The NILE Review ...

lurch70

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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. It’s 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. :loco:
 
lurch70 said:
I mean the whole thing is such a mouthful that even reading along with the lyric sheet, you cannot make out most of it.


That's true. Reading along is no good! All punctuation is out the window!

“Invocation …”, “Libation …”, “The nameless City …” … complete filler atmospheric stuff worthy of an Indiana Jones camel race scene.

:lol: There was never a camel race scene in Indiana Jones, but I still somehow understand what you're saying... :tickled:
 
A complete joke of a review, even without the Egyptian elements it'd be above average brutal DM. Second best Nile album, after "Amongst The Catacombs Of Nephren-Ka".
 
It's amazing how things evolve round these parts. It took for some anonymous guy in Israel to post a review in our forum for Agalloch's Grey EP...and from that, we got a Nile review from lurch70, sitting somewhere in Brooklyn, NY holding his hhram while he typed.

Israel -> Agalloch Grey EP = WORLD PEACE = Nile Black Seeds <- Brooklyn
 
Slayer - every album up to and including Seasons in the Abyss

Overhyped, overrated thrash with awful vocals with ridiculous lyrics. Only idiots listen to this band, which might explain why they are so popular, seeing how there are tons of idiots on this planet. The End.

Overall rating: 2/10 (1 point for their influence and 1 point because they've actually been to Egypt)

:grin:
 
damn, that's just cruel ... even I put a little more effort to at least elegantly diss the band and I have no reviewers background.

slowly all you guy's credibility is flying away in the sand storm :D
 
so we're even then ... 3/10 it is.

you probably like that track as this is the one that they filmed the video on Egypt for.
 
JayKeeley said:
Israel -> Agalloch Grey EP = WORLD PEACE = Nile Black Seeds <- Brooklyn
hahaha yes!

Okay I'll just go through both Nile and Slayer albums really quickly. I slob the knob of both bands because they both have knobs worth slobbing. Peter piper picked a pair of pickled my pals. *ahem*

Nile:

Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-ka
Chaotic beauty, this album rivals early period Carcass and Napalm Death in terms of all out insanity, but at the same time making perfect sense. If you have the patience and the eardrums to make it though, very well worth it.
9/10

Black Seeds of Vengeance
This one just does not do it for me. All of the memorable stuff from Catacombs is absent, the production is horrid, and the whole album comes up completely thin and boring. Blemish on an otherwise outstanding record for Nile, outside of a few select songs.
5/10

In Their Darkened Shrines
Holy fucking balls. Epic death metal does not fit, no this is nothing short of majestic, marvelous, and maybe even some measles thrown in for good measure (?). If the ending of Sarcophagus doesn't give you the chills, check your pulse. Nearly perfect, I am not worthy of giving this a score because it's so close to 10/10 giving it a 9/10 wouldn't be fair.

Slayer:

Show No Mercy 9/10
Hell Awaits 6/10
Reign in Blood 9/10
South of Heaven 9/10 way too underappreciated
Seasons in the Abyss 10/10 BUY OR FUCKING DIE!!!
Divine Intervention 9/10
Diabolus in Musica 6/10
God Hates Us All 4/10
 
Erik said:
Dreamlord, you're such a faggot, but that's a good thing because you sold me and Hell Mike all your Slayer albums for cheap :)

NO APPARENT MOTIVE
JUST KILL AND KILL AGAIN

Glad you two are getting more enjoyment from those coasters than I ever did.:p
 
Slayer is frickin' great drinking music. Nothing like sitting and writing a "hit-list" with your friends, while screaming along to "Angel of Death"!

But listening to Slayer while trying to read a book or something... I think not.
 
yeah ... i rather get some agression out at a Slayer show then stand there with my arms folded at a Nile one :D