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This is no doubt one of the most
anticipated releases of 2002 for most fans of death metal. Ever since Relapse
took the band under their wings Nile has been one of the most important bands
on the North American extreme metal scene. They have done extensive touring,
released several highly acclaimed albums and showed the world that death metal
is not all about autopsies (think Carcass) and cannibalism (think Cannibal
Corpse). Oriental (as in Arabic) rhythms have always worked very well with
death metal for some reasons that I am ignorantly unaware of and even though
this is not as apparent in the music today as it was a few years ago, Nile
have nonetheless been digging deeper and deeper into the ancient mythology of
Egypt. I have never been able to completely absorb the whole concept of Nile
but I do appreciate their innovative lyrics. Even the mighty Morbid Angel have
touched upon this subject in their lyrics ever since the very beginning but no
band have to my knowledge taken it this far. Musically Nile are much more
complex and intricate today then they were in their early days and this makes
it harder to grasp the oriental sounds even though they are still there
somewhere to be found. If you know what a "Baglama Saz" or an "Armenian
Duduk" is then you will hear them both on this album. The complexity of the
album does make it more difficult to discern the different elements that make
up the whole but it also makes "In Their Darkened Shrines" very interesting
since you will discover something new every time you listen to it. Well,
perhaps not for all eternity but you can at least play it a few times and
still find something new. Nile are still larger than death metal. The only
thing that I have to complain about is that they have completely ripped off
Candlemass' "The Well Of Souls" from their "Nightfall" album on the track
"Unas, Slayer Of The Gods". Did they really not know that or did they just
not care?
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1. The Blessed |
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Dead 2. Execration Text 3. Sarcophagous 4. Kheftiu Asar |
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Butchiu 5. Unas, Slayer Of The Gods 6. Churning The Maelstrom |
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7. I Whisper In The Ear Of The Dead 8. Wind Of Horus |
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In Their Darkened Shrines 9. I. Hall Of Saurian Entombment |
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10. II. Invocation To Seditious Heresy 11. III. Destruction Of |
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The Temple Of The Enemies Of Ra 12. IV. Ruins |
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