popping in my head.
Anyway, these are without any doubt competent musicians but this fails for me on two levels.
One, as entertainment I would never listen to it again, and two as a lesson I deem it fake as the teachers are guys from North Carolina way too buried in the aisles of their library to make this feel genuine and honest.
If I was forced to give it a number rating 3/10
Listening environment:
Sober and gave it 3 spins over the course of two days.